The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-14
WHAT THEY'LL CHARGE.
BOARD BILLS FOR ORGANIZATIONS
FOR THE INAUGURATION.
Where Number of the Civic Bodies will
he Chartered and what 1t will Cost
Them to See the CeremonIcs-Very
Moderate Prices the Rule.

The quadrcnnial test of Washington
facilities for accommodating an immense
number of strangers with places TO sleep
and places TO eat promises to be moro
severe this year than ever before.
Already several of the hotels are "full
up and have stopped making ARRANGE.
ments for any more arrivals the week
preceding the Inauguration.
Many organizations coming TO take
part in the Inauguration ceremonies have
already engaged accommodations. An
impression seems to prevail that hotel
keepers are charging fabulous prices for
accommodations but it would not ap.
pear so from the terms made by those
organizations that have. already made
contracts for accommodations.
or course. it is not to be expected that
accommodations can be procured at so
low rates during the Inauguration influx
of visitors, when the hotels are all taxed
to their fullest capacity, rs at other
times, but the organizations which have
already made contracts with hotels,
have, for the most part, been charged
only the ordinary rates for transient
guests.
At another time an organization would
be given greatly reduced rates for accom-
modations, but for the Inauguration week
the full rates are being charged.
For instance, the State Fencibles of
Philadelphia have engaged quarters at
the National Hotel. There are l75 of
them, and they are going to stay here
four days. They will pay S2,S00. This
is ~ per day for each member.
The Harris House is full up" now.
every room being engaged for Inaugural
ton week.
No advance in rates was made at this
house, but there was no reduction made
70 the two organizations that have en-
ghged quarters there. They were charged
the regular rate for transient guests,
though at any other time q considerable
reduction would doubtless nave been
made for so large number.
The organizations that are going to
be at the Harris House are the Anti
Golden Club of Philadelphia and the
Fifteenth Ward Republican Club, also of
Philadelphia. Two hundred members
of each of these organizations are going
to be ut this hotel for three days and
each organization will pay $1,000 or 81
900 altogether This is at the rate of $40
for each member for three-days' stay.
The Union Republican Club of Phila.
delphia is goipr to stop Mt the RIGGS
! House. There will be iftv of them and
| thew will nav $500 for their ncrommoda.
tions for four DAYS
The whole NJ ibis orronizotion Is not
going to he Mt tho Riggs some of the
members moi heinz able 10 And room
/ there. having enTaaed Recommendations al
] other hotels and in nrivnte Families
Wizards Hotel has also contracted
with sevcr.i organizat;ons for n,,nrters
bnt no rndnced rate was given on ne.
count of The large number If neonle in
/ the marty rs would doubtless he done n,
another time
AMONG thn orronizotions which mr.,
coin,r IA no ouarterod M Willnrd,s NJ,
/ the N i DndY Ieoiou of Nav Vorl. cit,
and the Lincoln Cinb, also of Nav YORK.
There are 10 he a hnndred MANNERS ~
the first ORGANIZATION hero and twice n,
many of the Lincoln Climb They ma,
T SI5il And 81 ner dov for tbrir acco,nnIn
datiops. and their stnv varies from tw,
+ DAYS "a = wcel,
Tho AVERAGE stav If tbe membcrs
however will he tIirec DAYS and The 90
commodntions will cost ths Lincoln ClnI
in tbe neighborhood of 50 5OO md In,
. |
tTiy o.n"Po, n",i 40 llueI
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