National Republican., 1880-12-16
THE COMING INAUGURATION.
Meeting OF the Committee of Thirty y-Th,
Price of Rail Tickets.

The executive committee of thirty selected by
the citizens to take charge of the arrangements
connected with the inaugural ceremonies of Prcsi-
dent.elcct General James A. Garfield met ut their
rooms, adjoining the National Metropolitan Bank,
last evening, Mr. John W. Thompson chairman,
and Mr.. James L. Barber secretary.
There were present of the committee Messrs. A.
NJ Clapp, II. A. Willard, J. +. Olmstcad, J. Kurtz
Johnson, J. X, Thompson, A. 4. Grecncr - Whit
taker, W. s. Thompson, c. s. Noyes, d. b. Anger,
NJ NJ. Parker W. s. Roosc, J. NJ. Vale, George Trues
dell Colonel E. NJ Ford, J. A. J. Crcswcll, p. T..
o'Connor, j. o. T., Burnside, Thomas summcrville,
W. s. Thompson, B. II. Warner, and DR.. CHARLES
Puryis.
Chairman Thompson stated the progress made
toward organizing the various subcommittee
Speaking of the decoration committee he said that
sketches of the proposed decorations were being
prepared and far as he could Judge they would be
very fine. The finance committee had concluded
to let the decoration committee have $4,000.
Mr.. 7, L, OConnor was elected assistant secre.
tary II was decided to send notices to all com.
mitteemcn who have not attended the meetings
of their committees of their appointment and re-
quest them TO signify whether they will accept
Some discussion arose as to the relations of the
various sub.committees TO the executive commit
tee, and through what channel invitations to
| bodies outside of the city should go.
Chairman Thompson stated that he had given
all the committees to understand that the execu.
tive committee was the head Of the movement,
and the subcommittee were to work under il.
Some of the committees had desired to stray on
and !get quarters elsewhere. but they had been
told that the rooms there were for the meetings,
| and there all the committees must meet.
| motion made by Colonel Corbin that all inyi.
tations, both civil and military, be issued through
the corresponding secretary was carried.
Chairman Thompson called attention 10 the sub
ject of the ball and thought that they had best de-
| eide on the price of the tickets
| Mr., Roose moved to make them $40 each.
| Colonel Burnside moved TO amend by reducing
| the price TO S.
Mr Roose thought that $40 was the most reasona
BILE sum, aud that four thousand tickets could be
| sold at that figure.
Mr., Purvis said that would make $4,000, and
thought s. enough for "A ticket, and that price
would put the ball within reach of everybody lie
believed then they would be getting more money
| than they would want.
money and more satisfied people at S. a head than
| they would ut $40 Mt Capp wanted the enter
| tainmcnt brought down near the people, and by
putting as many within the two and one-hal
! acres as they could 1t would look socablc. Al S5a
| ticket they would get great many respectable
people and oil the money that they wanted
| Colonel CoTbin said that II would take 5000 tC
| floor the building. They wanted the best music tC
was the heating, printing, decorations and tickets
| and at s. per head they would not cover expenses
He was satisfied that the tickets should be slC
each, lie had adyices that there would be siS
from New York, and two regiments from Ohio
These people all expect to be entertained and they
| would have to have money TO do IT,
Colonel Burnside did not think II Just the thins
TO get up an arslOcrntic ball TO make money out u
II and then use It to pay other expenses connected
| with the Inauguration ceremonies.
| AT this point the discussion was suspended unit
the next meeting. The COMMITTEES then proceeded
to take up subscription, and out of the eighteer
members present $3.50 was realized, The com
| mittce then adjourned.