Show Carefree Throngs Jam Capital for for Inaugural v WASHINGTON ASI Jan 19 D Gay and carefree thousands poured into Washington Wednesday in a holiday mood for Harry S Truman Truman's Truman's Tru Tru- mans man's presidential inauguration Thursday They came in a stream of special special cial trains trams by plane and automobile automobile automo automo- bile to pay tribute to the onetime farm tarm boy whose mother once said he plowed the strai straightest row of corn in all an Jackson count county Mis Mis- The best guesses are that to i OOOO people arc are headed fo for r Washington There was one jarring discor discord d thrust into the Democrats' Democrats happy happ y affair late Tuesday Tuesday the the senate senat c defeated a bill to waive the 20 federal tax on all grandstand parade parade parade pa pa- rade and inaugural ball ban tickets This was the Democrats' Democrats first defeat defeat de- de feat in the new congress But the sting of this Republican maneuver maneU was eased by a message to the Ute president from Gov GO Thomas Thoma ThomasE E E. E Dewe Dewey Dewcy the defeated G GOP 0 P presidential candidate Dewey Sends Wishes I Il I Dewey Dewcy wished Mr l Truman good health and divine guidance in congratulating him on his forthcoming forthcoming forthcoming forth forth- coming inauguration And the president replied that good wishes such as yours strengthen me fo for forthe forthe the tasks that lie ahead At the White House Mr Truman Truman Truman Tru Tru- man fanned the jubilee spirit by signing a bill giving a Thursday Thursday- Friday holiday to federal workers in the Washington area This gives them a four-day four week end for the festivities Even E the weatherman was help help- i ful tut He promised no rain or snow when Mr Truman and Vice elect dent-elect Barkley of I Kentucky arc sworn into office at noon Thursday on the platform at the steps of the capitol Just winds a cloudy sky and the temperature at 38 to 40 degrees The president was in good physical cal condition for the Ute inauguration grind His physician Brig Gen Wallace H H. H Graham announced he weighs pounds pounds only only four i pounds over l his s best weight I Club Dinner Mr Truman got started on the inaugural events Tuesday night at it a dinner given by the Truman- Truman Barkley club Wednesdays Wednesday's schedule schedule sched- sched ule ilc started with a lunch by the finance committee of the Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic national committee Later in n the afternoon he and Mrs Truman Truman Truman Tru Tru- man will be the honor guests at a reception given by Gov and Mrs Forrest Smith of Missouri After the reception a quick change to white tie and tails for fora a dinner at the Mayflower hotel with the presidential electors And then to a giant gala a musical show-concert show in the national guard armory The gala will wm feature about entertainers including a troupe of stage screen and radio stars three dance bands an orchestra and four tour military bands It was a sellout sellout sellout sell sell- out a week ago About gala customers have paid from to 10 a ticket while a few boxes near the presidents president's presidents president's dents dent's party sold for or 50 I I |