Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-16

Blocking Ont WOrk-Vast Mum Der
OF Visitors TO be EntertAined-rhe
Price of Reception Tickets.

A meeting of the executive committee Of
thirty on the arrangements for the Inaugural.
ton of Gen. Garfield met at the National Ne
tropoDtan Bank building last evening. There
were present Messrs. j. W. Thompson tchair
many. A. /. Barber, Fl. G. Corbin. A. NJ. Clapo
II. A. Willard. j. +. Oimstead, E. Kurtz john
son. j. r Thompson, E. w. Whitaker. c. s
Noyes, W.. S. Thompson. D. b. Anger, W. S
Rcose, j. M. Vale, NJ. NJ. Parker, Geo. Truesdell
r: Z. FORD, j. a. j. Cresweil, P E. OConner
mos S0merVllle. j. o. Z. Burnside. b. H. War
Ber: X. I. Greener and Chas B. Purvis
chairman Thompson stated that most of tn
SUD committees had organized, and had takel
steps TO lay out their work. From the sketches a
10 tne decorations for the Avenue. &C. pIannei
Dy the decoration committee he was warrant
In saying that all past efforts would be exceie
and when their work is further developed IL
bad no doubt but that all would be safi n ,
that on this. as other committees. the right mel
are In the right place AS soon as the various
SuO-committeeS report they Will be able to stat.
about what sum Will be required, and 1t was pro
posed to publish such statement so that whe,
a canvass Is being MADE for subscriptions tn
people vii know what Is requisite In the wa
OF contributors. Looking over the who'll
are ge ting things into pretty fair shape, and Ii
gCOd working order.
Mr.. P. Z. OConner was elected assistant sec
rotary.
A re- olution was adopted to send notification
or appointment to subcommittee TO thos
memt ero VINO have not received them from any
Cause. or who have failed to put in an appear
ahce AT committee meetings
Mr.. Olmsead read O clipping from the New
York Herald Ii The STAR 20 The effect thai Ia,
IlS1 New YORK regiment was preparing to come
10 the Inauguration on invitation and sked /
the statement was correct.
Colonel Corbln said he had no knowledge
20 the truth OF the article, but could say Oh q
ne had, or would procure. the address OF the
/. commanding officer OF every military OrganiZa-
ton In the country to whom Invitations hay,
been, or will be, sent. 4
Mr.. OlmStead asked IL these Invitations shout
not go through the military reception Commit
tee. He thought there would be lealousies II The
executive committee undertook the work OF The
special committees
Messrs. Clapp. Roose, Warner and Others
urged tnat tnlS was the committee from whence
the invitations should go, and that tue proper
officer TO issue them was the CORRESPONDING
secretary. Col Coz bin.
Mr.. Barber said that in the case of three or
four OF the committee5,--the military commit
tee, civic committee, and committee upon puoiic
comlort-there seemed to be- when they first
lnet, possiolllty or slight conflict OF juriSdlc-
ton; but on talking the matter over It was
found that there was plenty OF work for each
10 do In perfect cooperation. In this case il
would probably be found that the military CON-
mittee would have an abundant field OF labor in
attending TO the military visitors. He said the
committee On public comfort proposed 10 dis
trtct the city, and submit a classified statement
as 10 the room accommodations in Washington
Tor VlsltorS, and when this was done the com
mltteeS On military and civic reception Will
utilize this information. The work OF the com
mittees instead OF cla5hing would therefore
dOYe-tail together
Col. TrueSdell said that the subject of CORE.
spondeDce had been fully discussed In the com
mlttee or ten, and that it was unanimously
agreed that the executive committee should at
tend to tt.
Chairman Thompson said 1t was fmperattyely
necessary that there should be some authori-
tative head In the management of the affair
olherWlse they would get into condition OF
confusion that would disgrace them through
out the country. 1t was necessary that the ex-
ecutlve committee should have the general con.
troll, and supervise and authorize expenditures,
&C, so that they should know precisely what
they were doing. and how they stood f1nan0
clally. This was understood by the other COM
mitteeS and they were organizing for harmo-
Nous WORK with the executive committee The
executive committee rooms must be the head
quarters.
Col. Ford moved that all invitations should
DE sent through the corresponding secretary of
the executive committee, which was adOpted
The chairman called attention to the subject
OF the Inauguration reception, stating that the
National Museum building had been secured
ana suggested that the question OF the price OF
MI. Roose favored $40 as the price. and so did
Mi. Anger. Col. Burnside Favored So Mr.
Roose said there would be more of a success al
SO than at S, and the place could be filled at
the former sum. Dr. Purvis favored S. as a
popular price.
Col Ford thought more people would be salts
lltti dt
Mi. Clapp said the main object should be TO
make the inauguration success, and they
Should III the Pa acres OF this building and at
s. per ticket they could do this.
Gel. C0rbtn said 1t would take s. 900 to floor
tie building, and such music as they should
have would cost $1,000 more; and besides THIS
would be printing bills, decoration, gas, &c. He
claimed that $40 tickets would be popular. II /
had adviceS that New York would send 3 $50
mn here; another place 5000; Ohio two regi-
ments, aid other places In proportion. In ord,.r
TO entertain this vast number OF visitors II
Would be requisite TO raise money from every
possible source.
col. Burnside was not in favor OF making
money by an ariStocratic bali TO pay the othsr
expenses; that IL would not sound well TO have
IL SO stated. He Suggested that the price OF
TICKETS be not fXed until the collections are re
ported or Appropriated
Mr.. Barber claimed that there should b. no
hesitation In using any surplus money from the
pail or any other source TO meet other expenses
Incurred In making the inaugural celebration
the graudeSr ever known.
The discussion was suspended at this point,
and q transcription OF -, $50 for the inaugural
expenses was made by eighteen of the mem
beTS present.