Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-26
InauguratiOn Notes.


given.
Inauguration Notes.
The President has formally accepted the in
yltatlon OF the managing committee to attend
the inaugural ball.
Mr.. Edward johnson, chief clerk of the board
OF public works, received orders to-day to have
the Columbia building. on street. decorated.
and viii meet MIR. Schieble this afternoon TO
consult as 10 the manner OF doing it.
The managing committee have accepted the
offer Of DIR. g. A. White to give the President
and his family the use of his premises. on 18th
street, for the purpose of witnessing the display
OF fireworks on the platform south of the Treas
ury building on the evening Of the Fourth.
The propTietors of the st. James hotel have
rendered the use OF their balcony and parlors to
the general managing committee for the ac-
eommOdation of the Governors of the states and
territories IN order that they may witness the
procession. The invitation has been accepted.
The ballroom will undoubtedly be completed
by the 18th OF March \ band will be stationed
IN each end and one in the center. Ii is the in
tention of the general committee to plank a
fCOt-way from the end OF the wood pavement
around the Capitol in case OF bad weather.
Godfrey X Wilson. of New York, to whom the
contract for decorating the avenue was given,
are ready for the work.
Invitations TO attend the inaugural ball are
issued TO any lady on application BY respectable
persons. but such invitations will not warrant
the attendance of ladies who may be invited.
nnaceompanied by gentlemen.
Col. STEPHEN X. Smith, commanding the I'd
I'LL
a programme for the information of the mem
bers Of his command who intend visiting Wash
IngtOn on the 18th day of March. The regiment
VIII arrive in this city at a. III. Tuesday, when
II Will be received by the Sd regiment national
guard Of New Jersey, Col. j. Madison Drake
commanding, and be escorted, via Pennsylva-
ma avenue and eth street, to quarters at the
national armory, which by the courtesy of Col.
w m Gi Moore, commanding Washington light
infantry battalion, will be occupied bV the repi-
ment dnring its stay at the capital. On Tues
day or Wednesday evening the regiment will
give Governor Jewell and Hon. S. NJ. Kellogg
NJ C., serenades at their quarters at the Arli ng-
ton house and Wizards hotel. The regiment
will leave Washington Thursday, March g. by
special train, for New Ork, and there embark
for New Haven.
Large numbers of persons are already arriving
IA Washington, and large sums have been paid
for front rOoms on Pennsyly avenue from
which to see the procession. There will be fifty
different military and civic organizations in the
procession. each preceded by a band OF music
VIM. which VIII form parade only eqnallea 1t the
reviewed at the close of the war in 1865.
WOrkmen were engaged yesterday in erecting
long section OF seats on the open space front
ing on Pennsylvania avenue. between 9Th and
9Th streets, tO be rented cut to those DESTROYS
OF viewing the inaugural procession. The
'Hcaticn Is excellent, and the seats are being ~
arrane-ed that good view can be secured from
any point.
DECORATIONS or THE BALL BUILDING.
The entire ceiling of the dinlnS-hall OF the
ballroom is TO be canOpied with white material,
and at equal distances Of about twelve feet
strips of red and blue are placed, thus forming
the national cOlors. Looking down the hall the
effect PRODUCED is very beautiful.
The designs for the ends of the ballroom are
very elegant. The one at the north end will
an arch supported by columns, unGer
which tesselated ground Of red, white and
blue will bear the names of Grant and Wilson:
the whole to be finished with the coat-of- arms
OF the United States, banners, festoons, gas
jets. &c.
The design at the south end is not so elabor-
ate, but still very neat. From a red Maltese
cross ia the center will radiate festoOns of red.
white and blue, bearing an appropriate inscrip
ton.
The ceiling viii be ornamented in similar
manner. 1t IL the intention of the committee
10 cover the whole of the wood work, SO that the
entire building will be one illuminated mass of
decorations and characterization. The building
will be lighted by gas jets, arranged in circles,
the largest of vhich are some five or six feet in
These are suspended from the roof
and arranged in rows running the entire length
OF the building. Some seventy OF eighty of
these chandeliers will be used for the ballroom
alone.
THE C6LoEED Peoples GRAND INAUGURATION
BANQUET AND PRESIDENTIAL RECErTIoN.
A number OF the leading colored men vi
this and other cities who think the people OF
their race would derive more enjoyment from
Inauguration festivities OF their own, are max
ing extensive preparations for grand banquet
on the evening of March Cd, and Presidential
reception on the evening OF March 18th. both AT
ialr> 10 come OFT at the Columbia Law Buildings.
ON 9Th street, between T. street and Louisiana
avenue. MIR. John L. johnson is chairman OF
the Organi cation having the matter in charge
anu Major Bland Is secretary, and the follow
ing list OF the names of members OF the various
committees show that the representative men of
the race are engaged in this movement when
cannot but be 4 success under such auspices.
ana reflect credit upon all engaged in 1t:
Committee on ReceptiOn-Wm. A. Taliaferro
J. r. y. Wilkinson, +. &. Revels, Albert y.
Underwood, Joseph Vening, John r. Giarke
Charles n. Lewis. solomon II. Morrison. Col.
John NJ: Mckee, Jerome a. Johnson, Colonel
George Thomas. 1t II. POln. Colonel VIM
RoTdley. Captain James Campbell. Captain
O. II. ShowdeD, Major j. Yeagie, Col. Perry
Carson.
Chas. II. Marshall, John Il. Marston, Ed. At
kinSOn. John Seaton. .. T. Cant.
Committee on lnyitation-Clark Douglass
Robert Taliaferro. II. T. Thompkins, George
ID. johnson. Charles l.. Motion. George W.
Smith. VIM. II. Lee, Robert Hatton. Henry j.
CTyer, Charles S. johnson, Robert Connell, ST.
Clare Davis.
The speakers engaged for the occasion are:
Hon. y P. Chipman, Messrs. John r. johnson SON
John r. Cook. +. A. Boswell, DIR. j. VI. Brown
ten John l. Crocker. George Il. Downing, DIR.
James A. Kenneday, Messrs. l.. G. Brewer, l..
Douglass. and Colonel W. l.. Pramhall
MARINES FOR THE INAUGURATION
Captain l.. L. Dawson, Lieutenant Henry c.
toehrane and fifty marines from the Philadel-
phia Navy Yard, Lieutenant NJ. G.. Goodsell
with fifty more from the Naval Academy ard
Lieutent w. +. Zeilin, with the guard of the
frigate Constellation, arrived at the headauar-
tiers OF the marine corps last night to iOn a hat
talon being organized for the Inauguration
parade.
DOy'T FIGHT IN A Room WHERE THPrr
ARE COAL OIL LAMPS.-About 8 O'Clock last
night a melee occurred at Mrs. Hogs, No. 1921
& street 1t appears that George Smith whit J
and man named Fillmore (colcred) got into a
4 .of..~.
tempting to strike Smith. hit a coal-oil lamp
which was broken, and the oil was spilled, and
Smiths face and neck were badly burned, and
Fillmore ran into the street with his head
aLlaZr, but finally managed 20 eNtinguish II