THE NEW PRESIDENT

Otago Witness, Issue 3912, 5 March 1929, Page 29

THE NEW PRESIDENT

INAUGURATION CEREMONIES. WASHINGTON, March 2

Washington is in the throes of anticipation in connection with the inauguration of President Hoover’s term-of office. The city is a mass of bunting, interlaced with miles of reviewing stands. It was mooted that Mr Hoover deprecated an ostentatious display, and there will therefore be only a touch of military, accompanied by airplane stunting. Senator Dawes to-day received a presentation of silver from his Senate associates, properly inscribed. It is reported that he was so affected by the speeches of eulogy- that he was compelled to leave the reading of his reply to the Senate clerk.

The Coolidge family have packed up their belongings, which filled several railway cars, and early on Monday they return Io Modes House, in Northampton, Massachusetts.

Mrs Coolidge was the recipient of a magnificent diamond brooch from a group of lady admirers.

A large supplementary force of prohibition agents has been added to the regular corps to keep the city dry. Tickets to the charity ball on the inaugural eve are now impossible to obtain. The city is jammed with visitors. A large foreign complement has come to see the sights. Australia will be well represented by young Australians, who have been given a prominent place in the reviewing stands and by Mr Dow, the official secretary, who is the Commonwealth’s official representative.