National Republican., 1880-11-25
INAUGURATION ARRANo EMBNrS.
Meeting of the General Committee Last
Evening.


Evening.
The committee of arrangem ents for the in
auguration of General Garfield met last even
ing at Willard's hotel, the following members
being presenu j. w. Thompson, L. G. Ford,
A. L. Barber, w. g. Roosc, W. 3, Reid, b. H..
Warner Postmaster d. B. Anger, II. A. Will.
lard, Colonel ]. o. p. Burnside, NJ. NJ. Parker,
J. f. olmsted, A. NJ. Clapp, General i. W..
Whitaker, Il. J. Dallas p. Il. OConuer
Colonel II. Q. Corbiu, General s. S. Burdettc,
c. c. Glover DIR. Q. B. Purvis, L. X. johnson,
Thomas Somerville, Hon. j. A. j. Creswell
w. b. Moses, L. s. Truesdell, aud j. NJ. Vale.
Shortly after being called to order Mr.
Omstcd offered resolution providing for
the appointment of a special committee Of
ten to prepare a plan for the organization
and composition Of the necessary committees
aud report at the next m citing. The rcsolu-
iion gave rise to considerable discussion, but
was finally sdOrted, the chair appointing the
committee, rs follows: Messrs Oimsted, Aim
ger, Clapp, Corbin, Warner Creswell, Trucs.
dell, Birbcr Glover aud willard. commu'
uication was read from Mr.. g. C. Cole, presi-
dcut of tho West Virginia State association,
asking IL II was tho purpose of the committee
of arrangements to appoint representatives Of
tho various state associations on amy of the
sub-committees and suggesting that If such u
course was pursued the associations be nl.
lowed to name their representatives.. Bo.
fore any action was taken on the cOmmnnca'
tion the following resolution was submitted
bv Mr.. II. A. Willard and referred to the
special committee of ten for their action:
Resoilcd That each Of the republican state organ
izutions In this city be requested TO appoint two
delegates to be represented oil the committee To- be
formed for the Inauguration ceremonies and that
said associations DO requested to hand in 70 this
committee the names OF the persons 50 selected at
as carly day as possible,
Letters were acknowledged from Mr.. B. W..
Clark of the Garfield and Arthur club Of
Horndon, Va, and Matthew Lawson Of Mount
Olive commandory, No. l, Order Of Moses, of
this city, rendering the services of their
organizations in any way that they might bo
useful.
Colonel Corbin introduced the following
resolution, which was unanimously adopted !:
Resolved, That this committee, in order to insure
the most efficient discharge of the duty imposed
making the inaugural ceremonies and festivities
on March next grand and memorable occasion,
hereby requests the active cooperation ana assist
auce Of President Hayes, the executive depart
ments, and the military, naval and other officers
of the United states, and Also Of the honorub com
missioners and the people generally OF the District
of Columbia; and this committee hereby instruCtS
| It's chairman to confer with President Hayes and
! the commissioners of the District, and invite them
to extend TO the committee all the aid ana support
/ in their power.
! Mr. Ford submitted n resolution, which was
adopted, declaring it to bo tho sense of tho
general committee that tho chairman
| Of each committee hereafter to be APP
pointed should bo solicited from gontlomon not
members of the committee of arrangements
committee consisting Of thu chairman and
Messrs. Creswell aud Anger was appointed to
wait upon General Sherman aud tender him
tho position of chief marshal. Mr.. Barber
presented the following resolution, which was
agreed to-
Resolved, That the officers ofthis committee COM
munic0te with state and other associations In the
District of Columbia that are not represented on
this committee, and invite them to send TO this
committee the names Of two members from each
association for membership on committees TO be
hereafter designated, provided that Guy uSsOcio-
tlon numbering more than 200 members may send
an additional name for every additional 200 men,
bers or greater part thereof
On motion of Mr.. W. S. Roose, sixteen mem,
bcrs Of the committee were constituted Il
quorum for the transaction OF business, and a
motion to adjourn subject to the call Of the
chairman prevailed.