National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-01-01
THE INAUGURATIoN.
Meetings OF the Executive and Ticket Com
miitess-A Programme Proposed by An
A1rXandrIan

Ncctlnrs OF tho Executive and Ticket Com.
miitees-A Programme Proposed by An
AlcNandrlau.
The ticket committee connected with the
inaugural ceremonies held quite protractcd
meeting yesterday. Mcssrs. Fred B. Mciuirc,
.lcnry A. Willard, T. T. 1utlrcl, \. A. WILSON,
and Gen. Chaunccy McKccver compose tho
committee. aud they have Nll charge OF the
sale and distribution Of the ball tickets. 1t
was ular,t thought that tue contract was 700
large lSr them tD carry out without assistance
bal after "a full exchange ot YuWs the cOuClu'
sion was reached that they could perform thc
work unddcd, and 1t was decided not call ior
assistance. .,,
The executive committee paid,anothcr visit
10 the new pvusiuu building aud hGd confer
cuCC with Gcu. Ncgs us to the manner OF rig
ging the roof and perfect undSrsi'imlliHE was n'
reached. The adjusting of tie heating mp
paratUs will BE- under the supgrNlslonot MI
Arthur G. WuiWorih, OF Boston, Mass, the CON
tractor for the hulldiug. The committee on
public comfort arr beginning TO find plenty 10
do, aud yesterday number OF letters were re-
tpiyUd aud persons called leaving tue Hl
dresses oi parties having rooms TOT reut' VOL
William q, Moore, of the committee on MN.
tnry urnulMtions, has reported tothee executive
committee that all OF the visiting military VINO
have applied tO his committee Tor quarters
have been accommodated. The finance com
mllteu reports encouraging progress in the per
cciying contributions steadily as prooithatlney
are doing gODd work. Tie treasurer also
wishes IL known that parties willing TO CON
tribute to the iuud need not wait for the com
mittcc To call upon them. hut that the contrl-
button scnts directly to him viii be promptly
acknowledged. Mr.. VI. j. kint2, OF AlcNn-
dria, Va. yesterday informed the executive
committee tnat he was getting up hOOk, 70
be published as soon rs the Sth of January
next, In connection with the inaugural cerc-
monies and tho following was the order OF tue
day forthc lth OF March for the inaugural pro-
CCsSiOn.
The procession win form on Pennsylvania
avenue. with its front near seventeenth street,
aud will he headed by two battalions OF
mounted police. .,.,-.,-
Waite aud his associate justices, IN carriages,
drawn by four white horses
The Marine band composed OF - pieces,
President Arthur cscorting Grover ClCyc-
land aud Thomas A. Hendricks, in his private
carriage, drawn by six horses.
The national executive committee and dls'
tingushed guests In carriages.
Tho right front will be composed OF citizens
in the llll dress of their organizations mar
shaled by Gen. George b. Mcclellan.
| The center Will bu supported on the let by
! the United States regulars and Light infantry
! companies from the different parts of the
union headed by Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock.
The forces VIII be expected to move at lO3l
n. M, which will be signaled by the firing OF
/ cannon.
| Seventeenth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and
| Twentieth streets, north of the avenue. The
citizens who expect to take part on the south
| side of the same streets.
The writer says that this Is the programme
| he had intended to hnve in his book, but any
| suggestions they might quake If they would
| notify him soon he would be happy to change
| to such arrangement.
The committee has fled the communica
! ton, believing II u little to early TO arrange
| the procession and believing that privilege
belongs to the grand marshal, who should bt
| consulted in the matter.