National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-02
NEARLY COMPLETE.
THE INAUGURAL PREPARATIONS.
Influx Of Strangers-Ths State Association Head
quarters-RegulatiOns for the Ball-Who
VIII Receive the Military Organi-
zGtionS-Supper Programme.
The influx of visitors to Washington to

Eations-Supper Programme.
The influx of visitors to Washington t.
participate in the Inauguration ceremonies has
been gradually increasing during the last ten days
until yesterday the crowd immense. The
trains the different roads entering the city arr
running on extra time, and more than doubled II
size. The indications that to- day and to- NOR
row the roads will be taxed TO their utmost Cd
pacity, and thousand of strangers landed into The
city. Already The unfamiliar faces on the Avenue
are counted by the hundreds The rush of visitors,
the universal tokens of decoration that greet the
gaze everywhere the building of arches. the in
PRODUCTION OF the electric light in various places
the erection of temporary stands i'll every avail
able place on the Avenue, on public reservations
and III private grounds, all have combined to give
Washington look of cosmopolitan hustle and dis
play that it has not worn for many years.
The different State Republican associations in
| the city have made arrangements for receiving
guests from their States, and extending TO them
4 the Inequalities ofthe city Quite a number of
these associations have procured rooms in central
localities, where their guests will be received and
| deputatiOn of the members will be on hand from
| to-day until after the 18th to receive them The
Maine State association has quartersa. sos street
| Their register last night showed the following
| guests, who came in last night: Andrew: Lacy, of
! Wiscassct: Mr.. Jones Of Rockland; w. r. White
| of Winthrop: Wallace White and wife, of Lewis
| ton; J. W. Bartlett, OF Litchfcld; W. H. Bigelow,
| OF Augusta and Messrs Jones, J. II. Bradbury, p.
| TobrineT, and J. H. Davis.
At the Alabama State Association rooms, Mar
shall House. corner of Eighth and D streets, the
| following names were registered: Sandy Bynum,
/ Huntsville; [. Couson, Scottsboro' James 4. Far
| den, Montgomery; James Gillette Mobile; william
\ l.. Goodwin, Huntsville; p L. Harrison, Hunts
| Vile; 4. W. Mccullough, Huntsville; James C..
| RapieT, Montgomery Joseph II. Slow, Huntsville;
| l.. r. Smith, LOwndes County.
| PREPARING TO RECEIVE TIE MILITARY.
| The committee on military reception and en-
campment met at their rooms last evening, Colonel
| Fl. c. Hodges in the chair and Major W. H Mills
secretary. Since the previous meeting the follow
ing named persons have been added to the recep-
| ton committee: William Macfcely, Captain B. W.
Sunny, Charles Ebert, B. F. Miller Captain T.
S. Kelly, Lieutenant Charles r. Douglass Lenten
ant I. g. B. Marshall, Lieutenant Edmund Broken
borough, George G. Contee, Captain Lewis 7. John
son, Lieutenant W. Cornell, Lieutenant John E.
Sample, Captain Beverly Tucker, Lieutenant
Abram AcEwith.
The chair announced the following assignments
toattend on the visiting organizations: First Regi
mcnt Pennsylvania National Guards, located at
A
fers Garden, c. Ebert; Third Bazaar, Louisianaaye-
nue., General Peter F. Bacon Fourth Schuetzen Park
J. NJ. Varnum: Fifth, Post Office Department, Cap
tain Craigie; Sixth. Schuetzen Park General T. T.
Crittenden: Eighth, Schuetzen Park, Colonel W.
H. BrelsfOrd Tenth, Washington Market. Paul
Brodie; Eleventh, Schuetzen Park, James +. Oys-
ter; Twelfth, War Department, Colonel C. H.
Brown; Thirteenth, Masonic Temple Major W. P.
HuXford Fourteenth, Blake Hall, 4. 5. W0rthing-
TOM Fifteenth, over ClaEks drug store, George N.
Dunn; Sixteenth, Washington Market, Major 7.
]. TedfoTd; Eighteenth, Marini's Hall, Major T. H.
Bradley; Gray Invincibles, Capital City Guards,
ArmoTy Captain 7. s Kelly; Girardville Grays,
-, Colonel Brelsfori; Company H. Eleventh
Pennsylvania Breitbarth's Hall, Seventh street,
w. y. Dalton Titusville City Corps Wizards, Cap
tain George f. Lemon: State Fencibles of Phila-
delphia, Colonel J. V. " Vandenburg; Arthur ST.
