The times., 1900-12-25
THE INAUGURATION FUND
Less Than Five Thousand Dollars
Now Remains TO Be Subscribed.
The Schedule of the Meetings to He
Held This Wcek-Bist of the New
VIII HAVE 200 Cadets and
Troop of Cavalry in the Parade.

With the passing of Christmastide, the
business of the Inaugural Committee Will
be pushed rapidly forward. From now
on meetings of the subcommittee will
be frequent. and the development of plans
will follow rapidly. The Finance Commit
tee has obtained results never before
equaled in the matter of the subscrip-
tions TO the $50, 900 guarantee fund. All
but a few thousand dollars has already
been subscribed. Tomorrow two sub
committees will hold meetings. The Com
rlittee on Parks and Reviewing Stands
will meet at 4:15 p.-m., and the Commit
tee on Ballroom Decorations at 4:3O Both
meetings will be held at inaugural head
quarters On Thursday at 7:30 p. m. the
Committee on Transportation will meet
The Committee on Finance and the Com
mittee on Carriages will meet at 4: 80 p.
m. Friday. The Committee on Fireworks
and the Committee on Illumination will
meet at 7:50 o'clock the same evening.
There was a falling off in the number
Of visitors and in the volume OF mail at
the Inaugural Committee headquarters
tion of his time in consultation with the
ehairmen of various subcommittee. and
engaged in a general discussion of the
plans. There were, however. no new sug-
gestions adopted as far as could be learned.
Among the few callers was Major Gig
niliat. one of the faculty of Culver Mill
tary Academy, of Culver Ind. Il is the in
tention of that institution to send the en-
tire battalion Of cadets, numbering about
geo, and a troop Of cavalry to participate
in the inaugural parade.
The Culver Academy is one of the few
military schools in the country maintain
irg troop of cavalry, and the horses used
by the troop are the same ones ridden by
the famous BLACK Horse Troop of Cleye-
land. Ohio which acted as the personal
escort to the President al the Inauguration
ceremonies in 1896 Major Gignilist will.
while here, secure quarters for the cadets
during Inauguration week.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company yesterday donated to the Inau-
glral Committee the use Of a telephone,
which will be installed in the rooms of the
committee within the week.
The following committees were an
nOunced yesterday:
Committee on Comfort at Ball-Major
James E. Bell, chairman; Alexander
Grant. vice chairman; Capt. c. Fred Cook.
secretary; DR.. Jacob s. Allen. Marion 7.
Anderson. Lieut. Horace NJ. Bell, Walter
J. Brooks. Henry T. Bryan. Joseph H.
Crawford, Edward J. Cantwell. William
H. Collins Madison Davis, Joseph N. Du-
four. Charles NJ. Fakle, Charles VI. Hend
ley. DR.. H. L. E. Johnson. Walter H.
Klopfer, John s. Leech, Maurice ]. Nc
Grath, y. Allen Merritt, Frederick s.
Smith, Horace p. Springer, Capt. Charles
E. Swigart, L. Seward Terry, Richard J.
Watkins. Col. E. H. Wardwell. Dr. George
B, Welch, Harry William, and Irving L.
wilson
Committee on Legislation-Aidea B.
Browne, chairman; William B. Thomp
son. ". a. Richards. George II. Harries,
James L. Norris, A. =. Wilson. Henry V.
BoyBton, Stilson Hutenins, Thomas c.
Noyes, Scott C. Bone, Joseph A. Rice.
Committee on Medals and Badges-Ellis
Spear. chairman; George W. Casilear, John
r. Carmody. Eliphalet F. Andrews, James
II. Moser, Charles E Barber. Thomas G.
AlNord, George L. Rose jr.: Clifford K
Bergman, Felix Mahoney. Thomas s. Hop
kins Myer Cohen, John w Pilling George
W. Evans. Sigmann Kann. Philip T. Lar
ner. DIR. James r. Wilder, Harry Means,
A T. Hensey A. II. Van Duesen, and
Frank A. Butts.
Committee on Illunination-George Glib
son. chairman; Frank B. Thomas vice
chairman Walter c. Allen, George w
-
ing, Edwin A. Crane J. Harry Cunning
ham, R. H. Darby, Samuel C. Eberly,
Christian F. Claim, B. F. Hawkes. Frank
c. Henry. Davis Hess, William H. Hoeke
James B. Lambie. John B. Lloyd, Richard
Nixon, Samuel c. Palmer. J. Z. Powell
James A Sample, Charles F. Scott, Harry |
Standiford, Samuel ". Stinemetz, F. a. |
SebrIng A. A Thomas. Matthew Trimble, |
Hanson E. Weaver. Jerome J. Wilber. Ell |
liot Woods. Julian z. MCDOWELL. Edwin A |
Oldham, H. B. Cramer, Frank NJ. Evans
and ". Irving Landell
The following subcommittee of the
Committee on Parks and Reviewing
Stands has been appointed by Chairman
Larner:
Committee on Competitive Designs and
Construction of Stands: Glenn Brown,
chairman; ". NJ PoiIdexter, William J.
Marsh, Edward D. Dom, T. +. Laist,
Frank ". Carver
Chairman Bell, of the Finance Commit
tee. announces the following additional
subscriptions to the guarantee fund:
Chr. Heurich Brewing Co., $500; ]. B.
Wilson. $3.50; Henry C. Stewart, s10o; |
Z Francis Riggs. 800; Stone & Fairfax. |
500: Gibson Bros. 800; W F. Roberts, |
$50; ". 5. Hoge & Bro, $50; Joseph Cav |
lef. $50; Joseph l. Weller. $50; Mutual |
District Messenger Company, $25; John |
F. Cook. sac: James E. Bell, $50; A. s |
Gilbert, IS. Total to date. s45, 1926.
RATES FOR INAUGURATION.