Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-02
THE COMING INAUGURATION.
Work Mapped Out by the Executive Com
mittee on Saturday.

Work Mapped Out by the Executive Com.
| mittee on Saturday.
The inaugural executive committee held it,
second meeting at its headquarters in the Len
man building Saturday afternoon and disposed
of a considerable amount of important business.
/ The subcommittees appointed at the previous
meeting made their reports. the most interest
ing Of which was that which included the list OF
names selected as chairmen of the various sub
committees for the Inauguration. The mos,
important of these were all anticipated in THT
STAR on Saturday but the complete list is ai
follows:
Finance committee. Robert o. Hoffman
reception. Gen. John II. Schoield; military
organizations. Col ". G. Moore; civic organi-
cations, William Dickson; transportation,
Henry L. Biscoe; public comfort, Michael l.
Weller; carriage committee, Charles C. Lam
caster, public order committee, Noble ID.
Larncr; press committee. Frank A. Richardson;
floor and promenade committee. Edwin b.
Hay: ball tickets and invitations, Beriah Viii
kins; ball ticket distributing. George @. Hen
ming; ball room decorating. Richard Smith,
ball room illumination. James l.. Barbour
street illumination and fireworks. Mills Dean
badges, Dominic l. Murphy; banquet at ball
room. John W. Ross; parks, reservations and
privileges. J. Harrison Johnson; promenade
concert, Ralph L. Gs.lt; ball room music. Walter
V. Il. Berry; comfort at ball room, James F..
Bell street decoration, William A. Hutchins;
printing, John II. Oberly, auditing committee,
Jesse b. Wilson
The chairmen will be allowed to d. the num-
Der of their individual committees and are to
report their selec tons next Saturday TO the ex-
ecutivs committee.
Mr.. McIntire from committee on quarters,
reported that they had secured the present
apartments. and through the generosity of
Messrs Wash b. Williams, Copeland 4 Co and
the Chesapeake Telephone Company they had
been furnished free Of cost
THE PLACE ron THE BALL.
Mr.. NJ. l. Weller, from the committee to Sc
lect suitable place to hold the grand ball,
reported that the committee had seen Secretary
Noble and Commissioner Raum. and both Of
these officials afforded the committee every
facility and said they would cheerfuly CO.
operate with them in arranging the affair. The
committee recommended the pension office As
the most suitable place for the ball
The executive committee decided to give the
special committee week in which to make its
final report, in view of the receipt of a commu-
nication from Gen. Albert Ordway rendering
the use of the Northern Liberty Market Hall,
9Th and X streets northwest, for tho ball free Of
charge.
Mr.. +. A. Richardson called attention to the
fact that orders had been issued from the War
Department transferring the soldiers from
Fort McHenry, Md. and Washington barracks,
this city. to different points in the south. and
rs these troops make an important feature in
the parade he moved that u committee be ap-
pointed to wait on the Secretary OF War and
request that the orders be suspended>antil after
March 4. 1t was agreed to and the following
were named to compose the committee: Mr.. L.
A. Richardson, Commissioner John W. Ross,
Admiral Franklin and Chairman Norris.
Mr.. Britton's motion that the secretary be
empowered to purchase necessary stationery
WAS adopted On motion Of Mr.. Lancaster the
regular meeting days of the executive commit
tee were fixed for Wednesday and Saturday
of each week and the hour Of meeting at 8
O'Clock.
Mr.. Jas. E. Bell, who has been placed in
charge Of the committee on comfort at the ball
room. is the superintendent of the city delivery
division at the city post Office, and has had
charge of the same important work at several
of the previous inaugurations. He will prob
ably have as his assistants usual, big force
of letter carriers whose experience in arrang-
ing and asserting mail matter makes them in
valuable in the work of caring for hats and
wraps at the big ball. This difficult feature has
been splendidly managed in years past. reflect
ing great credit upon the system and upon
those in charge.