Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-07
A CHIEF OF STAFF APPOINTED.
Gen. Hastings to Arrange Details Of the
Inaugural Parade.

Gen. Hastings to Arrange Details Of the
Inaugural Parade.
TIE GREAT BALL-nooM-How THE PRESIDENTS
REcEPrIoN ROOM WILL BE FuRNsHxp-ncHI-
GAN TROOPS ExPEcrKD TO coME-DolNas OF
VARIOUS oonnrrsEa.
Gov. Beaver, Of Pennsylvania, the grand
marshal Of the inaugural parade, has appointed
Gen. d. h. Hastings, acknowledgement of the
Pennsylvania national guard. to be his chief-of-
stan. Gen. Hastings is q tall, military looking
man, with rosy complexion and Q coppery
moustache and goatee. He il all that could be
desired in chief-of-staff so far az appearance
goes. Gen. Hastings came to Washington to-
day attended by some of the staff officers Of the
Pennsylvania national guard The purpose of
the visit was to learn what steps had already
been taken in providing for the street pageant,
and what it has been customary to do on former
inaugurations in recognition of bodies claim
ing precedence over others The details
Of the arrangement of the parade, Gov.
Beaver says, will be left largely in the hands
OF his chief OF staff. General Hastings will be
in communication with the committees on civic
and military organizations, and will make fire.
quent visits to this city. This afternoon
General Hastings had consultation at in
augural headquarters with General Ordway,
who served as chief of staff to Grand Marshal
Slocum four years ago. General Ordway gave
General Hastings all the information at his
command.
MICHIGAN AT THE INAUGURATION.
Col. d. B. Anger, formerly postmaster of
this city, and now acknowledgement Of the
Michigan national guard, is visiting this city
with Col. Rogers, the superintendent of the
Michigan military academy, whose cadet corps
took part in the national drill. Col. Anger
said to STAR reporter to-day that he had no
doubt some OF the Michigan troops would come
to the Inauguration. There has been talk Of a
Col. Anger said he could not promise so much
as that, as the expense OF transportation of
whole regiment would be very great.
THE GREAT BALL ROOM.
Col. Swords, who represents Chairman Brit
ton in the arrangements for the use of the
pension building, called on Deputy Commits
sioner Mclean to-day in regard to the matter.
Col. Mclean represents the commissioner of
pensions. Mr.. Wash. B. Williams, VINO has
offered to furnish the rooms in the pension
building to be used on the occasion Of the ball,
was at headquarters to-day looking over dia-
grams of the pension building. He proposes
to furnish the rooms to be assigned to the
President and Vice-President on the night of
the ball deliberately. Chairman Britton IL not
in favor of putting chairs or seats in the
galleries as was done four years ago. Then the
managers of the ball had use only Of the first
or lower gallery on account of the unfinished
state of the building. Now all the galleries
will be available. Mr.. Britton thinks that there
ought not to be provision for large number
of people to sit down and be in the way. The
galleries will be reserved for promenading,
and there may be few rooms in which chairs
will be placed so that those who are fatigued
may retire to them and rest.
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE FUND.
Additional subscriptions to the inaugural
guarantee fund have been received as fol-
lows: Chas. H. Hill, $40; the Shoemaker Co.,
300; National Grain and Stock exchange. 1926;
Louis Faber, $25; David Hagerty, S25: J. H.
DeAtley, S25; John Keyworth, $25; 8. F.
Oyster, $50; John A. Baker. $50; f. A.
Schneider s $40; Gerstenlberg 4 Reuter- $780,
N. L. Chappelle Co., S25; Frank L. Harvey,
SIS: W. W. Currey, $25; A. A. Birney, S25; d.
H. Hazen, MD, S25 Hume Il Co. additional
to $50 heretofore reported as subscribed by
Hume, Cleary Coz, $40; Sebastian Aman,
$50. Total to date S46,073
THE sUBCoMMrTTEEs.
At meeting last night the banquet commit
tee, of which Gen. Geo. B. Williams is chair
man, was organized Mr.. F. B. Moves was
elected secretary. The committee decided to
cali for propositions and estimates from the
DIR. E. A. Adams committee, which has
charge of street Examinations and fireworks.
met last evening and appointed subcommittee
as follows: Lanterns and transparancies. Geo.
r. Wilson; pyrotechnic street display, Maj. H.
A. Hall; pyrotechnic club display, r. Fletcher:
calcium and electric lights, William Dickson:
pyrotechnic aerial display, George Francis
Dawson; pyrotechnic set display Capt. Dumont.
Many propositions have been received by the
committee from pyrotechnists some of whom
submitted elaborate designs for fireworks.
THE FINANCIAL ROUTINE.
The inaugural committee has had printed
blank acquisitions and check books, with cou-
pons for treasurer's vouchers, and arranged a
system to keep close check upon all expendi-
lures. acquisitions are-drawn upon Chairman
Britton ON blank forms. They must have the
signature of the chairman of the subcommittee,
and be approved by MIR. Britton. The bills
when rendered on forms provided for the pur-
pose must have the approval Of the chairman
of the subcommittee, the chairman Of the
executive committee, and the auditing COM
mittee. check drawn on the treasurer will
then be issued with the signatures of the chair
man of the executive committee and the record
ing secretary. Attached to this will be a
coupon which the treasurer will sign, and
which will be the check on which the creditor
will draw his money from bank.
RAILROAD RATES.
Chairman johnson mas Deen nOtl0eQ by Geo.
H. Daniels, vice-chairman of the Central
Traffic association, that excursion tickets to
Washington will be sold from all points i'm
the territory of that association at one lowest
limited first-class fare for the round-trip.
John N. Abbott. chairman of the Western
Passenger association. writes that his associa-
ton will act on the matter as soon as the trunk
lines and their connections. the Central Traffic
association lines, have acted The Central
Traffic territory is west of Buffalo and Pitts
burg, to Chicago, st. Louis and Louisville.
The territories of the Western States Passen-
ger association and Transcontinental associa-
ton cover large part of the country west,
northwest, and southwest from Chicago and st.
Louis. The Southern Passenger territory Is
south of the Ohio and Potomac and east Of the
Mississippi.
The Trunk Line Passenger committee and
the New York State Passenger association,
agreed to half rate, Represent the following
roads: N. Y. G. and H. r. road. West Shore,
N. Y. o. and W. railway, N. Y. L. Z. and w.,
Lehigh Valley. d. L. and W., Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia and Reading, b. and o., Fitch
burg, B. r. and p, d. Il H. c., E. c. and N,
the Northern Central, r. W. and O., Syracuse,
Geneva and Corning, Western New York, and
Pennsylvania road.
Chairman Parker Of the civic committee,
has appointed Col. Julius ]. Estey, of Vermont,
as a member of his committee, upon the
nomination of the governor Of Vermont.
The Union Harrison veteran legion of Cam
den, N. j., Col j. j. Weaver commanding, is
coming with 200 uniformed men, a citizens
corps Of fifty and a band.