The times., 1900-12-29
The INAUGURATION FUND
More Than the Required Amount
Has Been Subscribed.
Response TO the Call Prompt BEYOND
Anticipation - Important Meetings
Held by Various subcommittee
Plans for IlIuminutions-Arrnn
ments for the inaugural Ball.

Five subcommittee of the Inaugural
Committee met yesterday. The Finance
Committee and the Committee on Car
riages me, in the afternoon in adjoining
rooms at inaugural headquarters, and in
the evening the same rooms were occu
pied by the Committees on Fireworks and
on Illuminations, while the Committee
on Banquet met at the shoreham Hotel.
brief session was sufficient to COM
plete the business of the Finance Com
mlttee. The report of Chairman Charles
]. Bell, announcing that the guarantee
fund of $50, 600 had been subscribed was
followed by adjournment. Mr.. Bell re-
ported that an aggregate amount of
f53. AS had been subscribed to date. Yes
terday was the close of the second week
since the Finance Committee held its
first meeting and made the call for sub
scrIptions. The completion OF the fund
within two weeks is unprecedented in
the history of previous inaugurations.
Four years ago the Finance Committee
had received guarantees of nearly the re-
Quired amount, but several days elapsed
before the fund was actually completed.
The response to the call has been prompt
beyond expectation.
At the meeting of the Committee on Car
riages a plan for the approach of car
riages to the Pension ONCE on the night
OF the inaugural ball was adopted. All We
hicles will approach the building from
Fifth Street, the parking OF carriages
on + and Streets rendering any other
thoroughfare unavailable. Herdics. cabs,
and coupes VIII use the F Street entrance.
The G Street entrance will be utilized by
those who employ two-horse public car
sntrance is reserved for the use of the
President and Vice President. Diplomatic
Corps, and private carriages.
The following sub-committees were ap-
pointed: To secure uniform rates and ex-
change OF carriages from liverymen-Alli-
son Nailor. jr.. Chairman; w. +. Speare,
and a. ". Kelley. To secure plans and SUI
pefsntend the construction of approaches
G. E Emmons, Chairman; +. X. Ray
mond. and c. e Wood To plan and super
intend the construction of fash lights
w ScmerYiIle. Chairman; C. F. Schneider
and Charles Jacobsen. To arrange with
the Police Department for the proper park
ing OF carriages-E. II. Pillsbury, Chair
man; C. II Walker. W. S. Hoge and Ferd.
Gawler. For the distribution of tickets
to private carriages-George II. Walker,
Chairman, and the entire committee.
The Committee on Carriages proposes
TO effect an arrangement with the livery
men by which the committee will act as
a clearing house Dy this arrangement
visitors to the ball arriving in one hired
carriage may depart in another without
additional charge. Numbered tickets viii
be distributed to private carriages, and IL
is the intention of the committee TO ar
range special method for the calling OF
the carriages when required by returning
guests. screen is TO be set on the roof
of the Pension building and upon this,
with the aid Of a stereopticon, the number
OF the carriage deeired will be cast.
The police regulations for the parking
OF carriages were discussed at, the meet
ing and the subcommittee was directed
to submit the plan to the Police Depart
ment for approval
1t was decided that the committee
should meet at the inaugural rooms on