Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-19
THE FOURTH OF MARCH.
The Preparations Well I'm Hands,
Large Civic Pnrnde-The Decoration
Of the Streets, &c.
THE WORK on TIE BALL ROOM.

THE WORK on TIE Rail- ROOM
The last truss OF the wooden roof Of the PEN
sion building was put in place to-day. and as
the boards have been nailed on as fast "a the
trusses were put up the entire ball room will be
under roof by noon tomorrow. The tar paper
which will be put on over the boards. Is par
TALLY on, and by tomorrow the roof will be
completed. The laborers are engaged TODAY in
cleaning up the building, and Tomorrow the
workmen win begin TO lay the flooring. The
has been turned on and the building is being
dryed out. In spite of the great obstacles
that have presented themselves, the committee
will be able TO keep the contract with the decor
ators, and turn the building over Ia them on the
10th instant, which is tomorrow. There is
force of 100 men at work on the roof. and
now that is about completed, number will he
discharged this evening. The members OF the
committee of course feel highly gratired by this
outcome, and now have no doubt. but what the
preparations vet to be made. will be completed
In ample time and at an early date, than has
Sh xSe m hadE
Ing, and expressed surprise at the advanced
state or the preparations. Men of experience
so rapidly and well, is a very remarkable per-
formance.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
The following subscriptions to the Inaugural
ton fund were received to-day by Mr.. c. c.
Glover: Edward Cooley. $40; w. Nordlinger,
30; M. Z. Mitchell. So: Jno. Neale. So: II. u. and
"A: b Cropley, $40; w. III. Bailey, SO; Thomas
w. Smith, $780, W. F. Works, 81: Geo. Bancroft,
$25. Total, $21 1882.
PROPOSED STAND AT THE WHITE HOUSE
The executive committee on Inauguration
will have before them tonight for discussion a
plan for q stand TO be erected on the line OF the
avenue, in front of the Executive Mansion of
seatlng capacity for 500 persons, on which the
President and his friends will review the pro-
cesslon on Its return from the ceremonies at
the capitol on the evening OF the Inauguration.
THE ILLUMINATION OF THE STREETS.
At the meeting OF the committee on fireworks
public Illumination and decoration last evening
the chairman, Jas. l.. Norris, was requested to
ask the executive committee for power to en-
ploy six persons at So each to look after the
calcium lights to be used for street illumination
on the night of the 4th. A subcommittee. con-
sisting of Messrs w. E. Clarke, III. l.. Crawford,
and John NJ. Young, was appointed TO procure
fifteen hospital tents for the use of the Unex-
celled fireworks company. A resolution was
adopted stating shat in view of the apparent
lndlSposltlon OF the executive committee to ap-
prove any comprehensive system OF street or
other public decoration, this committee does not
deem IL eNpedient to take any further action"
A resolution was adopted urging upon the ex.
ecutive committee the importance of making
some provision for display Of day fireworks.
NOT RECEIVING PRESENTS.
Mr.. Thomas j. Luttrell has received a letter
from the jefferson club of Cleveland, Ohio, stat
ing that they would take part in the parade IL
they were permitted to allow a negro man to
march through the line and present President
Cleveland with silver bouquet. The chair
wrote in reply that Mr.. Cleveland was not re-
ceiving any presents from any source whatever.
A LARGE CIVIC REPRESENTATION
The committee on civic or mutations at their
meeting last evening agreed TO use blue saddle
cloths, with white trimmi ngs, and the marshals
and their aids will wear red, white and blue
sashes. The organizations which have signi-
fled their intentions of taking part i'm the in
augurai ceremonies Will aggregate 1877 men
exclusive of District organizations.
BALTIMORE AND THE INAUGURAL PARADE
The democratic clubs OF Baltimore are MAX
ing preparations to attend the inaugural and
are now INDUCING in nightly parades. The
Crescent club is one of the largest and will be
well represented. The uniform dress Is dark
clothing, tall silk hats and canes carried mus
ket fashion. The Calumet club uniform allows
the usual citizen dress, with light-colored over
coats, soft felt hat and gloves. The Seventeenth
Ward club proposes to uniform with red shirts,
black pants and black felt hats. The Stonewalf
club will be uniformed i'm dark clothes. yellow
gloves. canes and button-hole bouquets, and
headed by band. Besides these distinctively
political clubs, the Fifth Maryland regiment,
the posts of the Grand Army of the Republic
and other organizations will be represented.
COLoRED TROOPS FROM VIRGINIA COMING.
In response to general orders, inviting all
state troops to participate in the Inauguration
ceremonies, the second battalion of Virginia
volunteers, composed of five companies of col
ored infantry from the Norfolk district, have no
tthSa bSHcfbi FHZHuEh Lee, coinIlanQlng, OF
their intention of participating i'm the inaugural
ceremonies Of President Cleveland. Major L. H.
Smith, of General Lees staff, replies expressing
his qualification at the determination OF the col
ored troops to attend.
I. STANDS FOR VIEWING THE PROCESSION.
Mr.. VIM. Dickson, chairman of the committee
on public reservations, has asked and obtained
permission for using the public reservation west
OF Z tn street and fronting the Center market for
the purpose Of constructing thereon a public
stand for reviewing the procession. Permission
was also given for the construction of a similar
cal gardens.
The inspector of buildings has given a permit
TO erect stand for seeing the professions on the
21st inst. and 18th proX. on Pennsylvania ave-
niue, south SIDE between 14th and 10Th streets,
frontage OF 75 feet on a vacant lot.
NOTES.
A letter was received at headquarters TODAY
stating that the Jeffersonian club of Atchison,
Kansas, would be unable to attend the inaugu-
ration on account of a failure TO arrange favor
able rates of transportation.
At the meeting of the Columbia club last
evening 1t was announced that seventy-five
members had expressed their intention of turn
ing out on the Sd of March to receive the visit
ing clubs to whom an escort has been rendered
These clubs are the Iroquois club, of Chicago:
the Americas and Randall clubs of Philadel-
phia, and the Albany PhalanX, OF Albany.
Mr.. +. b. Mcguire, who has charge OF the ball
tickets, states that large number has been
sent to various places outside the city for sale
and that the sale has been good in this city,
He thinks that il Is rather early yet for the sale
to be very large here.
Retreating BEFORE the Nahdi