TOP NAMES ON PROGRAM FOR ANDERSON INAUGURAL

Minneapolis Star
Minneapolis, MN
12/22/70

     Singer Trini Lopez and folksinger composer John Denver 
will perform at Gov. elect Wendell Anderson's inaugural hall, 
and one or two other entertainers "of comparable national 
stature" may be added to the program, planners of the 
inaugural events announced Monday.
     Paul R. Thatcher, head of the inaugural committee, said 
both Lopez and Denver, who lives in Edina, supported Anderson 
during his campaign. 
     The inaugural ball will begin at 8 PM January 6 in the 
Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington.  Planners expect a 
turnout of 8,500 with tickets being sold at $10 per person to 
those who have been sent invitations in the mail.  
     
      Other events in the inaugural calendar are:

      A concert by the St. Paul chamber Orchestra at 8:00 PM, 
January 3 in the St. Paul Arts and Science Center.

     An ecumenical prayer service at 9:30 AM January 5 in 
Christ Lutheran Church, 105 W. University Ave, St. Paul.

     A governors' dinner at 7PM January 5 in the recently 
refurbished Alexander Ramsey House, 265 S. Exchange St., St. 
Paul.

     The inauguration ceremony at noon January 6 in the House 
chamber at the State Capitol.

     A state luncheon at 1:30 PM, January 6 in the grand 
ballroom of the St. Paul Hilton Hotel.

     A state reception from 5:30 to 7:00 PM January 6 in the 
Capitol rotunda.

     The only event open to the public without tickets is the 
January 6 reception. The Minnesota Orchestra will play at the 
reception, marking the first time that the orchestra has 
appeared at the Capitol.
     The governor's dinner and the state luncheon also are 
new, Thatcher said, as is the appearance of "name" 
entertainment at the inaugural ball.
     All living former Minnesota governors and their wives are 
scheduled to attend the governors' dinner in the Alexander 
Ramsey House. The former governors are Karl Rolvaag, Elmer L. 
Andersen, Orville Freeman, C. Elmer Anderson, Luther 
Youngsdahl, Harold Stassen, Elmer Benson and outgoing Gov. 
Harold LeVander.
     The dinner will be based on menus from Ramsey's era and 
guests will be served in the parlor, which accommodates 42 
persons. Ramsey was Minnesota's second governor, from 1859 to 
1863.
     Guests at the state luncheon where about 1,000 are 
expected will be representatives of government throughout the 
state and religious, professional and business leaders.
     For the inauguration itself, Anderson will call on 
LeVander at the Governor's Residence and travel with him to 
the Capitol.
     Anderson will be escorted at the ceremony by LeVander and 
Chester J. Moeglein, the state adjutant general. Chief Justice 
Oscar Knutson of the Minnesota Supreme Court will administer 
the oath of office to Anderson, and Anderson then will deliver 
his televised inaugural address to the joint session of the 
Legislature.