Evening star., 1953-01-20
Half Million Pack
Parade Route 10
Cheer Eisenhower
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sands of out-of- town visitors to
Washington. The final event
will be two giant inaugural balls
tonight. Beginning at 10 o'clock,
they will be held in the National
Guard Armory and in the
Georgetown University Gym
naSium
Smiling the famous Eisen-
hover smile, the general found
this a bipartisan throng, one
which seemed to say with each
swelling cheer: Were for you,
Ike!"
Two hours before the parade.
the sun had burst from fog
laden clouds to make this truly
a brilliant day in Republican
history For the Republicans
were riding back to power for
the first time in two decades.
Sun Warns Crowd.
The benign sun lifted the tenn
perature to AZ degrees at 1890
pm, and added to the comfort
of a crowd which had come early
for one of Washington's finest
shows.
After the parade got under
way, it would be about three
hours before the last units-two
elephants of Republican hue
passed the White House where
Gen. and Mrs. Eisenhower re-
viewed the procession after lead
ing it there.
Made up of nine divisions, the
parade stretched 10 miles and
included the smart marching
men of all the services, about
10000 strong, and modern weap-
Ons of war.
A record Sc musical units
blared away and there were SO
floats portraying the history and
lore and the industry, agricul-
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America has known.
The parade was led by Police
Chief Robert v. Murray. followed
by Joseph C. McGarraghy, chair
man, and Edward r. Carr, pa
rade chairman for the Inaugural
Committee.
Bridges With President.
Riding with Gen. and Mrs.
Eisenhower was Senator Bridges
of New Hampshire, the Senate
President Pro Tempore. In the
following open car were Vice
President and Mrs. Richard M.
Nixon, smiling happily, and Sen
ator Welker of Idaho.
Other dignitarieS followed,
among them former President |
Herbert Hoover and Chief JUS
tice Vinson and members of the !
cabinet and their wives. All took |
their places in the reviewing |
stand as the procession reached
the White House.
The Army Band came swinging
along then, and after that a
long array of units of every
description-mounted posses, In
dians in full regalia, classy ma
jorettes, smartly marching drill |
teams, sprightly Palomino ponies
with names and tails afying.
Dedicated to Peace.
In contrast to the deadly
looking atomic-shell-f firing can
non, an 85-ton piece Of destruc-
ton, the parade's first float was
dedicated to peace. It was a
religious float, with a centerpiece
designed to include all beliefs of |
man. It was contributed by IL |
men who remained anonymous.
Unlike the Truman inaugural,
when more than 700 planes
roared overhead, there was no |
air show for this celebration. 1t |
was eliminated in the interest |
of economy and safety. But a
couple of Navy blimps and few |
assorted aircraft roamed into
the picture as a reminder that !
America still was strong aloft.
At II am. police estimated the |
crowd was the largest they could !
remember for that time of day. !
It was banked IL deep near the /,
Capitol and building up every |
minute.
Even reserved seat holders
were eagerly filling the high
priced stands in front of the
White House. Police said about |
500 persons had gathered at