The Evening critic., 1885-02-07
rHE COMING INAuouRArIoM.
Contracts Awarded ana Offers re.
oeiHen.

ttANtNs
At n meeting Of tho Executive Commit.
tee last night the contract for the ball sup.
per was awarded to Messrs. Hunting &
Hammond, Of the Murray Hill HOTEL New
York. They promise to serve first-class
supper to 5000 or moro persons. Walker
Lewis, n colored man of this city, will ON
ploy the walters, all of whom will be Wash
ingtoninns. The Fireworks and Public Dec
Grafton Committee have agreed TO certain
changes proposed by Mr.. Roster, Of the
Unexcelled Fireworks. Tho changes con
sist in leaving out two of the set pieces of
fireworks and the substitution for them of
grand prial display. On tho night of the
1th Of March Mr.. Roster will without
charge send up one of the largest balloons
ever built in this country. 10 will DO loaded
with fireworks which will at height of
milo explode.
Tho offer of Mr.. T.. f. Brooks to put up
and remove the brackets on the whole 100
lamp-posts along Pennsylvania avenue, be.
tween First and seventeenth streets, for
S2'1O per lamp, or s92s,90 for the whole,
was accepted.
Tho offer of the Washington City Calcium
Light Company to illuminate with thirty
calcium lights, to burn six hours, street,
from Fifteenth to Fourth Fourth, from G
to Il along Il to Seventh, and the exterior
of the Pension building for $40 per light,
was accepted. The proposition OF the New
York Calcium Company to light Pennsyl-
vania avenue, from Seventeenth street to
the Peace Monument all around the Capt.
toll up Four.and-a-half street from che
Avenue to the City Hall, and from Fourth
to Fifth streets, in front of the City Hall
and Louisiana avenue, from Seventh street
to the City Hall, with Gfty-six lights, TO
burn six hours, for the sum of $3.50 per
lamp, was also accepted.
1t was decided TO light Louisiana and
Indiana avenues and the street around Ju-
dietary Square and h street, between Ninth
and Fifth streets Members of tho commit
mittee will visit the houses on Pennsyl-
vania avenue and ascertain how many of
them will be decorated.
A vote of thanks was passed TO the
United States Electric Light Company for
its offer to illuminate the Executive Man
sion without charge.
A number of new members were elected
last night at the meeting of the Young
Mems Democratic Club. A silk banner for
that club was ordered, and u letter was
read from the Duckworth Club, of Cncin-
natl, accepting the escort rendered them by
the Young Mems Club. Tho latter will
keep open house on the 18th of March in a
suite Of rooms on Market Space.
The following contributions have been
received by the treasurer: A Knight of
Labor, So David r. McGee $25; William
Lord, $40; Henry Wise Garnett $50; total,
800.
The Old Dominion Guard of Norfolk,
Va, will come here on the 18th of March
instead of on the 2lst OF February, as had
been agreed upon.
The Fourteenth Pennsylvania Regi mont
has accepted the escort rendered them by
the Union Veteran Corps.
A letter has been received from the Har-
lem Club, of New York, numbering about
forty members, by the Committee on Pub
lie Comfort, applying for quarters during
the inauguration. They will probably be
quartered on L street northwest
Treasurer Glover received the following
contributions this morning:
ohief.Justice W. A. Richardson, $40; Judge
q. W. Sco1eld, SO; Judge Lawrence Weldon,
$40; Il. o. Polkinhorn, $40: John q. Thomp-
son, SO; Harry King, $40; w. t. U. Company,
500; W., Llbpey, S25; total to date, S15,'