The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-15
ON THE 4TH OF MARCH
General Outline Of the Programme
fer Inauguration Day.
BALL ROOM DECORATIONS
Two Days OF Concerts to Follow
There'll Be About $4,000
People in the Parade-An
Unusual Lavish Display.

tions and the festivities incident To in
auguration week Will be more lavish
than those of former years. In the
decorations of the ball room finer
results are expected than ever before.
All spectacular effects will be avoided
and more harmonious arrangement of
flowers, lights and bunting will be Sc
cured. About $4,000 will be spent by
the inaugural committee in decorating
the main ball room and the private
rooms set apart for the use of the pres
idential and vice presidential parties.
The great height Of the court of the
pension building where the ball will be
held Will be overcome by bunting fes-
tooned from the center of each
three divisions of the court to
the top of the second gallery.
The bare walls everywhere and
all Of the smaller pillars will be
covered with bunting as a background
for the flowers and greens which will
be prominent features of the decora-
tions. The bunting and thousands Of
tiny electric fairy lamps will be used
principally To bring out in greater re-
lief the floral designs. The president
and vice president, with their families,
will attend the ball and will be in
charge of a reception committee of
which Major General Nelson A. Miles
Is chairman. The cost Of tickets to the
ball has been fixed at s. for each per-
son and 81 extra if supper is desired.
In answer to many inquiries received
at headquarters, IL may he stated no
invitations To the ball are necessary TO
secure tickets, and none are issued cH-
cept to foreign ambassadors. Tickets
are now on sale and may he had by any
one at the price named.
The promenade VIII consist of six
selections and the dance programme
contains q numbers. The ball will be
held on Thursday night, and in addition
a series of five inaugural grand con-
C"rts will be given in the ball room ON
the following Friday and Saturday. The
ball decorations will remain in place
The first concert will be given at 1880
o'clock Friday morning in honor of the
United States army represented by
General Miles and STAFF. At the con-
cert the Republican Glee club of CO.
lumbus. Ohio, will sing number of
patriotic airs. At 2 o'clock Friday aft
ernoon concert will be given in honor
of the United States navy, represented
by Rear Admirals Walker and Rarl-
sey. and at night a concert will he
given In honor of the states of the
union represented by the governors of
the states and their staffs. The concert
Saturday afternoon viii he in honor OF
congress. represented by the president
Of the senate and the speaker of the
house. The last concert Saturday night
win he in honor of the people Of the
Uninted States, and will consist of
music by the Twenty-second Regiment
band and a chorus of 800 voices. Ad-
mission to each concert will he 30 cents.
! Notwithstanding the fact that the
| Pennsylvania National Guard finds II
impossible to attend the inauguration,
/ the probabilities are that the parade
will be very large.
General Horace Porter of New York
with the gentlemen of his staff Is busy
with the details of arranging the divi-
sions. General Porter will act as grand
marshal and will have as his chief of
staff, Mr.. Blackman of New York. Col
onel Corbin of the u. :. A., Adjutant
| General and Cant. John A. Johnston,
! U. S. A., as chief Of aides with Capt.
Edward Horton Of the u. e. n. g., spe-
| cial aide and military secretary. The
/ parade will he organized in two grand
divisions, one civic and the other mill
tary.
Gen. Grenville NJ. Dodge will be chief
marshal of the first grand division, to
he composed of military organizations
He will have . his chief of STAFF. Gen.
Hyde Cooper Of New York and Col
I
tant general This military grand divi-
sion will be sub-divided into three sep
arate divisions. The first division will
he organized into two brigades. the first
comprising United States troops as well
as the naval battalions, This first bri-
gade will lie commanded by Mai. Gen.
| Wesley Merritt of the L. s. A.; the
second brigade will be composed of the
National Guard of the District of CO.
lumbia, 1,500 strong. and the Washing
ton High school cadets, 400 strong. all
Of the District of Columbia National
Guard. The second division OF the mil
itary grand division will he composed
of the national guards Of the various
states. headed respectively by the gov
ernor and staff of each state. ana ar
ranged in order from front to rear in
the order in which the states entered
the union. The third division of the
military grand division will he COM
posed of all veteran organizations in
! cluding the G.. a. r., the Loyal Legion.
Union Veterans union. the Union Nete-
rams legion. the Regular Army and
Navy union, etc. This third division
will be commanded by Gen. O. q. How
ard. Gen. s. :. Burdette. past COM
mander-in-chief Of the @. 4. r., as his
chief of staff.
The civic grand division VIII he CON-
manded by II. II. Warner Of this city,
as chief marshal. and win be made up
of civic clubs of all descriptions. Prom
incnt in this grand division will he the
Republican National league, of which
u. ID. woodmansee of Cincinnati Is
president. viii act as marshal.
II is estimated that there will he
10000 10 $4,000 people in the parade. and
in order to move so vast an army i'm thf
space of time allowed they will be
so formed that they can be marched
past a given point at the rate Of 1890,
an hour Conspicuous among the civi,
organizations will be the delegation 81
about 200 students from the Indiar
school at Carlisle Penna. Governor
Bushnell of Ohio will command mill
tary division. The United States reg
ular troops OF the military grand diyi
sion will he composed of one battalion
of engineers from Willets Point. y. Y.
two regiments of infantry. the Seven
teenth. from Columbus barracks ant
, the Ninth from Sacketts Harbor: on'
regiment of cavalry, four troops from
Fort Never and four from Fort Ethan