Evening star., 1897-01-04

erection of such Structures was particularly
tuhny. VI course. almost every one knows
ttat bids will be invited from builders and
otners ior the ERECTION OF the stands. and
the highest bid t zach case. where the bid
DER Is responsible. will be accepted. The
committee on parks and reservations Will
have rothtng TO DO with the sale of the
seats IN these Stands. 1t will only require
that All bidders will comply with the .peci-
ncattons and plant determined upon, These
plans provide for>sipapie and strongly con-
structed stands with roofs. Along the
'front.' OF each roof will be a cornice adapted
Ior the arrangemaht of decorations. and the
work of adorningsthese extensions will he
done by the co4fmJStee on street iecora-
tions. The bidders who receive the right to
erect these standS will pay for the privilege
ana VIII build the Structures at their own
expense, and then sell the seats to the gem
eral public.
c"mmitt.e Meetings.
The committee on transportation was to
nave neid meeting tonight. but the alb
sehce OF Mr. Chaplin Brown. the chairman,
from washington will prevent it. The
next meeting will be called after Mr.
Browns return.
me committee on decorations of the ball
room VIII meet at o'clock tonight at
headquar rters.
Demand for. Sleeping Cars.
The Railway Age says: Hundreds of
sleeping cars have already been applied for
from various places for the transportation
OF private parties to the presidential in
ausuration' The desire being to have them
sioe-tracked at Washington and used for
lodgings. This lack of trackage room would
prevent hlling all the orders even IL cars
&C uid De had: but the large number of
sieepers that will be concentrated at Wash
inSton about the 4th of March will Illus
trate anew the advantage of having great
sieeping car compa MES with facilities for
meeting extraordinary demands for ac-
commodations before which individual
roads would be helpless.
Work of the Executive Committee.
The meeting of the inaugural executive
committee at headquarters Saturday night
was largely attended. The question Of ap-
portioning money to the various commit
tees was discussed. and while the amounts
awarded were not made public. everybody
expressed themselves as well satisfied with
the conclusions reached
Chairman John w. Thompson of the
nnance committee reported that $1O,G4O had
already been paid in to the guarantee fund,
many subscribers paying the full amounts
OF their contributions instead of taking ad-
vantage of the installment plan adopted by
the committee.
Chairman Levi p. Wright Of the public
comfort committee said that accommoda-
tions had been secured for 1914 persons.
ana that 1t had been ascertained that the
6ooo meals at one time at prices ranging
from p to 80 cents meal
Chairman Geo. Gibson of the committee
ON invitations and tickets submitted de-
signs Tor these important souvenirs of the
coming Inauguration, which were adopted.
The invitations and tickets will be engraved
by the bureau of engraving and printing
and by Bailey. Banks & Biddie, the latter
hrm to prepare the decora tive features for
the cover. The action of Chairman Bell in
ordering 2.300 medal badges from Joseph
K Dawson of Philadelphia was approved.
The designs of these articles will not be
made known until they are protected by
copyright
Concerts In the Pension Court.
1t was decided to have concerts on Fri
day and Saturday. March and 8. and as
stated last weeAstin sFhe Star. they will be
dedicated respectively to the governors Of
the states, the 3nhilffAry and the civic or
ganizations. The concert Saturday evening
Will be participated in by a chorus of 800
voices. ,,.
Chairman Bell was authorized to appoint
a a committee com to sscuha from Congress iegis-
iation providing for the illumination ana
decoration of ths public buildings, and Sc
lected Mr.. Benjamin Butterworth Judge
John ]: Long. Mr.Al B. Brown, Mr..
James l.. Norris and Mr.. Lawrence Gard
ner to serve as such committee
Chairman Henry A. Willard of the COM
mittee on parks and reservations submitted
the plans and drawings for the stands TO
De erected along the line of the parade. He
stated that they had been approved by
Buiiding Inspector, Brady. and the execu-
tive committee adopted the report.
Gratifying Features.
r very gratifying feature of the arrange
ment of these stands will be that they will
not interfere with full view of the statues
that mark so many Of the reservations
There will be no stand at the Peace monu-
ment, at the foot Of the Capitol. which in
former years has been barricaded and
closed to view by huge framework of car
pentertng. On next Inauguration day the
telles and evergreens. The Committees re-
port also included recommendation that
advertisement be made for bids for the
privilege OF printing the official program
elusive privilege of photographng the in
terror Of the Inauguration bali room and its
decorations.
Additional Press Committeeman.
In giving out the list of the press commit
tee some days ago number of names were
Inadvertently omitted. They were as fol-
lows: Scott c. Bone, vice chairman; Arthur
w. Dunn. Edwin NJ. Hood, Charles H. Mer-
HAT and Howard n. Thompson, Associated
Press; j. B. Austin, H. Conquest Clarke
Jules Guthrdge and A. J. Hatford, United
Press: Walter E. Adams, Boston Herald:
r. J. Browne, New York Journal 8. N.
Clark. New York Tribune; Henry E. Eland.
New York World; James s. Henry, PhiIa-
delphia Press; F. T. Hopkins Norfolk Dis
patch; W. S. Larner. Chicago Tribune; W.
j. hampton, Lexington (KyD Herald; Jus
TIN N. McNGth Globe-Democrat; Angus
Mcsween, Baltimore American; w. B.
Shaw. Philadelphia Inquirer: Edgar c. Sny-
der, Omaha Bee; Henry Watterson Steaiey
Courier-Jour John T. Suter, jr, Chicago
record; Robert f. Towne, Times-Heraid:
John c. William, New York Herald.
OVERHEAD WIRES.
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