Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-14
THE GUARANTEE FUND.
Steps Taken to Secure Money for I,
AuguratiOn ExDenaes

s&uS Expenses.
With the meeting of the finance commit
tee this afternoon the active work of pre-
pairing for the second Inaugural ton of Pres
ident Mckinley will have been begun
Chairman Charles ]. Bell has called his
committeeman to meet in the rooms of the
inaugural committee on the ninth floor of
the Washington Loan and Trust building
at O'Clock, and he will then outline the
work that must be done to secure the guar
antee fund with which the general COM
mittee may work. Mr.. Bell has completed
his committee, the personnel of which is az
follows:
e. ). Bell. chairman; Ward Theron vice
chairman: w. A. Mearns, secretary: John
L. Arms. s. Thomas Brown, W. W. Bur
dette, Lewis j. Davis. M. G. Emery A. F..
FOX, Z. {. Glover, George G. Henning. John
e. Herrell, W. B. Hibbs. Thomas r. Jones,
William Ker, w. S. Knox. c. F. Norment,
E. S. Parker. A. X. Paris Andrew Parker,
E. Francis Riggs. F. c. Stevens, E. ].
Stellwagen, Isador Saks, John w. Thomp-
son. James W. Whelp.ey. Jesse B. Wilson.
The president pro tenn. OF the Senate. Mr.
Frye. announced the appointment, by au-
thority of the RESOLUTION adopted two days
ago. of Senators Hanna Ohio. Spooner
(Wis.) and Jones (Ark) to make the neces-
sary arrangements for the inauguration of
the President of the United States on the
4th of March next.
Chairman Eison will be unable to call a
meeting of the executive committee until
the early part of next week. He was at
headquarters this morning experimenting
the work of furnishing the rooms.
In connection with the coming ceremonies
a gentleman who was prominently identi-
fled with the committee at the last inaugu-
ration made tod:y suggestion regarding
the reviewing stands that will be erected
at the White House, the Capitol and along
the line of march Of the inaugural parade.
1.-The executive committee" said he,
SHOULD employ some effective means of
guarding against the perpetration of I'M
slightly and rOugh-board stands along
Pennsylvania avenue. The general elab-
crate scheme of decoration should not be
marred by cheap and carelessly thrown to-
gether structures. At the last Inaugural
ton the committee took steps in this direc-
ton and secured for the more important
stands designs that were quite pretty
1.-The committee should control these
stands, and not sell the privilege as here
tofore. Money would be made in this man.
ner, and then the rough-board, bunting
covered and poorly-bMlt stands would be
an impossibility.
1.-THE avenue should have it's decorative
beauty enhanced by these stands rather
than marred as heretofore. The committee
need not be alarmed about making money
on the venture. rainy. stormy day would
make little difference, for it is well-known
fact that the seats in these stands are usu-
ally sold long before the actual day of the
inauguration. At the worst. the committee
would make as much as 1t has derived in
the past from the sale of the privilege II
the weather be fair, the committee would
clear, venture to say. at least $4,000
The main object. however. Is to secure
stands with some architectural grace.
The committee could also protect the
statues, shrubbery and grass plots by also
governing these stands and prevent the
construction of any where the natural
beauties of the city would be hidden or
disturbed"