National Republican., 1873-01-30
THE INAUGURATION.
What IL Being Doue-The Military Dis
rlay-hIeetina Of tho Military Com
uittee

What IL BEING Done-The Military Dis
pIay-Meetina Of tho Military Com
mittee.
There ia every reason now for the belief that
the military display Inauguration day VIII be the
lnest ever seen In this city on \ civic occasion.
The fact that the West Point cadets and cadet
mdshlpmen are 10 he here has Impaired to this
portion Of the grand procession the keenest In
terest, especially among military men. With
the character aud personnel Of most crack mill
tary organizations the citizens OF Washington
are more or less familiar, but they have never
5s,s bass ss eve, % az nv no,,vx s n1 shn,n e M
their skill and proficiency beyond their own
camping grounds before.
THE RIGHT oF THB LINE.
II has been determined by Gen. Wilson, the
chief marshal Of the day, TO assign the Albany
Burgess Corps to the right Of the line Of the
visiting companies, the regular army, Of course,
taking the lead. This Il the third Inauguration
visit OF this ancient anC honorable corps, which
was organized by q special act Of the Legislature
OfNew York In 1880. The membership Of the corps
city, and II ls as diiilcult 10 become member as
it is for rich man TO enter into the kingdom Of
heaven. According TO Hon. =. :. Cox, William
l.. Marcy was the ahlcst statesman New York ever
produced, and he was musket member oft, and
80 was William II. seward and Erastus Corning
The uniform Of the corps Ia that Of the English
Coldstream Guards-hear-skin caps, red coats
They will give two serenades while here, one
70 Hon. Eli Perry, N. {. from Albany, and one to
Mt. ". lOesAe, former nlenlDtr OF Tue CORPS.
They will also give dress parade In front OF the
Arlington on the 9th. They will attend the In
auRuration ball, and every one Of the one hun
dred membersls noted as a nne dancer.
THE NtDsHtrMES.
The Secretary Of the Navy, not 10 he Outdone
by the Secretary Of War, has ordered the mddes
tn put In an appearances on Inauguration day, and
to parade as light infantry battalion. SeCrc-
tary RObcsOn expects to he beaten by Secretary
Belknap during the day, hut In the evening he
expects to roll back the tide OF battle and TO lie
alEla Hl.aNa .IaNa
tentions to dancing, but tho mldshlpman think
they can easily carry on the honors In a ball
room.
TuR cTTIzESs.
Citizens generally are beginning to feel deep
interest In the approaching festai occasion, and
are very extensively making preparations TO en-.
tertsi1 friends en-, 4 and all % oyer the city spare rooms
| There will be thousands on thousands here whom
| the hotels cannot accommodate, and they must
be lodged aud fed somewhere. Boardlng,ho
keepers, however, II Is q happy thing TO learn,
have determined to adhere TO regular and oTdl-
nary prices. This IL as II should he, and they
will make more money hy u In the end.
II argues well for the success Of all the con.
| templated grand inaugural ceremonies that the
various committees are all worklng harmo-
nlOusly and ericiently together, and that up "a
the present time they have met In all their efforts
most gratifying success.
. Meeting OF tho Military Committee.
! A meeting Of the military committee on lnau.
| RuTatlOn was held last night at headquarters
Col. Amos Webster in the chair, and Col. TimO-
Under the eau q reports Of committees the
! following reported;
on Rcception-Col. owen, the chairman, re,
on Quarters-Mr. n. u. Fugitt, chairman, re-
ported progress, and asked further time. which
was granted.
Nj. Mcknight thought that accommodation,
for one regiment could he had at the old Man
sion house, on Pennsylvania avenue, near FIJI
teenth street. lie also suggested the propiietJ
OF inviting the First Virginia regiment to Wash
lnRton on the occasion; to which the chairman
replied thPt circulars had been issued and for
warded to all organizations In the country, ask
Ing their attendance.
ON notion the secretary was directed TO for
ward the circular issued by this committee (pub
lished In the REPUBLICAN at the time OF Its issue
70 the adJutant general Of every state In III,
! Union.
Col. Moore suggested that It would he proper
In order to stop the numerous applications fol
ticipate coming to Washington on Inauguration
day At the expense OF the Inauguration commit
tee, To forward one Of the circulars, which would
be the means Of altering their mlnda and at tn,
same time give them an Invitation and let then
bills.
4 lively debate occurred on the report Of Gen
Massey, chairman Of the committee on refresh
ments, In which he reported that II was lmpossl
bic to report the visiting troops. Col. Wall tool
ground that coffee and sandwiches could b,
tue NFOONh NJ htVON. lNlA WA
promptly met with the rebuttal that there wa
no money for that purpose, and moreover tn,
visitors did not expect 1t.
! The Colonel explained himself by saying thai
he did not anticipate the District to pay for re
freshments, but that arrangements be made witt
suitable caterers to be on hand upon the arriya
| of visiting troops.
Major trell suggested the propriety Of makinI
application to the Quartennaster General fol
assistance In furnishing quarters. Agreed TO.
Major Bland stated that two companies from
/ Richmond would be present, and that his com
mand would take entire charge Of them.
Major Nandenburg also stated that the TrOy
Citizen Corps and the Utica city Corps would b,
present; that he would assume the responsibility
Of quartering them, and had also arranged tt
have their coffee furnished at Welckers.
Adjourned.
The CoInmittec on Ball.
The contracts for decorations for the inaugu
ration ball have been awarded to J. W. McPher
son, Of Boston, and Messrs. Harrington 4 Mills
OF Baltimore.
The committee on refreshments met last night
and made arrangements for putting out the con
tract for furnishing refreshments for the ball.