The evening times., 1897-02-06
MAKE WAY FOR THE PARADE
The Plans Of the Public Order
Committee Are Outlined.
A PERFECT POLICE SYSTEM
The Arrangements to Prevent Con-
gestiOn at Hotels and Railway Sta
tions-A Great Demand to Be As
signed to Quarters-The Pretty
Souvenirs of the Ball.

The eighty-five members of the public
order committee OF the inaugural have been
decorated by Col. Richard Sylvester with
''litde billies.'' Col Sylvester is chief
clerk OF the police department, and the
members of the committee have been in
this way designated as honorary "mem-
bers of the force" The decoration is q
policeman's club about an inch and a
half long, made of Ohio walnut, and
adorned at the top with bunch OF pink
ribbon.
The public comfort committee met last
f. Welsh Ashford, secretary. The COM
mItUee discussed reports or subcOmmittees
relating to the preservation OF order at
depOts and hotels, and the assignment OF
members OF the general committee to these
places.
1t is also intended to have Pennsylva-
MIA avenue from Seventeenth street TO the
Peace Monument divided into blocks OF
three, each group to be in charge or a
section OF seven or eight OF the commit
tee. Each OF these divisions will be in
communication with a central office, to
be in charge OF Chairman Wight and as
sistants, SO that any information OF dis
turbance can be telephOned to the central
office and prompt arrangements made for
restoring order. Mr.. Wight viii be on duty
along the line during the greater part OF
the day OF parade. These arrangements
Will be in force on the 1st, I'd, Sd, and
4th OF March. A detailed report on all
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meeting OF the committee by Committee
on which are Major Harries, Frank Randall
Webb, and Edward Graves.
There are now concrete evidences OF a
multidinous movement OF the people from
the East TO the Middle West to the in
uagural festivities.
Tie number of persons who have applied
thus far probably exceeds the number who
had applied by February ., before the last
Inauguration.
A letter was received yesterday from
Cleveland, Ohio, asking that party OF
$50 be provided for.
Another noticeable fact is that almost
all OF the applications are coming from
places east of the Mississippi River. Hardly
one letter in twenty is received from the
West.
The souvenirs of the ball have been re-
ceiyed The covers are decorated with
g!lded vignettes OF Mckinley and Hobart
in reiief, the embellishments being the shield
and mace, the eagle and the American flag.
The dance program consists of twenty-one
numbers, the rest OF the little book con-
tains the order of exercises, the names OF
gentlemen on the ball committees and
other information, which has appeared
from time to time in The Times. One OF
the numbers on the dance card is The Gold
Bug"
The order of the parade VIII be announced
in due time by Gen. Porter and will pos
sibly follow in most respects the arrange
mcnts for former parades with Delaware at
the head of the column.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
pany has obtained permit from the Com
miS>ioners TO lay temporary tracks along
the line of its road in Southwest Wash
inGton, TO enable the company TO accom-
modate the unusual travel during the in
augural week, and to erect temporary plat
forms at points where they may desire for
the same purpose.