Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-17
10000 Have Role
In Inaugural Show
1900 to Join
In Parade; Navy
Sends Two Ships

The Inaugural Committee to-
day unofficially estimated that
at least 10000 persons are di-
rectly involved in preparations
for the three-day ceremonies.
which begin on Saturday.
The biggest contingent will be
the 1900 who will march in
the parade Monday afternoon.
Then there are $500 badges Of
all kinds which will be distrib-
uted to give Official status to
various people taking a hand in
the big production.
For, the working press, radio
and television personnel that
will be covering various events
in the Inauguration program,
some 5000 credentials are being
issued. This does not mean
5000 people, for some will be
covering a number of events.
Credentials were to be distrib-
uted today.
Then there are vendors, manu-
facturers of souvenirs and other
articles incident to the Inaugural
ton.
Scouts Included
The General Services Commit
tee Of the Inaugural Committee
consists of some 1000 persons,
including Boy and Girl Scouts,
who will be doing various jobs.
There are 300 persons at work
at inaugural headquarters in the
Liberty Loan Building, Four
tenth and D streets S.W. About
half of them are volunteers. The
committee also has an uptown
office at 1922 Fifteenth street
NV.
/ The committee announced the
Navy is sending two destroyers
here for the Inauguration. They
will be berthed at the Wilson
Line pier and Municipal Pier No.
5, both on Maine avenue S.W.
They are the Forrest Sherman,
commissioned in November, 1855,
and the Allen M. Sumner, a COM
bat vessel of World War II and
Korea. They will be open to the
public Saturday, Sunday and
Monday from 9 am. to 6 pm.
The Marine Corps Drum and
Bugle Corps will participate in
two formal guard mount cere-
monies by the Marines at the
Two Jima Memorial in Airing
ton. across the Arlington Me-
mortal Bridge. This will be held
at 2 pm. Saturday and Sunday.
Officials said ample parking is
available.
Ticket Booths Listed
| Tickets for the Inaugural Con-
cert at 3:45 pm. Sunday in Con-
stitution Hall are still on sale
at Hecht's downtown depart
ment store, Seventh and F
streets NV.
Meanwhile, Chairman Robert
". Fleming of the Inaugural
Committee today said it will be
impossible to grant numerous
requests for persons to change
locations at the four Inaugural
Balls.
He emphasized that the balls
Will be equal. He pointed out
three members of the Cabinet
will be at each location and
foreign ambassadors, governors
OF the States and other officials
have been allocated equally.
President Eisenhower and Vice
President Nixon will visit each
location for exactly the same
length of time.
Offering Prayers
Also, six Washington area re-
llgious leaders today wrote Mr..
Eisenhower offering their pray
ers for his guidance. health and
success in Office on the eve of his
Inauguration.
The signers were the Rev.
Edward L. r. Elson. minister
OF the National Presbyterian
Church. which the President
attends; the Most Rev. Patrick
A. O'Boyle, Catholic Archbishop
OF Washington; the Right Rev.
Angus Dun. Episcopal Bishop Of
Washington; Rabbi Norman
GerStenfeld of the Washington
Hebrew Congregation; Rabbi
Tzvi H. Porath. president of the
Washington Board of Rabbis.
and the Rev. Albert P. Shirley.
president of the Washington
Federation of Churches. pastor
OF the Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Church.
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