Richland beacon., 1885-03-14
WARRINGTON LETTER.
WAsrIINGroN, March :, 1855.


crowded with visitors who have
come to the inauguration, and who
impro>c their time while waiting for
that event, By visiting ;hc MUSEUMS,
at galleries, Departments, and o'hcf
place> e intvres; and entertainment
tha, this cijy. more than any other,
affords. Odd men may he seen
amonq thcri, those WAC have rot
been in Washington since The matt
gural cclcmDnic, Of that last Demo
cratic President. and who look WIN
admiration al The Improvements that
have taken place SINCE then, and at
the extensive preparation, that are
ro;ng ON. The street., the hotels,
The shops, and the faces have a h"h-
day appearance, and of course, the
fee,ivi,ic, on the fourth Of March
are the all absorbing topic.
The Prr-i,!cnt-c'cct will arrive
tomorrow night, ana = i'll be escort
cd to the Arlington hotel by an APP
noin,cd committee. His first
/ . iimp>c e hi, future home on the
morning of the inauguration Will he
pleasant, f.. from thc windows OF
the Arlington, hcyoud trees, foun-
tan,, and Lafayette park, IN excel
len. Jew Of the N;i!t House can
nc obtained. At about ten o'clock,
81. Cleveland will proceed to the
Executive mansion, accompanied by
: committee of Senators, where nc
will b. introduced To President Ar
thur, and they Will 80 together, IN
military procession, 30 the Capitol.
\ ". Dad stand Ia, been crested ON
the Eastern front of the Capitol. and
there the PYc>idrut-clcct will take
his oath If uflicc, AID tbs President
vii! deliver ri, inaugural address.
tOn!v 4 few hundreds will bc able 10
hear hi, voice; hut tens of thousands
can see for the first time Democrat
ic President. After the ceremonies,
President Cleveland and cXPre,i
dent Arthur will quickly proceed to
the White House, and after lunch
inr, will take their places Oh a Gov
cred stand that has been erected III
the grounds of the presidential man
sion, and review the procession
The latter will be five miles III
length, and embrace about twenty
five thousand men. 1t will app. oact
, the Presidential stand from different
, routes. Its line OF march will in
clude portio' Of PENNSYLVANIA ave
nue.. Twenty second street, Conncc-
ticut, Rhod- Island and Massachu
sets avenues. and X street. During
the progress of the procession, Pinn-
! svlvania avenue will be kept entirely
clear from curb to curb, both from
vehicles and people, and the police
have orders to arrest any one ell
croaching upon the street. This
will prevent crowding the line o.
march and will add greatly to th'
5 effect of the spectacle.
3 If it is pleasant day, the pagcan
: will be grand. The bright uniform
of the soldiers, the martial music, hi
thronging crowds, The gay draperie
of bunting, red, white and blue, ant
2 the humorous decorations will maxi
, the panorama one long TO be rcmem
t bcrcd.
p The ball room is at last in rcadi
ness for It's many di>tin. ui>hc'
\ guests. At least ten thousand PEG
d pie are expected to attend, and unde
e the dazzling electric lights the seen
9 will be truly brilliant. The wall
s are drapcd with velvet border''
4. with gold, elegant silk banners, an
, and patriotic designs. Huge plat
glass mirrors are placed here an
l. there, and flowers will be everywhere
. A mammoth floral chair will b
: placed at one end of the hall for IN
+ President, and a superbly furnishe
= room has been prepared for his ten
-, porarv use. The ventilation, hea
= ing and lighting liabilities OF the b,
IS room have been tested, and foun
S nearly perfect. No matter ho'
8 many persons attend, the hall Wi
no, be crowded. The gallery alor
, can scat three thousand persons, an
five thousand can easily waltz at ono
in the space allotted to dancing, an
IL there will be abundant room f(
It promcnaders. 1t is estimated tn
o six hundred persons can be served
n the same time in the supper roor
y A fire company will be kept cot
stantly on duty in the building.