Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-15
THE INAUGURATION.
Preparations In Progress for the Cere-
monies Next March.

The regular meeting Of the inaugural COM
mittee will be held this evening at head
quarters. At that time the various committees
will submit their reports Of the progress Of the
work placed in their charge. These reports
will necessarily be largely preliminary in
character, but still there are important matters
which viii be considered. The chairmen
naturally desire TO know the views OF the other
members OF the committee they complete
the details of the arrangements, and for this
reason the weekly meetings Of the committee
ere Of great value.
ACCEPTING COMMITTEE ApporSrMrSrs
Chairman Britton to-day found in his mail
letters from J. E. Jamison. the adjutant-rene-
raj of Wisconsin. and from Ralph p. Beecher.
the adjutant-gcneral Of the state Of Nebraska.
accepting positions on the military committee
Also letter from Daniel Butterield accepting
nus appointment on the reception committee.
COMING FROM MISSOURI.
easel Lichtman, the captain commanding
the Hale zouaves, of Kansas City. Mo-, has no.
tified the committee of the intention of the
company to take part in the parade They
viii bring forty men.
THE ROOMS IN THE PENSION BUILDING.
At a conference between Chairman Britton
OF the executive committee, and Chairman
Bell, OF the committee on comfort at the ball.
yesterday afternoon, il was decided 10 set apart
the rooms of the commissioner and deputy
commissioner OF pensions in the pension build
ing for the use OF the President and vice-Presi-
dent. The corridors and stairway leading to
these rooms will be fenced of, and no one will
be allowed to pass there until after the formal
reception OF the presidential party and the in
PRODUCTION to the diplomatic corps To further
relieve the pressure upon the first floor il is
proposed to locate the wine rooms on the third
door.
Walter G. Schuyler, commissary, and Geo.
". Rand, adjutant, of the seventh regiment of
New York, were in the city yesterday for the
purpose Of securing quarters for that regiment
They have been offered the Light Infantry
armory and the skating rink. but have not de-
cided on which they will accept.
General Albert Ordway, the chairman Of the
military committee. has succeeded. by applica-
ton to the members of the cabinet in securing
quarters for the troops in nearly all the public
buildings. Chairman Britton expresses his graf
ihcation that Gen. Ordway has been able 10 do
SO much IN this direction.
An ice cooler has been placed at headquarters
by the Independent ice company, and they will
keep it supplied with ice Their offer 10 fur
nish the ice water at the ball has been ac-
cepted.
Capt. s. H. Williams. of Bellefonte. Pa,
quartermaster Of the fifth regiment, Pennsyl-
vania national guard. was in the city to-day
looking for quarters for his regiment
Representative Russell, of Connecticut.
called at the inaugural committee headquar-
ters this morning in the interest of the fourth
regiment of the Connecticut national guard.
The regiment wants to secure quarters here
for 500 men.
The First Ward republican marching club. Of
Philadelphia, and the st. Joseph fambeau
club, of ST. Joseph, Mo- have applied for
quarters.
Jno. E. Kendrick, of Providence. has been
appointed to represent Rhode Island on the
inaugural committee
The New York republican association last
night extended an invitation to New Workers
to make the association rooms their headauar-
ters during the Inauguration of President-elect
Harrison,