Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-04
THE INAUGURAL coMM.r1EK.
busy Scenes at Headquarters - Civic
Associations Coming.

Associations Coming.
AT Inauguration headquarsers this morning
the secretaries were busy. a. usual. opening
the mail and disposine Of the letters that ere
Increasing In numbers every day. The COM
mittees have all organized their business veil,
and everything 10 running smoothly. Score
tagy Brackett said to-day, in r,ferenre 10 n
published statement that the number of mem-
bers Of the subcommittee had been multiplied
to an absurd extent. that there were fewer
members this year than there were four yesrs
ago. Col. Swords. the Corresponding score
tary, il meeting many old friends here Much
OF his time hiss TO be given 10 callers These
callers include people OF every kind and
degree, from eminent statesmen down 70
cranks- One caller yesterday. q woman wanted
to get the inaugural committee 20 endorse her
note. The committee on civic associations has
opened q register. and this morning the names
OF nfty-one civic bodies intending 10 take part
In the parade were recorded in it.
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO-DAY.
Capt. Lemon, chairman OF the finance COM
mittee received additional subscriptions to-day
as follows: Robinson, Parker a Co., slO0; Rob-
ert Beall, $500; 2. d. Gilman. $50; Aulick Pal
mer. sloO; Vim; =; killmon, $50; Noah Walker
Co.. ESQ; W. II. veerhof, go. Total 10 data,
S45, AIS.
TRANSFORMATION.
At meeting Of the transportation commit
tee last evening, Mr.. E. Kurtz johnson chair
man, Mr.. A. d. Anderson was appointed CORE
spending secretary and Frank b. Moves record
ing secretary. Mr.. Bishop, the Washington
agent Of the Chesapeake and Ohio road. ex-
planned the custom OK railroads in making re-
! auctions on special occasions. The circular
received from the Pennsylvania railroad stating
II mad decided upon one fare for the round trip.
anu tnat from some points, where bodies OF
more than hfty wanted Transportation the rate
would be made even less was read The chair
man aiso announced that letters had been seat
70 the dinerent railroads throughout the CONN.,
Try asking them 70 name their rates The COM
mittee expect TO get single rates for the round
trip from all the roads in the United states.
PECULIAR DESIGN FOR THE BALL TICKET.
large number Of designs for ball tickets
have been received by Chairman George Glib
son, OF the committee on invitations and tick
cts The latest came this morning. The
drawing is on blue card, about inches long
and inches wide. The design rests on a
couple of curves that resemble the arch OF a
bridge. The ends of the arch have no visible
means OF support, but from its key depends a
shield On ats face IL Liberty without license
and Right without might" Resting ON the
arch is something which resembles huge
OF the box is a letter N In the corner he
meath il is an e" The other lower corner ia
decorated with w" while the REMAINING
angle is occupied by an s." Some OF the
committee regard these letters, which make up
the word News" o tribute TO the power Of
the press; others, however are satisfied that il
was the designers intention 70 refer 70 the
/ Tour principal points Of the compass The
box Is labeled, in the CENTER Constitution
and Anne ndments." Standing on one side OF
the ooh Is an elongated ink-blot, above which
is written this is an eagle" on the other side
debiiitated looking hen, denuded Of her
feathers. leans up against the box. This figure
also has inscribed above it This is am eagle. :"
Mr.. Gibson thinks 1T is a recent discovery in
eagledom; he never saw one lust like it BAL
ancIng itself on one end of the arch is a broad
sh1rt-necked bottle, labeled Education" On
the other end, but not so dangerously near the
edge, Is one-armed and shrouded figure
which Is tagged Religion" Perched on top
of the dry-goods box is a figure the identity OF
which has not yet been satisfactorily estab-
hshed- In its right hand it bears Christmas
tree. Although the figure is erect its left hand
easily reaches and rests upon a circle labeled
Globe }, which lies at its feet Portraits OF
Harrison and Morton are to be placed in the
two upper corners. The chaste appearance of
the design Is added to considerably by the
work having been done partly in ink and partly
in pencil.
This is the first design the committee have
allowed TO be seen outside of the privacy of
their meetings. 1t is entirely a labor of love.
and is the work Of Mr.. Alex. Williamson, who
was once the tutor of President lincoln's chill
dren. He now resides In New York
! NOTES.
The Wendell p. Bowman association and the
Feronia club, of Philadelphia, have decided 10
come to the inauguration
The republican Union league, of Newark, n
j., $50 members, and the A c. Harmer repub-
iican club, 10 men, of Philadelphia, Pa, have
inquired for quarters.
Geo. L. Hamilton, h. r. Simpson. and ". c.
| Whltmore have been added 10 the committee
Oh ballroom decorations