National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-14
THE BIG HOLIDAY.
MORE PREPARATIONS FOR MARCH.
Committeeman Immersed in Business-Proeeedings
at Headquarters Last Night-The Military
Managers Making Elaborate Plans
Regular Troops Ordered Here.

The committee on public comfort OF the lnauS
ural ceremonies held their regular meeting last
evening in the rooms adjoining the National Met
ropolitan bank, Mr.. W. J. Stevenson in the chair
| and Mr. Ben Dodd acting secretary.
The chairman read the committees report on
halls and buildings that could be procured, which
has already been published. He also stated that
the board of directors Of the Fair Association at
their meeting yesterday unanimously voted that
| the committee could have the free use of all the
buildings on the fair grounds, except the grand
stand, which would be impracticable for the pur-
poses that they wished them.
| He also stated that he had received statements
from the mayor of Alexandria showing that from
| 1880 to 1900 persons could be accommodated in
that city. He said that the hotekeepers of Bati-
more had paid a visit to this city and consulted
| with the chairman of the executive commttee
! and expressed their willingness to accommodate
any overflow that might come TO them at reason
| able price.
! 1t was announced that Mr.. Quackenbosh, proprie-
tor of the house corner of Grace and High streets,
! GEORGETOWN could take care of hundred persons,
and his name was added TO the list
Mr. Strausburger thought that at least three hun
! dred people could be provided for i'll the upper
rooms of the Baltimore and Potomac depot. ltwas
stated that Captain wilkins had been consulted
and declined the use of the property for this pur-
! pose; so the project was abandoned.
Mr. Peter Campbell, from the subcommittee On
bedding, &c, reported that mattresses and pillows,
by timely notice, say thirty days. could be had at
20 cents or for sale at 80 cents; cots and pillows
for hire. at 15 cents: stoves, secondhand, az
$780, new, from 81 to So, with transportation and
pipes furnished. The report was accepted. The
secretary of the committee was instructed to write
to the visiting organizations and see now many
persons composed each organization intending TO
visit the city, whetlSr they were PROVIDED WIN
quarters or not and Now many would desire mat
tresses reserved for them. The committee then
adjourned.
MILITARY RECEPTION.
The committee on military reception and en-
campment met last evening in the front rooms OF
the bank building: Colonel H. c. Hodges, chair
man, and Mayor w. H. Mills secretary.
notice was received from the executive COM
mittee that certain accessories had been made TO
the committees.
The following members of the committee were
assigned places on the subcommittee: On CORE
spondence-GeueralJ. w. Mcmillan; on RECEPTION
Colonel II. T. Crosby, c. A: Fleetwood, w. II. Nc
Wharter and General j. NJ. Varnum; on quarters
General Joseph A. Dumont; on procession Major
W. H. Love and General 4. Med. McCook; on
finance-Colonel T. L. Casey.
to the effect that the military committee Will be
charged with the reception OF all organizations OF
the regular army and navy; those belonging to the
militia of any State and all other armed and uni
formed organizations of military character. The
committee on civic associations shall have charge
of all other organizations except those which may
be by the executive committee assigned TO the vet
Gran committee The executive committee OF the
military committee submitted the following, which
was adopted:
Resolred That in the opinion of this committee
circular embodying in substance the annexed
paper should be at once sent. by the executive
committee on inaugural ceremonies to each organ
ization which has indicated an intention to attend
the inaugural ceremonies, and TO those which may
hereafter indicate such intention; and that the
substance thereof should be given TO the press for
the Information of the public
That when the blanks referred TO in said circu-
lar are returned filed up they should be al once
referred to this committee, the committee on civic
association, or the veteran committee, as may be
most fitting that the chairman of this committee
be instructed to present these resolutions the
iyap pr11T1i rol
urge action by that committee in accordance with
them. The circular is as follows:
o., COmmdRdiRg:
This committee is in receipt of letters from many
organizations, military and civil. announcing an
intention to be present at the inaugural cere-
monies in this city the 18th of March next. 1t is
already apparent that the attendance will lie
larger and the parade grander than on any similar
occasion in the history of our country. The citi-
zens of Washington represented by this committee
wish, by ttingly decorating the Capitol and giving
all proper attention to visiting companies. to con-
tribute their full share to the success
Of the pageant In order that so many
visitors may be properly received by the
different Subcommittees, among which the
duties of the day have been divided, and suitable
tiaT that this committee should be furnished at
once with the information called for by the ell
closed memorandum. You are therefore requested
to fill up the blanks in this memorandum and re-
veniently can. This committee will do all in
its power to provide for the comfort
Ol as give uOllCe Vi
coming. 1t cannot of course furnish quarters or
subsistence; and that there may be no trouble on
this score it is earnestly requested that each visit
ing organization send an agent to this city or
appoint some one already here to act as
such agent, with authority to make contracts
on its behalf for quarters and subsistence
Such agent should report tothe -, and he will
there receive information as to rooms and prices
and Will be aided in finding accommodations for
his organization This committee cannot be re-
sponsible for any discomfort which may result
from failure to act upon this suggestion.
1t is also recommended that each visiting
ganization shall, when it arrives within three
hours ride of the Capital, telegraph the fact to
this committee The blank TO be filled out is as
follows:
First-Name of organization in full and the name
and address of its commanding officer.
Second-Number of members who will come to
Washington.
Third@Character of the organization, and
whether Srmed or unarmed, uniformed or ununi-
formed, mounted orunmounted If composed eX-
cusively of veterans of the late war; state the fact
Fourth-On what day it will reach Washing
ton and how long it expects to stay.
Fifth-Whether it will bring band with it, and
ifso, the character ofth band and the number of
instruments.
Sixth-Whether it has already engaged quarters
in Washington and if so, where. Give the street
and number if possible.
Seventh. The name and address Of the agent of
the organization in Washington.
Major Bradley moved that the executive
committee be requested to furnish to the
military committee five hundred copies of
the map of the city of Washington. The
speaker stated that the map to which the motion
related should be somewhat similar TO the one
found in the Congressional directory. He urged
the usefulness of these maps.
At the conclusion of his remarks the motion for
800 maps was adopted, and the whole matter was
referred TO the executive committee together with
q constitution and bylaws for the government of
the various committees, submitted by Major Brad
ley. The committee then adjourned.
DECORATION OF THE HALL.
The subcommittee of the decoration committee
of the ball met last night, Mr.. Adolf Cluss in the
chair and Mr.. John b. Brady secretary.
The chairman submitted a plan for the orna-
mentation of the hall, which he explained TO the