Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-26
THE INAUGURATION.
Washington Citizens Are to Have
Charge Of the Ceremonies.
Ball May Be Hsld In Retunda Of New Library
Building.

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Washington. NOV. zo.-Ine ctiZehs
of the District OF Coiumpia are COINS
ahead with their programme VI ii'au
guration ceremonies JUST as tAI'
was no possipility OF INTERFERENCE ~
Chairman rama, IN Cieve,an"
terview MI. mamma Salo ne nav
decided yet wnetner the nalioa
pupiican committee OF 80
2 citizens or washington sHouu ~
charge or the arrahsenie.s
Washingtonians nave no uoupe
ever on the subject.
On Friday last. Natlonai So..
man Parker OF the Dlstr,c. " o
bia arranged In New YORK 70 Iase ~.
name OF .. w. "ooo"au' L,..as 80
merchant OF Washinsto!i' ~
Mr. Hanna as suitaoie oi'o'' '"" "a
the Citizens committee Vi, inaue
ton. Assuming tnat MI
acquiesce, MT. "oou"au
mas already ueeii ai'iou'N
sound-money Denioc!a'' d" ii"i, VI ne -
standing IN tne business ."u 20
world OF Washihsloi'' anu MS app'i..
ment is regaroeu DIS d III o''e
from every We" poin' .
IL is Iurther report u ia
that the represei'"..se ii.e" Nv
community 'hose Aneiy ~ oe Ne
pers oi 'ne N",ioue i,ia.e " 49,
miutees. etc.' .a.e ueeiueu ~ a,
menu 'ie appoiir.iiieh' Vi Ne'.
"A. Alsei Vi ni.nisan a - Ia.
shai ol 'ne inausu vi a''on u"s p"a ".
appointment VI ma ei'ai ""i ~.
hfsh ma us III "'ioii oiii.
ps the ni.iohai co''iiiii''ee va 'ie ~.
oii''iei,ui'ioii 81 'he 49,, s-..l.
zehs. III ieceh. seai' ca
Vi inc ci'i@ens eo''''..e :. -.
afcep'eu "l'no". ~. u"1s sl,,a, IT.
hopeo the iuie wiz 'e io''0" W. inns
year.
IRVINE uisposeu VI 'ne mot '.A va
coiiiihi.tee chaii man anu siaiu ,""'
siai' .he 'i''~n' VI a. 'iiiif7 .oii ia
a'reauy oesuii ~ i'aho .ne pie'ii,'h'',
a'ranseiieii's ioi TIC ii'au u,". "s,n
III io''' '"'' .oi wa. " - Wv
great court VI ,,e penaioi puiiuiiis'
which was 81 wen aud p'ei ioi 9u'i :"
purpose Ina. 'he "oii "as .,e i,'o',
iii'posins anu eueees'iui VI ITO ni''u
ever heiu.
bu' ,ne pension bureau nan IS arciii
tecturaly ugly IL large anu 'iie peau-
,iiui ne" iipiaiy ouiioiis' Jue' "p
proachihs eonnple.ioii' 10 .noush' ~ We
just 'ne pace lor .ne H"chi!iley pili'
winch IL 10 iiopeu VIII eNeei III MAJ
cehce anu d.teNudiice any prey iouo III
ousurai paii. Inc library ppiiui'is 10 ny
lar the most elaborate ornate anu
imposing pupic eoillce III lhls country
Ihere IS vast central rotunoa' Win
numerous haiis ana rooms surrounding
it, and with It's peautl1ul polshed Pill
lars, stairways' ana walls statuarS'
would form most eHectiVe settins LOT
scene OF splendor ana snow
Librarian opoHofo says however
that he thinks the construction OF the
buildlng Is such that IL Woulu hot
ADAPT ltseH 10 the requirements OF
such great crowd as VIII attend the
ball. The beautiful and immense ro-
tunda. which 1t is proposed to use as
the ball room proper is now filled with
the new desks for library readers. Mr..
Spofford says that 240 of them are now
in place, and are stationary, the iron
supports being made fixtures to the
flooring. No other room in the build
ing, Mr. Spofford says, is larg enough
to be converted into ballroom, and
he therefore thinks that ball should
again be held in the court of the pen
sion building, where 1t was such sue
cess in 1898.
The joint committee on library has
full charge of the library building. One
member of that committee. Represen-
tative Quigg, who is in Washington
agrees with Mr.. SpoffOrd that the
library building is not suitable, an6