Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-01

NroHT-THE WORK WELL BLOCKED oCT-rHE
NEW SECRETARY ON DuTY-rHx GROWING QUAIL.
ANTEE FUND.
Gov. Beaver, of Pennsylvania, will march at
the head Of the line on Inauguration day. Mr.
Britton. chairman of the inaugural committee,
to-day received the following letter from Gen.
Beaver, dated November 80, from the e1ecu-
tive chamber at Harrisburg:
my DEAR SIR: 1 have the henor to acknowl-
euge the receipt of your letter Of the 2Sth inst
rendering me, on behalf of the executive COM
mlttee OF the inaugural ceremonies of March 4,
1889, an invitation to act marshal of the pro-
cession on the occasion of the Inauguration Of
Gen. Benjamin Harrison as President Of the
United States. l appreciate the compliment
conveyed in this invitation, particularly in view
OF the manner in which you have linked my
name with that of the greatest living soldier Of
our country in your communication. had ex-
Pected to be present at the Inauguration
OF Gen. Harrison in any event. and would
have been pleased and proud to accompany
our division Of the national guard of Pennsyl-
vania, as / have had the honor of doing on
former like occasions. The call Of the COM
mittee to assume the greater care, labor, and
responsibility is not to be disregarded. and
therefore accept the invitation, relying upon
the cordial cooperation Of your committee in
the discharge Of the duties which the position
carries with it. My official duties are such
that l cannot give much attention to the
details OF the preliminary work Of
organization, but l am pleased to notice
the complete manner in which you have COW
cred the ground by your various subcommit-
tees. will expect by your aid, through my
chief OF staff, who will be named to you in q
few days, to meet the requirements Of the posi-
ton to the satisfaction Of the committee and
the country. will be pleased if your commit
tee can have a full and complete roster of all
organizations expecting to participate in the
parade, together with the time and place of their
arrival carefully prepared. Please convey to
confidence reposed in me, and accept for your
self my grateful acknowledgements for the
kindly manner in which you have conveyed
their invitation"
THE NEW SECRETARY.
Col H. L. Swords, the new corresponding
secretary Of the committee, arrived in town
last night from Iowa and took possession to-day
Of his desk in the room adjoining Mr.. Britton's.
To-day telephone was put up in Col Swords
room as contribution by the telephone COM
pany to the inaugural committee. The bell
was jingling merrily all day.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The executive committee will meet tonight
1t is expected that many. If not all, of the SUBJ
committees will then be completed. The COM
mittee will also obtain from each chairman a
cOmmlttee.
MIR. BrittOn said to-day that he was well pleased
with the progress that had been made
The work was all well under way
and soon he would not be compelled to give so
much OF his time to it. The early date at which
preparations were commenced would he
thought, enable them to secure the best results
in some particulars Mr.. BrittOn instanced the
case of the ball invitation cards. 1t was his
opinion that they should get out of the rut and
secure a design that would be credit
able and one we'll worth preserving as
q souvenir. This idea had been impressed on
the engravers and others. The committee on
tickets and invitations would he thought. de-
eide on the design during the coming week
Mr.. Britton thought that the invitation cards
heretofore used would serve for one ball as
well as for another if the portraits were
changed.
THE PENNSYLVANIA TROOPS.
Col. Wright, Of the public comfort commit
tee said to STAR reporter to-day that there
will be no difficulty about providing quarters.
Col. Wright has already assisted in locating
large part of the Pennsylvania militia To-day
he was out with Lieut.. C. Bow. Dsugherty, Of
the ninth Pennsylvania regiment, looking for
quarters for that regiment. Yesterday he per-
formed the same service for Quartermaster
Klein, of the fourth regiment.
CARRIAGES AT THE BALL.
The committee ON carriages had consulta-
ton last night with leading livery men. 1t
was agreed substantially that the charges for
taking people to the ball shall be as follows:
$40 for carriages, IS for cabs, and So for han
SONS. Regulations governing the approach
and departure of cabs were also talked over
On arriving at the ball each person will be
given check, and on leaving this check will
be good for passage home on the first convey
ance that comes along.
REDUCING RAILROAD RATES.
Mr.. Britton received to-day from Mr.. Robert
A. Parke, passenger agent Of the southeastern
district, Pennsylvania railroad, a circular is
sued by the Pennsylvania company announc-
ing the rates from all points along the Penn
sylvania line to Washington on March next
Tickets will be sold March 1. 2, and 4, good
to return until March Z, inclusive, at one fare
for the round trip, except from some points
more members will be less than one fare.
COMING TO THE INAUGURATION.
The American Order of the Whip and Spur
at Leavenworth the West End republican club
of Philadelphia, 100 men, and the Heckerson
Light Infantry of Tullahoma Tenn, have noti-
fed the committee of their intention of COM
ing TO the Inauguration. Mr. Shannon, of the
Langham hotel, New York. has written to
Chairman BrittOn in reference to 275 veterans
of 1S4O," who propose to come, and making in
quiries.
ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS.
The following subscriptions to the inaugural
guarantee fund Tin addition to those heretofore
published in The starr have been received by
Capt. Geo. E. Lemon, chairman of the finance
committee: c. NJ. Matthews $50; DIR. j. F. Har-
tigan, $40; Harvey L. Page, 800; Monogue &
james, $50; Joseph F. Birch, $50; Thomas
Knowles, $50; The Clarendon, $40; B. II.
Warder, $500; W. J. Newton, 300; The Ameri-
can House, 100; Marcus s. Hopkins, $25; John
Fegan. 800; E. L. Jackson & Co.. $3.50; H. L.
Crawford, $780, Total up to o'clock. S42 953.
The subscription of B. U. Keyser. heretofore
announced as $50, should be $3.50. The follow
ing subscriptions said not to have been an
nonnced with others made public week ago.
are added to the list: Commissioner Webb
$50; w. C. Dodge, 800.
NO OUTSIDE COLLECTORS.
Capt. Lemon has received several offers from
persons residing outside of the city to act as
collectors for the guarantee fund Some of the
letters came from Maryland. The question of
appointing outside collectors has been thor
oughly discussed by the committee, and it has
been decided adversely. All persons outside
of the city who desire to subscribe are re-
quested to forward their contributions direct
to Capt. Lemon. who will acknowledge them.
ARCHES FOR THE AVENUE.
''What want to see here on Inauguration
day." said an enthusiastic Ohio gentleman last
night, sis series of arches spanning Pennsyl-
vania avenue. Each state and territory in the
Union would, believe, contribute literally to
the project. II the plan could only be carried
out, and there seems to be no good reason for