Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-25
THE. COMING INAUGURATION.
The Work of Preparation for the Cere
monies Well i'm Hand.
TIE DpcoRAr1oS OF THE R.11. Rc

The decorators have begun their preliminary
work in the hall of the Pension building. The
roof will be hung with bunting In the shape of
halt moons. There will be suspended from the
Iool thlrty-Six pennants. 'seventy-two feet long,
oetWeen which will swing garlands of natural
flowers. The columns supporting the roof and
Tue galleries will be wreathed with smflaX and
lowers; Between the arches of the upper gal
Iery VIII De placed various devices. bearing tie
ceatS-oi-arms of various states. Beneath the
ggaaery will be suspended LA elegant silk
floor will be placed large American shields,
urtped with flags, and adorned with silver
p4lnted il1 s spears. At one end of the ball room
VIII be placed an immense plate glass mirror,
sixteen and a-half by ten and a-half feet. in a
frame of cut glass, and at the opposite end
Cne residents floral chain under japanese
plants viii be placed I'm each corner of the ball
room. One of the features OF the floral deco
raolohs VIII be devices symbolcal of the
various executive departments of government.
Inc curtains and other hangings Of the ball
room Will be of the richest fabrics.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The executive committee, at their meeting
last evening, acted upon bills as follows:
Thomas w. Smith, for lumber and entire ma
teral for roof, S3,175.96; referred to auditing
committee j. L. Walkers Sons, bill for felt
Ing, $500. James l.. Parsons bill of 500 for
deTlslng, drawing and supervising the erection
ol tne foof and u. j. MacartyS bill of $3.50 for
making 6,00O hat boxes were ordered to be
PAID A sum of $3.50 was appropriated for the
40 the floor of the building for the ball. The
cHnmittee was also authorized to engage a
number OF young men to distribute the pro-
grams at the entrances of the ball room.
1t having been reported that plants and
flowers could not be obtained from the govern
ment dani green houses with the exception of the
authoriZed to call upon the President TO grant
a special order to this effect. Mr.. Neal was
granted the privilege of selling flowers in the
ball room. Messrs. Fisher. Wilson and BOYLE
were appointed a subcommittee to arrange the
police force at the building. Mr.. Noble u. Lar
ner will be requested to act with this sub-com-
mttee. The privilege of n stand at the Peace
monument was let to Messrs. Dyer & Co., the
highest bidders, for S56, and the contract for
White House was awarded to the same firm
for $500. 1t will hold 500 persons. 1t was
stated that the ball program would be printed
in silver and blue, from new type and on heavy
paper. The cover is beautifully engraved with
vignette portraits of Cleveland and Hendricks.
ana on the back with view of the Pension
building. The committee adjourned to meet
Tonight at the Pension building.
ROOM FOR THE VISITORS.
AT the meeting of the committee on public
comfort last evening the secretary, Mr.. +. p
Madigan, reported accommodations for Alb
persons, dining-rooms able to feed 2O.5.5 per-
sons and fifteen vacant houses with cots for
$500 persons. Up to date IA, 734 persons have
been quartered by the committee and about
100 daily are being provided for. a vote of
man. Col P. Wright, the secretary, Frank p
Madigan, and the clerk, A. j. schwartz, for
their services.
THE CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS.
Thomas j. Luttrell, chief marshal Of the
fourth division OF the parade, consisting of the
civic associations, has selected Mai E. w. An
derson as his chief of staff He has divided his
division into six brigades and designated the
following as marshals: First brigade, composed
of civic organizations from the state of New
York, Gen. Horatio King, of Brooklyn, n V:
second brigade, composed of organizations from
Delaware. New Jersey, Ohio and Illinois. Mr.
of clubs from Pennsylvania, Hon. J. H. Hop
kins; fourth brigade, composed of clubs from
Maryland, Mr.. Spencer Watkins: fifth brigade
composed of Virginia and District of Columbia
clubs, Mr.. Benjamin F. Lloyd: sixth brigade,
fire department and cavalry, Mr.. w. A. Hutch
lnS.
THE cAvALcADE OF HoRsEMEN.
