The record-union., 1891-04-30
HARRISON'O VISIT.
The Reception Committee Arranges
Further Details.
Only Those Who Have Signified q
Willingness to Act VIII be
Allowed Badges.

Some thirty members of the President
Harrison Reception and Invitation Conn
mittee held meeting in the llbrary-roOm
in Pioneer Hall last evening to discuss
and settle upon certain matters relating
to their duties on Saturday next. Mayor
Comstock presided, and Mr.. Humphrey
officiated as Secretary.
After some discussion, it was agreed
that the committee should be promptly
on hand at the Capitol on Saturday morn
ing to receive the President and his party,
whittier they will be escorted by the mil
itary and Grand Army of the Republic.
1t was announced that the duties proper
of the military escort would end on the
arrival of the procession at the front gate
leading to Capitol Park, but that, at the
request of the Executive Committee, the
military would form lines about the plat
form occupied by the Presidential party,
in order that the children may pass in re-
view before the President.
On Motion of r. NJ. Clarken, Senator
Dray was chosen to act as Marshal of the
civic portion of the procession. His du-
ties viii include the seating of the PreSi-
dent and his party, and the proper dispo-
sition of members of the various COM
mittees.
1t was voted that the members of the
committee entitled to active participation
in the ceremony OF reception will be des-
ignated by suitable badges.
}. O. Coleman thought that only those
who manifested sufficient interest i'll the
matter to be present last evening should
be entitled to badges.
Mr.. Gardner said that would be hardly
just to members of the committee who
We're unable to be present. He knew of
several that were absent from the city.
Mr.. Coleman then moved that only
those present and such as had expressed
a willingness to act, should be entitled to
badges, and the names of the following
members Of the committee we're an
nounced by the Secretary: w. d. Com
stock Mayor, F. r. Dray, j. +. Linthi-
cum, NJ. a. Burke, d. D. Shirland r. NJ.
Clarken, l.. Elkus, II. w. Byington, j.
Payne, S. E. Darlington, Z. G. Hart. L.
NJ. LindIey, w. c. Hendricks, James
Popert, w. P. Coleman, e. +. Taylor, j.
Scott, j. ". Wilson, A. j. Rhoads, r. T.
Devlin, \. ]. Johnston, DR.. G.. l.. Sim
mons, f. NJ. Luckett, DR.. Huntington.
On motion of George w. Ficks, Hon.
W. c. Hendricks was selected for Assist
ant Marshal at the reception within the
park.
Mr.. Darlington moved that Just enough
badges be printed to supply those named,
and that they be distributed by the Mar
shall.
Mr.. Dray said he feared that this course
was going to cause more or less trouble.
The names of large number of citizens
had been published as members of the
Invitation and Reception Committee, and
if only those present were to resolve that
they were to constitute the committee, the
persons shut out would feel that they had
been unjustly treated.
Mr. Clarken took different view of the
matter. He thought that if gentlemen
who had been appointed on the commit
tee had not seen fit to act it should be as
sumed that they did not wish to.
Mr.. Dray replied that there should be a
few more badges prepared than the
names Of those present. He preferred
that the badges be distributed by the
Mayor.
After some further discussion, the mo-
tiOn made by Mr.. Darlington was adopt
cd, and thirty badges We're ordered.
Mr.. Atkinson, chairman of The Print
ing Committee. was authorized to procure
a limited number of badges for repre-
sentatives of the press.
1t was decided that the committee
badges shall be left in the charge of Sec
retary Humphrey, and that they will be
ready for distribution at his Office Sew
enth and J streets on Friday afternoon.
1t is understood that all members of the
committee viii be at the M-street en-
trance to Capitol Park promptly at S
o'clock on Saturday morning, there to
receive the President and party.
Another meeting of the committee will
however, be held in Pioneer building on
Friday evening.
The Executive Committee will meet at
that place this evening.