The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-02-18
THE INAUGURATION.

At tho meeting Of tho Executive Com.
mittce last night Mr.. w. H. Clagett was iu-
structed to look after the supper tickets
and the tickets for the ENTERTAINMENT on
tho night of March D. The Diplomatic
Corps was added to the list of those who
will DO guests at tho ball No tickets
will be given free-invited guests tickets
will have to be paid for. Tho report of tho
Committee on illumination, in regard to
lighting the streets, was approved. 1t will
cost $l,77s. The following streets will DO
lighted Pennsylvania avenue from First
TO Seventeenth streets; Four-and-a.half
street, from Pennsylvania avenue to City
Hall; Fourth and Fifth streets, running
parallel with Judiciary Square; Louisiana
avenue, from Fifth to Seventh streets; G.,
from Fourth TO Fifteenth streets, aud L,
from Fifth to Ninth streets. The Now
York Calcium Company will furnish hfey-
six and tho Washington Company thirty of
the lights. Tho cluster lights for the Ave-
nue. will be furnished by i. +. Brooke.
An appropriation of 800 for badges for
the members of the committee was made.
There will be ,132 badges, those of the sew.
eIal committees being of different colors.
The Fireworks Committee was directed to
inform the Flambeau Club of Topeka, Kan
sas, that IL would DO impossible to furnish
them with fireworks.
Notes.
Mr.. Hammond, the caterer for the supper,
says that in addition to fruits, cheese, nuts,
raisins, coffee and ornamental dishes, there
will DO served on the night Of the bali the
following
One thousand quarts OF leo cream, 500 quarts
Of water ices, 100 bQped turkeys, 1000 pounds
Of lobster, 5000 picked oysters, 5000 clans,
large salmon, q large striped bass, 200 roast
turkeys, 500 boiled turkeys, $50 topgdss, 100
hams, 10 sets OF roast beef, 30 pate do foie
punches OF celery, 80 dozen heads OF lettuce,
2 barrels OF Quicken salad, COCO rolls 100
loaves OF bread, 1000 pounds OF cake. .
Six Of the trusses arc in position 10 the
Pension building, and tho contractor
completed by the end of the week. The
canvas covering for the roof has been. fin
ished at the Navy-Yard.
The Irving Hall Democracy will be
quartered at Driver's
At the meeting of the Federation Of
Labor unions last night tho action of the
carpenters and ioincr5 in Withdrawing their
men from work on the Pension building
was approved. No union carpenters are
now at work there.
The following additional contributions
have been received by Treasurer Glovor
WI. Hoeke, s25; George Emmert, IT,, s10i
j, W. .Hogg, $40; Henry Polkinhornax2O; Il.
JobaneeD, So. Grand total TO date, 81 1903.
Mr.. William p Gladipg, chairman of the
Cleveland Tenth Legion of Brooklyn, N.
Y, in letter to the Ticket Committee
states that tho legion Is to give grand ball
in Brooklyn oil the night of tho 4th Of
March, and desires the committee TO
present them with 300 inaugural ball invi-
tations TO give 10 tho ladies as souvenirs.
q. Tho committee in reply state that they will
gladly present the invitations at So per in
vitati0n.
John Kelly and John Scannell of the
Tammany Society have engaged quarters
at Wizards for tho Inauguration and will
be accompanied by their wives. They will
come here the afternoon of the list of March
and will remain till after the 9th.
The Stonewall Political Club, of Balti-
more, have signified their intention of
participating in the parade. They will
come over on the morning of the fourth aud
return after the parade.
The Forsyth Rifles, of North Carolina,
have applied for quarters. Referred to tho
Military Committee.