Evening star., 1952-12-29
Kansas 10 Head
State Units in
Jan. 70 Parade
California Is Second !:
Districts Murchers
To Be Ahead of Both

Marchers from Kansas, Gen.
Eisenhower's home State, will be
the first State contingent in the
January 20 inaugural parade, it
was announced today.
California, home of Vice Presi-
dent-elect Nixon, will be second.
But the District of Columbia, as
host community, will take pre-
cedence over both, inaugural Of
f1cials added. The District Com
missioners and Metropolitan Police
Band will pace the Kansas and
California delegations. Other
States will march according to the
date of their admission to the
Union.
Ten Divisions in Column.
Officials today made public a
preliminary lineup for the entire
parade. The elaborate procession
lis scheduled to start from the
Capitol at about 1880 pm, follow
ing the Inauguration ceremonies.
1t will continue for about three
hours.
Ten divisions are slated to fol-
low the newly inaugurated Presi-
dent and Vice President. About 60
floats, thousands of uniformed
|marchers. and number of bands
will make up the divisions. States
and territories will be represented
by high officials as well as march,
ling units.
A special group of floats de-
Ipicting Gen. Eisenhower's life
also is planned.
Order of March.
Police Chief Robert v. Murray
and platoon of motorcycle police
will lead the parade. Here is the
marching order:
Presidential Division Parade
Committee car carrying Inaugu-
raj Committee Chairman Joseph
c. McGarraghy and Edward r.
Carr. parade chairman; Grand
Marshals; United States Army
Band; presidential escort, a bat
talon of the 3rd Infantry Regi-
ment; ceremonial color guard,
President Eisenhower's car, Vice.
President Nixon's car, Mrs. Eisen-
hower's car and Mrs. Nixon's car.
Massed colors of the States,
Territories and possessions of the
United States. Members of the
new Cabinet.
First Division-Marshal; massed
colors of Army and Marine regi-
ments fighting in Korea, carried
by picked members Of those out
fits; United States Military Acad-
emy Band; District of Columbia
unit, including the Commission
ers; Metropolitan Police Band:
Kansas, California, Delaware,
Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Second Division - Marshal,
United States Naval Academy
Band. brigade of midshipmen
from the Naval Academy; Georgia,
Connecticut, Massachusetts,, Mary
land, South Carolina and New
Hampshire.
Coast Guard Cadets.
Third Division-Marshal, Coast
Guard Academy Band and cadet
corps; Virginia, New York, North
Carolina, Rhode Island, Vermont,
Kentucky and Tennessee.
Fourth Division-Merchant Ma
rine Academy Band and regiment
of midshipmen; Ohio, Louisiana.
Indiana. Mississippi, Illinois, Ala
bama and Maine.
Fifth DiviSion-MarShal, United
States Army Field Band. company
of WACS, Composite Infantry
Regiment of the 82d Airborne
Division from Fort Bragg, N. c.:
tank company from 82d Airborne
Division, tank platoon of Sd Ar
mored Cavalry, ID" Battery of
14th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun
Battalion, "a" Battery, list Anti
aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion:
Missouri, Arkansas. Michigan,
Florida, Texas, Iowa and Wis
consin.
Sixth Division-Marshal, Ma
rine Band, one company of women
Marines, composite Marine infan-
try battalion from Quantico, Va;
Navy Band, drum and bugle corps
from the Naval Training Center at
cambridge. Md; battalion of
United States Coast Guardsmen,
Minnesota. Oregon, West Virginia,
Nevada, Nebraska, Colorado and
North Dakota.
Air Force Band.
Seventh Division-Marshal, Air
Force Band. squadron of WAFs,
Air Force cadets, the 110Oth Air
Base Group from Boiling Air
Force Base, the 1401st Air Base
Group from Andrews Air Force
Base, South Dakota, Montana.
Washington, Idaho, Wyoming
Utah and Oklahoma.
Eighth Division-Marshal, Dis
trict of Columbia National Guard,
257th Army Band. Composite bat
talon of soldiers from the 104th
Ordnance Company, Hath Engi-
neers Pontoon Bridge Company,
140th Floating Bridge Company
and 715th Transportation Truck
Company; 260th Antiaircraft Artil-
|lery Group. 163d and 171st Military
Police Battalions. 113th Fighter
Interceptor Wing, Navy School of
Music Band. Naval Reserve units
from the Washington Annapolis
area. New Mexico. Arizona.
Alaska. Hawaii. Puerto Rico.
Virgin Islands, Guam and Ameri-
can Samoa.
Ninth DiviSion-Marshal, Ma
rine Band from Quantico. veter-
ans organizations, United States
Army WAC band.
Tenth DiviSion-Marshal, Air
Force Drum and Bugle Corps
from Rnl1ino Air Force paSe units