Evening star., 1949-01-22
Inaugural
Continued From First Page

last three dayS-and then was plan
ming to rest up a bit" at his Blail
House residence. Mr. Ross said there
were "a lot of things to go over
when he got home, but he didnr
explain what he meant. Of1cially
at least, there was nothing on MIR
Humans schedule tonight.
The President concluded the
three-day round of festivities al
1l:lo last night after telling party
followers his list of campaign
pledges was not a scrap of paper
and that he intended to work for
their enactment by Congress. The
day had begun for Mr.. Truman at
$50 am.
The President took in three
parties after dark yesterday-a re-
ception by Secretary of the Treas
ury Snyder, at which he shook
hands with 1,400 guests; q similar
affair given by Senator McGrath OF
Rhode Island. chairman of the
Democratic National Committee,
when the President made brief
speech, and finally the Kentucky
party, held in honor Of the Blue
Grass States favorite son. Vice
President Barkley.
The Snyder party was at the
Wardman Park Hotel while the Nc
Grath and Kentucky affairs were
held at the Shoreham.
The President was in high good
humor at all the parties, and most
of the time was with his Vice
President.
Josh Each Other.
The two swapped jokes, joshed
each other and kept the crowds
who saw them roaring with laughter
AS the day ended, Mr.. Truman
commented:
II don't think this country ever
had a President and Vice Presi.
dent who were more congenlal OF
whose adherence to the principle.
of the Democratic Party was sc
much in parallel"
At one point the Vice President
expressed the hope he and the
President have for bringing peace
and a peaceful feeling-to the world
What wonderful thing it woulo
be-" he said, If in the next foul
years we could lift the fear of wal
from the hearts Of people all over
the world"
Repeats Plea for Cooperation.
1t was at the McGrath reception
that Mr.. Truman made it clear he
has every intention of keeping his
campaign promises, if he gets back
ing from Congress and the people.
He repeated his plea for Coop
Grafton at the party for Mr.. Barkley
I'VE must not only have the sup
port OF the legislative branch but
also of the people in order to dc
those things for which We got elect
ed and for which the Democratic
Party stand" he said.
An inveterate story teller himself,
Mr.. Truman confessed at one point
that he had to yield to a better
man In Mr.. Barley.
That was when the Vice President
brought in a reference to the cam
paign promises of the defeated Re-
publican presidential candidate, in
telling how he got caught in a
traff1c jam en- route to the McGrath
reception. The jam backed up traf-
fic for blocks at Calvert street and
Connecticut avenue.
THAT was the only time in my
life I ever felt a need for Dewey,
Mr.. Barkley quipped. Maybe he
could have unsnarled, untangled and
unravelled things"
Laughing, the President asked the
crowd:
What chance does a President
have with Vice President like
that?"
When Mr.. Truman declared in a
solemn moment that Mr.. Barkley
has all the capabilities that 60 with
his job and any other job within
the gift of the American people,
the Vice President responded:
Nobody knows like do that do
not deserve what he said about
me-but nobody knows better than
do how grievously disappointed
would have been If he hadn't said
it."
And then, with a reference to the
days when Mr.. Truman was q Sen
ator, the former Senate majority
leader commented:
He still calls me boss-when Mrs
Truman isn't around. And I'm 60
ing to hold him to it."
In his surprise visit to the Shore
ham ballroom, where 1000 sons and
daughters of Kentuckians and 9TH
ers had gathered, the President
spoke five minutes, mostly along
humorous lines, but spent about Is
minutes at the affair.
President Ribs Crowd.
The crowd, packed shoulder to-
shoulder, got some ribbing from the
President.
He said he supposed you all
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