National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-21
THE INAUGURATION.
The Veteran Committee ON . Working
RaAia-MiIIfnrY Recenfior..

!
| Basis-Miltfary Reception.
| The Veterans Reception Committee met in the
rooms of the Inauguration Committee, over tho
National Metropolitan Bank, last evening at six
o'clock. The report of the subcommittee on order
/ of business was received and adopted a whole
! The next meeting was fixed for Thursday, Janu,
airy ~ al SIX p IN. sharp. The secretary was IN
structed 10 furnish the chairman of each section
with the names and addresses Of each member OF
the subcommittee. and also to instruct them as
TO their respective duties.
The following subcommittee were appointed
Executive-C. {. Royce, chairman; Colonel I. d.
/ Stephenson, Colonel ". II. Boyd, General F. D.
Seweil, Major J. j. Noah; financc-Colonel f.
Hayes chairman: NJ Gardner, Thomas A. Bones
Captain J. T. Smith, Fred Mack; conference
Colonel L. S. Emery, chairman; Captain D. W.
HouShtOn Colonel q. W. Gist, Colonel C. W. Smith,
Colonel John Cameron; eorrespondence-Th0
81 Mcbride, chairman; I. H. Ridgate, Cas-. Ebert,
B. r Chase, I. C.. Senior; quarters and subsist-
ence-J. II: Slime, chairman: L. B. Cutler. Henry
Barton, William Gibson, +. Z. Little; parade-E.
W Oyster, chairman: w. A. Moore j. G. S. Burger,
Alex. Scott, J. F. Miller.
The entire committee SubdiYided into six
sections of five members each as a committee on
reception. The committee then adjourned.
The following veteran organizations have noti-
ned the committee of their intention of being in
Washington and totake part in the inaugural cere-
monies: Ritch6eld Springs Veteran Corps, Ritch-
held Springs y, Y, 100men; Garfield Veteran Club,
Wilmington, Del, 100 to 200 men; Chicago Union
Veteran Club, Chicago, ILL., 200 to 800 men; Post 10,
G. A. R.. Elkton, Md, 50 men: Lawrence Club
DDyS III blue, Lawrence, Kan, OU men, COM
panies A and b. First Veteran Battalion, Boys in
Blue Jersey City; Veterans Pittsburg Pa, 900 to
Zoo men, and Post of A. R.. Philadelphia, Pa
3O0 men.
MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS.
The committee on military organization and re-
ception held their regular weekly meeting last
night, Colonel H. C. Hodges in the chair and Major
William II. Mills secretary. The chairman an
nounced that as directed he had requested the ex-
ecutive committee TO send out blanks to the diff
ferent visiting military organizations to be filled
to IS
the organization, number of men, and other i'm
portant facts necessary for the committee to know
He also announced that General Hovey had been
appointed chairman of the subcommittee on quar-
tiers, vice General Browne, who had become mem
Der of the veteran committee.
Reports were heard from various subcommittee.
Major Bradley wanted the committee to be up in
its work, that it would be fully prepared to take
care of the organizations which it would be the
duty of the committee to look after. Instant ac
ton should be taken to secure quarters for these
troops before everything is engaged.
General Hovey said that he had just come in as
chairman of the committee on quarters, and had
not done anything, but saw the necessity for i'm
mediate work, and proposed to proceed at once.
The secretary announced that MesSrS. George A.
Bartlett and II. H. Parmenter had been added to
the committee and assigned to the subcommittee
on quarters.
Major Bradley offered resolution to the effect
that the executive committee, or any committee
acting by authority should be advised 20 hold, IN
der contract otherwise, the right to possession
of all halls and places as quarters where large
DOules OF men may De lodged togetner Tor the
Use of visiting military organizations The reso-
luton was referred to the committee on quarters.
Major Tanner moved that Colonel COFbin, CORE
spending secretary, be requested to furnish the
officially with the acceptances as rap
idly received, and declarations of visiting or
sanizatiOns of their intention to visit this city.
when they expect to come, and the number of
their force The motion was carried, and the COM
mittee adjourned.
INAUGURAL NOTES.
BY accident the names of DR.. C. B. Shirley Mr..
James F. Green, and DIR. Samuel Lewis were
omitted from the list of collectors selected by the
financial committee and published yesterday. |
vest.
Secretary Schurz has forbidden any collections to
DC made in the Interior Department for the in |
lugural ceremonies, and the subscription books |
AVE been returned to the finance committee.