Evening star., 1953-01-21

the moon rose over the White
House behind him.
The generals face reflected
the passing show for more than
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four hours in bright sunlight.
the gathering dusk and the
glitter of spotlights. 1t took the
parade 4 hours and SO minutes
to file past. More than 100000
witnessed it.
The new President stayed on
for a minute or two after the
last official unit had passed his
stand at Z p.m.-the elephants.
Lena and Jenny, and the rear
guard of nine motorcycle police
men. Gen. Eisenhower remained
for one final salute to the work.
men who manned a wreck truck,
which tagged behind the rear
guard.
The gesture raised a sponta-
neouS cheer from the crowd.
Hundreds raced across the ave-
nue. for a closer look at the
President as he turned toward
the White House.
The general had seen 27.381
participants pass before him,
25, 500 in marching units. With
a wave of his homburg, he had
saluted SO floats and virtually all
the Governors of the States and
territories.
With Vice President Nixon. he
had applauded the music of 73
bands, and followed the progress
of $50 horsemen. three elephants,
an Alaskan dog team. a small
tribe of Indians and enough
pretty girls to fill a hundred
chorus lines.
He Beams at ParaderS.
The general beamed at the
girls and the riders in their
Western trappings. He grinned
at the politicians he knew best.
and sometimes raised both arms
aloft when a favorite passed be-
fore him.
He showed a smiling face to
the cadets of high schools, col
leges and military academies.
But despite his civilian garb,
he was obviously a soldier when
the troops swung by in review
soldiers, sailors. airmen and Ma
rines. Many were in battle dress
with bayonets glittering. They
marched amid a rumble of tanks,
guns and mobile equipment.
The General stood grim and
motionless on these occasions.
Only his eyes moved. But the
lines Strengthened up. the guns
reached a uniform slant, and the
cadence of marching feet grew
sharper as the fighting men
passed under the scrutiny of
their new Commander-in-C Chief.
Appears a Bit Tired.
The Eisenhowers walked slow
ly to the White House after the
parade. AS they mounted the
steps Of the north portico with
Vice President and Mrs. Nixon,
the General was smiling, but he
appeared a bit tired.
Photographers waiting for the
White House party kept address,
ing the President as General"
They asked him to wave at them.
The President obliged before
turning to follow Mrs. Eisen-
hover across the threshold of
their new residence at exactly
1902 pm.
The Nixons parted from the
Eisenhowers at the portico. They
left by a side entrance to enter
their, car parked in the rear of
the White House grounds.
The lateness of the hour cam
celed plans for a White House
family dinner, Press Secretary
James c. Hagerty said. TRAYS
were sent to the living quarters
for Gen. and Mrs Eisenhower;
their son and daughter, Mai.
and Mrs. John S. Eisenhower,
and Mrs. Eisenhower's mother,
Mrs. John S. Doud.
At Desk This Morning.
The General planned to be at
his desk early this morning.
despite the fact that he and
Mrs. Eisenhower were up late
last night. They left the White
House at $50 pm. to attend
both sections of the inaugural
ball
The crowd, which set an all
time record for inaugurations,
was banked along Pennsylvania
avenue and across streets from
the Capitol grounds to Seven
teenth street NV.
Spectators jammed every pos
sible vantage point. They cheered
and threw paper streamers from
the windows of Office buildings.
hotels and Government depart
ments.
The parade route was guarded
and patrolled by some 1000 Met
ropolitan and Park police, and as
many members of the armed
services.
He Paraded Another Time.
For Gen. Eisenhower. the 81
miles from the Capitol to the
| White House was crowded with
memories. Upon another occa-