Evening star., 1953-01-21

the shoulders Of the general. who
was grinning like kid at the
circus.
Various Indian chiefs and
several costumed characters in
the oncoming procession appar-
emily got the word. They stopped
beside the Presidents station to
shake the hand of Gen. Eisen-
hover. Some tarried in hope of
getting their pictures taken.
They were waved onward, but
not by the general.
HOmburg Sets Precedent.
The Presidents homburg quite
obviously set a precedent. The
conventional top hats, except in
a few instances, were absent
down the length Of the Avenue.
The Lincoln Republican Club
of Beaver County. Pa. marched
in formal attire under top hats
and red. white and blue umbrel-
las. The veteran Republicans
spun their umbrellas and folded
them. after saluting the Presi-
dent.
Probably the only other top
hat among the thousands was
worn by Senator Hayden. Demo-
crat, of Arizona. He received
many cheers, as well as con-
gratulations.
Many cheers and some jeers
arose when the Missouri State
float went by the stands. Five
beautiful girls arrayed about. the
float were modelling fur coats of
various lengths and styles. The
spectators assumed that the fur
was largely mink.
One Democrat drew some hard
looks when he yelled:
Down with the mink and up
with the sables and chinchillaw
Life of Eisenhower.
One of the parade's high
points was the 10-f1oat process
sion depicting the new Presi-
dents life story
Preceded by a jeep carrying a
huge open book entitled 1.-THE
Life of President Eisenhower"
the first float set into position
for the parade, was Texas salute
to her native son. It included a
scale model of the home where
Gen. Eisenhower was born at
Dennison, Tex. a backdrop of
the Texas map, and the flags
under which Texas was governed.
Kansas. where the general
spent his childhood, followed,
with wheat fields through which
a 12-year-old boy was romping
toward the White House. A huge
was the frame for a
picture of Gen. Eisenhower. Like
many other characters on the
floats. the boy was an actor
doing a live bit.
The dairy industry added q
human touch in the next tableau.
It showed Gen. Eisenhower be-
tween 1905 and 1909, when he
was a youth working at the Bell
Springs Creamery. There was a
warehouse, and a papiermache
cow being MIXED by a girl.
West Point Period. =
The thread of the story was
taken up by a Cook County Qll0
float covering the West Point
period. symbolized by a large
football, topped by a cadet cap,
lying in front of goal posts. In
the center Of the float was a
model of the Pentagon. each
wing being topped by a star, to
portray the rise to flve-star rank.
Although Gen and Mrs. Eisen-
hover were married in Colo
RADIO, it was Ohio which fur
nished the float depicting this
episode. Actors attired in the
same style uniform and gown
Mr.. and Mrs. Eisenhower wore
at their wedding stood atop a
giant cake, while cadets raised
their swords in salute,
Oklahoma furnished a float
representing the Eisenhower
Crusade in Europe" The GEN.
terpiece was the insignia for
SHAEF in Europe, a flaming
sword shield. Rising from clouds
were two arms in supplication,
the fingers of one hand spread
in the "V for Victory" sign. The
central theme was surrounde@
by flags of the allied nations.
Another European stage in the
generals life, NATO, was dram
atized by West Virginia. It's
theme :. was Peace, Strength.
Freedom" and it displayed the
flags of the treaty nations.
Cap and Gown.
Gen. Eisenhower's tenure as
president Of Columbia University
was presented by the Federation
of Young Republican Clubs. It
showed a figure in cap and gown,
standing before a lectern.
California's float depicted the
entire Eisenhower family. a
group of Gen. and Mrs. Eisen-
hover, their son, Maj. John
Eisenhower, his, wife and their
three cl1ildren-all inclosed in q
huge gold frame.
Appropriately. it remained for
the District of Columbia to pro-