Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-14
THE INAUGURAL COMMITTEES.
Hard 1t Work on the Preparations FOL
the Fourth of March.

the FOOrt0 OF March.
CONFERENCE xExsxss TO PARTICIPATE IN TIE
fARADR-DKsIoNs ron A MKpAI.-ARRASarxo
YoR r1RxwoaKs, ETC.
The committee on civic organizati ions has re-
ceived through Frederick Douglass, r., aletter
from @. W. Fitzhugh, secretary Of the Balti-
more conference Of the A. NJ E. church, re-
questing that place in the inaugural parade
be assigned to the members of the conference.
They win turn out, he adds, "as an association
and not - an ecclesiastical body, 30 - to pre-
vent sectarian appearances" The membership
of the conference Ii 200.
Major J. @. Rathburn, the Connecticut MEM
Der Of the committee on civic organizations,
has taken hold Of the business intrusted to him
in an energetic way. He writes to the COM
mittee here that the republican league of New
Haven will attend the Inauguration, and has
engaged quarters at Wizards. The league
numbers 100 or more members, owns . club
house, and has many prominent men among
its members.
DESIGNS FOR MEDAL.
Simon Wolf, the chairman Of the badge COM
mittee, has received handsome designs for a
medal, which it is proposed to use instead Of
the usual ribbon badge. On one side Of the
medal will be raised vignettes Of Harrison and
side will be the bust Of Washington with the
date, "1789," in commemoration of the centen-
nial Of the government The badge will be
suspended from the coat by pin formed Of an
eagle with outspread wings. Ribbons with the
names OF the various committees are shown
between the pin and the badge. The design
will be submitted to the committee.
QUARTERS IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Chairman Britton has been informed that the
first two corridors of the Post-Office depart
ment building will be available for the quar-
tering Of troops. Mr.. Britton is in corre-
spondence with the Attorney General and the
marshal of the District with the view of secur-
ing quarters in the buildings under their
control.
THE RECEPTION COMMITTEE.
Gen. E. F. Beale, chairman Of the reception
committee, has appointed the following sub
committee: E. F. Beale. chairman; Edwin
Suthe rland. secretary; VIM. A. Cook, Simon
Wolfe, ]. W. Howell, II. A. Hall, Charles
King.
The following names have been added to
the reception committee: T. W. Noyes John
NJ. Thurston, A. w. Wyman, Col. Fred. Grant,
Walker Blaine, Emmons Blaine, Ii. D. Barr, H..
B. Edwards, Horatio King and Seaton Monroe.
THE FIREWORKS.
At meeting last night of the committee on
fireworks several designs were submitted by F..
d. Chappell, Of Baltimore. He proposes to
utilize the public parks and reservations along
the avenue for the erection of arches and allie
gorical designs made Of gas-pipe. Mr.. Chappell
has volunteered to construct a specimen Of his
work and submit it at the next regular meeting
of the committee. The following subcommit-
tees were selected:
Street display-Major Hall, chairman; Harry
Rapley, Samuel Bensinger Jas. F. Manning, A.
P. Pardon. Aerial display-Georg7 Francis
Dawson, charman Appleton P Clark Geo.
Ryneal, jr., Richard Emmons, Frank P. May.
Transparencies-Geo r. Wilson, chairman; J..
H. Adriaans, E. H. Harner, Chas. Mades, An
drew Wade. Electrical display-Wm Dick
son, chairman; Anthony Clark, H. b. Kirk
wood, E. II. Neumeyer, Geo. Vogt. Set dis
play at white lot-Capt. Dumont, chairman;
]. Strasburger. Club display-Robt. s.
Fletcher, chairman; Geo. W. Driver, Calvin
Wilmer, Francis P. Miller, Chas. W. King.
The chairmen Of these subcommittee ar
ranged to meet this afternoon for consultation.
At this meeting they considered the various
plans suggested, with the object of determin-
ing the best plan and the cost.
Senator German introduced in the Senate
yesterday bill permitting the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad company to lay temporary tracks
to accommodate the increased business next
March.
At meeting of the committee on civic asso-
Citations last evening it was reported that far
eighty-fve clubs had declared their intention
of being present ON the 4th of March, number
ing Is. 500 men.
Lewis W. King, of Youngstown, has been ap-
pointed to represent Ohio on the committee on
civic associations.
Col. Bracket, recording secretary of the
committee, went last evening to Ohio to remain
until Monday.