The times., 1900-12-22
PLANNING FOR MARCH 4
sieeting Of the inaugural Commit
tee to Be Held Tonight.
General Outline of the Ceremonies TO
BE Decentralization Building Sc
cured for the Ball and Promenade
Concerts The Guarantee Fund
Receives Substantial Additions.

plan OF the inaugural ceremonies. anu
will inform the chairmen of the sub-com-
mittees of the duties expected of them.
Many of the chairmen of subcommittee
have selected the members of their COM
mittees which have been approved and
announced by Mr.. Edison. These commit
with the duties assigned to them, and are
anxious to proceed.
The Committee on Music and the Com
mittee on Invitations and Programmes
have both held meetings this week. and
have discussed tentative plans which they
desire to submit for approval TO the In
augural Committee. Chairman Edison has
several matters to lay before his commit
tee. The results of his conference with
the use of the Pension Building for the
inaugural ball VIII be submitted, and he
will report on the subject of bond re
Guired to guarantee the Government
against damage to the structure. Mr.. Ed
son has several interesting propositions
to lay before the committee in the nature
of special features for the Inauguration
ceremonies.
MIR. Edison had conference with the
Secretary of the Interior yesterday morn
ing and made formal application for the
use of the Pension Building for the in
augEral ball and attendant ceremonies
He received assurances that the build
ing would be at the disposal of the In
auGural Committee on previous occa-
sions. The committee will be required
to give bond to reimburse the Govern
ment for any damage done to the build
at former inaugurations. In 1887 some
slight damage was done to the building
and the expenses of repair were met by
the committee. This matter will be laid
before the committee at the meeting this
evening and authority requested for the
chairman TO draw up and sign the neces-
sary papers for the temporary control of
the building under these conditions.
After his return from the visit 10 the
Secretary of the Interior Chairman Ed
son was called upon by the chairmen of
the Committees on Legislation, on
Press. On Medals and Badges, on Public
Comfort, on Banquet, on Music, on Pub
lie order, and of the Auditing Commit
tee. All had formulated preliminary
plans, which were submitted 10 Mr. Ed
son.
The Inaugural Committee received yes
terday a communication from the sur
vivors of the old Twenty-third Ohio
Regiment, veterans of the civil war. stat
ing their desire to be present on March
4 TO participate in the inaugural parade
This is President McKinley's former regi-
ment, and ex-President Hayes was also
al one time 4 member
The Maine Signal Corps. NJ. " G.. has
also communicated with the committee
requesting to be assigned a position in
the parade. This corps claims to be the
only volunteer signal corps which served
during the Santiago campaign in Cuba
The corps now numbers one officer and
twenty-five men
The first meeting of the Committee on
Music was held in the rooms of the In
augural Committee yesterday afternoon,
al O'Clock. Many tenders of the services
OF bands from all over the nation have
been submitted to the committee These
offers were freely discussed but no ac-
tion was taken. A Sub Committee on Plan
end Scope, consisting of Dr. F. T. House
]. H Small. jr., and E. H. Droop was
appointed. Asecond subcommittee COM
posed of Bruce King DR.. F. j. Woodman,
and Percy S. Foster will arrange the spe-
clal programme for the promenade con-
certs- The committee adjourned subject
TO the call of the chairman The Sub
Committee on Choral Music held a brief
session after the close of the meeting
concert. The names of Melba. Nordiea
and Emma Eames were mentioned IN this
connection.
The Committee on Street Decoration
was approved by Chairman Edison yester-
day and announced as follows:
Louis ID. Wine. chairman: SNB Hege
vice chairman; W Hamilton Bayly, vice
chairman; Clarence Duvall. vice chair
man; Clarence B. Rheem secretary: John
A. Luttrell. ". C. Copeland, Franklin T.
Sanner. Albert T. Marsh, ]. A. Blundon,
J. Edward Lewis. A. s. T. Johnson Lester
A. Barr. c. Unger. Hon. John A Swope
J. Paul Earnest, Hartley Trundle, DR. Geo
y. Perry. W. NJ. Dove, A. c. Towner
z. NJ. Dawson. James L. Atkins, David
Cranmer W. c. Bickford, George Mish
Smith. John Moran. y. II. DuvaIl, Z. S
wescott. William B. Holtzclaw. Charles
f. West. George w Baird. Theo Swayze,
w. A. Galley. Henri, A. Drury, Joseph
Smith. Frederick Gheen. w r Reed
Jules Demonet. ". s. Lotion. Capt NJ
r. Thorpe. W. II. Hills. c. B. Keene, W
G. Duckett. B. F. Whiteside. l. K Ed
monds. William Hahn W w Trego.
John c. Walker. f. MeC. Jones. J. N.
Ford, S. C. Cornwell, Claiborne Wilson.
c. E. Abbott. 4. B. Graham, Frank B.
Noyes. George W. Harvey, ]. B. Espey.
]. W Ratcline, Dr.. J. r. Francis. F. ].
Heiherger. G. A White, Walter A.
Browne, Daniel Loughran Samuel Gas
senheimer. c. r. Edmonston, Z. A Har-
ris, ID. j. kaufman. J. F. Oyster, William
II. MeKnew, Frank Rawlins, E. f.
Brooks. W. S. Meyer, G. y. Knox. r. Ar
thur Smith, B. II. Stinemetz. James S.
Davis Z. 5. Cochran, w. B. Williams,
S. Cross, Charles A. Goldsmith,
II. B. Parker, Joseph X. Saks. George w.
Driver. J. L. Ergood r. Hume, D. n wal
ford, II. Reitz, A. NJ Hadley, DIR. A o.
Bliss. Z. ". Byrn, Melville Lindsey, Isaac
Cans. A. w. Francis, f. D. Middleton, IT,
A. Lutz, Byron Andrews, J. William Lee.
J. f. Jarvis, John H. Crawford, 4. p Nc
ran, Lewis K. Kann, r. " Harper, II. T.
Wheeler. f. r. Johnson. George J. Muel-
Ter, ". II. Moore, John G. Lewis. and L.
n Langshaw.
Gen. Francis Vinton Greene who has
been appointed grand marshal of tlfnin-
augurai parade, is expected to be in the
Capital within a few days The appoint
naent of assistant marshaIs for the parade
is to be considered. The selections for
these positions are usually arranged by
the grand marshal and the committees on
civic organizations and on military or
CARNATIONS. q is the duty of the grand
marshal TO arrange the parade, assigning
positions in the line 10 the various or
ganiZations. These are matters which