Evening star., 1897-01-14
Agreement for It's Use for the Ball
Awaiting Signatures.
ALLOTMENT OF ROOMS and BALCONIES
Bids Opened for the Official Pro-
gram and Reviewing Stand.
HEADQUARTERS NOTES

Chairman Charles ]. Bell of the executive
committee regarding the use of the pen
sion office building for the purposes of the
inaugural ball has been drawn up, and is
now in Mr.. Bells hands for signature. All
the requests made by Mr.. Bell have been
acceded to by Secretary Francis, and
larger portion of the building will be at
the disposal of the executive committee
than on former occasions. By the terms of
the agreement the government will turn
over the pension building to the committee
at pm. Saturday, February p, and give
Chairman Bell and his assistants absolute
control until am Monday. March 8.
The committee is given the use of the
court and all rooms on the first floor, ex-
cept those used by the mail and stationery
divisions, all the rooms on the second
floor, all the balconies and a room on the
fourth floor. Secretary Bracket and Chief
Clerk Mccoy, who represent, respectively,
Chairman Bell and Pension Commissioner
Murphy in the work of making the allot-
ments of the rooms, are engaged in this
DUTY, and will shortly report the result.
Snshes for the Marshals.
Gen. Horace Porter has recommended to
the executive committee the colors for the
sashes to be worn by parade officials. He
suggests that the marshals of grand di-
visions shall wear blue and red; marshals
of divisions. blue and white, and marshals
OF brigades. white and red.
Representative Parker of New Jersey las
notified the civic committee that the Ere
East Orange Republican Club of East
Orange will participate in the parade.
Ihe Forsythe Republican Club of VIM
ston, N. C., is also coming
The Mckinley and Hobart Club of West
Washington has announced that 1t will
turn out seventy-fve men in the parade
uniformed In capes and macintosh coats.
Ihe civic committee reported, through
Secretary Lewis this morning, that clubs
and organizations numbering over 7WO
men mad olready notified the committee of
thelr purpose to march in the parade and
tnat PRESIDENT D. D. Woodmansee had
written that he expected the National
League of Republican Clubs would have
io,OOO or 1900 men in line.
Chairman Wright reported TODAY that ac
commodatons for 2O627 people had been
inspected and registered and 1877 windows
ana many balconies whence good views of
the parade can be secured. Places where
ooI horses can be had for use during the
parade have been registered and there hoe
been engaged outside of the public ccmfort
committees agency 800 horses for ;,arade
purposes.
The Vice President's Escort.
oergt w. A. Bryant. quartermaster of
tne Essex Troop of the New Jersey State
1uard, was an early visitor at headuuar
ters tooay. The militia title of the organi-
zation In the guard is First Troop. They
VIII bring sixty or seventy men, with their
horses, and will act as an escort to Vice
resident Hobart. Sergt. Bryant had
talk with Chairman Wright over tho oc-
commodations for the troopers and their
mounts The organization is the crack
cavalry troop Of New Jersey.
High Rates for Windows,
A glance at the record of the prices being
asked for rooms overlooking the line of the
inaugural parade and windows offered for
the same purpose show a tendency toward
exorbltance that appears to those who are
seeking such accommodations to be worthy
OF severe criticism. There are rooms on
the list having three windows overlooking
the avenue for which as much as S4OO ia
asked. OF course there are many windows
which can be obtained at moderate prices
but these are being rapidly engaged
Bids for the Official Program.
Bios Tor the printing and sale of the Of
hcial program Of the Inauguration cere-
monies were opened at 1 o'clock TODAY in
the once OF Mr.. Henry A. Willard, chair
man OF the committee on parks and reser-
vations. There were present, besides Mr..
Willard. Mr.. 8. w. Curriden, Mr.. William
). Marsh. the chairman, and Fred W. Ey-
ans OF the subcommittee on program. and
representatives Of several of the bidders.
The bids were on designs drawn by the
committee and were submitted by w. F.
Ihomas, who offered 5000 for the privilege
He proposed to print 10000 copies and sell
them at 25 cents EACH
EDWARD II. Allen offered to print as many
copies OF the program as the committee
mig mdgnt IT. want free of cost and give bond in
900 Tor the performance of the work
Frederick w. Evans, as attorney for the
Brett Lithographing Company of New
York, offered $500 for the privilege If the
programs were to be printed according to
the committees specificat tions, and $3.50 tf
allowed certain privileges
The standard Advertising Company, by
Joseph X Strasburger, offered $500 for the
privilege.
The last bid opened was that Of Gent
q Hamlet of Baltimore, who offered to
print 1900 copies of the program accord
ing TO specifications and sell the same and
give $oOO Tor the privilege.
The Civic Feature.
From the letters being received by the
civic committee and the activity which
Secretary George c. Lewis has been dis
playing In securing information on these
important subjects, It is evident that the
civic feature Of the parade will be more
important than it has ever been at a for
mer Inauguration. Notiflca tions have been
received from large number Of clubs and
associations all over the country that they
will certainly be in line In March. ana al.
ready assurances have been received thar
make 1t certain that If no more should
come there would be at last 10000 men in
the civic division. In addition to these
certainties there are many inquiries being
received that will result doubtless in q
large addition to the list before long,
Carriage Arrangements.
At meeting last night Of the COMMITTEES
on carriages 1t was reported that the Liy-
srymen's Association would pool their car
riages for the accommodation Of the guests
at the inaugural ball 80 that on leaving
the function q person would take the first
carriage available Of the kind thst brought
him to the ball. That 10. II t}.e party
came In . coupe he would take Tho f,r:t
coupe. It was decided that each pr1vafe
carriage would be given number which
would correspond to the check 10 he Lent
by the occupant, end when the latter So.
parted from the ball the number would he
thrown upon a transparency by a fissbs
light system and the driver Of the vehicle
thus notified. Chairman w Bruce GRAY Of
the subcommittee on carriageways suh.
mitted plans for the erection Of three COW
cred entrances to the pension buildinr
Thew will hntlt Ouor tho