Evening star., 1897-03-10
SETTLING ACCOUNTS
Inaugural Expenditures Will Reach
About $4,000.
CONSIDERING THE use OF THESURPLUS
Completing the Work of Various
Committees and MarshaIs.
PIE A S "A Mt ASSOCIATIONS
CONSIDERING THE use OF THESURPLUS
PIE SAINT ASSOCIATIONS

The accounts of the inaugural expendi-
lures being rapidly closed up and II
is expected that the few outstanding bills
will be prt sented and settled today and to-
morrow. that final report may be pre-
sented to the executive committee at its
meeting tomorrow night and an adjourn
ment reached sine die. The total expendi-
lures will probably foot up total of be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. and the surplus
remaining will be disposed of according TO
the views of the committee. The probabili-
ties seem to be in favor of the money re-
naming over being made a nucleus of
fund to be raised for the purpose of erect
ing a permanent building i'm Washington,
! but while this is being considered by many
| executive ommitteemen, the final conclu-
sion may be different when the subject is
| finally C nsdered on account of the un-
| certainty about plan to raise the addi-
| tional large sum that would be requireh
for the project.
Four years ago the surplus was divided
| among the charitable institutions of the
District. Eight years ago the handsome
| sum of s260o0 formed the surplus after all
| inaugural expenses were paid. and from
this was created a centennial inaugural
| poor fund. the money being permanently
invested and its interest used for the pur-
chase of food and clothing for the indigent
poor.
| District Auditor Petty, when asked this
| morning about the disposition of this frrd
| by the Star reporter said the fund the
| best investment on the District books
| The fund is invested through the Amer
| lean Security and Trust Company" said
| Mr.. Petty. "and earns per cent year.
| This interest Is expended for the purposes
| ii is intended for through the agency of the
| metropolitan police and amounts TO about
| $l.5o0 year. 1t finds its way to channels
| the most mertorious and its disbursement
through the police does not cost peLny
| Every cent of ii is expended to help actual
| need and there is no estimating the abJece
| misery 1t serves to relieve. This fact will
| be made known at the meeting tomorrow
| night and if too many obstacles appear to
| confront the building project it is possible
| that the surplus may be added to the cer-
| tennial fund and its earnings directed into
| the same channels as those being already
| received from: that source.
Regret mt Separation.
The members of the executive committee.
1 the secretaries, clerks and attendants at
inaugural headquarters and the reporters
on duty there since December feel very
| keenly the breaking of the ties that grew so
pleasant during their long association to-
gether. and despite the arduous character of
the work that was done they would not OBJ
Ject If IL was all 10 be performed over again.
1t is comforting for them to feel, however.
that the friendships formed during their
| intercourse Will remain strong and warm
despite their approaching separation. There
vas probably never a more congenial party
of men engaged in a common duty. and this
characteristic aided in no small degree the
p-e-eminent success that crowned their ef-
forts.
| Civic Chairman and Chief Marshal B. H
warner has just completed very graceful
| and thoughtful work of acknowledgment
| py sending TO each of the commanders in
| the civic division and TO the many other 5
| who had extended him assistance in the
| drduouS labors that devolved upon him
during the inaugural period personal let
| ter of thanks.
| Mr.. +. A. Zeigler. the energetic and con-
scientious clerk of the civic committee who
| proved so valuab bic an assistant during the
| inaugural preparations. is still hard at
| work settling up the affairs of the COM
| mittee. He is now engaged in filling out
J the parchment commissions to be sent TO
| the various gentlemen who We're officers
| and aids in the civic grand divisions, and
| they will be forwarded to the proper per-
| sons in few days.
| Commissions for the aids to Grand Mar
| shall Porter have been already sent out
1t matters little what it is that you want
whether a situation or a seryant-a
want" ad in The Star will reach the per
son who can fill your need.