Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-21

III some cases tne eN penSeH incurred VIII De
less than the sums appropriated and In no case
will they exceed the appropriations.
4 1t IL due to the honorable Secretary of the In
terror and to the honorable commissioner of
pensions 20 record herein their free and cor
dial consent To our occupancy OF the pension
building for the inaugural ball and reception
from March 10 March proximo. both ;ncu-
siye. and especially to Green E. Raum for
the great and efficient work he has done in
sanctiOning the clearing of the grand court of
the building. the corridors and rooms of the
immense mass of desks. file cases and other ma
terial with which they were filed. and in his
fitting the place ready ard fresh for the bunt-
ing. the floral and the electrical illuminations
and decorations which the several subcommit-
tees have prepared for that occasion.
Every facility has been offered the inaugural
committee by the Secretary of War. the Secre-
;ary of the Navy. the Postmaster General. the
District Commissioners. Col. o. II. Ernst, COM
missioner In charge of public grounds. and the
two houses OF Congress and others in public
life.
The several committees have completed all
the preliminary work assigned them, and are
now daily inspecting the work of contractors
to see that all shall be thoroughly done. down
to the smallest item and 20 the last moment. to
make the ceremonies of the approaching 4th of
March the grandest and most imposing SPEC
tacle ever witnessed In this capital on any sim
liar occasion.
hCBCHAlRNES REPORT.
Mr.. Dickson. from the committee on civic
organizations, stated tina: fifteen states and one
territory would be represented in line by lis
organizations. aggregating over 10000 men.
The committee on public comfort. through
its chairman. Mr.. VI. l. Weller reported what
had been done in the way of securing quarters
FOR the visitors during the Inauguration. Mr..
Weller said that. judging by the way quarters
had been entered on his books. it was evident
that there would be abundant accommodations
for all. and that there would probably be 10
complaints of extOrtiOn.
Information has been received by Chief Mar
shall Dickson that some seventy-five members
of the Southern Intercollegiate Memorial As
sOclaton will participate in the parade. The
association will hold convention in Richmond
Va. March and and diourn to reach here
in time for the parade. Every college IL the
south Is represented in the association and the
officers are: George Opp. University of Texas.
president: Thomas Pinchney. University of
Virginia. vice president; T.. MacDayis. Univor-
sity of Tennessee. recording secretary; Fleet
wood Gruner. Charleston College. South
Carolina, corresponding secretary. and Jame-
c. Bassingame, University of Georgia,
treasurer.
No CADETS Tc BE PRESENT.
Neither the cadets from West Point nor from
Annapolis will attend the Inauguration. APP
plicatiSn was made to have both allowed to
come. but the Secretaries of War and Navy
have both disaPproyed-
col. Joseph \ Mutton of the second Virginia
regiment was III the city yesterday. The col
onel has secured the OF the armory on 80
street between ID and + streets northwest fo-
his command during the Inauguration.
col. Corbin stated Yesterday that the National
Rifles of this city would be assigned to the
third division Of the military parade and
would most likely be given the right OF line of
hat division
The following additions 20 the inaugural
fund have been received: Charles Haywood.
J25; Lewis i. Shoemaker. $50; Fred. ". Pratt
:2j; Great Fails lee Company. $50: Frederick
Filling. S25; I. 4. Lambert. S25; A. c. Barney
$50, and ". Il. Webb. S25.
ME. CLEvELASD's WISHES.
Mr.. Oliver I. Beaumont, chairman of the
committee carriages for the Iaauguration
received the following letter this morning from
Mr.. Cleveland:
LAKEWOOD. y. J.. February 49, 1898
Dear Sir: In reply TO YOUR letter of the 9th
instant have 10 say that / desire the ideas of
President Harrison carried out as to nv con-
veysnce to the inaugural ceremonies. \ very
sensible suggestion Ii attributed to him in the
newspapers. and that Is that ride in his car
riage ~ he did IN mine on the ith day of March,
1889. Yours very truly. GROVER CLEVELAND.
Mr.. Cleveland will return to the White House
in u carriage provided by tine Senate committee,
/ with Albert ON the box