National Republican., 1881-02-21
ELEVEN DAYS MORE
TO PERFECT THE ARRANGEMENTS
For the InsusHration-The Ball Committee Fear
a Scarcity of Ladies General Sherman
Explains His Order When Gem
eraI Garfield Will Come.

At the regular meeting of the commit
tee on hall and promenade receptions Saturday
evening Chairman Cluss, from the committee on
decorations reported that additional mains were
being laid by the gas company, and they thought
that would be ample for lighting the hall. In adj
dition, they would have an electric light. In the
next ten days they would finish the decorations,
and the committee would have their work COM
pleted at the proper time.
On motion of Mr.. Moore it was decided that the
members of each subcommittee be requested to
state whether they will serve or not in order that
if any vacancies occur they may be filled.
Mr.. Lockwood, from the floor committee, re-
ported everything progressing nicely, with the eX-
ception that some apprehension was felt that there
would be scarcity of ladies at the ball and not
sufficient to go round as it was evident that
there would be great many gentlemen present.
With this doubt dispelled he thought that the
committee could promise the complete success OF
the whole affair.
Quite humorous discussion sprung up as to the
manner in which suficiency of ladies could be
supplied and in the midst of it the committee
adjourned.
GENERAL sHERMAN's ORDER.
General Sherman publishes the following in ex-
PLANTATION of his order" or programme for the
procession, which has provoked so much criticism
The space in the east front of the Capitol can
only hold about 1000 men without crowding out
the people who will cluster near the stand TO
hear the inaugural. The number of armed
men who are expected are estimated at
10000. Strangers who come expecting to see
and hear are estimated at $1,000 people. 1t
will take three four hours for the 10000 to march
in procession to the Capitol; therefore the cere-
monies there will have TO be delayed. Then, to al
low these 10000 to reach the Capitol and be packed
away i'll side streets, where they Will hear moth
ing. see nothing, nor be seen, and the delivering
of the inaugural would be drowned by the
noises of troops approaching with bands and
the usual word of command. Therefore it is bet
ter to do The marching and reviewing after the
ceremonies at the Capitol, when there will be no
limit to time except darkness. The distances
to be marched by each division will be more
than mile and half, identically the same dis
tance which was marched by the grand armies in
review in May, 1865 Ofcourse everybody cannot
be in the immediate eneighborhoodofth of the President
elect bat everybody will See him in passing, and
will also pass in review before him. large part
of the military will not reach Washington until
the morning of the 4th of March ana it was due to
them TO let them know early as possible the
general object. Again, each company and regi-
ment, and each commandery or society, will, if
possible, be consulted and assigned to the best ad-
vantage agreeable 10 each as far as possible
THE INAUGURATION MUSIC.
It is q matter of congratulation that the music
for the Inauguration ball will be the very best
that money can secure, and worthy of the other
and complete arrangements, which
promise TO make the formal accession of General
Garfield 10 the Presidency event to live in his
tory because of its SplendOr and magnificence.
The contract for the music has been awarded to
NTr fl,a Of tbn rip 10 md bn
has drawn upon the best talent of the country, in
to furnish work which will be far
above and beyond cavil Or criticism. The Ger
mania Orchestra, of Philadelphia, comprising one
hundred of the most accomplished of the trained
will, under Mr.. Sousa's direction, fur
lish the music for dancing, while band number
ing sixty pieces, comprising, besides the Marine
Band, carefully chosen men from Philadelphia,
New York, ard Baltimore, will render the selec-
ions for the promenades. With reference to the
iermania Orchestra, the Philadelphia press has
nothing to say but words of unStintcd praise. Com
ncnting on performance i'll the nature of pub
ic rehearsal, the anniversary of Mozarts birth,
IN the 9th of last month, at the Academy of
Music, the Times of that city says: THE intelli
yence, refinement and good taste displayed in this
performance call for warm praise Contrasted with
he broad and vigorous handling of the Beethoven
ymDhony last week, this delicate Interpretation
If Mozart gave avery high opinion of Mr. Stoil's
capacity a conductor and the musicianly quail
les of the orchestra" The Press OF the same per-
says: "Such space rs the Academy
lfords was completely packed with people, and it
S doubtful whether at any previous performance
,fthe orchestra the applause was either SO well
deserved or so generously bestowed. Among the
pieces played were Turkish march of Beethoven |
he overture to Wagner's Tannhauser, and Mo-
arts celebrated Jupiter symphony, No. H. in c. |
n the proper rendition of compositions so over
lowing in iineneSs and brilliancy of conception !
Ir. Stoll (the director and his finished musicians
layc proven themselves worthy to celebrate the |
of the birth of SO great master of the
anguage of harmony as Mozart will ever be re-
arded. For the sake of the pleasure of such a !
reat as the one furnished yesterday, the pity is |
hat Mozarts birthday couldn't occur once a week. !
WHEN THE PRESIDENT WILL COME.
Captain Hoyt, commanding the Cleveland troop
rhich is TO be President elect GarelGS escort on
he occasion Of his Inauguration has written the !
roprietor of the Ebbitt House that the troop will
cave Cleveland with their guest the afternoon of
be I'd OF March, and arrive here the following |
lOrning. Sixty men compose the troop and |
orses secured for them here will meet them al the
epOt upon their arrival. |
The Petersburg Guards, the Petersburg Blues |
nd the Flipper Guards, of Petersburg, Va, will !
ONE here as battalion, under command of the |
cnior captain, John Fl. Hill.
Excursions to Washington during Inauguration !
1eek are being arranged in all parts OF the coun-
~.
The Governors Guard, of Richmond, Va, Cap !
ain Parater, expect to come with forty odd men,
The Washington Light Guard have ordered new |
informs for Inauguration