Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-13
THE INAUGURATION.
Business Transacted by the Executive Com
mittee at Its Saturday Meeting.


mittee at Its Saturday Meeting.
| At the meeting of the inaugural executive
| committee on Saturday afternoon a number OF
important matters were disposed Of. The com.
mittee decided to award the contract for build.
ing the approaches to the entrances of the pen.
sion building, where the inaugural ball is to be
held, to James A. Grant. on his bid of 81, 367
Mr.. Grants bid was more than s. 900 less than
any other submitted. An appropriation of $50
was also made to compensate Mr.. Edward
Landvoight for making plans and specifications
of the approaches.
Chairman Henning of the committee on the
distribution OF ball tickets reported that he
had perfected all arrangements for placing the
tickets on sale both here and in other cities.
MT: hennlng has received great many appli-
cations for tickets and the orders now in his
possession number about 1000.
The chairman of the subcommittee on parks.
reservations and privileges Mr.. J. Harrison
Johnson. exhibited plan of special stand to
be built just east of the presidential stand and
TO be occupied exclusively by representa- Of
the press There will be seating capacity for
2OO. and $500 was appropriated to cover the
expenses Of erection. Chairman f. A. Rich
ardson expressed his approval of the plan and
1t was decided that the decorations would be
with flags and bunting.
The award of contract to the Washington
Construction Company to furnish flash light
for the purpose of displaying carriage num-
bers so as to indicate what carriages are
wanted was approved by the committee and an
appropriation OF $50 was made for the pur-
pose.
The recommendation of the committee on
fireworks that Z. 400 be appropriated in order
that the committee might offer prizes for a
competitive drill and parade of fambeau clubs
was, upon motion of Mr.. Richardson, disap-
proved.
Chairman James l.. Barbour and Secretary
Hart of the committee on ball room illumina-
uon made statements regarding the plans
adopted by the committee and the General
Electric Company. to whom the contract for
hShting the building has been awarded. The
company viii use 900 incandescent electric
lights and number of arc lights for lighting
purposes. and in addition to this will have about
4.oOc miniature incandescent lights. to form n
decorative feature, in connection with the floral
and bunting decorations.
Inc inaugural fund amounts to S22 275. the
additional subscriptions received being fol-
lows: Brentanos, S25: John r. Hamlin. S25;
Geo. W. Evans, S25; t. Z. Roessle $780, b.
Bro. S25- Willett 4 Ruoff. $50; Chapman Il
Taylor, S25; Moore 4 Leding. S25; the Craw-
ford Shoe Company. $50; Dorsey Clagett, SIS,
and the To-kalOn Wine Company, 800.
CoNNEcTICUr's GOVERNOR AND STAFF.
Col. John G.. Healy, assistant adjutant gen.
eral. staff of Gov. Morris of Connecticut is in
the city and has secured headquarters for the
governors staff at the Cochran. The gov
ernors party will consist of ten members of
his staff and ladies, making party of about
thirty i'll all Names of the staff are as fol-
lows: Edward E. Bradley. adjutant general;
John 7. HARRISON, quartermaster general;
Patrick Cassidy. surgeon general; William
Jamison, commissary general: Henry A.
Bishop, paymaster general; Col. II. Holton
Wood. aid; Col. Chas. S. Andrews. aid; Col.
Lewis F. Henblein, aid; Col. Salmon A.
Granger, aid.