Evening star., 1897-02-08
Inaugural Ball knd Supper Ticket.
Should Be- SECURED Early.
new YORK rRooPs WILL NOT COME
Governor Black swiIt Veto Any
Appropriation fbr the Purpose.
MR.. BELL GOING TO CANTON

Chairman Charles ]. Bell will leave for
Canton, Ohio. tonight to extend formal
invitation to President-elect Mckinley to
attend the inaugural ball. He will also
visit Springfield while away and will prob
ably not return to Washington until Sat
urtlay.
Mr. Louis D. Wine and Mr. S. w. Wood
ward, vice chairmen Of the executive COM
mittee, will shortly visit Vice President
elect Hobart for the purpose Of extending
to him similar compliment.
The applications for ball tickets are in
creasing in number and Secretary Fred
Brackett is receiving many letters every
day from persons throughout the country
who inclose money for tickets. and
nearly all of them require supper tickets
as well. A letter was received today from
Los Angeles Cal. inclosing $12 for two
ball tickets and two supper tickets. Mr..
Joseph H. Manley of Maine was caller at
headquarters. this morning and purchased
four ball tickets
Members Of the subcommittee and others
resident in Washington are requested by
Chairman Bell to secure their tickets as
early as possible, as the number to be sold
will be limited. Mr.. Bell announced today
that the number OF supper tickets would be
limited to 5000. as the supper rooms would
not accommodate greater number, and
that 1t was therefore advisable for persons
to get their supper tickets with their ball
tickets.
Gen. Porter and His Aids.
Mr. Charles N. Swift. special aid to Gen.
Horace Porter. issued circular Saturday
to the New York aids announcing that a
special Royal Blue line train had been pro-
vided for Gen. Porter and his aids, to leave
New York March at 10 am, arriving in
Washington at $50 p.m. Round-trip tick
cts, including Pullman, have been placed at
5000. good until March s.
Mr.. Swift also states that seats opposite
the reviewing stand and hotel accommoda-
tions for persons going by this train can
be secured by addressing him now He
announces that arrangements have been
made to supply aids with anti-slip, band
includes equipments transportation, care.
&c, like charge, for those furnishing
their own mounts. which must go by this
train with the others. No provision can
rangements by February Is.
Mr.. E. G. Pauling. treasurer Of the Mar
quetts Club Of Chicago, and chairman of
It's inaugural excursion committee, and
Mr.. c. e. Gorden, a former president Of
the club, are in the7 city arranging for its
visit here in March. The organization num-
bers 800 members, Including many leading
business men of Chicago about 200 Of
D.
make the trip in special train. Parlors
II and II in Willarli'S Hotel, overlooking
the avenue, have been engaged as head
quarters during the inaugural period. The
club will not participate in the parade.
The John Mcknight Republican Club Of
Covington. Kenton tonhty. KY, will have
200 men in line dressed In light mackin-
teshes. dark clothes and wearing light
be under command Of John Mcknight. The
club will come over the Chesapeake ard
Ohio railroad, arriving here the morning
of March 4. !.
III The New York Troops.
The New York Times has the following:
There is considerable doubt as to the
part this state will take in the ceremonies
attending the Inauguration of President
Mckinley. While neither Gen. Horace
Porter or his chief of staff A. Noel Blake
man. are making complaints as to the pro-
sress OF their efforts to have New York
creditably represented, 1t Is well under
stood in military circles and among poll
ticians that there is hitch somewhere
The legislature has been asked to ap-
propriate $4,000 to be used in defraying
the expenses of several regiments of the
National Guard. When the appropriation
was asked 1t was believed there would be
no opposition to 1t, and that it would
hnd active friends. The amount Is only
sufhctent, according to the estimate made
by Mr.. Brakeman. to pay for the transpor-
tatton of 5000 militiamen from New York
to washington and return. without defray-
ing any of their expenses while at the cap
1tal. This is little more than one third Of
the military representation that Pennsv,-
Fania VIII have. and is thought to be the
smallest showing New York can properly
make. .5, $
Thus far it is fact that no assurance
mas been given at Albany that the appro-
prfation bill will pass. There Is said to be
an undercurrent Of opposition to it on the
republican side In both the senate and as
sembly. and both Senator-elect Platt and
Gov Black are accused of lukewarmness
The inference Is generally drawn in Ma
tlonal Guard circles. as well as among
some of the friends of the President-elect.
that Mr.. Platt is opposed to the appropria-
Efforts to give the state q conspicuous part
III the inaugural ceremonies.
The republican leaders who want to see
the state brilliantly represented will not
them have said that II the appropriation 10
not granted they will be heard on the sub
teCt
I'm the meantime several regiments of
tne National Guard have decided that they
WIZ not attend the ceremonies unless their
expenses are paid, and are disinclined to
make any effort to raise the necessary
money by subscription among their MEM
among the regiments which have consid-
cred the subject In this light
The article Is in error regarding the 7tb
Regiment. as that command has at no
time considered the question of coming to
Washington. 1t can be authoritatlyely
stated by The Evening Star that the rea-
son the bin to pay transportation expenses
Of the New York troops to Washington has
not been pushed at Albany is because Gov
ernor Black announced to several members
of the legislature that he would veto it IL
1t was passed.
Executive Conamittee Business.
Chairman John W. Thompson of the
finance committee reported to the executive
committee at it's meeting Saturday night
that s42.21s.14 had been paid in by sub
scribers to the guarantee fund. of which
there was a balance ont deposit of $3921641.
The remaining instailment of subscriptions
will be due from contributors February l5.
The executive committee approved the con-
tracts with Victor Hetbert for furnishing
band music for the fffaugural ball and the
Friday and Saturday concerts with Frank
Hanvey for constructing the music stands
in the pension buildf3g court and with H.
I. Gregory for eq1ippjng the temporary
kitchen In which the ball supper will be
prepared. with the ,hefessary ranges and
The recommendati6h OF Chairman H. A.
Willard of the parks apd reservations COM
he 9ouc