Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-05
THE INAUGURATION.
Important Matters Disposed of at the Elk.
ecutise Committee Meeting Yesterday.

A ecutise Committee Meeting Yesterday.
The inaugural executive committee held its
! regular meeting yesterday afternoon a: head
! quarters and disposed of a number Of import
ant matters. chief among which were several
reports OF committee
/ Mr. VI. !. Weller chairman OF the committee
/ appointed TO secure place for the inaugural
ball. reported that the pension Office building
had been decided upon, and that a contrac.
had been signed by the Secretary Of the In
I terror and Pension Commissioner Raum giving
| the inaugural committee absolute control o!
the court o: the building, the galleries and
such rooms NAV be required from. March
/ 10 March = The contract gives the COMMITTEES
the use OF all the rooms on the main floor OF
tho building. except such are needed to store
the furniture of the present Offices, and sue
rooms on the second and third floors as may be
needed for cloak rooms and other purposes.
Tho removal, OF the furniture and file cases ia
TO be performed by the committee, and the
committee also agrees to remove from the
building all decorations and to restore the
structure In unimpaired condition to the gov
! eminent within forty-eight hours after the ter
Inination OF the promenade concerts.
CHANGES OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
There were two changes made at the meeting
In chair;nanships Of subcommittees. Mr.. Lam
caster withdrew chairman Of the committee
on carriages and Mr.. Oliver T. Beaumont was
elected TO the position. Mr. Barbour, BY re-
quest, withdrew the name of Mr.w V. r. Berry
as chairman of the committee OF music and Mr..
William II. Slack was selected IN the place OF
Mr.. Berry.
In the absence Of Mr. +. A. Richardson Mr..
Norris reported the result of the visit by n COM
mittee to the Secretary OF War on Tuesday, and
he assured the meeting that Secretary Elkins
anil .av Sch TelA will do Ia
to make the military portion OF the parade
more imposing in appearance than ever before.
In answer TO q question from Mr.. Lancaster
Chairman Norris said that the subcommittee
would have to be selected by the various chair
men before the meeting Of the executive COM
nllttee next Saturday. There was time for
any delay in the matter, as the book containing
the committees and the rules governing them
will be issued next Tuesday. and committees
which arc not formed BY Saturday will be
omitted from the publication.
FLAG REVOLUTION TO BE INTRODUCED.
M Norris also stated that a Joint resolution
had been introduced in the Senate directing the
Secretary OF War to grant tho inaugural COM
mittse the use of the government reservations
in the city, and at the suggestion of Mr.. A. L.
Britton IL was decided to have another resolu-
tion introduced in Congress authorizing the
Secretaries of War ard of the Navy to allow the
use Of government flags for purposes Of decor
alton. The committee adjourned until Sa:ur-
day.
IKE PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY CONTINGENT.
Among the pile Of letters received at inaug
ural headquarters yesterday one from Mr..
Geo. VI. Henault Of Cedar Glen. Prince Georges
county, Nd. which shows that extensive prep
arations are being made i'll that county for
participation in the parade. Mr.. Henault in
10 Prince a
county inaugural committee has been organized
by the election of MIR. George s. Dove as presi-
dent. Mr.. William VI. Coleman as secretary and
Mr.. Henault as chief marshal. and that these
three form the executive committee OF the
county. 1T ia proposed" he says, that each
mounted men, uniformed in black coats, with
black derby hats and red. white and blue
sashes made OF silk ribbons. There will also
be three assistant marshals, with badges and
sashes and one standard bearer. with a white
silk flag. bearing the name of each district and
the year 1898. At the request of some of our
Maryland ladies 1t IS proposed to have a corps
of ladies on horseback. dressed in riding habits
with sashes Of black and gold. the oriole colors
The whole i 70 be headed by two brass bands
and n drum corps We will meet on Maryland
avenue northeast opposite the Capitol
Appended are the names Of the following vice
presidents of the Prince Georges committee.
three for each district. selected from the presi-
dents of the democratic clubs.
.yansyille-Dr. Charles A. Fox, Fillmore BeaIl
ard DR.. NJ. d. Hughes.
Bladensburg Lewis Ford, DR.. Charles A.
Wells and Peter Duffy.
Marlboro'-I. Z. D. Chew, ST., Joseph s..
Wilson and Enos Humphrey.
NottinSham-H. II. Sossar, ". 2. Wilson and
Frederick Skinner.
Piscatawny-Dr. HURT, ID. r. Dwyer and
Roger /. Manning
Spalding Nathan Masters. +. ]. Swami and
W. :. Wright.
Queen Anne's-B d. Mulliken, jeremiah
Berry and ". r. Wickam.
Aqussco Charles II. Mcpherson, p. A. Bowen
and ]. z. Dawning.
Surratts-W. B. II. Blandford, Joseph E.
Thompson and ". Miller
LauIel-C. ii. Stanley, 4. T. Brock and E. p
Baldwin.
B.andywine-C Charles S. Early, ]. L. HUNT
and y. Diehl.
oxon Hill Kirby, S. S. Adams and H.
Dement,.
Kent Eugene Roberts, W. A. Lusby and H.
Clack
Eowie-J. W. Hicks, T. L. Newman and G.
". Smith.
The following the marshals of each dis
trict: Evansville. i. \. ScsSgs: BiadensbuTg, ].
F.. Ray; Marlboro. T. G. Tucker; Nottingham,
J. W. +. Holten; Spalding's. ]. II. Clark
Queen AInes. J. q. Grimes; Aquasco, c. II.
Mcpherson; Surratt's. f. Shreeves; Laurel. S.
Armstrong; Brandywine, J. X. Smith; Oxon
Hill. j. II. kerby. Kent, r. II. Brown; Bowie,
q. ". Smith.
Mr.. ID. ". Barringer OF Philadelphia requests
that the City Troop Of that city be selected as
the escort 20 President Cleveland. The troop