Evening star., 1897-02-24

VISIT Nh. Cleveland at the Executive Man.
sion At IL O'Clock on the morning Of March
3. and II Mr.. Cleveland follows precedent
visit Major Mckinley at the Ebbftt House.
Chairman Bell has appointed Ben Hertig
the authorized agent to conduct the sale
Of the onictal programs Of the inaugura-
ton exercises IN this city. The programs
will be ready for sale next Monday morn
ting.
BAH tickets are being rapidly disposed of.
and the record shows that larger number
have been disposed of at this time before
the Inauguration than ever before on a SIM
Har occasion. 1t Is expected that there
Will be a steady increase IN the demand
until Monday. when the great rush will
commence In earnest.
Mere Clubs Coming.
The c. p. Huntington Republican League
Club Of Newport News. Virginia. announces
that it will have sixty men In line. clad in
dark clothing. derby hats. with white gloves.
and carrying nag canes. The club will
carry handsome banner recently present.
ed to 1t by the ladies Of Newport News.
The Charles L. Kurtz Republican Club of
Columbus. Ohio. will present striking
appearance IN the inaugural parade. 1t will
have 15O men in line. dressed in white coats.
blue capes, white caps and white leggins,
and will carry white STATS with yellow PEN
dants attached. They viii be under COM
mand OF Major Edwin G. Bailey and be
neaQeQ Dy the FOurteenth OhtO Infantry
Band of twenty-five men.
The civic organizations that remain in
Washington until the 5th Of March will be
received by President Mckinley on the
making arrangements for this occasion,
and 1t will doubtless prove an interesting
post-inauguration feature.
Music nt the inaugural Concerts.
Victor Herbert of the 22d Regiment
Band. which will furnish the music for
the Inauguration concerts. has prepared the
programs to be rendered. The morn
ing concert beginning at II am. Friday
March 5, will be in honor of the army.
The numbers include the overture. Ray
mond. Thomas; Spring Serenade. Lacombe;
bone solo. Lost Chord" Sullivan. soIoist.
Ernest H. Clarke; Spanish Ballet Suite, a.
"Seguedille:" b, "Havanaise;" c, "Bolero
de Cadiz:" De Sormes; sextet from Lucia"
Donizetti; a, Passing the Cotton Fields"
Clarke: b. Dance Americaine." Lax: Star
light Waltz, Wizard of the Nile" Herbert.
The Friday afternoon concert will be in
honor of the navy. Among the numbers of
and Finale. from "Lohe ngrin;" Strauss
Artist Life" Ballet Music from The
Prophet and Drooh's March, pride of the
Nation"
Gated to the governors of the states. At
the head of the program is Herberts Nc
kinley Ina uguration March," At this con-
cert will be played the Grand American
Fantasia, in which airs from the fol-
lowing will be introduced; Hail Columbia
''Suwanee River Army Signals" THE
Girl I Left Behind Me- Dixie Red,
White and Blue, Star Spangled Banner
Saturday, March q, there will be two
concerts The one in the morning will be
in honor of the Senate and the House OF
Representatives. Among the numbers to
be rendered will be Funeral March of a
Marionette," Gounod; "Reminiscences of
Ireland" Godfrey; Selection from Robin
Hood" De koven: ''Torchlight March,"
Meyerbeer.
The program for the Saturday evening
concert will include number of choruses,
and the band music will consist of the
grand march from "Tannhauser," Scenes
Nepolitaines.' Massent, and selections
from the Wizard of the Nile" Herbert.