The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-12-17
MAKING READY.
The Citizens Committee Arranging
For the Inauguration.
IGNORING PARTY CLAIMS.
Patriotic Utterances by Colonel Ber-
ret-A subcommittee of Five APP
pointed to Lay Out the Work
Another Meeting to Be Held on
Friday.

Forty members OF the Inauguration Com.
mitteo met at tho Arlington Hotel last even
Ing. Colonel Berret said that the "lnaugura
tlon OF President OF the United states every
iour years marks an important political era In
our country, and has Justly, In oil times, been
regarded as great social event, In which the
citizens OF this District, Ignoring for the time
party differences, have cordially united In do
Ing honor TO the peoples choice for these
high o11ces. 1t seems TO me there never was
time In our local history whom this rule
should DO more implicitly obeyed than now,
and let us cberish tho hope that the now ad.
ministratlon taking charge OF the Govern
ment on the 9TH OF next March, guided by
higher power, will bring renewed prosperity
make the Nations Capital worthy OF It's illus.
irious, founder, whose honored named 1t
Mr.. James +. Harvey was selected as score.
tary. Mr.. Martin +. Morris proposed that the
chairman select the various snbcommittees.
Mr.. John W. Thompson proposed committee
OF i've or ten to select the subcommitt SEES. He
told about the arrangements at the last In.
auguration. Mr. Davidgo offered a resolution
that committee OF fifteen be appointed,
whose duty II shah be TO Inquire what sub
committees shall DO appointed and their re-
spectiye duties, and OF how many and OF whom
TO be composed, and to report to this commit
tee at Its nextmeeting.
The resolution was adopted after an amend.
ment reducing the number Of the committee
to five had been carried. The following was
the committee appointed J. q. Berret chair
Wilson and O. O. Glover.
An OFFER from the proprietor Of the Arling-
ton placing tho room whore the meeting was
held at the disposal OF tho committee was &C.
copied and O vote OF thanks rendered Mr..
Roessle.
The chairman announced that tho commit.
tee OF Ave had appointed the following sub.
ordinate executive committees W. NJ. Gait,
chairman; A. A. Wilson, Dorsey Clagett, II. j..
Fleming, James L. Norris, l.. Gardner, f. b.
Mcguire, j. p. Wlllett, William wheatiey, O.
O. Duncanson, Watson Boyle, T. J. Fisher, Levi
Woodbury., James s.. Edwards, william b.
Clarke.
This committee after discussion was
dropped, on the ground that the committee OF
i've had no right TO name the subcommit-
tee.
Tho following resolution, offered by Mr..
Stlson Hutchine, was adopted:
Resoired, That tho Committee OF Fifty ap.
pointed by tho National Committee be termed
tho Executive Committee, of which fifteen
members shall constitute quorum TO do bust
ness, and that in the formation OF subcommit-
tecs having In charge special features or inter-
ests one member OF the Executive Committee
be member thereof
Stilson Hutchins, John W. Thompson and s.
v. Niles were appointed committee to formu-
late rules TO govern the action OF the Execu-
tive Committee. The subscription books were
not opened, the committee not having troas-
urer. The committee adjourned, to meet next
Friday night.