The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-28
THE INAUGURATION BALL
Changes Necessary in the Interior
of the Pension Office.
All Files and Furniture to Be ne
moved From the First and seeoad
Fioors-AdvisahiIify OF Erecting =
Separate Building for the Dining
Reom-ssaIconies for PromeaadIng.

Considerable work viii be required te
plaee the Pension Office IN proper eondi-
tioB for the purposes of he bail and 9TH
er inaugural festivities. ccmmlssieaeE
Evans. discussing the necessary arrange
ments this morning, said that n order TO
prepare the arst floor for dancing all the
large box files which now cucumber It
VIII have 70 be removed. The ONCE rooms
On this floor and next above wiz also
have TO be emptied OF all impedimenta II
the shape Of desks, chairs, and files 10
permit of their use for dressing and re-
firing apartments No changes viii he
undertaken or the third door, and above
this no one viii he allowed to ascend.
Commissioner Evans stated that two Of
the Commissioners rooms had usually
been reserved for the President and his
wife, as reception rooms, where visitors
are permitted TO pay their respects to the
Chief Executive. third room belonging
70 the Commissioners department is d.
Vided by partition, and used by clerks.
The removal Of the partition is proposed.
and it is expected 10 devote It 70 the use
OF tie Vice President. The Commission
er's TooHss are on the second floor, In the
southwest corner Of the building Adjoin-
(
which, it IS suggested. viii De used by the
Diplomatic Corps during the evening Of
the ball
The other rooms OF the first and second
floor viii be used by the Inaugural Com
mittee for various purposes. 4 press room
viii be provided, and others viii be
adapted for retiring rooms. committee
headquarters, hat and cloak rooms, and
other purposes The first and second gai-
Ieries 8iII be used as promenades by the
guests at the ball and concerts.
All of the work Of removal will be done
By the Inaugural Committee under the
| supervision Of clerks Of the Pension Bu-
reau. It IS proposed that the committee
build temporary store room On the wesf
side OF the building to receive the 6Ies
and such other matter as may be removed
from the Offices s me of the desks viii
be removed to the third and fourth floors
When ready fer the Inaugural Commit
tee to take charge, the portion Of the
building turned over TO it viii be entirely
hare OF any foTu' 'shings, and ready fer
the scheme Of decoration, End whatever
the committee has IN contemplation
The work of remoxsng the furniture viii
begin about week before the day OF the
inauguration. The business Of the Pen
sion Office viii BE practically suspended
during that week aBd the week imme-
diateiy following me ceremonies.
Chairman EdsE accompanied by Mr.
Rzpley Mr. Kno- Mr. Devine. Mr. Mar
shall ara Jsr0es 2 Bel. ehairmen. res
pectfysly, Of tho Committees On Music.
Carriages Banquet. Ballroom Decorations.
and Comfort II the Ballroom, Inspected
the Pension Building yesterday With the
purpose OF obtaining comprehensive
knowledge Of The building fer the work Of
the various committees In discussing the
aGaptabiHty OF the building. several impor-
taRt suggestions were made. It gas coz
sidered advisable to make arrangements
for dining-roou1 different from those
adopted at previous fnsugarasions. when
the banquet was held within the building
propsr. The suggestion made for the pres
ent occasion Is that g temporary structure
be erected On TIE south side. which can De
entered from the ballroom and 70 which
a kitchen can be attached. The soath.
north, and west entrances are 90 be Kept
open for the aGmitta1ee OF the guests
The Committee On Finance and the
Committee on Carriages viii meet this
afternoon at 4-3a O'Clock This evening
at 7.30 o'clock pm, the Committees on
Illumination and On Fireworks viii hold
meetings. Tomorrow there will be
meeting, at 4;15 p. n, CT the COMMITTEES
- OF the Committee on Medals and
The finance Committee does not ez-
3ect 10 feaFn tbis afteraoan OF ths COM
pletIoa ef the gisrsntea fund Some CT
! The amount e sss8 lacking. but there Is
. possibility that 81 The mse5{Bg Of re
InaugzeI Committee toncTTeE eEensnsr
the Elad nav BE cempIeted-
Ths Finance COMMITTEES CT four years
ago commenced It's duties on December
Il and II two weeks the subscriptions
hsd nearly reached The sazn- The present
committee. eItheozh the fEst week made
far better showing than did the CORES
ponding week four years ago. is nov
practically at the same mark The second
week of its duties IS completed today
The meeting of the Committee OF Car
riagss this after1con viii continue the
work already announced. A report from
the Subcommittee charged with the duty
city viii be heard, and Il is anticipated
that some arrangement has ALREADY been
effected The committee desires 10 make
an arrangement with the Iivsrymen, by
which the committee viii act as a clearing
house for them
By this arrangement visitors 10 the
bali, arriving IN one hired carriage. nay
depart in another without extra expense.
The parking Of carriages and the con-
struetion OF covered approaches 10 the
Pension Building are matters that fall
within the province of this committee
The meeting Of the Inaugural Commit-
tee will be held tomorrow night. Most
important meetings of subcommittee
have been held during the week, and the
reports which viii be submitted to the
general meeting viii show q gratifying
development of the Inauguration Plans
The work CT the Inaugural Committee has
never before been 50 far advanced