The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-07
UP THE COST
Various Committees Auditing Ac-
counts of the Inauguration.
Chairman Edison CompIimented by
General Greene for the Successful
Carrying Out of the PIans-MajOr
Sylvester Also Comes in for Praise.


Closing the affairs of the Inauguration
ceremonies is now the order of procedure
at the various offices of the Inaugural
committees. AT the headquarters of the
inaugural Committee, invoices for the ex-
! penses incurred by the various sub-com-
mittees are being checked up and ap-
proved, and vouchers made out for their
payment. Secretary Dingman is immersed
| in the duty of counting the receipts of
his office for ball tickets and concerts
tickets sold to date.
In the office of the Committee on Civic
Organizations. the only business appears
to be the making out of the magnificent
parchment engraved commissions. TO be
presented to the Thousand or 50 of gen.
erals and colonies created by the civic
marshal. with their appointment as Off
GERS or aides upon his staff for the parade.
The commissions will all be distributed
within a few days. The engrosser has so
far reached the letter 81 in the long
alphabetically arranged list of appoint
ments Captain Lewis, Secretary of The
committee, has succumbed to the pres
sure of work upon which he has been en-
gagged and is an invalid and unable to
leave his residence. This is the second
time that Captain Lewis has fallen i'll
during his connection with the work.
At the headquarters of the Grand Mar
shall. Lieut.. Winfield Scott overton, the
military secretary is In charge. General
Greene has departed for New York. Col.
A Noel Brakeman, the chief OF staff, will
leave this morning. The bills against the
office are being audited previous to for
warding them to the Secretary of the In
augural Committee for payment. Little
else remains to be done. and the rooms
will probably be deserted late this after
noon.
Secretary Smith, of the Committee on
Military and Veteran Organizations oc-
cupies his desk in the committee room,
but appears to have no special work fur
Their than to see that the door is kept open
for chance visitors.
NJ |. Weller of the Committee on Pub
lie Comfort, will make an estimate of the
visitors who were present in the city dur
ing Inauguration, and except the prepara-
ton of a general report to be submitted
to Chairman Edison nothing further is be-
fore him.
Mail at the headquarters of the Inau-
,uraI Committee consists now almost en-
tirely of congratulatory communications.
Spectators and participants in the Inau-
guration celebration appear to be of but
one mind All say that the festivities just
ended have exceeded all expectation. and
far surpassed any Inauguration that has
preceded it In Washington.
To the well directed efforts of the In
augural Committee al of the credit is
given, and the Chairman, John Joy Ed
son, is highly gratified by the numerous
expressions of appreciation.
The congratulations of che Grand Mar
shall of the parade were yesterday con-
veyed TO Mr.. Edison. In d letter from Gen
eral Greene. Mr. Edison has received no
expression of approval that has given him
more qualification than this:
Hon John Joy Edison. Chairman Inaug-
ural Committee:
Dear Sir-Allow me to congratulate
you upon the complete success of your
plans for the Inauguration ceremonies of
1901. The police arrangements were ad-
mirabe and in view OF the large crowd
and the comparatively small police force
they reflect great credit upon Major Syl-
vester.
The decoration of the Avenue along
the route of the parade was most effec-
tive. / have seen good many parades at
home and abroad, but have never seen
any arrangements for spectators which
at all compare with those of Monday.
The substantial manner in which the
stands were constructed. tie provision
of separate seats. duly numbered for each
person, the artistic appearance of the
stands. all forming part of one complete
and harmonious plan, were particularly
noticeable.
I'm all these. and in other respects, the
arrangements We're far superior TO those
of any previous parade, and you have set
"A standard for all such ceremonies in the
future.
Again congratulating you. and the
committees who worked with you. in
bringing about such a conspicuous sue
cess, remain, very truly yours.
IF " GREENE"