National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-01
ALMOST OVER.
THE PREPARATIONS FOR FRIDAY.
Committees Winding Up The Campaign-How tie
Military VIII Be Receired-The Stands and
Prices for Seats-The Veteran
Reception Committee.

beattcnded with one of the grandest displays eve
witnessed on this OF any other continent Will
the public preparations are progressing rapidly
private citizens are everywhere engage
in preparing for the display, and Penn
sylvania avenue is beginning to glow Wit
patriotic colors The spectators are not idle, an
the stands erected OH the reservations are Dearl
all completed. The building inspector is lookin
after them very closely and requiring them +
strengthen their structures wherever weak spot
are detected. Prices for seats on these stand
range all the way from twenty five cents Oh tn
cooperative stands to 81 for the best seats on som
of the others. Measures will probably bo taken I
prevent any Overcrowding of the stands.
THE EoYs IN BLUE.
4 4 large and enthusiastic meeting of the officer
! the Boys IL Blue was held at Masonic Temple
last evening at which addresses were made b.
Colonel E. C. Ford and others, and an excellen
and commendable spirit prevailed 1t was de
cided that the organizations parade as body
There viii be fully 1900 of the Boys in line oil
Inauguration day.
| BUSY Committeeman.
But three days remain for work before Inaugural
ton day, and the committees having charge 0
various details arc very busy. Several of then
held meetings last night. At q meeting of the vet
eran reception committee it was determined thai
| the secretary should be authorized to commune
! cate with the chairman of the executive commit
tee and If possible secure carriages mounts fol
the use of the committee in going from depot tC
depot, &c, in the execution of their duties as 8
| reception committee.
| A committee of three was designated by the
| chair to confer with the reception committee Of
the Grand Army of the Republic with a view that
| the Veteran reception committee cooperate with
them in the reception of the posts Of the Grand
Army of the Republic expected from Baltimore.
At meeting of the military reception and en-
campment committee. Colonel W. II. BTe!sford.
from the executive committee, submitted report,
which was adopted, providing detailed plan ior
the work of the committee on Friday. This plan
provides for the assignment of one member Of the
committee 70 each visiting military organization,
and that the subcommittee be present at the head
quarters day and night the Sd inst. Colonel Rob-
crt Boyd having been appointed to the command of
one of the divisions, General p. f. Bacon was ap-
pointed chairman Of the subcommittee. The chair
was authorized TO increase the membership of the
committee to one hundred O r less to net with the
committee Oh reception.
At meeting of the decoration committee Cap
tain Charles e Joyce appointed a subcommit
tee of one to employ sufficient number of watch
men to properly guard the property of the COM
mittee, night and day. The location of the cal
cium lights, their effect, and the fireworks were
discussed, but no definite conclusion reached.
STATE ASSOCIATIONS.
The Iowa Republican Association last evening
appointed committee consisting of Messrs. Hail.
Bosworth and Fitzgerald, to secure rooms to use as
headquarters for Iowa people visiting the city. A
committee of twelve was appointed TO receive and
entertain visitors.
The Illinois Republican Association has secured
a room in Masonic Temple 1907 F street, which
will he kept open during this week, and registry
kept of lllinoisians who are in the city The fol-
lowing reception committee has been appointed:
Colonel W. l. Wood, chairman, James s. Deano,
and A. J. Whitaker; First District, James Rea :;
Second, H II. Martin. J. B. Ruggles;
Third T. H. Mcbride, E. A. Clifford, Louis Reig-
berg; Fourth. W. A. Moore. Theodore L. De Land,
D. T. Jones; Fifth, B. T. Chase, William Polk Geo.
Walters; Sixth Charles Scott, J. T. Little; Seventh
Thomas G. Steward, Dr.. J. 3. LiuEewood Eighth,
J. B. Atkinson, w. II. II. Alden, C. T. Heincke:
Ninth B. F. Fuller, j. F. Wilson, P A. Crist; Tenth,
S. R. Edwards, s. NJ Findley; Eleventh, A. L. Pit
ney; Twelfth, Geo.W. Balsley D. Binns Thirteenth,
F. A. Fouts: Fourteenth, T. E. Woods, J. T. Smith
w. D. Rudy; Fifteenth, Samuel Mcpherson; Six
teenth, Hugh Moore C, D. Fletcher +. ID. Stephen
son; Seventeenth, C. Z. Diemar, James e. john
son; Eighteenth, T. J.. Lamb, James Logan, W. r.
Gass; Nineteenth, B. F. Brockett
The Kansas Republican Association last evening
decided TO secure room 81, st. Cloud building for
the use of the association as inauguration head
quarters.
INAUGURATION NOTES.
At fully attended meeting of Howard CARROTS
company Of colored cadets, which was held yes
terday, with Captain Fleetwood in the chair.
Hon. John H Starin. the distinguished member
from New York, was elected the first honorary
member. At the same time q series of rcsolu-
tons, in which high tribute was paid TO
the staunch Republcanism Of Mr. Stariu
were adopted with enthusiasm. On the day
before Inauguration, as at present arranged
fifty of Mr.. Starins employees, who were officers of
the Starin Legion, which paraded 1900 strong in
the great Grant procession in New York will ar
rive here to take part in the ceremonies of the
fourth. They are to be received by the Roscoe
Conkling Club. the colored cadets, and the full
Marine Band. At last accounts Captain Carroll
had not quite decided whether or not he would
march with his company.
The Alabama Republican Club have secured
az the Marshall House, corner of
Eighth and D streets northwest where they pro-
pose to welcome and entertain all the visitors from
that State.
Yesterday The Commissioners directed the Build
ing Inspector to examine all The stands built, or
i'll the course of construction for inaugural pllr-
poses, and issue certificates to the owners where
thCY iculh w DC ShlSs llIu IuCSc nOl
properly constructed. The Chief of Police has
also been instructed to see that no stand is occ-
pied unless the owner holds certificate from the
Inspector as 70 its safety. Permits were issued
yesterday tor fifteen more stands.
Yesterday the Board of Fire Commissioners re
turned 10 the Commissioners of the District the in
sitation for the fire department 10 participate in
the inaugural parade with the suggestion that.
under the circumstances, they deemed it best that
the companies should remain at their post of duty
on that day. If the fire department should be
msssed in the long procession, and one or more
fres should occur az points remote from the centre
Of the city, the result would almost certainly be
disastrous.
The sale of tickets TO the inaugural ball yester-
day aggregated upward of 81 900 or over 2iO tickets
Mr.. j. G. Scheible, the decorator of the State
srches, was considerably put back in his work by
the storm of yesterday, and viii have to 20 over
that portion he thoughtcompleted
The reception committee were the first to get
their badges
The Maine Republican Association has opened
rooms at s0S street northwest lie Droit building
6rst hoor), for the accommodation of visiting !
friends during inauguration week. Registers OF |
Maine people residing in and visiting Washington
may be found there The rooms will be open daily |
from half-past eight o'clock 4. IL. to twelve D. H.
The ChtIdren's Masquerade.
Professor LG. Marini's annual bal den !
Iats costumes, which, in straightforward English
means children's masquerade ball. was given last |
evening The sight in Marinis Hall was pretty |
,ne. In the grand march, with which the festivi-
les Of the evening Were introduced, appeared 100 |
children III costume. Elm forms, sprites Humpty
Dumpty's, and every beautiful and grotesque |
ancy WAS represented in the procession. Then /