Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-10
THE INAUGURATION,
What Committees are Doing-The Fire.
works and Observation-Disclosures from
Headquarters.
THE DECORATIONS.

THE DECORATIONS.
At meeting OF the committee on decorations
last evening Commodore Schley reported that the
Navy department Will be able to furnish 500 flags
Mr.. Huyck stated that Superintendent smith. OF
the botanical garden. would furnish a large num-
per of plants for decorative purposes Designs for
interior decorations, made by VIM. TeiSer OF this
city; III. f. Hartwell & Co.. OF New York and Benz.
Moves, or Boston. were submitted MessIs Mullett
Emmert, Lansburgh, Wheatley ana Ent.ise were
appointed special committee 10 get up diagrams
or The ball room and send them. with circulars TO
the various decorators throughout the country So
llcitng bids II was decided TO POSTPONE action on
the plan of decoration until something definite
was known concerning the plan OF the ball room
and the arrangement OF the root.
Il would object said a committeeman TO STaH
reporter to-day, "to any attempt at gorgeous deco
ration. Washington does not need TO be decorated
In order TO produce imposing effects. To put any.
thing In the way OF decoration on the Capitol build
Ing would be serious offenSe against good taste
think that the committee viii have at its dis
, posal an abundance Of 1iagS, and merchants and
property owners along Pennsylvania avenue desir.
ing 10 decorate can apply TO the committee. The
committee will furnish the bunting II the mer.
chants Will furnish the labor"
THE FIREWORKS
The committee on fireworks and illumination
MIR. James L. Norris chairman, was organized last
evening. Mr.. William Dickson was elected first
vice-charman; George Shehan. second vice-chalr
man; L. w Smith, third vfce-c hartman; and Joseph
L. C0ombS, secretary. William Dickson. Augustus
BnrgdoTf, w. H. Rapley, A. NJ. Renshaw, ". A.
Johnson, George A. Shenan, W. L. spauldlng, L
MUMMY, tlGTIeS w EedJlci ana L. W. smith, ere
appointed as Subcommittee on Illumination and
decoration, and II. L. Crawford, q. W. Davis. Uni
TED States army; h. L. Howeson. United State:
navy; Theodore j. Mayer, Lloyd MoXley and W. Z
Spauldng, committee on fireworks.
The following gentlemen were proposed and
chosen as members OF the committed: J. p Frank.
lin. j. l. CoombS, De White Lawrence, j. {. Parker
Thomas Harden, j. NJ. Young Robert Downing
Mm. E. Clark, Samuel L Philips, W. c. Mcintyre
b. b. townsend, >. W. Iuiloch, 6. W. Bonnei r
H. McLao 5hIln and r. ". Pratt The various pro-
posals and designs received from manufacturers o
fireworks Were submitted 10 the committed but
action was posi- poned
SECURING QUARTERS IN BALTIMORE
The Baltimore sun says: The leading Baltimore
hotels are receiving almost daily applications from
democratic organizations in the north for accom-.
modations at the Inauguration celebration on
March 4 Barnum'S hotel has arranged for enter
tanning the Veteran Firemen'S Association or New
YORK, $50 Strong, who will spend over two days In
Baltimore while on their Inauguration excursion
the Kings county democracy of BROOKLYN N
will 70 10 Baltimore with 500 men LEAVING nome
on the night OF March 3. A club OF 100 from New
ark, y. D., were lnQulring yesterday by telegraph
Tor hotel accommodations in Baltimore. one or
more or the Baltimore hotels, anticipating great
Influx OF individual straIger5, have declined 10
make agreements Ia advance Ior associations ex-
cept Ia few Instances, where The visitors propose
TO stop couple OF days
NOTES.
A work for the nation and its subjects, entitled
"The Inauguration or Gov Cleveland" a book ior
fifty million people, viii be ready on tie 10Th in
SJant, by Ii. j. hlntZ.
The proceeds OF the performance OF "Three Wives
TO one Husband" at Aibdugh's opera house tonight
Will De devoted 10 the relief OF tue striking miners IN
the Hooking valley.
Funeral ceremonies were held at the Congress
sional cemetery yesterday over the remains OF the
niue daus liter OF MI. anu Mrs c. ID. LppincotJ ho
died at IltuSylile, Pa, a few days ago
The ConSGatter NOIkS Verein has elected officers
as lOlio"s: CHRISTIAN Bueheier, president; Christian
Gockeler, vice president; f. I. IreDer secretary:
Geo. Gockeer, treasurer; and directors: Win. Mid-
mayer, Laurence steltzle, VIM KONG, Henry
ST. Elizabeth opera house was re-opened last
night The operatic comedy OF "PinaIore or the
the cast Including Mrs. ID. b. Macleod, Mrs. j. IL.
Carmencke, and NeSSrS. w. Z. Morgan, W. H
Daniel and Ii. a. Foraeman
The Young Mems Democratic club OF York Pa
Will come with 100 uniformed members and a band
A meeting OF representatives OF democratic clubs
OF Montgomery county, Md, will be held at Rock
in the inaugural ceremonies.
About l0J men OF Tie German Artillery company
OF Charleston, s. c.. have decided TO attend the
inaugural ceremonies.
Mr. j. L. Norris applied yesterday to the Commis-
sloners TO light Pennsylvania avenue with elec-
triclty during the Inauguration.
be democratic cubs OF Baltimore Will come TO
Washington on the morning OF the 4uh ana return
II the evening. The railroad companies expect TO
Washington.
The invitation cards for the ball will be about TX
~ Inches, on each SIDE Is a medallion, one con-
tanning the portrait OF Cleveland ana The other of
HenurlckS. Beneath TINS medallion are pd I'M leaves
connected Win knot at the center, While uenlnd
eacn appears the draped American nag. Ia the
upper TSat-hdnd corner is a view or the Washing
ton monument and the White House, and III tie
leIt-naDu corner u view OF The Capitol
JoAn K foorhlS reported 10 the county democ-
rdCy Committee uE New York last night that the
Pennsylvania railroad offered 70 transport mem
bero TO Washington on the An OF March, IL more
tnan lOJ IN nuinOeT al the rale OF $3.50 each the
round TRIP, and To furnish sleeping cars at 500
eacn the round trip, but the company could not
permit the Cars 10 ue used loUelS IN Washing
ton.
The subcommittee OF the inaugural decoration
committee have decided TO make drawings OF the
DdIl room Tor Tie Information or the decorators
VINO are Duuiug Tor The work. Mir. Geo. EmmerJ
Jr Is preparing the sections, ETC., OF the building
Tor the Information Oh decorators
me lounS Mems Democratic club, last night,
awarded contract 10 StlnemetZ l. Son to furnish
THEM with high silk hats 1or the parade. The band
from ChamoerSbuig, Pa, Which The club has en-
gagged, Will DC III " aSnlngton on the 81 or March.
quarters have been secured for the 18th regi-
meut. pennsylvania National Guards at the ST