The Evening critic., 1885-01-28
THE INAUGURATION.

AT tho meeting Of the Executive Com
mittoe last night reports were read from the
various subcommittees showing tho pro.
Rreas being made. Several bills were au-
dited. The Committee on Carpets reported
that sufficient material had been procured
without cost to carpet every room In the
Pension building and that Mr.. +. X. Rehm
had volunteered TO superintend the work
of fitting tho floors. 1t was directed that
proposals be invited for the erection of
more stands and platforms in the galleries,
and tho time for receiving bids for the
erection of stands on Pennsylvania avenue
was extended to February TO-
Treasurer Glover has received the follow
ing additional contributions:
Bergper6 EnRel Brewing Company, through
d II. L. Dauierich, manager, 500; Elseman
Bros. $685. Commodore W. W. Queen, sos;
Henr'Admiral Pierce Orosby, s2b Commauder
mira, nSGTTmIcE Wa 59 W sSo y s5 "A
s25; Martin Touhy 80. Total, S1003s.
There win be four entrances to the ball
room.
General n. i. Jeffries has been appointed
member of the Reception Committee.
Tho Cleveland Pioneers of New York
city have secured quarters for $50 mon.
The Gordon Light Infantry of Minors
boro', N. O., will probably be at the inau-
guration.
There will be force of regular troops
present Rt the Washington Monument ded-
icatory ceremon les and at the Inauguration.
All the available men will be ordered here
from Fort Adams, II. l.; Forts Hamilton,
Wadsworth and Columbus and David's
Island, New York Harbor, Fort Monroe,
Columbus Barracks, Ohio, and fifteen com.
ton nf L.. A.. 81.
fantry, which are stationed along the north
ern lakes, Most Of these troops will be
encamped in the Arsenal grounds and the
rest quartered at Blake's Hall.
The following was written in the sug-
gestion book to-day:
Gould II not be arranged to have the process
eion on March 4 to cover longer route than
from the Capitol TO the White House and thus
give all a chance to view IT. or the many
thousand strangers that will be with us and
alec our. own people, II seems that some will
Why not continue the route to tho Washington
Circle, thence along X stroet to the City Hall.
There is at headquarters one of the tick
cts to the inaugural ball of 1857. 1t is not
a very artistic piece Of work. There is on
it only picture of the President, Buch-
anan-the Vice-President, Breckenridge
being only on the card in name. The
names of the managers Of the ball are
printed on the ticket. Among the names
are JEFF Davis, W. /. Marcy, Rufus Choate,
John Kelly, J. A. Bayard, Robert Toombs,
Howell Cobb, w. H. English, Lewis Cass
John Slidell, G. J.. Vsllandigham, Roger A.
Pryor, NJ. Q. Meigs, John Pope, Josiah Ran
dali, r. NJ McLane, Thomas II. Benton, J.
G. Berret, T. j. Fisher, DIR. j. B. Blake, Fl.
G. FAINT, Marshall Brown, J. Q. Mcclure,
A. p. Potts, J. +. Eunis, Beverly Tucker,
I. J. Gait and f. McNerhany.
Only people who employ union mon will
be given work by the committee hereafter.
There has been trouble enough on account
of contractors employing men to work at
less than union rates.
The jackson Club, of Columbus, Ohio,
will come in sleeping car and quarter in
it while hore. As they have no band, they
want to be assigned position behind one
of tho bands that will be in the procession