National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-21
ENOUGH AND MORE.
THE INAUGURAL BALANCE SHEET.
The Executive Committee Closes Its LsbOrs-Re.
ceipts and Expenses Subseribers To Be Re.
imbursed-Need Of Union Depot
and Public Hall.

The inaugural executive committee has
wound up its labors, and the balance sheet makes
showing very satisfactory to all parties, especially
to the gentlemen who subscribed toward defrsying
the expenses of the inaugural ceremonies, as they
| will have their money returned. The committee
had its final meeting Saturday evening at the
Inauguration Headquarters" in the Metropolitan
| Bank building. There were present Messrs. j. w.
Thompson, D. B. Anger, H. C. Corbin, B. kurtz
johnson, A. NJ. Clapp, George Truesdell, E. T. Ford
J. Al. CresweI William s. Roose, William B. Reed,
| B. H. Warner and W. S. Thompson. MI j. W.
Thompson presided, and Mr.. B. H. Warner acted as
| secretary.
| The chairman then presented the following re-
port:
| WASHINGTON, D. c., March 10, 1881.
To the Executive Ci1RBsittee on Inaugural CEREMONIES
| GENTLEMEN: The duties deyolyed upon ms :.
committee by our citizens having terminated, II
! is proper that We should give to the pubic de-
tailed statement of receipts and expenditure
By reference to the report Of the treasurer II Will
| be seen that the amount received aggregated
| $4,000, and the total disbursements were szo'-
| 67S.61.
| Amount on hand to meet out
Leaving a surplus on hand off,. s13,4s775
1t is gratifying fact that the committee Will be
| able 10 return to each subscriber in full. the
amount paid by him-the receipts from other
sources having been sufficient TO meet all the ex
| penses incurred by this committee.
Great credit is due to the various subcommittee
| for the able and energetic manner in which they
performed their respective duties. To their EN-
cient operation is to be attributed success I'M
| paralleled on any similar occasion.
The entire arrangements connected with the in
augural procession were cheerfully eonhded to the
| Chief Marshal General William T. Sherman. 1t
/ need only be said that they were in all respects
worthy his experience and record
The services of the corresponding secretary,
Colonel C. Corbin cannot wen 6e oyer est. sstl
ously and effectively performed, and 1t Is matter
of congratulation that the committee hadthe bene-
| fit of his valuable services
| The committee were equally fortunate in the Sc
lection, as their treasurer of Hon. J. A. j. Cres-
well. His sound counsel and unurlng erorts
| tanned.
The courtesy and aid rendered by Professor
Spencer +. Baird are highly appreciated, and are
entitled to this formal and sincere acknowiedg-
ment.
To his associates of the executive committee the
chairman extends his grateful thanks. moe
NIT the results 10 the public, knowing that each
was animated by desire that all the arrange
ments should be commensurate with the 1mPor,
lance of the occasion and credit to the Capital
| of the United States.
1t may not be inappropriate in concluding this
strated by the recent Inauguration, OF union de-
pot in the city of Washington. The confusion,
Inconvenience, and expense to the public result,
the city can be attested, not only by our commit
| tees, but by our citizens and visitors as WELL
The need of large public hall is also apparent.
Through the kind and considerable action of the
regents of the Smithsonian Institution, the Mu-
scum Hall was obtained for the promenade recep-
ton; otherwise temporary building would nave
been necessary, at great expense 1t Is hoped that
public-spirited citizens viii at once endeavor
to raise by subscription sufficient sum for the
erection of building adapted for important pub
lie occasions.
Washington, the political centre of the Republic,
would then doubtless become the place of meeting
of all important conventions, and return for the
amount invested would be found in the large
number attracted to the city by such aSSemblageS.
]. W. THOMPSON, President.
THE EXPENDITURES.
The treasurer's report which was also presented,
showed that $40 32.47 was expended on account of
the reception, ball. and promenade concert, for
building temporary structures, gas-ftting, plumb
ing .&c., decorating, paying employees, printing
Invitations, &C.; S. 0I2S2 was expended on street
decorations; 1851 80 on account of Examinations
and fireworks and 81 2l.36 for the miscellaneous
expenses of the committee leaving 81 S9964 in the
hands of the treasurer to meet outstanding Claims
against the committee in addition to the sl3 1879
necessary TO return donations made by sub
scribers Among the outstanding claims" is
included an expected finding against the commit
tee for loss and damage to flags loaned the Govern
ment.
The treasurers report was supplemented by
list Of the contributors to the inaugural fund.- num-
bering some 229, and ranging in amounts from s.
to $500, heretofore published in THE REPUBLICAN.
General Creswell said that all the vouchers for
bills 175 in number, had been brought in, and af-
ter passing the inspection and approval of the ex-
amining committee, Messrs. Thompson, Willard,
and Parker, had been paid. Checks were being
signed to return to the subscribers their contribu
80 md tIa1y, OH ont nc
possible.
Chairman Thompson stated that in the list OfeX-
penses they had included the debt of the Women's
Comfort Committee. They found that the COM
mittee had done great and noble work, and they
felt that the Indebtedness incurred by them should
be paid out Of the general fund. The ladies had
been very independent in the matter and made
arrangements to settle the debt themselves but the
committee deemed it not right that the bill should
be paid by them while the committee was able to
discharge the debt.
The report was adopted and ordered to be printed
Resolutions of thanks to Chairman Thompson and
Corresponding Secretary Corbin, General Sherman,
the members of the various subcommittee, to the
citizens who decorated their buildings, and the
newspapers, were adopted, and responses were
made by Messrs. Thompson and Corbin.
On motion of Colonel Corbin the committee ad-
journed sine die.
The ladies' committee on public comfort SUBJ
mitted a report of the work performed by them
from which the following extract is taken: They
had only five days to organize and get to work
The committee was divided into companies of
three and relieved each other at the depots and
headquarters. Upon careful inquiry they know of
lOO6 persons provided for by the committee
through the agencies which they employed. OF
these ninety eight ladies were found in depOts at
night who expected to be met by friends residing
in this city, but had missed them. The expenses
of the committee amounted to S155, and to meet
this debt they had agreed to hold an entertain
ment but the executive committee paid it for
them.
GRATIFIED COMMITTEEMAN.
ave were very much surprised ourselves" re-
marked a member of the executive committee,
referring to the unexpected showing made by the
financial statement. " think most of US expected
tobe assessed to meet the expenses. When you
consider that this is the biggest Inauguration we
ever had the result is very gratifying, Eighty
ago the members of the committee had TO be as
sessed to make up deficiency"
Death Of q Prominent Odd.FelIow.
The business community of Washington
has lost one Of its most exemplary members by the
death of Mr. John F. Havenner, which occurred
Saturday at his late residence street. near the
National Hotel Deceased was in his Atty fourth
year, anu succeeoeo hls iAthef III INC management
of the bakery whose productions are household
words in the District. He was prominent Odd
Fellow, and, by common consent, had picked up
the mantle dropped by the late patriarchs of the
order, Messrs. Stuart and Mclean. Since 1868, Mr.
Havenner was the District representative in the
Grand Lodge, and was also o member of Mount
Nebo Encampment, Naomi Lodge, D. r., and the
Order of Uniformed Patriarchs Upon the organi-
zation Of the odd Fellows Relief Association he
was chosen as its president, and held the office to
the time of his death He also bestowed consid- |