Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-02-18
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Washington correspondence:
The arrangements for the Inauguration
Of President-elect Mckinley are nearing
completion, and the indications are that
in point of brilliancy and attractiveness,
the ceremonies, the decorations and the
festivities incident to Inauguration week
will be more lavish than those of former
years,
The great height of the court of the
pension building, where the ball will be
held, will be overcome by bunting fes-
TONED from the center from each of the
the second gallery. The bare walls every
where and all of the smaller pillars will
be covered with bunting as background
for the flowers and green's which will be
prominent features of the decorations.
The bunting and thousands of tiny cleo
trio fairy lamps will be used principally
to bring out in greater relief the floral
designs.
The President and Vice President, with
their families, will attend the ball and
will be in charge of a reception commit
tee. of which Major General Nelson A.
Miles is the chairman. The cost of tick
cts to the ball has been fixed at S. for
each person and 81 extra if supper is de-
sired. In answer to many inquiries re-
ceived at headquarters it may be stated
that no invitations to the ball are neces-
sary to secure tickets, and none are is
sued except to foreign ministers. Tick
cts are now on sale and may be had by
anyone ut the price named.
The promenade concert will consist of
six selections and the dance program con-
tains twenty-three numbers. The ball
will be held on Thursday night and in ad-
dition series of FIVE inaugural grand con-
certs will be given in the ball room on the
following Friday and Saturday. The ball
decoration will remain in place.
The first concert will be given ut 1890
o'clock Friday morning in honor of the
United States army, represented by Gen.
Miles and staff. At this concert the Re-
publican Glee Club of Columbus. Ohio,
will siny number of patriotic airs. At
2 o'clock on Friday afternoon concert
will be given in honor of the United States
navy, represented by Rear Admirals
Walker and Ramsey, and at night the
concert will be given in honor of the
States of the Union, represented by the
Governors of the States and their STATS.
The concert Saturday afternoon will be
in honor of Congress, represented by the
President of the Senate and the Speaker
of the House. The last concert, Satur-
day night, will be in honor of the people
of the United States and will consist of
music by the Twenty-second Regiment
Band and a chorus of 500 voices. Admis-
sion to each concert will be 50 cents.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Pennsylvania National Guard finds 1t i'm
possible to attend the Inauguration, the
probabilities are that the parade will be
very large. Gen. Horace Porter Of New
York, with the members of his stan, 10
busy with the details Of arranging the ii.
visions. The parade will be organized IN
two grand divisions, one civic and the
other military. 1t 10 estimated that there
will be from 10000 to $4,000 in the pa
rade, and in order to move % vast IN
army in the space of time allowed they
will be SO formed that they can be march
ed past given point at the rate Of $4,000
an hour.
The decorations Of the city promise T.
be unusually attractive. The reviewing
stands for the first time win be decorated
BY the inaugural committee, and win Be
In accordance with a general design fur
nished by the floral exchange Of Philadel-
phia. The Presidents reviewing stand
will be exceptionally fine, the design for
1t having been selected from large num-
Der received in answer to an offer of .
prize for the best. Col. Wright of the
public comfort committee reports that the
applications for quarters are rapidly in
creasing, and every indication points to a
large crowd. Nevertheless, Col. Wright
says there are good accommodations fof
all who may come, and at reasonable
rates.