Clair Guards, Eighth street and Penn
sylvana avenue, Paul Brodie; Vincent
Guards, Cory, Pa, -, Major H W. Love;
Harrisburg City Grays, Captain A. T. Mcmillan;
Sheridan Troop, J. L. II. Wingfeld; Dickinson
College Cadets, William Macfeeley; Company c,
Sixth Pennsylvania Regiment, Becks, COZ Penn
sylvania avenue, General 7. T. Crittenden; Com
pany F, Sixth Pennsylvania Regiment, Eighth and
Market Space, J. F. Oyster; Washington Infantry |
OF Pittsburg, Captain J. E. Waugh Company B, |
Tenth Pennsylvania Regiment, of Salisbury, Paul |
Brodie; Company G, Twelfth Pennsylvania Regi- !
ment, 936 street. Colonel C. H. Brown; Company |
4, Fifth Battalion Second Califania Brigade, Col
one1 r. Y. Scott; Sedgwick Guards Company B. |
Fourth Connecticut Regiment corner of Eighth |
street and Market Space, Captain W. H. Webster; !
Fifth Maryland Regiment, Colonel James +. |
O'Beirre; Bond Guards, of CatonsYille, Md, S. L. |
Governors Guards, of Annapolis, Nd, |
Colonel ]. R. O'Beirne; Naval Cadets, of An
napOlis, James P. Willett; Boston Fusileers,
Washington House, Major II. D. Norton
Lowell Phalanx, Imperial Hotel, Il. H. Parmenter;
First Brigade Michigan State Troops, C. c. Royce;
Ninth Regiment y. J. " G., Globe Office, Captain J.
B. Tanner; Company C, Sixth Regiment y. ]. G.
g., Beck's, col Pennsylvania avenue, Colonel T. A
TAFT; Oswego Citizens Corps, Kolb's, Eighth and
E streets Captain Thomson; Central City Vete-
rams, of Syracuse n. Y. at armory, $50 Pennsylva
mia avenue, Captain Thomson; Utica Citizens
Corps, Imperial Hotel, Mr. B. F. Miller; Ninth
New York Regiment, n. Y, Navy Department,
Colonel L. p. Wright; First Cleveland Troop, Eb-
bit House, Captain NJ. ]. Foote; Fourth Battalion
Of Providence r. l., -, Captain L. T johnson;
Langston Guards, of Norfolk 1719 Pennsylvania
avenue, Captain Fleetwood; Virginia Guards, of
Portsmouth, Baptist Church, z street, Major
Fischer; Petersburg Guards, -, Major Fischer;
State Guards of Richmond, Shiloh Hail, Captain
Fleetwood; Flipper Guards, of Petersburg, Va
on Institute cadets, -, George Bartlett; Sea-
board Eliot Grays, -, Major Fischer: Libby
iuard Of Hampton Va. Fourth Baptist Church,
captain Beverly Tucker; Alexandria Light In
antry, N. Il. McWharter; Hill City Guards, of
-ynchburg, Israel Church, Major Fischer; Han
libal Guards, of Norfolk, -, Captain Fleet
wood; GAINESVILLE Guards, of Wisconsin, -
dajor W. 0. Roome. The chair appointed General
!. A. Williamson, General c. E. Hovey,
jolonel II. T. Crosby, and General J.
v. Mcmillan as the committee to meet
General Sheridan, who will arrive to- night.
,olonel J. R. O'Beirne, Major T. II. Bradley. and
;aptain N. J. FOote were designated as commit ,
ee 10 meet General Hancock when he arrives
THE CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS. I
At a meeting of the committee on civic assocfa-
ions last evening, Mr. L. P. Williams in the chair
nd Mr. W. II. Roach secretary, the reception COM
littee authorized to consult with the Penn
ylvania Republican Association and request the
after to appoint one or more of its members to | q
ct with the former in receiving the visiting civic
examinations from Pennsylvania. /
GENERAL GAGFTELDs ESCORT
The FIRST arrival of State military organizations
D take part in the inaugural procession was re-
ordcd yesterday morning. The First Cleveland +
roop came as the escort Of the President elect.
nd arrived on special train shortly after General
arfeld. Colonel H. C. Hodges chairman of the :;
Military reception committee, mot them at the de-
OF. The Troop is quartered at the Ebbitt House
orty members Of the organization are in town, =
nd about ten more are expected to-day. The r
feers are Colonel W. H. Harris captain; Colonel =
4. GaTretson, first lieutenant H. r. Baxter. =
,eoDd lieutenant; Dr.. ". Schneider, surgeon; C.
Collins, chaplain. The uniform is similar to the
Artillery of the Guard" French army, except
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