The evening times., 1896-12-21
MAIL keeps POURING IN
Inaugural Committee Flooded
With a Tide Of Letters.
COLLEGE MEN ARE COMING
The American College Republican
League Writes for a Position in
the Line-QuestiOn of the Off
cia1 Program Comes Up for Con-
sideratiOn.

Christmas week opened this morning with
scenes OF much activity about the rooms OF
the inaugural committee i'll the Glover
building, and with every indication that
the holiday season will bring no cessa-
ton OF work for the corps OF Committees
and their assistants. Everybody connected
with the Inauguration rested from their
labors yesterday, and as a consequence
the work, especially in the correspondence
department, was nearly doubled. The
man man brought large packet Of letters
this morning. all of which were referred to
the respective Committees. after the reg
ular routine.
Chairman Bell was in early. and after
seeing that everything was running all
right, departed, leaving the long string of
callers, which continued to pour in during
the entire morning, to be entertained by
Col. Brackett and Mr.. Walker Among the
more prominent gentienmen who sent in
their cards were Judge John Il. Long,
member of the Republican national com
mittee from the State of Florida and also
a member of the inaugural commmittee
He simply called TO pay his respects 9th
ers were Vice Chairman Louis D. Wine,
Henry A Willard and George Gibson, both
members of the cOmmmittee.
COLLEGE MEN COMING.
Chairman Il. II. Warner OF the commit
tee on civic organizations this morning re-
ported an application from the manager
Of the American College Republican Lea que,
representing 1000 college men, asking to
be assigned q position i'll the line on in
auguration day.
The competition Of the various musical
organizations To furnish dance music for
tie inaugural bail is beginning TO be spir-
tied. his morping an application was
received from the Germania Orchestra Of
Philadelphia seeking the opportunity. The
Germania will be remembered as the
ORCHESTRA Which furnished the music for
the Harrison inaugural ba Il eight years ago,
and made such favorable impression.
Their application was referred to the com
nittee on music.
Another question which is causing the
committee TO think before it acts is the
printing OF the official program for Inau-
guration Day. 1t has usually been the rule
in previous years to let the contract to
the highest bidder, who usually derives a
small fortune from the sale of programs
and advertising space
II la, also been the experience upon sew
erai occasions that the program, both as 20
the printing and paper, have been OF an
inferior quality. Necessity cun,peis the
holding back OF the items OF the program
until the last moment, for alterations and
changes and when it has been too late the
contractor has come in with an inferior
job. Nevertheless the programs had to be
sold as official.
To obviate any such trouble as this, and to
insure good W ork. a plan has been submitted
to the committee by Mr.. C. ]. James,
whereby the privilege il to bc sold outright
at a stipulated SUN, and the committee on
printing to have personal supervision of the
work. While the net sum realized may not
be qua rant ccd az much, the results, il is
thought. Will be much more satisfactory.
The plan generally meets with favor, and
will doubtless be adopted
j. j. Stuckey, secretary Of the Iowa
Union of eX-P Prisoners of War, writes to the
committee requesting that the souvenir
badges be made 10 represent some Of th,.
relics in the archives OF war records. and
be worn by the manage RS OF the BAH.
Seeing THE MAJOR IN
Applications continue to come in asking
for positions in the parade. Among those
received today is one from Charles E.
Smith, secretary of the Mckinley Club OF
Chattanooga, Tenn, saying that ''the boys
had organized for the purpose of coming up
and seeing the ma jor in
The American Boys Band. consisting of
forty-fiye sprightly youngsters. all in hand
some uniforms, so they write, ask to be ac-
cordedthe privilege of marching in the ranks
and volunteer to pay for the privilege with
their music.
Several large Autographs of Major Nc
Kinley, three by four feet in dimension,
were received Saturday at the headquar-
tiers OF the committee and placed upon the
walls OF the various committee rooms
They were presented from the Republican
national committee from their rooms in
Chicago.
Many of the committee rooms are still
bare, and destitute. but notice was received
today that cargo OF furniture had arriv-
ed yesterday from New York, where it did
service in the rooms OF the national com
mittee at the Waldorf during the late cam
paign. 1t is said to be very handsome in
design. The greater portion of this will be
used by the inaugural committee until
after the 4tb Of March, when it will I e
transferred to the headquarters OF the ma
tional committee nthis city.
The finance committee of inauguration
have a meeting at 7:30 o'clock tonight at
headquarters.
COMMITTEE ON BANQUET.
The committee on printing will meet
this afternoon at headquarters at 1 O'Clock.
at which time the matter of official pro-
gram will doubtless be discussed.
Tomorrow evening at o'clock the COM
mittee on public order will hold ses-
sion at the rooms of the Board of Trade,
and the committee on parks and reserva-
tions Will meet at the same time at head
quarters.
The following committee on banquet was
announced this afternoon: Gen. George b.
Williams, chairman: J. lie Witt Arnold
Alexander Britton, w. A. Boyd LaRdnR n
Burchen, p V. De Graw, A. S. Dasgett,
Z. L. Kimnlci, G. C. Lyons. Frank j. Lewis,
Morrel Ma-ean. John w. Mccartney, OTnis-
By McCanmon, Frank B. Noyes Thomas p
Ochitree, James G. Payne, +. c. Stevens
Lawrence Sands. Ross Thompson and John
F. wilkins.