The times., 1900-12-26
INAUGURAL DAY PLANS
The Programme About Completed
by the Committee.
The Bali ana banquet at the Pension
Building-S;usic to BE n Distinctive
Enmes, Melba, and Nordica May
Sing mt the Promenade Concert.

The exercises to be observed at the
| coming inauguration OF President McKin-
ley and Vice President-elect Theodore
| Roosevelt have been practically agreed
| upon by the Inaugural Committee. The
usual parade will be held and the cere-
monies of the Inauguration proper will
| take place at the Capitol The inaugural
| ball is to be held at the Pension building,
| where, at the same time, the banquet will
be held. Promenade concerts will also be
given at the Pension building during the
week of the inauguration.
| The Finance Committee have settled
| upon the amount of s50. .Oe0 as guaran-
! tee fund to be subscribed by the citizens
| of the District of Columbia to meet the
| expenses OF the Inauguration. This sum
has. with the exception of less than 50 0l0
/ been subscribed within ten days from the
issue of the call. Had it not been for the
| Intervention of Christmas and the atten-
tion of private business demanded by the
holiday trade the entire amount undoubt-
edly would already have been subscribed
The guarantee fund at inaugurations
which have preceded the present has usu-
ally been repaid to the subscribers in full.
The receipts of the inaugural committee
from which the fund Is repaid are derived
from the sale of ball. concert, and banquet
tickets and of the surplus souvenir invi-
tations. stand privileges, and other
sources.
Application has already been made by
Chairman Edison for the use of the Pen
sion building for inaugural ceremonies
M hp Int haS OF
verbal assent to its use under the con-
ditions which have obtained upon former
occasions. The necessary papers guar
anteeing the Government against the ex-
pense of repairing whatever damages may
occur TO the building are being drawn up
and will be signed within a few days.
The Pension building, in the estimation
OF the inaugural Committee. is the most
suitable building in the city for the ball.
The immense hall provides an extensive
ball room, while the smaller rooms are
adapted for coat and cloak rooms and re-
firing rooms. The features of the dec
orations of the ball room are in the hands
OF subcommittee. which has not as yet
announced its plans. For the use of the
caterer who will be awarded the contract
for serving the banquet at the ball an
immense temporary kitchen will be built
This will be removed after the inaugura-
ton.
Covered approaches to the three en-
frances of the Pension building will be
built that will afford protection to the
guests against disagreeable weather and
unpleasant crowding. These approaches
will be tastefuliy decorated At the last
inaugural ball over 10000 tickets were
sold. Inclement weather prevented nearly
half that number from attending. yet
there were 2,572 guests at the banquet and
the ball. AS on former occasions, ball
tickets will be sold for S. each and will
admit one person only. Separate tickets
will be required for each lady attending
Tickets for the banquet will be an addi-
tional expense.
Over / coo carriages found employment
at the first Inauguration of President Nc
Kinley. The number Will hardly be less
this time. The Committee On Carriages of !
the Inaugural Committee proposes to en- |
ter into an agreement with the liverymen |
of the city by which the committee will |
act as a clearing house for the liverymen. !
BY this arrange ment guests arriving in |
one carriage may depart in another with |
oct additional expense. Carriages on ar |
rival at the building will be given num- |
bers. To facilitate the signaling of the |
carriages when required for the departure |
of guests novel scheme has been devised. |
The committee will arrange screen on |
the roof of the Pension building upon |
will be thrown by a stereopticon. sub !
committee OF the Committee on Carriages |
will attend to the difficult task of park |
ing the immense number of vehicles in |
the adjacent squares.
The Music Committee has in hand the /
consideration OF a new departure in CON
nection with the promenade concerts This /
is the introduction OF vocal programme, |
and the names of Emma Eames, Melba, |
and Nordica have been spoken of as art |
lists whose talents it would be desirable 10 !
display.
Elaborate Invitations have been devised /
for the occasion. The character of tne !
invitation is unique. and it will consist |
of a bound book, containing history of !
all of the inaugurations in the city of |
Washington. Steel engrayings of all of |
the former Presidents of the United |
States, including the pictures of McKin- !
ley and Roosevelt, will lend magnificencc |
to the programme. This work is now in !
progress. The steel engravlngs are be-
ing made by the Bureau of Engraving and !
Printing With each of the ball tickets
sold a souvenir invitation viii be given. |
Little has yet been considered in con-
nection with the inaugural parade. Re
quest for assignment to positions in line
are being daily received by the committee.
and appearances point to larger parade
than ever before. Gen. Francis Vinton
~--ane h been selected as grand mar
of ne 3 -ade.
@ 5ilrIu 'ons are to be on 4 scale !
r-t. ua attempted before. 1t
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