The cavalcade of horsemen representing the
states which cast the 219 electoral votes for
Cleveland will be one of the features of the
inaugural parade. 1t is being organized by Col
Nixon. and the following will participate: Major
horses, will represent Connecticut; Major ]. W.
West Virginia; Major ". j. Mullin of Teniey,
ShankS, of Georgetown, with white horses
Maryland; Major V. Selles, Georgetown, with
black horses, Mississippi; Major W. ]. Ryon,
of Virginia, with black horses, New Jersey
Major John Curtin. of Georgetown, with gray
horses, South Carolina; Major Geo. w. Burdett
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Major John Veale, of Georgetown, with II bay
horses, Virginia; Major Patrick Maher,
Georgetown, 13 gray horses, Kentucky.
TO RECEIVE THE MILITARY.
The following have been appointed by Col.
VIM. G. Moore, chairman of the committee on
military organizations, to receive the visiting
military and escort them to their quarters:
9th Pennsylvania regiment, Col. 2. III. ALA
bach, Fred. Gieseking, +. q. Calvert: 9th Penn
sylvania regiment, Col. j. A. Tate: battery II. ].
& T. T
p. ID. Phelps; Sth Pennsylvania regiment Col
Frank Jones; 9th Pennsylvania regiment, Rob't
Boyd; 18th Pennsylvania regiment. Matthew
Goddard; 10th Pennsylvania regiment Gen. z.
+. Bacon, A: I. Britton, James c. Addison; 18th
Pennsylvania regiment, Lieut. ]. Q: Manson;
Robert Christy and z. NJ. Dubant: 18th Penn
sXlvania regiment. Capt. L. f. Thomson and
M a. shSrt h5h ana PfnnSSyana
sylvania regiment Capt George Breitbarth
and Andrew Saks; 18th Pennsylvania regi-
ment, C9l: th amos mos Webster ana George p.
n. Y, Col. Geo. +. Timms; Jackson corps, Al
bany; n. Y, Capt; J. F. Oyster; Bond Guards.
Augusta, Ca, f. S. Hutchinson, Frank Hume:
Virginia Brigade, Geo. NJ. Lockwood; Hornets
Nest Rifiemen, Lieut.. Geo. w. Evans. b. H.
H. Murphy, Capt. NJ E. Urell, Jos. Rackey;
Meagher Guards, Providence, r. l., JAS r.
Ryon; EdgecomP b Guards, Tarboro, N. G, W.
ston, N. c., r. E. George; 14th Ohio regiment,
Columbus, Ohio, T. b. Kalfus. Gen. j. F. Farms,
worth, Horace Broughton; Sd Pennsylvania re-
Pennsylvania regiment, r. C. Lewis, +. NJ.
Lewis.
THE LINE OF MARCH.
Gen. Slocum, the chief marshal and Gen.
Ordway, his chief of staff, after their drive over
the city with the view of selecting a route for
the inaugural parade as stated in yesterdays
STAR, decided upon the following order of pa
rade: The first division, composed of the reg
ular troops and District militia, will form west
of 18th street and escort the President-elect
the oath of office and deliver his inaugural ad-
dress, while the troops will pass on to the north
side of the Capitol and making halt, be in read
iness to resume the line of march down that side
completed. The remaining three divisions will
not take part in escorting the President to the
Capitol but will proceed direct to New Jersey
Maryland and Delaware avenues east of the
of the ceremonies The line will then be formed
and the parade actually begin. The route of
the procession will be via the north side of the
Capitol to Pennsylvania avenue to Washington
Rhode Island avenue, to Massachusetts avenue
to 14th street, where the parade will be dis
missed: Before the head of the line will have
reached the avenue opposite the Executive
Mansion the President viii leave the line and
proceed to the stand in front of the White
House, where he will review the parade.
The route of the procession has been arranged
so as to take in much of the western sections of
the city. Gen. Ordway, the chief of staff. says
the procession will, after passing the White
House, proceed without fail over the rest of the
route, finally dispensing at Thomas Circle. Per-
sons along the streets in the northwest over
which the procession will pass need have no
fear about decorating their houses or making
all arrangements to view the procession from
of the route beyond that usually followed by
inaugural professions will relieve somewhat