Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-27

t!I:.ir:nan ii Committee Medals ana! i;adges.
illumination v:%s first br, ;Chei At meet
ing of the inaugural committee last Satur-
day evening, and it is proposed ask
Congress to appropriate sufficient money
to carry out the idea. This Illumination
If it can be arranged, will be an altogether
imposing and beautiful feature of President
AicK:nley's second taking of office. and the
energies of the inaugural committee will be
bent toward carrying it out.
The cost of such illumina tions would be
mainly in the strinsing of wires and the
use of extra bulbs. There fine electric
p,antS at the Capitol, the post office and
the State, War and Navy buildings, which 1t
is believed would amply supply the needed
current.
Those present at the conference besides
Chairman bison were Chairman George
Gibson of the subcommittee on ilumina-
ton, Commander George W. Baird. L. S.
n. superintendent of the State, War and
Navy building; John H. Lloyd. chief cleo
trican of the Post Office Department.; j. e
Powell, chief electrician Of the supervising
architects office Of the Treasury Depart
nent, and Christian Giem, chief e!ectri-
cian of the Capitol.
Plan Outlined.
Mr.. Edison outlined to the gentlemen
present what the committee desired in Il
general way. A subsequent conference will
mates of cost will be submitted
A letter was received by Chairman Ed
son this morning from Harry Stephenson
Byrne, president of the Mckinley Club of
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore stat
ing that the club would come to Washing
ton 1"o strong to participate in the inaugu-
raj parade.
The subcommittee on entertainment of
civic organizations of which Mr. b. H.
Warner is chairman is desirous of corre
nv ar,j1,
Citations contemplating attending the in
auguration, in order that proper arrange
ments may be made for their place in line
as Well as to enable them to secure quar-
terS.
The subcommittee on medals and badges.
OF which Gen. Ellis Spear is chairman, will
hold its first meeting Saturday afternoon
at 4:3O o'clock in the inaugural commit
tees rooms. This committee will secure
designs and estimates as to the cost of
commemorative medals we'll as badges
for the various committeeman.
Chairman Knox of the committee on ear
r!ages, Chairman Rapley of the commit
tee on music, Chairman Devine of the com
mlttee on banquet, Chairman Marshall of
the committee on ball room decorations
ana Chairman j. f.. Bell of the committees
on comfort at ball room called in a body on
the Secretary of the Interior today and
later visited the pension office. The com
mittees over which these gentlemen pre-
side have to do with the inaugural ball,
and all are working together that harmony
In all plans may be assured
The Press Committee
Announcement was made today of the
personnel Of the executive press committee
and the committee on public order. gen.
eral press committee is being formed by
Chairman Boynton, and will be announced
later. The press executive committee is as
follows:
H. V. Boynton chairman; Frank A. Rich
ardson, r. j. Wynne, vice chairmen; d. S.
Barry, Sun service; c. A. Boyntou Assn
ciated Press; E. L. Keen, Scripps- -McRae
Association; S. c. Bone Washington Post:
Rudolph Kaufman, Washington Star; w
A. Hutchns. Washington Times; A. b. At
kins, Brooklyn Eagle; II. ]. Brown, Port
land Oregonian; l.. w. Busbey, Chicago
InterOcean; o. Carmichael. Indianapolis
Press. Detroit Journal, Minneapolis Times
J. M. Carson. Philadelphia Ledger; L. A
Coolidge, Boston Journal; w. E. Curtis
Chicago Record; w. S. Daniels, ST. Louis
Republic; A. ]. Dodge, st. Paul Pioneer
Press; e. G. Dunnell, New York Times; L.
Philadelphia Press; Harry Hall. Pittsburg
Times; Albert Halstead, Brooklyn Union
Nashville Banner; c. A. Hamilton, Roches-
ter Express. Troy Times. Syracuse Herald
r. II. HoSf0rd, Denver Rocky Mountain
News: M P: Ihmsen. San Francisco Ex-
aminer: S. E. Johnson. Cincinnati Enquir-
er; r. M. Larner. Charleston News, Sa-
vannah News; F. E. Leupp, New York
Democrat; Albert Miller, Kansas City Star;
j. p. Miller, Philadelphia Telegraph; r. L.
O'Brien. Boston Transcript: ]. K. Obi. At
lanta Constitution; F. Schrader, Kansas
City Journal Richmond Times; r. Schroe-
der, New York Stats Zeitung; M G.
Seckendorf. New York Tribune; ]. S.
Schriver Cincinnati Times-Star; o. o.
Stealey, Louisville Courier-Journal; w. B.
Stevens, st. Louis Globe-Democrat; A. J.
Stofer, Stofer's Syndicate.
The Committee ON Public Order.
Richard Sylvester. chairman: George w.
Rouzer. first vice chairman; John e. VIII
kie, second vice chairman; Edwin B. Hesse.
secretary: T. Fred Alvey, Joseph Auerbach.
T. Howard Brooks. G. 8. Bundy, Moncure
Burke. DR.. J. w. Bayne. DR.. C. W. Brown,
w. H. Collins, J. c. Courts, Thomas p
Cieaves. q. P. Conn, Charles A. Domer, ].