National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-02-11
THE INAUGuRATIO
The Military Reception COnn,itfee-0r'
examinations Heard From.

! The committee on military reception
and encampment held their regular meeting las
evening, Colonel H. c. Hodges in the chair and
| Major ". II. Mills secretary.
! General Hoyey, from the committee on quarters
reported that the agent of every military orsaaiza
ton who had visited the city had procured quar-
tiers and gone homo satisfied.
! Colonel B7elsford made motion that those per-
sons who had been appointed members of the
committee and failed TO respond be dropped, bat
upon motion of General Hovey the matter was
postponed until the reception committee reported
at the next meeting. Colonel Brclsfor1 thought it
would only be proper that the committee should
! be mounted Oil the parade day Some owned their
horses but others did not. and he moved that the
executive committee be requested to furnish
horses to those who had them not.
Colonel Hodges stated that he had conversed
with the chairman of the executive committee on
the subject, and he admitted that il was only
right and proper that the committee should be
mounted on that occasion. If there were funds
sufficient, horses would be furnished, otherwise
they could not be.
Mr.. Oyster from the committee on conference,
reported that they had ascertained that nothing
had been done looking to a definite arrangement
with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company as
to transportation to and from the fair grounds for
organizations that may be qlartered there. They
further reported that nothing had been done to-
ward securing the use Of the buildings at the fair
grounds for quarters The report far as it related
to the fair grounds, was referred TO the committee
Oh quarters.
A motion made by Major Bradley that the ex-
ccutive committee be requested 10 make an ap-
preparation of $500 for the incidental and contingent
expenses ofthe committee On the 81 and 4th of
March was carried. The committee then adj
journed.
\ resolution offered by General James r.
O'Beirne adopted, directing the chairman of
the military reception committee to respectful!
quest the executive committee 10 select commit
tees of two, three or five respectively, as may be
requisite, to proceed TO the large metropolitan
cities adjacent to Washington to obtain subScrip-
lions 10 help defray the expenses of the inaugural
ceremonies.
INAUGURATION NOTES
Columbia Club of Boys i'll Blue met at their hall
last night to arrange matters for the Inauguration
The Department commander and his staff were
present. All necessary pTeliminarieS for the club
taking part in the procession on the 18th of March
were perfected. Very handsome badges for the
club were also ordered to be obtained. The initial
steps toward giving lecture for the benefit of the
club were taken.
The Third Ward Union Republican Club of
Philadelphia have arranged for headquarters at
the Imperial Hotel. The club viii bring the
Great Western Band with them.
Colonel B. Franklin Hart, of Hobolen, " J.,
writes to Colonel Corbin that his regiment, the
Ninth National Guard of New Jersey, will come
with full band and drum corps, and be quartered
at the Globe Printing Office.
The Bond Guard Infantry Of Maryland Captain
D. T. Barnette, with drum corps, and the National
Rifles, COLONEL. o. P. Burnside, have given notice
that they will parade.