Evening star., 1897-02-25

SON - rnrmnrahIe one, and the fact that
all civil. organizations would he diSiihcuVt-
ly uniformed ami many would carry h4S
canes vGuid be-. a novel innovation IHeT1
vfI he. toe a very large number of Dai1iS
il, line 1t IS probable the band leaders
VIII he rcqUe sted to refrain from piaSih
Hail 10 the Chief in passing the iitSi-
de at's reviewing stand. I'eSutiiui as ti't
tune is il I.comes monotonouS When every
band that marches by plays IL
TP,. paraGe will be formed entirely east
ami north of the Capitol Srounns. ths va
rious divisions of the grand military divls-
ION forming on the streets and avenues 10
the east and those of the civic grand Ill
vision to the north There has been
rhdngt also in the former plan 10 dlshand
the procession at Mount Vernon Square
Ii will he ti.sbanded at X and lith streets.
ut Franklin Square. and Will be reviewed
by Grand Marshal Porter at the Junction OF
X and iIth streets and Vermont avenue.
Gen Porter taking his stand in front of
the I.owery mansion. now occupied by Cor
relius Vanderbilt, with his staff behind
him
parade are being completed today, and will
be distributed to the organizations and otfi-
CialS nf the parade tomorrow
Where Tickets May Be BouEht.
Ball and supper tickets are on sale at the
following places:
National Metropolitan Bank. 613 18th
street
American Security and Trust Company.
Riggs National Bank.
West End National Bank.
Carson Il Mccartney. 1919 F street
Crane. Paris & Co. 1871 f street.
ohio National Bank 18th and G.
Trades National Bank. 10Th street and
PENNSYLVANIA avenue.
Columbia National Bank, 9i1 F street
Washington Loan and Trust Company
Lincoln National Bank
Second National Bank
National Eank of the Republic.
Central National Bank.
National Bank of Washington.
Nation4, Capital Bank.
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank.
Lewis johnson & Co.
Also at headquarters 1919 F street north
west
The Riggs House
Arlington Hotel
The ShDr=Eam Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel.
W ) Thompscn's drug store.
The Cochran Hotel.
The Portland Flats
The Hamilton House.
The Ebbitt House
WIIa-i's Hotel
The Hotel Raleigh.
NJ. NJ Parker. his F street
The National tf:ankD Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel.
The ST james Hotel
Bradbury Piano Company. l225 Pennsyl-
vania s.v-nue.
l. + Dfeop " Son, 80 pennsylvania
avenue.
Harris & shafer. 111a Pennsylvania ave-
hue.
The Floral Decorations.
Smalrs Sors are arranging to put a very
large force at work in the pension building
Monday. and the arrangemeG- of the floral
decorations will be made with view 10
their retaining all their freshness and color
for the great occasion they will beautify.
The hardy foliage plants viii De first placed
IN position. and the trailing vines, laurels
and other green's will follow. The bloom
ing flowers and the embellishments formed
of ut cxotics will be arranged Wednes-
day night and Thursday morning. Mr.
Small is very much pleased with the taste
displayed by the committee on decorations
in selecting the white and gold effect for
the drapery adornment. as il will add i'm
mensely 70 the beauty of the floral decora-
tions.
Note. of Interest.
Gen Richard F. Cochran of New York.
president of the Life Underwriters Asso-
citation OF that city, who will command the
New York brigade of the civic grand divi-
sion, was a visitor at headquarters today
Gen Cochran IS taking great interest in
the inaugural and exhibiting in its behalf
the same energy and enterprise that char
dcterizeS him IN other directions
Inc committee on street decorations will
meet tomorrow night at 80 o'clock at the
rooms OF the board Of trade. Ames building
q street near 10Th A fun attendance is re-
ques;ed by Chairman Wine. as the badges
VIII be distributed 10 the members
The banners which viii desi ignate the diff
ferent states in the civic grand digisio ion
WI! o. particularly handsome. They have
been manufactured under the personal
supervision OF Vice Chairman Cuno H. Ru-
dOiph OF the civic committee
Haley. Orchestra Rehearsal
Judge John e Chaney. Chairman ard
several members OF the music committe.
this morning attended the rehearsal OF
AT, WEI A. Haley's orchestra that is to
furnish the music for dancing at the in
auSurdl ball The rehearsals are being
held in the National Rifles Armory anI
'fere was quite d large number of paople
present today TO listen TO the music Those
musicians who are 10 come from our of
town were not in their seats today i,u.
MI Haley had over a hundred befor. him
"Een ne raised his baton. and the precision
WIN winch they played was good aug Iry
OF the work they VIII do on the ni,ht Of
the ith OF March I'm the pension office huild-
lHs The parts seemed To be well balanced
ard the volume of sound was quite deaf.n-
ing in that small room
After The Fest overture had been excel
ientiy played and loudly appiauded Nj
Haley introduced Judge Chaney. who mace
few peasant remarks 10 the members Of
the orchestra, congratulating them upon
the fact mat Washington was able TO pro-
uuce 50 many good musicians. and predict
lrg that their work at the inauguration
BAN would not Only reflect credit upon their
director and themselves, but uDon the ma
tonai capital He asked the question
w hat = the matter with the Washington
orchestra and the reply came back
promptly from the guests assembled ..It,s
al right Judge CLANCY was heartily an
piautei on the conclusion of his iittIe
speech. and the rehearsal was then con
JinUed.
The Chorus Tonight
Tonight there VIII he a rehearsal of the
Inaugural Chorus al the Masonic TempIe
and Mir Percy 5. Foster. who is the al.
rector OF this chorus, considers ii i1nportan,
mat every member of the chorus should
Be present.
Governor of North Carolina
Adjt- Gen. A. d. Cowles of North Caro.
lima, in letter TO Col Cecil Clay. an.
neunces that on account of the leg.sla ture
remaining in session until March @. il will
be impracticabIe for the governor to attend