The times., 1899-05-18
JOYS OF THE Big
JUBILEE REVHLRIES
Unique Features to Be Pre-
sented at the Ball.
The Mammoth War Spectaeles Will
Attract National Attention.
The Peace Celebration Continues to
Boom-Preparation for the
Magnificent Pageantry.

6real ACTIVITY pefNdueS feace JuDliee
headquarters. much business occupies the
committees, and success and glory are
everywhere apparent New funds and new
friends are coming in each hour, and with
in the week anticipation and excitement
will be intense.
Railroad rates have been finally fixed
the last concession being s1.25 for the
round trip. good for ten days, from Balti-
more. over the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road. The guarantee fund is growing rap
idly, and the s27, 600 mark has been passed.
1t will be a real Jubilee and celebration
of which Washington and the nation will
be proud.
The Jubilee revelries were discussed at
length last night and final preparations
made This will be q glorious ending to a
glorious pageant. Here will be Rex and
his queen, thousands of dancers and revel-
ers in fancy dress, music, tableaux, and
merrymaking. Unique features will be in
troduced everywhere and the night will be
filled with pleasant surprises.
Col. Z. b. Hay has stated that the plans
for the revelries have been prepared. first
for ornamentation, second for dignity, and
third for pleasure. This is true, according
10 the wondrous features prepared and the
occasion will be something which no man
can afford to miss. Every moment will
contain a laugh and sixty seconds OF COM
plete pleasure. 1t is promised that even
the Mardi Gras revelries will be surpassed
and this is saying good deal.
Preparations for the fireworks and the
war spectacles are progressing. The Mon
ument grounds look as though a city were
In course of construction, and the 400foot
scenes are being got into place. 1t is
promised that nothing ever witnessed in
the world will compare with the Battle OF
Manila" and the other spectacles.
The Court OF Honor will be completed
on Saturday, as will the historical pageant.
Nothing will be left undone and the WIS.,
iting crowds will find the National Capital
a blaze of beauty and a great centre of en-
tertainment- 1t will be a glorious celebra-
tion, and one which will be remembered in
days to come.
Committee on ReveIries.
Nearly 100 members of the committee OF
the Jubilee revelries attended the meet
ing at headquarters last night. Col. E
3. Hay presided, with Barry Buckley as
Vice Chairman, and W. A. Darling as Sec
retary. Great enthusiasm was exhibited
and II is intended that this closing feature
will be the biggest event of the whole
Jubilee.
Chairman Hay addressed the meeting a
length, and related many OF the novel ideas
secured during his trip to the South ant
West. He expressed his thanks to Judge
George ". Theard and William R. Irby
of New Orleans. and William ]. Barrett
and Charles ]. O'Neal, of Los Angeles, fol
the many good suggestions and ideas fol
the revelries. Colonel Hay stated tina
there was little doubt but that the Jubile,
ball would be on grander scale than evel
the Mardi Gras revelries. and the people
will be surprised at the scope of the affair
Chairman Eberly. of the subcommittee
on carriages, reported that arrangement,
were being made and everything woult
be ready. 1t was asked that 1900 carriage
checks be printed and an awning erected
from the hall doors TO the curb. The rate.
fixed for carriages are IS for the night
delivery and return. The price for cab
Will be $3.50 for the evening, delivery ant
return. The report was adopted and th'
appropriation recommended.
The stage Pageant.
Carriages will be called from the ives
door of the north entrance. Chairman ]
Edwin Browne reported great progress fo
the stage pageant and promised BIZ
show. The report was adopted
The subcommittee on floor and prom
enade reported that the hall was beini
divided into ten sections, each section Il
be numbered. Chairman Rockwell, OF tn
subcommittee on public comfort, reported
that already 1,5o0 hat and cloak boxes hav'
been erected in the annex and asked tha
600 more boxes be erected.
Chairman o. j. Ricketts,, of the sub
committee on tickets and souvenirs, re
ported that Charles Young, representa-,
the firm of Bailey, Banks & Biddle, o
Philadelphia. arrived in the city yesterda.
morning with the tickets and souvenir
for the Jubilee revelries. The souvenir
are by far the most magnificent affair
ever got out for any celebration in th'
country. The Bailey, Banks G. Biddl
Company have had the contracts for th
souvenirs during the past few inaugura
tions and the present designs surpass any
thing heretofore attempted.
The souvenirs are very large and ar
done upon very thick board. In the centr
is a perfect reproduction OF the dome O
the Capitol, In colors. Hovering over thi
is dove bearing an olive branch. sun
burst fades into the other features. a
the top are the coats OF arms of the Unite
States and Spain done in gold and color:
At the bottom are two splendid gelatin
photographs of President Mckinley an
Admiral Dewey. At either side, in tn
centre, are wonderfully fine color engrav
ings Of the charge at San Juan, and th
battleshIp Oregon. AT the top of the de
sign are the crossed Spanish and America
flags in coIors and at the bottom pho
tograph Of the last session OF the Peac
Commission at Paris. Across the souvenl
is the inscription, National Peace Jubilee
Held az the City OF Washington, d. C
May 23, "a. and %. MDCCCXCIX." Th
whole affair has been got up with grea
care and is very tasteful. special cop
of the souvenir, framed in gold, will
presented to the President by Mr.. Yount
The tickets and souvenirs have been place
on sale all over the city, and the deman
is already great The souvenirs cost
without ticket OF admission TO the hal
and 30 cents with ticket. Each ticks
contains coupon emitting the holder I
a souvenir for the sum OF so cents extra.
II was asked that the members of III
Thin, pale and consump.