Evening star., 1896-12-17
Accommodations for Inaue "a
Crowds Being offered.
FUND NEARLY ALL SUBSCRIBED
Full Memberships Of Committees
to Be Announced Saturday Night.
NOTES AT HEADQUARTERS

Chairman Bell and his assistants at i'll
augural headquarters were kept busy, as
usual. today, receiving verbal and written
reports from committees, reading and re-
ferring the numerous letters received. and
Fastening in every direction the preimi-
nary arrangements for the important work
to be done between now and March 1. The
various subcommittee of the committee on
finance to whom certain districts of the
city had been assigned for the purpose OF
soliciting subscriptions were all at work to-
day. and it is confidently expected, from
the reception they are understood to have
been given during the early hours, that the
s5O,OO0 guarantee fund will have been to-
tally subscribed before tomorrow noon and
that Chairman Thompson can report this
gratifying fact to the executive committee
at the meeting tomorrow night.
Arranging Accommodations
The public comfort committee has Sc
cured and |. spected accommodations in
hotels. halls and residences for 9.S people
and mas received offers from persons
having eight windows to rent from which
View of the inauguration parade can be
gained. The committee met and organized
last night There We're about sixty MEM
bers present. Col Cecil Clay of the COM
mittee on military organizations reports
that applications for Quarters have been
received from the 4th Regiment of Mary
land, the 1+th Regiment of Ohio, the State
Fercibles and the York Rifle Association of
Pennsylvania and the Newport Artillery of
Rhode Island The Ohio, Maryland and
Rhode Island troops desire free quarters
and will probably be assigned to some of
the public buildings.
Chairman Bell today received a request
from local photographer asking for an
opportunity to take a group picture of the
executive committee. In reply Mr.. Bell
stated that he would lay the matter before
the committee soon preliminary work
now on hand is completed
Picking the Committeeman.
Chairman Bell has had a book prepared
containing the names of the gentlemen
suggested or selected for places the
various committees, the committees
which they will serve and their addresses.
There are already about 900 entries in
the book, and they increasing every
day. An unusual number of personal ap-
plications for appointment the commit
tees have been received this Inauguration
VIXEN compared with such requests on for
mer occasions, and democrats as well as
republicans are anxious to be included in
the work. The formation of the commit
tees in this regard will be concluded to-
morrow. it is hoped, and the full lists will
be submitted for approval at the meeting
OF the executive committee Saturday
night.
Chairman Bells Badge.
Chairman Bell was presented this morn
ing with bronze badge consisting of a
medal hanging by a chain from Il bar bear
ing the national shield and two muske:s
crossed. On the face of the medal is a
good profile of the President-elect Above
1t is the inscription Protection, 90" and
beneath William Mckinley" On the OBJ
verse side is the inscription Charles j.
Bell, Chairman Inaugural Committee.
Washington. ID. c., March t. 1897" TIE
badge hangs over purple silk ribbon
Baltimore Republicans Coming.
The Young Mems Republican Club If
Baltimore is making arrangements to send
large delegation, with a band. to par
tic!pate in the inauguration parade The
party will have quarters at the corner CT
Pennsylvania avenue and 18th street
The committee On civic organizations will
send out blanks to be filed out by the Off
GERS of organizations proposing to visit
w aSh1ngton during the inaugura ton with
all necessary information about the bodies
SO that the committees work may be sim
plifed.
Henry l.. Ennis of Brooklyn and Fred
Aldridge, also of Brooklyn. have written
~ hartman BEL IN relation to the decoration
OF the pension building for the ball. Mr.
Aldridge did this work on the occasion of
President Harrisons Inauguration in 1889
Flags and the Ball.
Chairman Wine of the street decoration
committee has been authorized by Chair
man Bell TO have printed 10000 paper flags
to be distributed to the People along the
line Of the inauguration parade for decora-
ton purposes.
Chairman Bell stated today that the place
for holding the inaugural ball. the price
OF tickets and other matters will be de-
cided at the executive committee meeting
Saturday night.