Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-18
INAUGURATION PREPARATIONS.
street ef1l1uminati0n-The Invited Guests
at the Ball-Stands to be Erected Along
the Streets, &c.

MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Al the meeting Of the executive committee
last evening, 1t was decided to invite the men,
bers OF the diplomatic corps, eighty-five in num-
Der, as guests of the committee to attend the
ball. The other persons who will attend as
guests are Mr.. Cleveland, Mr.. Hendricks, Pres
1dent Arthur, Senator Edmunds, Speaker Car
Isle and Mr.. Blaine. The report of the commit
tee on illumination was adopted. This provides
1or 80 calcium lights, which will be used in
gn.lng agens f, the following
avenue 70 the City Hail, and in front Of the City
Hall to 4th and 9Th streets; 5th street to G; 4th
street to g; G street, from 4th to 18th streets;
LOUISIANA avenue, from Pennsylvania avenue
to the City Hall, and F street, from 9th to 9th
nishes ffty-six and the Washington company
m 1nlrIy OF the lights at a total cost of S1,5oO.
Ihose II along the avenue will be lighted as soon
as darkness sets in, while those around the PEN
sion sion building will be lighted about o'clock.
Ihe contract for providing the colored globes,
enme On each lamp post along Pennsylvania aX
city, for 1928. The committee decided to as
sumo the cost of the 1,19O badges of different
colors, which Will be purchased for S400, for the
use of the different committees. The Flambeau
cup OF Iopeka, Kansas, were informed that the
committee could not furnish the fireworks for
tnelr proposed drill on the avenue. The chair
man, MI. w. N. Calf, reported that the work
on the Pension building was going on rapidly.
ton he end OF shs ef In
ett was appointed to take charge Of the supper
tickets.
PROGRESS OF THE WORK ON THE BALL ROOM
The work of putting on the roof over the ball
room Is making rapid progress. This morning
1t was completed up to the pillars on the west
SIDE and on the east side four trusses were in
place ana the boarding nailed on. In a day or
Two the entIre roof will be on, and then the felt
c1ner,ng stoa ,l WIZ be nailed on top. To-day the
paced one In front Of the other on each side of
the nall at intervals Of about ten. feet, and an
immense amount Of heat is thrown out which
WILL soon dry the walls.
PRIVATE STANDS ALONG THE STREETS.
Building Inspector Entwisle will grant no
permission to erect stands along the street, ex-
cept those that are to be erected on the public
parking ars until after the oath inst After that
line Of the sidewalk, subject to the tiscretion
of the inspector. All these stands are to be
built in accordance with specifications and regu-
and will be thoroughly Inspected and tested
before they are allowed to be used.
THE INAUGURAL SUPPER.
Nlr. George Murray, steward for Hunting &
Hammond, of the Murray Hill hotel, New York.
who has charge of providing the supper at the
lnnaugural ball, will provide for the hungry as
Ioilows: 900 quarts Of ice cream, 500 quarts
OF water ices $50 boned turkeys. i 600 pounds
o. LOBSTER, 5000 picked oysters. 5000 clans,
roast turkeys, 500 boiled turkeys: $50 tongues
100 hams, sixteen sets of roast beef fifty rate
de Io.e gras, 100 quarts ofconsomme soup, fifty
lettuce two barrels of chicken salad g. 600 rolls.
100 loaves OF bread, 1000 pounds Of cake.
NOTES.
It Is stated upon authority that the several
Subcommlttees of the reception committee
have been determined upon. and the titles of
the committees and list of members will be an
nouaced as SOON as practicable after the chair
man OF the reception committee shall have COM
mun1cated with the chairman of the con
slonal committee on the Inauguration,
The Stonewall club of Baltimore will take mai
In the parade with rs men,
Gen. Ordway, who is the chief of staff of Gen.
Siocum for the inaugural parade will have his
headquarters where the executive committee
are located, on F street.
The Salem cadet band. which will accompany
the Ancient and Honorable Artillery company
OF boston to this city next Friday, has the rept-
tatlon OF being one of the first military bands in
New england. The band master, Mr.. Jean NJ.