Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-23
THE INAUGURATION.
Preparations that are Being Made for
Illumination and Feeding.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Authorizations
for the inauguration are going on with
great success. The stands on the public
park binding on Pennsylvania avenue
are about completed, and work on the
Pension building is being pushed forward
night and day. At the outset the greatest
anxiety existed as to the ability of the
committee to get this building completed
in time. Now none at all is felt. The
temporary roof is in place, and the work
on the interior can soon be completed,
In the illumination of the city at night
eighty-siX calcium lights will be used and
placed as follows: Pennsylvania avenue.
from First to Seventeenth streets. ali
around the Capitol grounds; FOur-and-a-
half street, from Pennsylvania avenue to
the City Hall, and in front of the City
Hall to Fourth and Fifth streets; Fifth
street to Ninth; Fourth street to G.; &
street, from Fourth to Fifteenth street +:
Louisiana avenue, from Pennsylvania ave-
nue. to the City Hall, and + street. from
Fifth to Ninth street.
Those along the avenue will be lighted
as soon as darkness sets in, while those
around the Pension building will be
lighted about 8 O'Clock. COlored globes,
four on each lamp-pOst, will be placed
along the avenue. The members of the
diplomatic corps, 50 in number, Mr.. Cleve-
land, Mr.. Hendricks, President Arthur,
Senator Edmunds, Speaker Carlisle, Mr..
Blaine and Gen. Logan will be the guests
of the Executive Committee at the ball.
The following items will be included in
the inaugural supper: 1000 qu arts of ice
cream, 800 quarts of water ice, $50 bOned
turkeys, 1000 pounds of lobster, 5000
picked oysters, 5000 clans, 6 large sal
mon, large striped bass, 200 roast tur-
keys, 500 boiled turkeys, $50 tongues, 100
hams, 16 sets of roast beef, 80 pate de fOe
gras, 100 quarts of cOnsOmme soup, 80
dozen bunches of celery, 80 dozen heads
of lettuce, 2 barrels of chicken salad
5000 rolls, $50 lOaves of bread, 1000
pounds of cake.
THE BALLROOM WILL BE THE LARGEST
EVER SEEN
in this country. You see when YOU get a
ballroom on whose floor 1000 or more
people can be dancing at once, on whose
promenades 1900 or 5000 more can be
made comfortable, in whose dining-rOom
1000 people may be fed at once, and in
whose galleries 1000 or 5000 people may
be comfortably seated, you have an i'm
mense affair. No one can realize the big
ness of the ballroom and its belongings
until he has seen it and realized how little
show few hundred wOrkmen make in it.
THE PROCESSION PROMISES TO BE A VERY
FINE ONE.
There are to be from 1000 to 10000 men,
bers Of civic associations in the process
sion, judging from the communications
we have had, and as for the military
there is no end to it. Pennsylvania alone
is to send 1000 of her State troops, New
York 1900, and many Of the other States
large numbers, while the United States is
also to furnish a large Dumber of men.
The procession will be something quite
worthy of the occasion.
On every reservation" and park along
the avenue where the procession is to
march are being erected platforms with
seats to accommodate thousands and
thousands of people. All along the ave-
nue. the windows are placarded, 'EThis
window for rent for the inauguration
parade" The prices for windows range
from So upward as high as $50.