Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-01

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES POURING MO The
CITY.
The decorations on the State. War and Navy
building will undoubtedly be very handsome.
The north and east fronts will be draped with
flags and bunting. and the whole viii present a
beautiful effect Superintendent Williamson
has devised a scheme of arranging the fags
that will be interesting to all. On the Navy
front the flag staff is to be surmounted by one
OF the largest American flags obtainable. while
from the shoulder from which the time-ball
drops each day, viii be fastened four sets
of halyards, each running TO a corner of the
balcony. The one on the southeast corner
viii contain four flags, reading in the language
OF bunting: 1.-The President will Arrive" The
unfinished sentence will be found in the three
hags on the northeast hayward which will read:
AT IL meridian thus giving information of
value to such OF the enormous crowd in sight
as may be versed in this tongue. The four
flags on the southwest signify: Salute the
President" and four on the northwest: "Cheer!"
On the north or War department front the
great American banner on the central staff will
be thanked on each corner of the parapet by a
smaller flag representing the four arms of the
seryice-cayairy, infantry, artillery. and signal
corps.
THE PRESIDENT AND GEN. HARRISON
have agreed upon their program for Inaugural
ton day. Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland
will remain at the White House until
Monday morning After the ceremonies at the
capitol Mr.. Cleveland and President Harrison
will return to the executive mansion, and will
there partake of a light lunch, TO which
no guests are invited. This will occupy
but few minutes and then the ex-President
Will take leave of his successor and drive to
Secretary Fairchild's residence. President
Harrison will then proceed to the
reviewing stand. north of the
mansion and there review the parade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland have decided not to
attend the inaugural ball, and will go to New
York Oh Tuesday or Wednesday.
THE TREASURY STANDS.
Chief Clerk Youmans has prepared a set of
regulations governing the admission to the
Treasury building and adjacent stands on inau-
guration day. The stands are located as fol-
lows: "A" at the southeast corner of the build
ing; "B," the lower tier of seats on 10Th street,
south Of the main door; &C." lower tier on 18TH
street, north of the main entrance: ID" upper
tier on 18th street; ''E." at the northeast cor
ner; IF" center of the north front; Il" north
west corner of the building. Persons holding
tickets to seats on these stands will be admitted
by stairways in the streets. Officers will be
placed at the foot of each stairway leading up
to the stands and ushers will be stationed 10
direct the ticket-holders to their seats. Persons
are cautioned to retain their tickets during the
day, as they will admit the holders to the corri-
doris of the building for the purpose of shelter
and warmth upon presentation at the door I'M
medlately north of the main east entrance and
the door under the main entrance. stand
ticket does not include the privilege of occupy
ing rooms in the building, and admission to the
corridors will be permitted only so long as
good order is preserved. Persons holding
tickets for the day advised to retain them
TO witness the fireworks in the evening, these
being good to the stands only.
CHANDELIERS FOR THE ROOMS OF THE PRESIDENT
AND yIcE-PREsIDEST.
Workmen were engaged to-day in putting up
the gas fixtures in the rooms in the pension
building which will be used by the President,
Yice-Prcsident, the diplomatic corps and the
reception committee on the evening of the ball.
s. s. Shedd & Bro. who are doing this work at
their own expense, have selected fine crystal
chandelier for the ante-roOm to the Presidents
room. In the Presidents room there Will be
large French-gold chandelier of twenty-four
lights with fixtures to correspond. In the Vice.
Presidents room there will be a twenty-light
fixture of elegant design, and i'll all the rooms
the chandeliers and fixtures will be of hand
some designs.
GEN. BEAVER AT HEADQUARTERS.
Gen. Beaver arrived in the city yesterday and
last night he attended banquet given in his
honor by the inaugural executive committed
To-day he was at his Office at headquarters,
where he attended to such details of the ar
rangements as were brought to his attention.
Practically, however, the work of the chief
marshal is finished. Headquarters have been
opened by the marshals of the various dl-
visions, and everything pertaining to the second
division is now in the hands of those placed IN
command Gen. Beaver is very much gratified
with the present outlook and thinks that the
demonstration on Monday will be great sue
cess. This evening Gen. Beaver goes TO Baiti-
more to attend the banquet to be given by the
Republican League. He will be accompanied
by Gen. Hastings. Tomorrow the aides of
Gen Beaver will meet at headquarters for the
purpose of comforting with him.
THE KITCHEN AT THE PENSION BUILDING.
The kitchen erected at the pension building
is now ready for use. A large force was en-
gagged to-day unpacking the vast amount
of china ware to be used in serving
the supper The contractor for putting up the
kitchen was Mr.. Chas. A. Ball. OF this city. and
his work has given much satisfaction both to
the supper committee and TO Mr.. BoIdt the
caterer lie has put up twenty-feet OF range
for feeding an army.
THE INAUGURAL COMMITTEE IN CHARGE W THE
PENSION BUILDING.
The inaugural committee tool, ,ossos;on ~
the pension building to-day. No one was a6-
mltted except employees of the committee and
the various contractors The clerks and otbar
employees of the pension building have beon
given holiday until after the 4th of March
The inaugural headquarters to-day was h.
sleged by an anxious crowd. mainly women.
who wanted passes to the pension buildin~'
They were told that no passes were issued -
cept to employees. 1t was found that the crards
at the entrance to the pension building had
informed all ihquirers that passes conld he
obtained at the inaugural headouarters
Major Bracket lost no time in haying notices
posted up ut the building, stating that no
passes would be issued This had the effect M
checking somewhat the flood of visitors that
threatened at one time to overwhelm the clerks
and others at headquarters.
TO PROTECT THE BIG BALLROOM FROM FIRE
Chief Paris, of the fire department, has COM
pieted all arrangements for the protection of
the inaugural ballroom from fire. having tested
all the stand-pipes and fitted them with hose
and nozzles. This morning he placed a COM
pany OF hfteen regular men, under Fore
man Henry of truck A. in the pension building
to remain there night and day until the cere-
monies are over. Charles T. Holloway. of Bal- |
timore, has placed at the disposal of the chief
sufficient number of fire extinguishers to dis
tribute In different parts of the building.
NOTES.
Dr. Ruth, the chairman of the floor and
promenade committee, requests full attend
ance OF all the members of that committee at
o'clock sharp, Saturday afternoon, at the
pension building. Entrance by the western
door.
Detectives arrested on the Norfolk boat on
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