National Republican., 1877-02-27
rYE rVIu1URITroN.
Mrrting or CitisrnS to Arrange for the Cere-
monics-Appointincnt Of Committees-
so,ne Doubt About the Bail.

Mrrtirs or Citiscms to Arrange for the Cere-
monics-Appointncnt Of Committees-
Some Doubt About the Hall.
Acall was issued for meeting of citizens of
tho District, to bo held at Talmaigo Hall last
evening for the purpose Of making arrangements
for the inaugural ceremonies, There were about
three hundred persons present. ]. r. Thompson
called the meeting to order, and announced Its
object. Dr. !. b. Blake was nominated nnd
unanimously elected permanent chairman. DIR.
Blake then addressed the meeting, thanking
them for the honor they had paid him, in calling
him to preside over their deliberations. He be.
lioved they should pay all due respect TO the
chief Magistrate Of the nation, Of Whatever poll.
tics he might be, not only on the day OF inAugu-
ration but al all future times.
vICErREsIpENTs.
The meeting then went into an election for
vIce.presidsnts and secretaries, with the follow.
ing result: yice.Presidents, NJ. q. Emery, Geo
Hill, Jr., Matthew Trimble. John 7. Given, A.
II. Shepherd, John J. Cook, W. J. Stephenson,
$. u Bowen, John Hitz, z. Fisk Wilbur, Colonels
J. O. Berret, J. s. Tichenor, wm. q. Moore;
Commlss ssIoners Wm. Denison, S. l.. Phelps and j.
Ketchum; J. r. Thompson, Ben rerley Poore.
Secretaries, E.C. Townsend, u. S. Nsyes, and l..
J. Barr.
The following Committee on Arrangements was
appointed: X. J. Murray, Judge Geo. =. Fisher,
Judge Pelham, Matthew Trimble, X. NJ. Hail.
Lewis Clephane, j. X. Thompson and L. +. Cle-
mcnts.
Major Poore was then called upon to address
the meeting but declined. Rev. Mr.. Scuhbery
was called on, and addressed the meeting. A re.
port was received from the Young Mems Repub-
lican Club. Offering them the use Of their club.
room as the headquarters Of the committee to bo
appointed, and the advantage OF the facilities
they had alreadygained. The Committee on
Arrangements, after consultation reported the
following committees:
COMMITTEES.
Executive Commlttee-Dr. e. =. Stansbury,
Judge Geo. :. Fisher, J. ". Boteler, Col.
]. ). TIchenor, Jno. q. Evans, DR.. ID. W
Bliss, Dr. Frank +. Howe, Mai. Y q. Wilbur,
Lewis Clcphane, Col 7. Lubcy, NJ. Trinble, S,
II. kaufman, X. NJ. kaufman, r. NJ. Hall, p. II.
Eaton, J. X. Thompson, Z. =, berry, Joseph Z.
Hodgson. Simon Wolf Arthur Sheuheri, NJ. Il.
y. Howell, l.. NJ. Hoffman, Hallet Kiibourn, MAJ.
Josiah shaw. Joseph q. Carroll. W. u. Moses
and Jas. Wormley.
Reception Committee-icneral W. T. Sher.
Macarthur. DR.. j. b. Blake, Hon. j. x. Bentley,
Or; D, a: Adams, RSber, j. Murray, AionLo
.. N. barton, Irwin Miliiken, j. A. Emerson,
General o. L. Babcock, Z: p. Swsyle, paymas-
Snsi 6ss fnfti NJ % Gait, ae e. y Cox Coz,
and J. NJ. Langston.
Finance Committee-Henry A. willard, Theo.
dieton, Peter Campbell, W. M. Gait, William b.
Reed, u. II. Warner, p. NJ. Dubant, J. r. Young,
Col. q: Ford, Col. J: =. Calse, Levi Wood.
G3l f'a9s Jones, ro a; X hpRiS%TSn, Andrew Andrew
l.. Hume, J. Lansburg, W. s. Roose, A. II. Herr
and George Hill, Jr.
Parade Communicated. wm, q. Moore, Col.
Lyiorl Col whipPIe MsiSr isa; a; s Nicholson
st. John ,. Kelly, Paul Kirsch, = Girard, r.
w Tompkins, Thomas Russell, Mai. Cominage,
p. Leipold, l. S. Emory. Col Stephenson, Judge
Chas. Pelham, col. Robert Boyd.
Ball Committee; Col. Timothy Lubsy, J. q.
Frank Jones, J. 5. Patterson, Col. A. Webster,
DIR. =. T. Howe, II. Olay Ford, Horatio Browning,
Capt Z. b. Townsend, II. I. Fisher, James
Holman LII /. H. Steve Stevens, % WIN. Dickson, % USi. Gso. %
COwis, Col. j. $. Pierce, J. q. Burnett, Col. !.
| Il. Baxter, Dr. Frank Howe, Frank Horne, N. b.
Printing Committee: Hon. A. NJ. Clapp, Hon
| ii. q. Jewell, A. s. solomons, Norris Peters r.
A. Julian, Judge ]. Tarball, L. J. skings, q.
| W. Cunningham, d. U. Forney. and Jno. u.
| Defrees.
| Police Commlttee-Malor A. q. Richards. Capt
S. NJ. Blackford, A. 7. Britton, Jno. A. ". Clar
| voc and Martin Cronin.
| The INAUGURATION BALL.
The subject OF having an Inauguration ball
was discussed at length, some contending that it
| to incur the expense Of having q ball. 1t was
| finally decided TO change the name of the Ball
mittse, and to leave the entire subject Of having
. ball, or formal reception, to them, the meet.
| ing to abide by their decision.
A vote Of thanks was then rendered the Presl.
| dent ithe meeting, and the Young Mems Re.
| publican Club for the tender Of the use Of their
rooms for the meeting Of the committees. The
Executive COMMITTEES was directed TO meet this
afternoon at the rooms Of the Young Mems Re.
| publican Club. The meet ing then adjourned