The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-15
PLANS FOR THE BALL
INAUGURATION EVENT.
Series of Grand Concerts to Follow
the Festivities, That VIII
Last Two Days.
THE GREAT PARADE OUTLINED
TWO MONSTER DIVISIONS, WITH
PERHAPS 10000 MEN IN LINE.
Grand Marshal Porter Preparing fOI
Military Turnout That
VIII Be "a Feature.

| WASHINGTON, Feb. IA. - The arrange
| ments for the Inauguration of President
elect Mckinley. two weeks from Thursday,
are rapidly nearing completion, apd the in
| dications are that, in point of brillance and
/ attractiveness, the ceremonies, the decora-
| tons and the festivities incident to inaug-
| uration week will be more lavish than those
of former years. In the decorations of the
| ballroom finer results are expected than
ever before. All spectacular effects will be
| avoided and a more artistic and harnlpn-
Gus arrangement of flowers, lights and
bunting will be secured About $4,000 will
be spent by the inaugural committee in
| decorating the main ballroom and the pri-
| vate rooms set apart for the use of the
| presidential and vice presidential Ial ties.
| The great height of the court Of the Pen
| sion building, where the ball will lie held
will be overcome by bunting festOOnad from
the center of each of the three divisions
of the court to the top of the second gal
lery. The bare walls everywhere and all
of the smaller pillars will be covered with
bunting as a background for the flowers
and greens, which will be the prominent
features of the decorations The bunting
and thousands of tiny electric 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 a reception committee, of which Major
General Nelson A. Miles is the chairman.
The cost of tickets to the ball has been
fixed at So for each person and 81 extra if
supper be desired. In answer to many in
quiries received at headquarters it may be
stated that invitations TO the ball
issued except to foreign ministers. Tickets
are now on sale and may be had by any
one at the price named.
THE BALL PROGRAMME.
The promenade concert will consist of six
selections and the dance programmes con-
tain twenty-three numbers. The ball will
be held on Thursday night. and in addi-
ton q series of five inaugural grand con-
certs will be given in the ballroom the
following Friday and Saturday. The ball
decorations will remain in place. AT the
first concert the Republican Glee Club, of
Columbus, o., will sing a number of pa
triotic airs. At o'clock Friday afternoon
a concert will be given in honor of the
United States navy, represented by Rear
Admirals 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 con-
sist of music by the Twenty-second Regi-
ment Band, and a chorus of 500 voices Adj
mission to each concert will be 30 cents.
Notwithstanding the fact that the Penn
sylvania National Guard finds II impos-
sible to attend the inauguration. the prob
abilities are that the parade will be very
large. General 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 Blake
man. of New York Col. Ii. c. Corbin, of
the United States army, adjutant gen.
eral, and Captain John a. Johnston, of the
Captain William Edward Horton, of the
District of Columbia National Guard. spe-
cial aid and military secretary.
The parade will be organized in two grand
divisions. one civic and the other military.
General Grenville NJ. Dodge will be chief
marshal of the first grand division, TO be
will have as his chief of staff General
Huidekoper. of New York. and Col. Joseph
p Sanger. of the United States army ad-
iutant general. This military grand division
will be subdivided into three separate di-
visions. The first division will be organ
lied into two brigades. the first comprising
United States troops, well the naval
battaiions. This first brigade will be COM
manded by Major General Wesley Merritt,
OF the United States. army. The second
brigade will be composed of the National
Guard of the District of Columbia, 1.5O0
strong and the Washington High School
Cadets 400 strong all under the command
of General 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. re-
spectively. by the Governor and staff of
each State and arranged in order from
front TO rear in the order in which 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. the Loyal Legion. the Medal
of Honor Legion, the Union Veterans
Union. the Union Veteran Legion. the Reg
ular Army and Navy Union etc. This third
division will be commanded by General O.
O. Howard of the United States army:
General s s Burdette. past commander
in-chief of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, as his chief of STAFF.
IN THE GREAT PARADE.
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 descrip-
tons. Prominent in this grand division will
be the Republican National League. of
which Mr. D. d. Woodmansee. OF Cincin-
natl. its president. will act as marshal 1t
is estimated that there will be from forty
to fifty thousand people in the parade, and
in order to move vast an army in the
space of time allowed they will he so
formed THAI they can be marched past a
given point at the rate of twelve thousand
an hour. CONSPICUOUS among me civic or
ma dol er.as ion fxf.