Milford chronicle., 1953-01-16
Final Preparations
Underway For
Governors Inauguration
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.nor-elect and Mrs. ]. Caleb Boggs;
Chief Justice and Mrs. Clarence A. I
Sutherland u. s. Senator and Mrs.
John ] Williams; q. S. Senator
and Mrs. J. Allen Frear.
q. s. Representative and Mrs.
Herbert r. Warburton; 1t. Gov
ernOr-elect and Mrs. John w. Rol-
Tlins; Secretary Of State designate
and Mrs. John N. Mcdowell; Mr..
and Mrs G. Daniel Enterline; Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence S. Collins, Jr.
Senator and Mrs. Thomas L. John
son and Representative and Mrs.
F. Albert Jones.
AT 12.0l a. m., Tuesday morning,
there win be prief ceremonies at
which time GoArernor-elect Boggs
and Lieutenant Governor-elect John
w. Rollins will receive their oaths
of Office from Chief Justice Clar-
/ ence A. Sutherland of the Della
ware State Supreme Court. An an
cient Bible, to be provided by State
Archiyist Leon deYalinger, Jr., will
be used for the ceremony.
Secretary Of State designate
John N. Mcdowell will also be
given his oath Of office, subject to
the confirmation of his appoint
ment by the State Senate. The in
vocation will be said by Rev. Dis
ston w. Jacobs, Lewes, chaplain
of the Senate and the benediction
will be pronounced by Rev. Jacob
G. Handy, Minquadale, chaplain in
the House of Representatives. Ed
ward J. Scanlon, Dover, will open
the program by singing our nation
al anthem, and at its close he will
lead all present in singing Our
II Delaware, official state song. IN
Productions for these events will be
made by. Senator Thomas L. john
son, Rehoboth Beach, president pro
tempore Of the Senate.
The official Joint Legislative IN
augural Committee is composed Of
Mr.. Johnson and F. Albert Jones,
speaker Of the House, as honorary
co-chairmen; Mrs. Vera Davis is
the groups secretary. Senate COM
mittee members also include p.
Cowgirl Barnard, Walter Hands
berry, Thomas r. .Peeney and John
E. Reilly, s..
House committee members are
Mrs. Davis, James L. Dickinson.
Walter J. Hoey and Carey d. Sapp.
During the dance period, buffet
refreshments will be served in the
Dover High School cafeteria. Both
the field house and cafeteria will
be specially decorated for the oc-
casion and plans will be provided
for easy and pleasant access be-
tween the two buildings. The pub
lie is invited to participate and re-
main for the inaugural ceremonies,
with dress being optional. After the
ceremonies dancing will continue
until one a. m.
1T has been announced that Gov
ernor Elbert N. Carvel and his Off
cial party are expected to arrive
shortly before midnight to parti-
cipate in Mr.. Bogg's inauguration
Governor Carvel was invited by
the governor-elect to present hin
to Justice Sutherland to take the
oath of office.
Shortly after one a. m, Cover
nor Boggs and his official party
will leave in a motorcade for Wash,
ington, d. c., going directly to The
Delaware executives headquarters
in the Willard Hotel. After witnes
sing the Inauguration of Genera
Eisenhower, Governor Boggs will
participate in the inaugural par
ade down historic Pennsylvania
Avenue.
Because Of its traditional i'm
portance as First State, Delawarei
unit will be in line directly afte
Kansas and California delegations
which represent the homes of tn
new President and Vice President
Richard Nixon.
In the Delaware unit will be tw
Delaware State Police on motor
cycles; the open car with Governo
Boggs and his aide; the Delawar
National Guard color guard com
prised of Master Sergeants Jane
B. Springer and Harrington Bald
win, and Sergeants First Clas