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performed 1t In a manner creditaole to
themselves and Gratifying to the public.
The committee on carriages with o. L.
Beaumont, chairman; Mr., Allison Nailor.
vice chairman. and Mr.. James NJ. Leitch,
secretary, had thirty members. The COM
mittee devised the plans and constructed
the entrances RAding from the street to
the pension building, and succeeded in
securing for the enormous number Of v!si-
veyance without sxtortion. orfe a'''' 9p' ''
The committee on safety mad twenty
members, with Joseph Paris as chairman,
and j. d. Entwisle secretary. This COM
m1ttee had In charge the protection of the
pension building during the period from
March to March I and the immense
structure was ,yigilantly patrolled at all
hours during this time with scrutiny that
meant security. o.
Other Most Important Bodies.
The committees so far enumerated had
to do almost exclusively with arrange
ments f>s the ball and reception which
took place on the night of the 4th of March,
and 1t Is nothing disparagsng to Them to
say that there We're other committees
whose duties were vastly more ex&cting
and onerous.
The committee on civic organizations,
which was composed of nearly 40 members
headed by Mr.. William Dickson as chair
man. Capt. e. H. Neumeyer, first Vice
chairman; Capt John s.. Miller, second
vice chairman, and Prof. Harry King, sec
retary, had for its duties the important
task Of providing for all ,ivic organiZa-
tions which applied to participate In the
inaugural ceremony; of keeping an account
of the same, furnishing them with quarters
and reporting upon them to the executive
committee and the grand marshal. The
large body of civilians who attended the
Inauguration and took part in me process
sion were handled with remarkable success
by this committee.
which consisted of forty gentlemen: with
Col. William G. Moore. chairman; Col: II.
c. Corhin, vice chairman and corresponding
secretary, and Richard Sylvester secretary
undertook the charge of all military Or
sanizaticns participating in the ceremony
supplying them with quarters. etc Inc
comfort and enjoyment of the visiting mill
tary while they were in the city was large
ly due to the eXertions OF this enterprlsinS
committee.
To the committee on transportation.
which was composed of Mr.. II. l.. Biscoe,
chairman; Mr. James E. White. vice chair
man. and Mr.. Percy G. Smith, secretary,
with seventy-five ether members, was en-
trusted the duty of securing low rates of
railroad fare for the benefit of visitors and
making known the same to the press.
Public Comfort.
The committee on public comfort was an
important one. Mr.. NJ. l. Weller was the
chairman, Col. Levi P. Wright, vice chair
man, and Mr.. A. J. Schwartz. secretary.
J here were three hundred members. and
their duties were manifold and exacting.
being to provide food and lodging at rea-
sonahle rates for the thousands of strans-
ers suddenly added to the population The
committee did it's work with great success
and a striking feature Of 1t was the prep
aration of maps of the District. ore of
which was mailed to every Individual 70:
whom quarters had been selecteC. The
public comfort and colored organizations
was In charge of a committee of seventeen
colo red citizens, with John A. Gray as
cha!rnGn.
TIE press committee consisted Of twenty
gentlemen, with Frank A. Richardson of
the Baltimore Su1r., chairman. and was
charged with all the arrangements for the
acco mmodationl Of rcpresen ntatives of the
press. furnishing splendid facilities for a
compreher sive,r. news-renderirg service,
which extended all over the world.
The committee on public order consisted
of fifty-four gentlemen, with Noble ID. Lar
ner as chairman, Robert Ball, vice chair-
man. and S. NJ Geat1nan, secretary. This
committee supervised the preservation Of
order il. the public streets and around the
ball room. and its effective work was no.
ticeable in every direction.
Street Decorations and Privileged.
The committee on street decorations had
one hundred and twenty members, with
William A Hutchins. chairman: Louis. d.
Wine, vice chairman, and J. ID. West, jr.,
secretary. They were charged with the
duty Of securing the decoration of the pub 1
lie and private buildings of the city, and
particularly these along Pennsylvania
avenue where the inaugural procession
passed. The result was that the capital
was dressed in gala day attire. Congress
passed an act allowing the War and Navy
Departments to lerd the committee flags
and vast number of the national coIors
We're used to great advantage.
The committee on parks, reservations and
privileges had impor rtant duties to transact.
and accomplished gratifying results. 1t
COZ sisted of a hundred gentlemen, with
j. Harrison johnson chairman; l. n. Jack
son. vice chairman. and Q. l.. Johnson, sec
retary. To this committee was committed
the control and sale of all privileges on the
line of the inaugural procession and at the
inaugural ball. They advertised for and re
cei> ed bids for rights to erect reviewing
stahds on the public reservations: for pub
ard bids for erecting the grand reviewing
stand and the press stand The sale of
privileges amounted to the sum of s5,09l.
The Splendid Concerts.
The committee on promenade concert
consisted of three hundred gentlemen, rep
resenting the flower of the youth of Wash
ington. Mr.. Ralph l.. Gait chairman.
Mr.. Andrew ]. Miller vice chairman, and
Mr.. James c. Hooe secretary. This COM
mittee was charged with the general su-
pervsion of the concerts in the inaugural
ball room, and determined to have a sacred
concert in the pension office court on Sun
day, the 9Th of March, for the benefit of the
vast crowd remaining in the city Pres-
dent Cleveland however, vigorously OBJ
jected to the use of "a public building for a
Sunday concert, the committee set to
work to meet the unexpected dilemma Con-
certs We're given Monday and Tuesday,
and the large crowds who attended them
were satisfied and delighted with the per-
fection of the arrangements made by the
committee, the music of the Marine Band
having never been heard to better adyan-
tage. A feature of the entertainment Tues
day, March Z, was the presence of the little
inmates of all the orphan asyiums of the
District, who were invited by the executive
committee to visit the building, enjoy the
music and view the remarkable beauty of
the decorations The promenade concert
committee turned over to the inaugural
committee treasurer the proceeds of the
concerts mentioned the handsome sum OF
$11,233.
Chief Officers of the Ceremonies.
The general manager, who was called
upon to supervise in all matters concerning
the safety, comfort and convenience of the
patrons of the inaugural ball and recep-
ton, and the succeeding concerts, and to
see as well that all committees were prop
erly performing their duty, was Mr.. Law
renee Gardner, and he filled the exacting
position with constant and untiring faith
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