The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-22
THE INAUGURAL BANQUET
The Committee Named to Make
Suitable Arrangements.
Special Rates Granted by the BaItI-
more and Ohio Railroad for Indi-
viduaIs and Orgaaizations-Bare
SIX Thousand Dollars LHcidnG
to Complete the Guarantee Frnd.

A meeting OF the Inaugural Commi tee
wiz be held at 8 o'clock. this evening in
the parlors OF The Arllngtoa Hotel Sch
Of the plans for the inaugural ceremonies
as have developed will be presented for
the consideration Of the committee. sug-
Gestions sor the elabora1iim of the scheme
OF the ceremonies beyond what has pre-
vailed at former inaugurl tons viii be laid
refere the meeting Reports from the va
rious SUBJ committees which have given
consideration to the duties assigned TO
item viii be heard. and it is expected that
general directions for procedure viii be
given TO such committees b. the Iuangu-
raj Committee
Chairman Edison vas etssvIs for the first
time within the week from his desk in the
rooms of the committee. His business af-
fairs. entirely abandoned by hun since the
organization of-the committee exacted his
attention today. He announced that Ad-
miral George Dewey has consented TO form
one OF the members of the Inaugural Com
mittee, and his name has been added TO its
personnel
The secretary has received from the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad an announce
ment OF the special passenger rates adopt
ed IN view OF the Inauguration ceremonies
These are the most liberal rates made by
the company in great many years. and
viii aid materially in attracting to Wash
ington q large number Of visitors on this
occasion The rates are as follows:
IndiYiiuals-One frst-class limited fare
for the round-triD; tickets OF form to be
sold anC good, going, March I. ? and 8,
and FROM points within $50 miles Of Wash
ington, D. C., on March 4 ali good return
ing leaving Washington to March s, in
elusive
Military and other srganfzaj ions-0ne
cent a mile each way shoTt-line mileage,
with minimum per capita fare Of SO,
for fifty or more travelling together on SOL
id ticket in both directions SAINT days Of
sale and limits as for iHdiyiduals.
Advance committees 10 make arrange
Tuents-For committees not exceeding
three persons. half the per cs pita fare
charged organizations, travelling on iron
clad individual tickets to be used within
the required limit, not e1 eesding February
%. 1861
The Committee en- banquet has been
organized by the chairman. John T. De-
vine. As submitted and approved by Mr.
Edison the committee is as follows.
John T. Devine, Chairman; Thomas
Townsend Keller, Vice Chairman; Clar-
ence DeKnight, George Smallwcod 2. aHk
Z. bennett, Richard A. Johnson. Dr.
Henry -Krogstad- s G. CcT1well, Ben
HELEN, William andrew Boyd Dr. a s
AduuCN- 1T wafer r. fAdEDf Z.
Fred C. Squire, Major E y Cliff
ford. Oscar J Ricketts,. G. Dem Sherman
The subscriptions TO the guarantee fund
for the Inauguration expenses. es an
noUnced today by Charles J. Bell. Chair
man Of the Finance Committee. bring the
aggregate amount up to nearly $4,000.
There are several large subscriptions IN
sight, hourly expected to be added to the
fund There seems 70 be No doubt that
the fall amount OF the guarantee fund viii
BE subscribed by Monday Ct next week, OF
by Tuesday at the latest. The additional
subscriptions as announced L Mr- Bell
are as follows
Previously acknowledged. 81 .5S5; La
denburg, Thalnan & Co. l-0e9: I r Mar
shall. 5000; William c Dix. sz50: Hotel
Gordon. $3.50; H [. Biseoe. $780, Theodore
". Noyes, S1eci Waiter Il. NARROW. SI90;
4. B. Browne, s1e0; Alexander BrIttoa.
S100: John z Weaver. $50; CropIey e Bot
eler SOC; H R Howensteiu. $50; J Il
Viers. so; Charles Z Tribby. S25: total
to date. S3. $50