The Evening critic., 1885-01-23
THE INAUGURATION.
Meetings of Committees and notes
of Progress.

works Committee in awarding the fire.
works contract to the Unexcelled Company,
of New York, was ratified. The question of
accepting the day fireworks display offered
was referred back 10 the committee for fur.
ther consideration. Mr.. Norris, from the
illumination Committee, reported that a
suggestion had been made TO have brackets
with three arms put on the lamp-posts
ON the Avenue, the brackets holding red,
white and blue globes. Tho gas company
had promised to have all the necessary
pressure on and the Commissioners had
granted permission for the use of the posts.
The committee had invited Mr. Worden to
show q lighting apparatus he had proposed
to furnish to illuminate the exterior of the
Pension building and the neighboriug
streets, and he would make an experiment
with it on Saturday night at the corner of
Fifth and # streets. II was decided to have
the members Of the Street and Ball Decora-
tion committees present at the experiment
to form their own judgment upon its effect
Mr.. Dickson said that application, which
would probably be granted, had been made
to have stands erected in the Botanical
Gardens. II was decided not to entertain
any proposition to use the Pension building
for any but ball purposes.
Mr.. Luttrell reported that he had heard
from thirty civic organizations which would
take part in the procession, and that he
thought all Of them could find accommoda-
tions without difficulty.
A telephone was ordered to bo placed In
tho Pension building, where the work is
progressing rapidly.
Mr.. Gait stated that Mr.. Walworth, the
contractor for putting in the heating appa-
Tatus in the Pension building, had informed
him that he had sent off to this city one
hundred of the heaters, and the remainder
would speedily follow.
At the meeting of the Floor and Prone
made Committee last night, Major Throck-
morton and w. @. Mcintyre were elected
vice. ch hairmen, and Mr.. L. B. Hay was
made permanent secretary. II was decided
that after receiving another notification
such members of the committee as did not
attend tho meetings should be dropped.
The following subcommittee were ap-
pointed
On music and programme-E. B. Hay, r.
i. Chew, Major Throckmorton, Jay Cooke
and r. o. Hoffman.
Distribution of programmes-Richard
Smith, John M. Waters, II. Il. Davis,
Samuel Maddox and L. j. Stellwageu.
Preparation of ballroom-Wm. Wheatley,
J.. i. Rehmer, L. G.. Marini, L. b. Hol-
brook and A. b. Cropley.
Management OF ball--A. A. Brooke, $.
II. Wheeler, II. L. Bauer, John @. Poor and
William @. McKenney.
A motion was adopted authorizing the
chairman, the two vice-chairmen and the
chairman of each of the four subcommit-
tees to act as an executive committee.
Treasurer Glover has received the following
contributions since the last report: r. s.
stevens, 500; Hon. Ii. s. Greenleaf, S25;
Laneburgh Il Bro, S26; Hon. J. II. Bagley,
tr., s1Oi James O.. yelling, $25; Robert Portner,
W. Smith, $40: General II. d. Ayres, S.;
Walker Lewls, $40; owen Scott, $40; Il. j.
Mayer, $50. Total TO date, $13,256.
Mr.. L. s. Stokes, of New York, has been
given the refusal of the contract for fur
nishing the ball supper.
The subcommittee on civic parade met
yesterday afternoon at Vernon Row and
organized by the election of Thomas j.
Luttroll, chairman, and John j. Dickson,
secretary.
The County Democracy of New York
will be quartered-600 strong-in the
Skating Rink building, on Now York
avenue.
Tho Kings County IN. " Democracy
wants quarters for 200 men.
Commander Taylor says that while there
are an immense number Of details to be at
tended to yet the Pension building will be
found wholly impervious to the weather
leaving out Dakota billiards and Spanish
earthquakes
Condee & Collins, who have the boot
black contract for the ball, will have ak
men on hand, uniformed in white aprons,
black box.coats and basket-cutfs.
Mr.. Stein, the representative of the Sic.
mems Gas Company, which has
been given the contract for furnishing the
gaslight for the ball, will be here this even
ing to inaugurate preparations.
The suggestions to-day are that for the
next sixty days thespecial and regular police
let up on the policy men and the Sunday
rumsellers and devote themselves to noto-
rious thieves and pickpockets; that every
member of the different committees be
authorized to arrest such offenders on
sight, and that on the floor of the ballroom
the positions of head and side couples in
the dance be marked in chalk lines.
Guethler's brewery was registered to-day
to accommodate ] 300 people.
Accommodations have been secured by
the Public Comfort Committee for II, 100,
and they have accommodations for 13,447 in
rooms, halls and hotels, and cot accommo-
dations for $4,000. Dining-rooms that can
furnish meals for 1850 people have been
registered
Letters received by members of the In
auguration Committee contain the infor-
nation that some people are going through
Alexandria and the adjacent counties and
offering for sale reserved seats to the in
auguration. A few days ago card was
written to club in Annandale, Va, dated
Alexandria, and signed by II. T. Leigh, OF
the jackson Association" informing the
club that the writer understood that it pro-
posed coming to Washington as q mounted
command and that it was necessary for
oil such organizations to communicate with
Mr. Leigh and his associates. This COM
munication had q line across one edge read
ing, Headquarters Democratic National
| Committee, ID. C.' A card, signed j. T.
| Wilson, and dated January 10, was also
| addressed to W. @. Smoot, Aunandale Va,
saying that the writer wanted to see him
on important business before the Amman
| dale Club was called together. The COM
mittee yesterday received a letter from a
| gentleman in Alexandria asking who j. Il,
| Wilson was aud stating that he was going
| through Alexandria and the ad jacent cOun-
| ties pretending to represent the Inaugural
tion Committee, and offering to sell reserved
seats according to diagram which he ex-
hibited. Whether the tickets were for tho
inauguration ball or for stands ON the streets
the writer did not understand. The Iu-
anguTation Committee state that they know
| Of no such persons rs III. T. Leigh or ]. T.
| Wilson that the tickets for the Inaugural
/ tiOn ball, to be sold for So each, will enti-
| tie the holder to all the privileges of the
| building, and that parties Offering other
| than such privileges or tickets are i'm
| posters and are acting without authority.
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