The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE IN
DUCTION OF MAI. M'KINLEY
INTO OFFICE.
DECORATIONS OF THE BALL ROOM
They Promise to Surpass All Previous
OccasiOns-An Outline of the Order
of the Paradc-A Large
Crowd Expected.

ments for the Inauguration of President
elect Mckinley two weeks from next
Thursday are rapidly nearing completion
and the indications are that in point of
brilliancy and attractiveness the ceremO-
MES, decorations and festivities incident
to inaugurating week will be more lavish
than those of former years. In the dec
orations of the ball room finer results
are expected than ever before. All spec
tacular effect will be avoided, and more
artistic and harmonious arrangement of
flowers, lights and bunting will be Sc
cured. About $4,000 will be spent by
the inaugural committee in decorating
the ball room and the private rooms set
apart for the use of the presidential and
vice presidential parties. The great
height of the court of the pension build
ing, where the ball will be held, will be
overcome by bunting being draped from
the center of the ceiling to the galleries.
The bare walls of the building will be
covered by bunting as a background for
the flowers and evergreens, which will
be the prominent feature of the decOra-
tlolSs hC anu ohc thoupuhuN
of tiny electric 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 IA reception commit
tee of which Maj. Gen. Nelson A. Miles
is the chairman.
The cost of tickets to the ball has been
fixed at So to each person and 81 extra
if supper is required. From the numer-
GUS inquiries that have been received at
headquarters it may be stated that no
invitations have been issued except to
foreign representatives. Tickets are now
on sale at the prices named.
The promenade concert will consist of
six selections, and the dance program
contains twenty-three numbers. The ball
will be held on Thursday night, and in
addition series of five inaugural grand
concerts will be given in the ball room
on the following Friday and Saturday.
The ball decorations will remain in place
until the first concert. The Republican
Glee club of Columbus, Ohio, will sing
Il number of patriotic airs
At 2 p. M, Friday afternoon, a con-
cert will be given in honor of the United
States navy, represented by Rear Admit
!. rails Walker and Ramsay, 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 Saturday
night will be in honor of the people of
the United States, and will consist of mu-
sic by the Twenty-second regiment band
and n chorus of 800 voices. Admission
to each concert will be so cents.
Notwithstanding the fact that the Penn
sylvania National Guard find it impossible
to attend the inauguration, the probabili-
ties are that the parade will be very large.
Gen. Horace Porter of New York, with
the members OF his staff, is busy with
the details of arranging the divisions.
Gen Porter will act as grand marshal
and will have as his chief of staff Mr.. A.
/. Noel Brakeman 'of New York city, Col.
III. c. Corbin of the United States army.
Adit Gen. and Col. A. G. Johnston of
the United States army as special aides
and military secretary.
The parade Will be organized in two
grand divisions, one civic and the other
military. Gen Granville NJ Dodge will
he chief marshal of the first grand divis-
ion, to he composed of military organiza
TONS He will have as his chief of staff
Gen. Hnidekoper of New York, and Col.
, j. =. Sanger of the United States army
as adjutamt general. The military grand
HulNlSfUN VIII IN lueu lllO tlltt Stp-
arate divisions.
The first division will be organized into
two brigades, the first comprising United
States troops as well as the naval battal-
ions. The first brigade will be commanded
by Gen. Wesley Merritt of the United
States army.
The second brigade will be composed
Of the National Guard of the District of
Columbia 1900 strong, and the Wash
IiuL Sphnol ro1ptS AND strong.
all under the command of Gen. Cecil. Clay
of the District of Columbia National
Guard.
The second division of the military
grand division will be composed of the
national guards of the various states,
headed respectively by the governor and
staff of each state and arranged in order
from front to rear in the order III wlllch
the states entered the Union.
The third division of the military grand
division will be composed of all veteran
organizations. including the Grand Army
of the Republic. Loyal Legion, Medal of
Honor Legion, the Union Veterans
Union. the Union Veteran Legion. the
Regular Army and Navy Union, etc;
This third division will be commanded
by Gen. o. o. Howard of the United
commander in chief of the army. as chlci
of staff.
The civic grand division will be com
manded by Mr. b. II. Warner of the
City of Washington as chief marshal and
will be made up of civic clubs OF all de-
scriptions. Prominent in this grand d.
vision will be the Republican National
league, of which Mr.. ID. d. Woodmansee
of Cincinnati, its president. will act as
marshal. 1t is estimated there Will be
from 10000 to 10000 in the parade. and
in order to move so vast an army in the
time allowed they will be so formed that
they can march past n given point at
1900 per hour.
Conspicuous among the civic organlza-
tons will be the delegation of about 700
students from the Indian school at Car
Isle, Pa. -.
/ The United States troops Of the mill
tary grand division will be composed of
one brigade of engineers from West
Point; two regiments of infantry, one reg
iment of cavalry. four troops from st.
Mann; twelve batteries of heavy artillery.
marching as infantry, and two light bat
teries. -,
The national guards of the states will
be represented in the parade by several
regiments and Independent commands. A
large number of separate companies also
are expected to be present.