Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-15
EIGHT THOUSAND HAT BOXES.
Provision Made for the Wraps of Guests
at the Ball.
THE PROPOSED TOURNAMENT OF FLAMBEAU CLUBS
PRINTING THE LISTS OF ooMMIrrEEs-oRaAN-
IzArIoNs THAT WILL PARADE.


THE PROPOSED TOURNAMENT OF FLAMBEAU CLUBS
PRINTING THE LISTS OF ooMMIrTEEs-oRaAN-
IzArIoNs THAT WILL PARADE.
To the committee on comfort az the ball
room will be assigned very nearly the same
space in the Pension building as was devoted
to the same purposes four years ago. Mr. Jas.
E. Bell, chairman of this committee and Mr.
H. L. Swords, secretary of the general COM
mittee, went over the building yesterday. The
rooms picked out for cloak-rooms are all ON
the ground floor. The rooms on the north or
street side of the building, extending from the
center door westward to the northwest corner Of
the building, will be used as gentlemen's cloak
rooms, for barber-shop, and other purposes
connected with the comfort of gentlemen at the
ball. On the opposite or south side, a corre-
spending space will be given up to ladies for
cloak rooms -Four years ago two large rooms
on the west side were used as gentlemen's cloak
rooms, as well as several rooms on the north
side. This year these two rooms will not be
used in connection with the ball. as they con-
tain valuable records that might be imperiled
In their place two other rooms on the north
side will be used. Mr.. Bells committee had
meeting last night and received bids
will be about 5000 boxes provided,
and they will require considerable lum-
Der. They will be erected outside in sec
tions, and brought to the building and set in
position day or two before the ball The
boxes will be arranged in alleys. which will be
lettered and numbered like theater seats. The
lowest bid received last night was $3.50. The
bids ran up as high as $1,000. There were
about thirty bids received in all. The contract
will probably be awarded by the executive
committee to the lowest bidder. The comfort
onyp Tao will 81 e.,
for the cloak rooms.
THE LIST OF COMMITTEES.
The inauguration committee is about to
issue the printed list of the committees 1t is
desired that all who have been notified of their
appointment on these committees should in
form the committee of their acceptance or
non-acceptance. The names of those who have
not accepted will probably be stricken from
the lists. This course has already been
adopted in the case of the floor and promenade
committee. Their names will appear on the
souvenir of the ball, and as their names were
needed by the printer the corrected list was
furnished.
THE FLAMBEAU TOURNAMENT.
DIR. E. A. Adams, the chairman of the COM
mittee on illumination and fireworks, is send
ing out letters to the various fiambeau clubs
inviting them to take part in the competitive
drill which it is proposed to hold here on the
evening of March 4. This is the plan upon
which the flambeau displays will be conducted:
Seventy-hve men will be allowed each club.
The first prize will be SlO per man, not to ex-
coed % men, $50; second prize, SIS per man,
1915; third prize, 81 per man, $3.50. Total,
1925. All displays of fireworks are to be
made wholly at the expense of competing
clubs, the prize money being the total outlay
by the inaugural committee. 1t is not known
exactly how many clubs will take part in this
display, but there will be at least three clubs.
The line of march will be along Pennsylvania
avenue, and as the clubs march and counter
march, firing their rockets and other pieces,
the display will be brilliant one.
INAUGURATION NOTES.
John Lockhart, the executive clerk Of the
governor of Pennsylvania, informs the civic
committee that Gov. Beaver has received a
letter from H. H. Miller, of Sandy Spring,
Nd. asking a position in the line for the Olney
republican club, of Montgomery county, Nd,
numbering $50 men. Also letter from Sam'l
L. Faunce, of Philadelphia, asking for a posi-
ton In line for the Edwin S. Cramp republican
club of the eighteenth ward, Philadelphia.
numbering $50 men, and accompanied by q
band.
The Women's educational and industrial
union of this city have informed the inaugural
committee that they can supply quarters to
women who may come to this city to witness
the Inauguration.
u W. hayes, CT THIS city mas written to
chairman Brtton, suggesting the wire netting
which is used by the District Commissioners in
large quantities for the protection of the trees
about the city would be more suitable for the
purpose of ''roping' Pennsylvania avenue than
the cable proposed and could be used after
ward by the city.
Col Robt. NJ. Littler, secretary of the Chi
cago produce exchange, has written the COM
mittee that the South Water Street Republican
club will come to the Inauguration. They
want 100 seats engaged, from which the ladies
OF the party can view the procession.
The fourth separate company of Yonkers. n
Y, ITO men, applied to-day for a place in line
and also for quarters.
Company b, eighth regiment of Akron city,
Ohio, Capt. F. C. Bryan, have applied for
quarters in this city.
A delegation from the Manufacturers club,
OF Philadelphia, were at headquarters yester-
day endeavoring to make arrangements to Sc
cure cooking and sleeping quarters. They in
tend to bring their own provisions and steward.
The National Republican Flambeau club has
been organized here, with fifty young repub-
hcans as members, and Capt W. c. Farquhar
in command. 1t will parade on the 4th of
March