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Show PREFERS SIMPLE CEREMONY Harding Calls Halt on Inauguration Pomp and Ceremony. Marlon, Ohio. In the interest of national thrift, President-elect Harding on Monday requested officials arranging ar-ranging for his Inauguration to abandon aban-don all plans for an inaugural ceremony. cere-mony. In a telegram to E. B. McLean, chairman of the Inaugural committee at Washington, Mr. Harding declared he preferred simply to take the oath of office, deliver a brief address and then lake up hfs duties. He said It would moke his position very unhappy if the outlay for an elaborate inaugural in-augural created the impression of extravagance. ex-travagance. He also telegraphed Senator Knox of Pennsylvania, iu charge of the congressional con-gressional end of the plans, suggesting that the proposal to erect stands on the capital grounds be abandoned. This proposal has been the subject of heated debate In congress. |