Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-31
ABOUT COMPLETED
Work Of Selecting the Committees
for Inauguration Day.
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE TODAY
The Subscriptions to Guarantee
Fund Amount to $57,125.
THE MEETINGS ANNOUNCED

The present week, 1t Is anticipated, will
mark the completion of the last of the sub
committees charged with arranging the de-
tails of the celebration of the second inau-
guration of President Mckinley. There re-
main but few. committees yet to be named
and the chairmen Of these are now COM
plotting their lists that they may be submit
ted within the next few days for approval
by Chairman John Joy Edison.
Today Chairman Edison was in consulta-
ton with a number of subcommittee chair
men, among them Mr.. John B. Larner Of
the committee on parks and reviewing
stands, Mr.. NJ. I. Weller of the committee
on public comfort, Mr.. John T. Devine OF
the committee on banquet and Mr.. George
Gibson of the committee on street fllumi.
nations. Mr.. Edison was unable this morn
ing to take up the appointment OF the
chairman Of the floor and promenade com,
mittee for the inaugural ball. as he had
expected = i
Little of interest was accomplished today
as a matter Of fact, in any OF the various
lines of inaugural preparation the eHect. OF
the coming New Year holiday being ma
terially felt. Arrangements are being mace
for the weekly meeting OF all suocommit-
tees, and various hours of the afternoon
and evening of the week days are being as
signed to the chairmen. The committee on
parks and reviewing stands will meet at
inaugural headquarters every Wednesday
afternoon at 4:15 o'clock.
Next Wednesday evening at 7:3O O'Clock
the first meeting of the committee on COM
fort at the ball room will be held. Ihurs-
day evening at 7:30 o'clock in the rooms
Of the Washington board of trade, Evening
committee on military organiza lions will be
called to order by the chairman; Cen
George H. Harries. The regular weekly
meetings Of the committee on music VIII be
H.
afternoon at Ais o'clock, Chairman Rapley
having arranged today for that time. -
Commemorative Medals.
There will be meeting this afternoon Of
the subcommittee on commemorative
medals, recently appointed by Gen. Ellis
Spear from the membership Of the commit
tee on medals and badges. The design Of the
medal has not been considered as yet, the
only feature having been definitely settled
upon being that it shall be a medal for dis
play in a case, and will not be made to
wear pendant
A communication was received by the
general committee today from A. H. Lin
deke of St. Paul, Mimi, president OF the
Roosevelt Club of that city. He states that
about 25O members of the club, out of to-
tai enrolment of 400, want to attend the
and take part in the parade.
The following additional appointments on
committees have been made:
On street illumina tiOns-James A. O'Don-
NELL Albert s. Riddle. L. E. Sinclair. E. S.
NARROW Harry B. Parker and John Nc
Elroy
On fireworks-Charles E. Kern, VIM. P.
Sturgeon, Alien u. Albert, jr., ]. Harry
Shannon, w. H. E. Reinecke and w. w.
COnnor.
On street deco-ations-O. G. Staples, S.
Clifford Cox, Hugh Reilly. Chas. H. Page.
George A. Barnes. Robert c. Gutta, Isaac
c. Slater, Myer Loeb, Aaron Russell. Myer
Strasburg and Adolphus Guide
Nearly 100000 Subscribed.
The inaugural guarantee fund, which was
fixed at $4,000, has now reached nearly to