Evening star., 1897-01-11
INAUGURAL PARADE
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mittee was instructed to advertise for bids
for the erection of carriage ways at the
pension building. and Chairman Henry A.
Willard of parks and reservations to call
for proposals for the sale of stand privi-
leges. the plans for the stands submitted
being approved by the meeting.
Chairman Cecil Clay reported that replies
from the adjutants general of state militias
had been received. They showed that Mary
land would send its entire National Guard.
and that $500 state troops from Pennsyl-
vania would participate. Military bodies in
New York. Ohio, New Jersey, Massachu-
setts ard Rhode Island had also signified
their intention of coming.
Chairman George Gibson of tickets and
invitations reported that the tickets and
souvenirs will be ready to be placed on sale
by February /.
The Sale of Tickets.
1t is probable that the important matter
of selling these valuable articles from the
proceeds of which such a large amount of
the money necessary to meet the inaugural
expenses is expected, will be shortly con-
sidered, and that it will be decided to
adopt the plan followed eight years ago,
when there was but one central point
where the tickets and souvenirs could be
gotten. and where it was necessary for
every person securing ticket or tickets
to pay for them on delivery This plan
was adopted by the late Capt. George E.
fiji ance committee, and tickets were 20 be
had only at his office. which was then
above the Citizens National Bank on 18th
street. Hotels, news stands, and other
places where tickets for entertainments
are disposed of had the tickets on sale, but
not until Mr. Lemon had received the cash
for them. 1t is interesting to note in this
connection that Mr.. A. T. Britton, who
was then chairman of the inaugural execu-
tive committee. and who received many or
ders for tickets from all over the country.
paid Mr.. Lemon $1O,G0O in a lump sum, and
then sent the requests forwarded to MIN IL
the chairman Of the finance committee and
bad them filled without further trouble on
his part.
These who favor the adoption of the
same system this time point out that If the
tickets are distributed in various places
for sale that there will be great deal of
divided responsibility and besides great
waste of time in making collections when
the ball is over. 1t is also said that in a
wide distribution of the tickets for sale
that there might be a temptation to some
who might be intrusted with them to Sc
cure tickets that We're bought, but not
used al the ball, and turn them in as un-
sold tickets, when the time for making
final returns came. So, from every point
OF view, it Is probable that the tickets and
souvenirs will be sold, so far as the ex-
ecutive committee is concerned, at one
place
Other Executive Committee Business.
The executive committee also tacitly ap-
proved Saturday night the proposition that
the street decorations committee should
adorn The stands along the line of parade
the contractors merely being required to
build the structures. The plans direct
that the sides and backs of the stands
shall be inclosed and rooted wherever prac-
ticable. and that the roofs shall have cor
niceS in front to which the decora ations
will be affixed.
Vice Chairman Frank T. Howe of the mu-
sic committee recommended that the band
stand in the ball room be located Al the
east end of the court, and that the stand
for the orchestra be erected on the north
side in the center of the building. A sub
committee to arrange for the chorus at the
Saturday night concert was announced,
consisting of Mr.. Percy S. Foster chair
man, who has selected as his assistants
Frank T. Howe. Joseph Kaspar, Henry
Eander and Melville d. Hensey.
Chairman Chaplin Brown of the trans
portation committee reported that the rail-
road associations had not yet arrived at
any conclusion regarding the requested
extension of the time-limit of inaugural
excursion tickets. but that a definite de-
cision might be reached by next Saturday
night.
Chairman James L. Norris of the spe-
cial committe to secure legislation from
Congress to provide for the illumination of
public buildings and grounds promised a re-
port al the next meeting.
organizations reported that so far forty-siX
organizations had informally notified the
committee of their intention to appear in
the parade, and that formal notice had
been received from six organizations COM
prsing $500 men. This was independent
Of the League of Republican Clubs which
is arranging to come with 10000 men. Con-
stant inquiries We're being sent out through
the country for the purpose of ascertaining
at the earliest moment possible the inten-
tions of clubs and associations which are
considering the question of coming.
The gentlemen present at the meeting
were Chairman Bell, Vice Chairman S. W.
Woodward. Treasurer John Joy Edison and
Messrs Jno. w. Thompson Chaplin Brown.
James E. Bell. Theodore W. Noyes. Thos
Somerville. John F. Cook. Jas. L. Norris,
Benz. Butterworth. Henry A Willard. H.
V. Boynton. Levi p. Wright M. l. Weller.
T. E. Roessle, Frank T. Howe. Edward
McCauley, Stilson Hutchins, Thomas c.
Noyes, Clarence F. Norment. r. Ross
Perry Milton NJ. Holland. W. W. Dudley,
John G. Long, Beriah wilkins and James
G. Berret.
The Brooklyn decorator. Fred Aldridge.
has fac-simile production in miniature of
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