National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-10
THE INAUGURATION,
The Price of BaII Tickets agreed Upon
Other Details Settled.


AT the adjourned meeting of the executive com
mittee on inaugural ceremonies held last Saturday
night, Chairman J.W. Thompson said that according
to the estimates that had come in from the sub
committees submitted fully $4,000 would be
necessary to meet the expenses. 1t had been sug
gested that the receipts from the bail would reach
$4,000 but that not yet definitely ascertained
General Creswell thought it was important to al
once establish the price of tickets to the ball
and suggested that the lowest and most acceptable
figure would be five dollars each General S. s.
Burdette Hon. A. NJ. Clapp, and Colonel D. 3. Ain
ger favored the five dollar" ticket, and motion
to fix the price at that figure was carried.
| DISCUSSING DEADHEADS.
Mr. E. J. Dallis moved that there be no free list
| on this occasion. He had generally discovered
that at such times there a large number of
dead-heads, and many found admission in a man
ner that no one could explain.
| Mr.. a. NJ. Clapp moved to amend by exempting
| the then President Garfield and his Cabinet and
the Vice-President.
voice. Suppose he has no Cabinet at that
| time?"
Mr. Clapp "Then none comes in-that is all
| there is about that"
Chairman Thompson. you have already ex-
| tended an invitation TO President Hayes. l don't
suppose yOu intend to make him pay"
Exceptions were made in all of these cases, and
| then the motion was carried
The chair appointed Colonel ID. B. Anger,
| Colonel Corbin, and Mr.. Z. kurtZ Johnson COM
mittee to wait upon President Hayes and present
the invitation of the committee to attend the ball.
In reference to the request of the military com
mittee asking that the navy be given representa-
ton on that committee, Mr. Olmstead stated that it
was simply by an inadvertencc that the navy had
been left out.
Chairman Thompson, Colonel Z. c. Ford and
Mr. J. K. Thompson were appointed Sub-commit
tee to organize committee to have exclusive con-
troll of visiting veteran soldier organizations
Chairman Thompson reported the result of the
conference with the passenger agents of the trunk
line railroads He further stated that the hotel
EppOprS Baltimore a aS-
sst in entertaining the visitors here and furnish
ing accommodations in case this city was over
taSked.
A discussion arose on proposition to authorize
immediate expenditures by the committee on
decorations not to exceed 50 600. As it stated
that there was but 81 300 i'll the treasury, it was
decided to defer action until the next meeting.
motion was carried requesting the chairman of
each subcommittee to ask its members to pay in
their subscriptions as soon as possible. motion
by Mr.. W. 5. Thompson, requesting the financial
committee TO raise $4,000 was carried. 1t was de-
cided that thirteen members should constitute
quorum for future meetings of the committee.
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR VISITORS.
Mr.. William ]. Stephenson, chairman of the COM
mittee On public comfort, presented an elaborate
document embracing list of all the halls in this
city and Georgetown that could be procured, and
at what cost. He estimated that they would &C.
commodate about seven thousand persons. The
question of the Fair Grounds had not yet been
settled but sufficient had been intimated to war
rant him in feeling satisfied that they could be
had. He had also received letter from the mayor
IL,
modate about one thousand people there. He
asked that the committee be allowed q clerk at
such salary as the chairman might fix upon. This
requeStwas granted, and the committee adjourned.
THE BALL COMMITTEE.
The committee on hall and promenade recep-
ton held meeting the same evening. Mr.. Lewis
Clephane was called to the chair, and Mr.. E. B.
Hay performed the duties of secretary. Announce
ment was made that no further work could be
done at the hall until it was known how much
money the committee would be allowed for ex-
penses. The following subcommittee were then
announced
Music and HOor-Woodbpry Blair, Sevellon
Brown H. B. Bennett R. Beall, Calderon Carlisle
ford, E. E. Dickinson, C. S. Du Bots, E. B. Hay,
Charles S. Hill, r. D. Hitchcock, F. T. Howe, G.
NJ. Lockwood, E. w. S. Moore, W.. F. Pedrfck,
Joseph Powell, Colonel F. NJ. Poore, L. l. Reamy
Joseph C. Rock Harry Rapley, Francis Riggs, T. Z.
RoeSsle, L. NJ. Saunders A. 5. Solomons Harry
Spofford, F. P. Wright W, s. Thompson, jr., a. K.
Willard, B. S. Widdicombe, Brady Wilkins, Samuel
Maddox, J. H. Patrick, r. Ross Perry.
Reception-A. W. Bacon, Lewis Clephane A
Caldwell, Major T. B. Ferguson, Professor E NJ
Gallaudet, Colonel J. II. Gilman, w. F Gunnell e.
A. McIlhenny, Major A. H Nickerson, DR.. D. c.
Patterson, Dr.. J. W Porter, W. ]. Rhees. j. H. Sa-
vile, Paymaster j. A. Smith.
Decoration-M W. Beveridge, J. G. Bright, John !
B. Brady, E. COmmack, A. Cluss, Lewis Clephane, |
F. S. Hutchinson, Hon. w. G. LIE Due. W. ?. Pierce
W. u. Poindexter, W. J. Rhees, J. Saul, W. Saun-
ders, p Schultz ]. H. Small, W. r. Smith, Ross |
Thompson.
HacEs-J. NJ Johnson, D. W. Rhodes, ]. C. Rock, |
w. Tyndall, W. F. P. Wright.
Tickets-A. A. Adee, J. E. Bell, Brady wilkins |
Harry Rapley, F. H. Howe, S. z. Springer, H. p |
Thompson.
Comfort-James E Bell, Major Frank E. Taylor, |
Richard Taylor, Captain K. w. Tyler, J.W. Whelp- |
ley Robert McMeen.
RefreShments-Dr. Q. c. Patterson, Richard Smith |
a. S. SOlomons, William Tindall Thomas Wilson, |
Jesse Brown, Frank Riggs.