The morning times., 1897-02-11
WHERE To SEE THE PARADE
The Work of Building the Re-
viewing Stands Begun.
TWO FREE BALL TICKETS
An Admirable Departure as to the
The inaugural Vice Presidents
Off to See Mr.. Hobart-Request
for Souvenirs.

The reviewing stands for the inaugural
parade are rebeglnningto assume shape along
the Avenue. Just now they are skeleton
esque reminders Of the brevity of official
life, and especially in the dock-tailc
month of February.
These stands will be somewhat different
from those OF former inaugural seasons.
In the good old tines these reviewing
stands let in the sunshine plen ufuly on that
kind of a day, but also the rain and the
slcet and the snow, as it is occasionally
that kind OF "a day The modern stand will
he made weather proof, and, if prosperity
should dawn with a crash any time before
March 4, it may that the stands will be
fitted with translucent glass fronts. This
specification is, however, lot in the con-
tract.
The stand at Lafayette square, accord
ing to the official description of it, is
to be something gorgeous. The upholstenng
contract was given yesterday to Mr. Henry
Hess of this city, who is an artist in
his line.
Gen. John NJ. Wilson wrote letter to
the executive committee yesterday in
which he gives the assurance that he
will do everything in his power to aid in
making the arrangements grand success
Council No. 5, Union League of America
colored organization OF Baltimore, ad-
vises the civic committee that it will be
here with drum corps OF twenty pieces
Similar information was sent by the Young
Mems Republican Club of Wilmington, Del.
] so men and a band of twcnty y-one pieces
Mr.. Louis ID. Wine and Mr.. S. w. Wood
ward, vice presidents OF the inaugural
committee, left yesterday for Paterson,
n. j., where they will call on the Vice
PreSident-elect and extend him the free
dom of the city and the courtesies OF the
committee. Mr.. Wine Will, in the mean
time, pay visit to his daughter in Phila-
delphia.
The committee on public comfort reported
yesterday accomm odations for 34,o66
people and accommodations at me ais for
IS, ,S19.
The committee on carriages met last
night. The principal business was the
consideration Of the bids OF the liverymen
for the carriages for the Presidential party
for the parade and to and from the ball
The committee also considered the rates
the day after the 4th OF March.
1t was determined 10 refer these bids 10
a subcommittee, consisting OF Messrs.
Nailor, Friedrich, Gaulor and Knox, which
will meet this afternoon at $50 O'Clock
and report to a special meeting Of the full
committee to be held at 7:3O O'Clock this
evening.
Mr.. Somerville read the instructions for
the movement of carriages, etc, which
have been printed, and already published
in The Times. The committee will provide
the proper signs to exits and entrances
at the Pension building.
Mr Pierre Waggaman and some New
York artists asked permission of the Com
missoners yesterday TO erect stands from
which to take Photographic views OF the
parade and some of its incidents. They
were referred to the committee on parks
and reservations.
so far there has been only one man in the
United States laboring under the delusion
that tickets to the ball can be had for the
asking, the gentleman in roint being W.
G Suit, of Rising Sun, Ind. His other
titles are n. c. c., which Major Fred
Bracket has developed into No Cash Gus
toner. AS the gentleman has not for
warded the cash, n. C. c. can also, 10 to /,
be translated Not Coming. Consequently.