Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-18

| regiment of infantry. Col Cecil Clay-Fourth
battalion, Maj z. j. Campbell: sixth battalion,
Maj Gso A. Bartlett: frat separate battalion
OF infantry, Maj. Fred g. Revells. High School
! Cadet regiment Of infantry. Col. L. n Reichel-
| derfer-First battalion. Maj f. Z. Skinner;
second battalion. Maj. G. l.. Parker. Battery
A, light artillery. Capt II. G. Forsberg; first
separate company (cnvalrv). Capt. II. S. Bar
bour; ambulance corps, First Lieut.. G.. r Lee
Cole; second separate company (cycle), Capt.
/ Frank B. Couch.
| TIE STATES.
Maryland Governor and staff, Brig Gen.
Stewart Brown and staff, first regiment. 400;
| fourth regiment infantry, 500; fifth regiment
infantry. 700. Independent companies-Col-
| ored troop, 200: Fifth Infantry Veteran Corps,
| 200; students Maryland Agricultural College
| 100; Monumental City Guards, so; Baltimore
/ Rifles. 30.
northumberland and staff. third reg
lment. first and second regiments, battalion
| State Eencibles, sixth. fourth, eighth, ninth
| twelfth, thirteenth and fifth regiments ff-
teenth, sixteenth. eighteenth, battery p. the
/ governors troop, Sheridan troop. sixteenth
regiment, battery C. Grey Invincibles, naval
battalion. Gen. Snowden and staff, Gen. Wiley
and staff, Gen. Dechert and staff.
Connecticut-Governo- and staff.
DelaTare-Governor and staff.
Georgia-Goyernor and staff, Georgia Hus-
sars.
Louisiana-Governora and staff.
massachusetts, and staff.
New Jersev-Governor and staff, Phil Kear-
| nev Guards. 100.
South CaroliIa-Governor and staff Palmetto
/ Guards. second regiment South Carolina.
| New York-Governor and staff, seventh regi-
ment, company A, thirteenth regiment; forty
/ sixth separate company.
North Carolina-Governor and staff.
| Ohio-Governor and staff, Cleveland Troop,
Alliance Guard.
Texas-Fort Worth Fencibles.
Virginia-Governor and staff. second regi-
ment 800; fourth regiment. 200: two battalions
artillery. so: Richmond Light Infantry, co.
West Virginia-Secondr regiment.
Observation-Disclosures and staff
The civic division of the parade will embr ace
famous organizations from many states.
OTHER ATTRACTIONS.
In addition to the parade there will be lots
else Of interest to the crowds who are hero for
the Inauguration. First. of course, comes the
inaugural ball. This ia to be held at the PEN
sion Office on Saturday evening and promises to
be the handsomest affair of the sort ever given.
Upwards of $4,000 will be spent on the
decoration of the ball room in the way OF bunt-
ing, flowers and illumination. The number of
tickets issued is 1900 at SIS ticket There
Will be no complimentary tickets and each
ticket will admit but one person.
To provide for the happiness of the people
who viii remain III the city over Sunday there
will be three promenade concerts at the pension
Office on that day and two on Monday. The
concert on Monday evening will be turned into
an informal dance later in the evening and pos
sibly on Tuesday there will be a concert at a re-
duced price in order that every one NAV have the
opportunity to hear the fine music and see the
beautiful decorations. Saturday evening the
avenue and the Capitol will be gorgeously illumi-
mated and there is to be a wonderful display of
/ fireworks around the monument.
Inauguration day is now only fortnight
away, but all the arrangements for the occa-
zion are practically completed and there is but
! little left to do beyond attending to the thou
sand and one details that have necessarily to be
done at the very last moment. When the gen.
ersl inaugural committee meets next Mon
/ day the executive committee will be
able TO report pretty fully on every
point of interest and TO tell just what will
be done to make the inauguration sue
cess as well as what has already been done.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE BALL.
Mr.. +. E. Hay, the chairman Of the floor and
promenade committee, yesterday presented to
Mr.. Lawrence Gardner. the general manager Of
the ball, his ideas of the system for conducting
the dancing at the inaugural ball. Mr.. Hay
will take his stand near the band stand and will
be in communication by means of electricity
with the different aids in charge of the various
sections. The ball room will be divided into
twelve sections and will be in charge of VIM
j H. VI. II,
J John c. Maxwell, Capt J. +. Oyster Arthur 2.
German, jr., Lieut. u. ii. Buckingham. Lieut.
j. II. Gibbons, Barry Buckley, L. A. Newman,
j. III. Small, jr.. and Albert I. Coumbe. Each
of these gentlemen will promptly notify Col
/ Hay when sets are ready for dancing A wire
will also be run into the room for the President
elect and his entrance into the ball room will be
promptly signaled. As special aids to Chair
man Hay the following have been appointed:
W. H. Slack. Eugene Mccarthy, George W..
Evans. J. Holdsworth Gordon, Capt. G. T..
/ Oyerton and f. VI. Ezekiel.
The plans for the decoration of the ball room
are on a more lavish scale than ever before at
tempted. They involve the covering of the
entire ceiling of the pension builing with a
canopy of white and gold. measuring l0.0 900
square yards OF material, and 81, 900 feet of
rope VIII be required to hoist il in position.
Draperies OF white gold and red will be hung
around the walls of the entire building and
under each balcony and gallery. Silk banners,
trimmed with gold and bearing the coats of
arms OF all the states and foreign countries.
VIII hang between the doorways leading from
the court on the several foors The front OF
the gallery will be decorated with American
/ flags and shields with foreign flags. The sec
ond tier VIII have shields of all the states sur
rounded BY American silk fiags and surmounted
by gilt eagles. together with draperies in red
outlined with green garlands.
On either side Of the court will be erected an
arch sixty-fve feet high decorated with plants
on background OF pure white soft bunting.
The names Of Cleveland and Stevenson will be
displayed in electric lights on the front of these
arches The band stands will be in front OF
and around these arches
The Presidents reception rooms will be elab-
orately decorated in white as a background for
a handsome floral display. comprising orchids
asparagus. maidenhsir ferns, Uric Bruner
| Magma Charta and American Beauty roses The
corners and every nook are 10 be filled with
plants and cut flowers, and will be a triumph OF
floral art The other reception rooms will be
decorated with plants, flags and shields, as will
also the supper rooms. The electric light dis
play will cost about $500 in addition
| MUSIC FOR THE BALL
Chairman W. II. Slack Of the committee on
music has arranged the following program for
the ball after consultation with Prof. Fanciulli
OF the Marine Band and Prot. Zimmerman
of the dance orchestra:
Grand inaugural march. The Great Republic, v
Fanciull
Band and orchestra, written for the occasion
|. and dedicated to Mr. Cleveland.)
symphonic poem. Les Preludes' Lisz,
Grand selection, The Merchant Of Venice"
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