, 1888-12-06
INAUGURATION DAY.
Extensive Preparations for the Grand
Pageant on March fth.


WAsutNGToN. Dec. THE crowd that
will witness the Inauguration OF General
Harrison promises to exceed anything in
the history of previous inaugurations.
Two hundred thousand persons witnessed
the induction of Grover Cleveland into
office, and this number, it is expected, will
be greatly increased on the Attn of March
next. The hotels aud boarding houses are
already overrun with applications for
rooms although the event is still thirteen
weeks distant. The hotels, with COM
mendable unanimity, have agreed to
charge only the ordinary transient rates.
and those who apply first may be assured
te, @ % Facilities of Washington
have greatly increased during
the past four years, and the proprietors
express themselves as fully competent to
accommodate all who may choose to come.
FUNDS FOR THE DISPLAY.
Captain George Z. Lennon, chairman Of
the finance committee for the Inauguration
of Harrison and Morton, is working ener-
getically to raise an amount which will it
sure the occasion surprising any previous
one in the history of the country.
How much money will be necessary for
this purpose, captain ?" was asked.
"Wel. we ought to have at least
S75, 900" he replied.
Preparations will have to be made on q
scale of Unprecedented largeness. The
crowd present will be considerably greater
than at any previous time and public ex-
pectation will require more than ever be-
fore. There are millions more people in
the country than there we're at the last in
auguration and they are more accustomed
to large and splendid demonstrations
Every year sees us doing everything OF a
public nature on more extensive scale.
eAt Garfeld's inauguration the street
decoration account was over 5000; hre-
works and illuminations, S2200, and other
expenditures raised the total to S39, ,060 60.
At Cleveland y inauguration the disburse-
ments were got, ,S49. .66.
HOW THE MONEY WILL DE RAISED
''How do you propose to raise the
money!"
IAN that we want now is guarantee
fund which will protect those OF US who
take the responsibility OF making neces-
sary contracts. This is the customary
way OF proceeding. We do not expect
that the subscribers to this will in the end
have to pay a dollar, as in all probability
their subscription will be returned to them.
This was the case four years ago and also
eight years ago, and. think, has been the
rule. The committees placed in charge
of the affair are also solid business men,
and we have no DOUBT of our ability to
manage with as much financial success as
our predecessors.
"fhe receipts from the sale of tickets to
the ball and to the stands along the streets
and for privileges, etc., will, without
doubt. fully cover the outlay. They have
done so In the past. and the unusual de-
mand already being made for these tickets
tuatifna n N Uninrr RI
greater expense than our predecessors.
THE PARADE.
| Governor Beaver of Pennsylvania has
been selected as grand marshal OF the in
augural parade. The committee says that
doubt arises, In view of his position as
governor, whether he will have the time
or opportunity to make the arrangements
| for so great an occasion. General Albert
| Ord way, In command of the District Ma
tional guard, will virtually have charge of
all the details of the parade. He has
always been given charge of large parades
| in this city when General Sheridan had
charge of them. General Ordway has a
reputation of being 6rst'cass organic er,
and his work was cleverly shown in the
inaugural parade in 1884. Governor
beaver and staff have secured quarters
at the Riggs house, aud he IL expected to
come on here before the Inauguration to
take very active part in the prell minary
work. The l65th New York volunteers
will come on here on the 4th Of March.
They will be the guests of the Union Vet
eran corps, Company A. Second battalion,
ID. G. N. G., dcring their stay here. They
will bring sixty men in uniform, and pos
sibly band may come with them. 1t IL
probable that the Seventh New York reg
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