European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 22, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                January 1953 the stars and stripes Page 11 thousands Gheer beaming Eisenhower in Parade from press dispatches press it Arm Rode in jubilant Triumph the Capitol to the White to the untre Cheeks of hundreds of of Lemn and Humble Only a few before As he took the oath to line the nations 34th presi the famed Eisenhower Grin like out As he Rode Down Penn Ivania to his new Tab cheers and Calls of the Jam crowds along the Avenue of Jim a up Down he bobbed from his seat a Cadillac tradition broken Eisenhower Rode at the head Miles Long Parade included thousands of smart Jna Ching an atomic can three lumbering As and sitting beside the new president his wife who has flared his Joys and sorrows for 36 Jears through peace and the new chief executive depart a from custom in having his wife with usually the wives Jurf the president and vice president Lite in a car behind the presidents but to Eisenhower apparently i seemed As much Mamie Fay As Korea veterans the Way for the first of to Parade divisions was a detach ment of of and Marine of the korean they carried the massed colors of 30 inny and Marine regiments which Lave fought with the 8th army in the Day was Crisp 54 degrees at pm but there was some Sun St Riding behind and i Eisenhower in another open car Mere vice president Richard Styc Iff Ixon and his like Lan the Youthful new the popped to his feet again of flinging out his arms in 931 Lucknow Lodgment of the hoovers second time in behind Nixon came former pres Ledent Riding the route he Toek when he travelled to the White House 24 years he Drew tremendous affectionate ovations irom the it took More than three hours to pass a Given Point along the Flag necked besides the Cannon and the there de the ced did is ova l a were 150 indians in tribal regalia and other the occasion uncorked a flood of Republican enthusiasm pent up for More than two it want the biggest Parade in but republicans claimed it was the it was loaded Vith bursting with and touched Here and there with so crusade in about persons had paid s3 to 515 each for grandstand seats that lined the historic those who applied too or haunt the pressed for advantage in the  area along each remaining foot of curb there were tens and hundreds of thousands of the theme was crusade in the Story was told in the main with dignity but with License for plenty of Maine put bathing beauties on her vacationland float Florida carried miss America on but wrapped her in some 65 bands and choral units played and Sang from one end of the Avenue to the Ohio sponsored a 40yearold female elephant named miss Republican formerly miss Robert in the he had a Good free seat along with other distinguished guests in the presidential stands in front of the White Cannon steals show men and women of each armed service were scattered throughout the their colourful proud and Sharp March ing Drew steady especially the cadets from West the army stole the with its atomic an 85ton Sharpshooter this want what Parade chairman George lamp called gods float pre inaugural Parade throng estimated at 21 police authorities estimated 000 a record saw yesterdays inaugural Robert chief of the Washington and Mark chief of the Federal Park police both of whom Rode along the agreed on the Hes an toy pm led tog ins old by Ian to Jen ice to re Truman Happy with sendoff 21 Harry Truman was on his Way 4wne to today shedding the cares and Wor Afes of nearly eight years As presi Dent of the the self styled Plain citizen 4old a crowd of who waited 4t the Union station Here last night to see him that he planned to sleep All Day on his Day out of As the train pulled out with Truman standing on the platform saving be Jijine of their Well wishers broke into song with Auld Lang the former Delight ed11 with the said i appreciate this privilege of retiring it a Blaze of Sheds guard Truman made his last trip in the presidential which president Eisenhower loaned Lor the trip to the As the Tain pulled he shed his last Symbol of the his secret service he made his last round Farewell Calls to the outgoing Cabinet and democratic party lunch with members of Cabinet at the Georgetown Home of outgoing Secretary of state Dean Acheson and told a Troup of followers he now was Plain 11 Xie f in ext Jan to Ola 18 in i a of Bip Truman said he probably would return to Washington from time to time but not he said he had not been a private citizen Long enough to say How it asked what he will do to he sleep All Truman and his family were scheduled to arrive in Independence late tonight Margaret Truman did not accompany her she will return to new York today to resume her singing and acting Stevenson off for Holiday his prayers with Ike new 21 Adlai Stevenson was winging his Way toward a sunny Caribbean Holiday at the moment his Victori Ous opponent Dwight Eisen Hower took office As he left new York International Airport shortly before the Defeated democratic presidential candidate smilingly said of the inauguration ceremonies i have no regrets that it and not my i think probably Ike envies me at the same time i am bask ing in the Caribbean Sun i Hope Dee is basking in the Washington my prayers Are very much with general Eisenhower and his ceded All the it Cost contributed by 12 Anonymous do nors handpicked for the it featured a nondenominational religious edifice described As an architects Conception of All religions wrapped into All 50 floats Cost a total of about the per float Cost ranging from to ten floats Midway in the Parade told the Eisenhower Story in Cap sule his birth at through marriage to two