HOW SHALL THE PRESIDENT-ELECT OF GERMANY DRESS, CIVILIAN OR MILITARY?
Berlin, Germany (JFK+50) On April 28, 1925, Associated Press reports that the president-elect of Germany, Paul von Hindenburg, faces the 'minor problem' of "how he shall attire himself" for his inauguration.
As a retired field marshal general, he can wear a uniform. That would fit right in with his scheduled review of a military parade on inauguration day. Previous president-elects, however, reviewed parades dressed "in civilian attire."
AP says if Hindenburg appears in uniform before the Reichstag*, he will offend that body. Accordingly, AP concludes...
"The President-elect thus seems to be facing a real dilemma."
*Reichstag, aka Imperial Diet, is the lower house of Germany's national legislature.
SOURCE
"Hindenburg's Inaugural Attire Is Delicate and Puzzling Question," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
