The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-17
COMMITTEE cHAIRMEN NAMED
Selections fer Inauguration Work
Announced by Mr. Edson.


meeting of the Inaugural Committee
VIII be held this afternoon at O'Clock in
the psrIors Of the Arlington Hotel The In
auguraI Committee as designated by John
Joy Edison. consistsief afty-two members.
Mr.. Edison has added the name of Com
missioner Il. B. F. mcfarland and Major
Richard Sylvester to the list of the COM
Inittee as announced last night.
Harrison DingIaaa has been appointed
Secretary of the Committee and VIII have
charge of the headquarters in the Wash
ing Loan and Trust Company Building
The meetIng-of the Inaugural Commit
tee this afternoon sill consider matters
of organization only. The duties of the siib-
committees anG of tEes Executive Comm L
tee VIII be defined. and. il IS understood
in this connection that substantially the
same rules which governed the last -Ipau-
gural erHenik4ee w1Etf1srea DO test Chair
man Edison viii submit for approval the
names Of these whom be las selected as
hartman OF the various subcommittee.
These selections we're given cut this
morning BY Mr.. Edison, ana are.
Finance. Charles J. Bell; Reception
Gen. Nelson a Niles; Ballroom Decora-
tons. James Rush Marshall; Transporta-
tons, c. E. Norment: Parks and Re
viewing Stands. John B Larner; Legis-
lation, A. B. Browne; Press. Gen. H V
Boynton; Invitations and Tickets. John B.
Wight; Medals and Badges, Gen Ellis
Spear; Auditing, E J. StelIwagen; Public
Comfort. NJ / Weller: Civic Organiza-
ton, 3. II. Warner: Military Organ "a
ton. Gen George II. Harries; Carriages.
W. S. Knox; Fireworks. Cuno H Ru-
dolph; Street illumination, George Gu
son; Street Decorations, Louis d. Wine:
Music, ". II. Rapley; Printing. Isador
Saks; Banquet, John T. Divine; Public
Order. Richard Sylvester; Comfort of The
ballroom, James E. Bell.
Charles J. Bell. Chairman of the Fin
ance Committee. announced this morning
tie following subscriptions, received since
Friday, and additional to the amount re-
eeived at the time OF the meeting of the
Finance Committee:
Washington Gas Company, s., zoe; Ians-
burgh & Bro. 81 600; NJ c. Emery, 81 600;
H. A. Willard, $500; Willard & Reed, $500;
C. C. Willard, $500; Bloomer & Co. $500:
a. Lisner, $3.50; H. A. Seymour, $3.50: F.
P. May Co, 500; A. GUIDE & Bro, SIee;
Littleield, AIVord & Co, $100; Clancy &
Hart, 500; George Henning, SI00; the
Norris Peters Company, sf00; House &
Hermann. 800; John B Wight, S1G9;
James G. BGrTet. SI00: George Truesden.
T4vVs JOAa - 1sffSf- SAyVy -. ROSS GeTTy.
S1G0; Nelson H DuvalI, Sle0; Richard
kfngsman, SIG0; Emil G. Schafer. 500;
To-Kalon Wine Company. $50; Simon
Wolf, $50: ~ L Weller. $50; George w.
White, $50; T 7. Luekett, s25; John w
Ross, $50. Previously acknowledged. sI6.-
056. Total subscribed 20 date 500. 3i0
In addition to the above subscriptions. ct
headquarters, a gold certificate fer S1G0
has been received from " c. Long In
view of the delay in the announcement of
the IBi:U surai Committee, and the late date
to which the active work of preparation has
bean deferred. Mr. Bell is DESTROYS of
prompt responses to his circular requests
for subscriptions Only those who sub
seribed TO the inaugural guarantee found
of 1897, have as yet been communicated
with By the Finance Committee, with a re-
quest to subscribe to the fund.