crusades in and finally to the White even after he got there yester Day Eisenhower  Duck inside right away and Start calling it his Job first was to with Nixon in the court of the crusaders built on his new front Lawn and review the Parade that followed him Down from Capitol other highlights of the beginning at the front and working Back first of the Washington police maj Robert escorted by a platoon of motorcycle second int figural com with Joseph its and the Parade then the grand marshals of the adm Alan Gen Carl it Gen each in his own Riding three the first music was provided by the army the presidents military the first 3d inf followed by the and vice presidential colors and color the chief of the secret flanked by a couple of and the focal Point of the whole thing president Eisenhower and styles Bridges chairman of the congressional committee for the in the behind him vice president Herman Welker Idaho and the speaker of the Joseph both Welker and Martin Are members of the congressional inaugural after press cars and More inaugural committee bigwigs a re minder of the last Republican no longer the Only living exp resident of the Kansas comes first behind chief Justice Fred and behind Vin the members of president Eisenhower official including All the new Cabinet first states because it was Eisenhower and because it is first state the first state to come into the depicting Caesar Rodneys ride from Dover Green to Philadelphia to sign the declaration of in second state Washington crossing the third state Golf Lindy receives historic Public kiss 21 Mamie Eisenhower experienced the greatest moment of her life yesterday when the president of the gave her what probably was the most Public kiss in Dwight Eisenhower had no sooner completed the fateful words that made him the nations 34th president than he dashed Over to Buss Mamie on the pausing Only to shake hands tru the new first who blinked away tears As her husband took his oath of half Rose in her seat and it was undoubtedly the most Public kiss in witnessed by some persons on the Capitol Plaza and possibly others on kisses Truman Eisenhower sat dabbed at her nose with her handkerchief and listened attentively As her husband delivered his personal prayer and his inaugural with applause for her Ike still ringing in her she impulsively leaned Over and bestowed a kiss on the Cheek of Truman who was sitting just in front of it was Eisenhower Day to but he kept Mamie at his Cowboy ropes Ike after getting of 21 a horseman in fancy Cowboy out fit Rode up to the presidential Parade reviewing stand yesterday and threw a Lasso Over president it was an act which normally would have Given the secret serv ice a but Monte Montana had asked with your May i throw a rape around your head Eisenhower obligingly got to his feet and the on the second looped the Lariat around his shoulders from a Dis Tance of about 15 the crowd loved cutting Loose with a big round of Side and shared the limelight with her every Chance he after the inaugural he hauled his Happy first lady to the front of the platform to join in receiving the cheers and roars of the glittering Mamie wore a Mink coat with two White orchids Over a Light Gray suit and Small Gray hat with Cut work she wore a me mento of world War ii and a two strand Pearl Choker neck lace with Matching she carried Gray Truman wore a persian Lamb coat with a White hat and Brown she also had two White orchids pinned to her Daugh Ter Margaret wore a Brown cloth coat and carried on the trip to the Capitol under Blue the women chatted Margaret shout ing hellos to acquaintances in the crowd lining the course at where a Eisenhower other state floats of unusual in Terest a reminder of that states political Fidelity in the form of an atom labelled Vermont re publican and bearing the the atom that was never life history told new a Large animated head of president Eisenhower turn ing from Side to a hand was 57 members of the Pur due glee club gleefully a Large Globe with symbolic of Taat states Industrial it was the costliest of the floats at there was a break in the Date floats for a series of 10 on the life of the new president beginning with with a replica of the House in which he was born in and ending with the District of columbian float stress ing one Surprise in the Eisenhower Story a Creamery presi Dent Eisenhower once loaded milk Dos sled Back to the state floats a thoughtfully spiked with Antifreeze to guarantee operation in All stressing its modernity but with a dog sled team out in front biggest item in the Parade the army 85ton atomic its 84 2 inches Long with a Tele phone on each when the front Driver wants to talk to the rear Driver he Calls him on the at with Parade running far behind the reviewing stand lights were by the time the Parade had reached the Halfway the gathering chill dusk began to drive Many spectators but and Eisenhower stayed the Purdue University glee club paid vocal tribute to Eisenhower by singing she responded with a glowing smile and a two handed Texas gives show wearing Mink got a big laugh out of a sextet of Missouri Belles wearing Mink Coats As a gag at the expense of the old Eisenhower stood solemnly at attention As a Large detachment of tanks and foot soldiers moved Texas put on a big show for its native son with marching a Yelling Cowboy band from Hardin Simmons the Denison High school and a sheriffs posse on Eisenhower it All and showed Taft congratulates Durkin Secretary of Labo designate Martin Durkin Center receives congratulations from Robert Taft of Ohio who once called the Al leaders appointment and Alex Ander Smith after approval by Senate labor committee of Durkin for president Elsen Howers press