Evening star., 1897-02-01
The members will wear silk hats, light
overcoats, dark trousers and brown kid

Executive Committee Meeting.
At the executive committee meeting Sat-
urday night it was announced that the res
olutions pending in Congress granting the
use Of the parks and reservations for In
augural purposes, allowing electric wires to
be temporarily strung overhead for illumi-
mating purposes, authorizing the employ
ment OF special policemen and granting the
use of government flags for decorating pur.
roses would be passed in very short time.
chairman Thompson of the finance COM
m1ttee reported that So, 80 of the guar
antee fund had been paid in and turned
over to Treasurer John Joy Edson
chairman Chaplin Brown of the transpor-
tation committee reported that the north
ern trunk line railroads had declined TO ex-
tend the time limit of Inauguration tickets
from March to March Il. as requested. on
the M ground that the precedent thus estab-
lshed would he injurious to them
The illumination of the new library hui1d
ing was suggested and favorably consid-
cred. The signing of number of contracts
ana the approval of the bonds for their
proper performance was reported.
Have Applied.
Council No. 5, of the Union Leasue of
America, a colored organization of Ralti-
more, has applied for a position In tn, in
augural parade. There will be 150 to a;O
men, a band of twenty pieces and the
uniforms will consist of blue mackintoshes.
with capes, slouch hats with gold bands
and dark clothes. A handsome banner is
being made for the occasion.
Ihe Hudson county, N. j., delegation will
nave 2OO men in line, dressed in dark
clothes, light fedora hats and carrying
canes. They will march to a brass band
OF twenty-five pieces.
Veterans to BE n Feature
Col. Cecil Clay had a talk with Chair
man Bell this morning over the subject of
making the participation of the Grand
Army OF the Republic and other veterans
OF the late war a feature of the parade
cen Horace Porter is heartily in favor of
this idea, and it is probable that it will he
vigorously agitated. Gen. S. S. Burdette
OF thls city, past commander-in-chief of
the Grand Army of the Republic has been
appointed chief of staff to Gen. o. 0. How
ard, who will command the veterans di-
VISION and will tomorrow issue a circular,
addressed to all G. A. K. posts urging
their members to march in the inaugural
parade.
There is also movement on foe. 20 have
!ne Medal of Honor Legion appear in this
division. There are about one hundred AMI
hfty veterans who received medals Of
honor for personal bravery in the rebellion.
ana an effort will be made to get them to
assemble here in March from their homes
In various portions of the country
UeheFai News OF Interest.
Gen. Porter has decided that the mar
shals and their aids in the Inauguration
parade will be designated as follows:
Grard marshal-Sash of red, white and
blue
Grand marshars staff-Sash of red.
Grand marshars aids-Sash of white.
Marshals of grand divisions-Sash of red
and white.
Marshals of divisions-sash of blue ard
red.
Marshals of brigades-Sash of blue and
white.
All aids except those of the grand mar
shal-Sash of blue.
Secretary of State Cassin of Wisconsin
was at headquarters this morning He is
visiting the city to secure twenty-four
horses Tor the use of the governor of Wis
consin and his staff in the inaugural IA
rdde.
Gov. Alva Adams of Colorado has writ
ten that his state win not be officially rep
resented at the Inauguration, as it is rot
possible Tor his staff OF himself to be Tres
ent.
Gen! Samuel Dalton, adjutant general of
Massa chusetts, has written Gen Porter
that the governor has decided that he cam
not attend the inauguration. Gen. Dalton
further states that the disposition of the
legislature is not to make any appropria-
ton for the National Guard of the state
TO go, as Washington is far away and
Sooto HioHey 10 Teacn. so lar, three COM
panies Of the state militia have decided TO
attend and have been granted permission
to so. armed and equipped.
Capt. J. A. Johnston of the Sth Cavalry,
United States army. chief of aids of the in
augural parade, arrived at headquarters
this morning and will be there every day
until the Inauguration celebration is con-
cluded
Maj. Gen. Wesley Merritt, L. S. A, COM
manding the Department of the Missouri,
with headquarters in Chicago, has accept
ed the command of the division in the in
augural parade devoted to the United
States troops.