Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-01
fastening Preparations for the In
augural Event Of Monday.
ARRANGEMENTS ABOUT COMPLETE
Comfort Of the Expected Guests
a Chief Concern.
BUSY AT HEADQUARTERS

Inaugural activity has taken hold of
| Washington. 1t is apparent in the scenes
| of bustling hurry along the streets; it Is
| seen in the rush of work on decorations
and grand stands, and especially is it no.
| ticeable at inaugural headquarters, which
| have been thronged today from the early
hours Of the morn. The headquarters will
| be open each night from today until Mon
| day. and will be open all of Sunday.
| The first installment of inaugural crowds
| is arriving in the city. The low rates grant
| ed by the railroads became effective today,
| and there are many who are taking advan-
tage Of the single-fare arrangements to
come to the capital in advance of the thou
sands who will be here Monday
Chairman Edison has been in conference
today with his associates of the inaugural
| committee charged with carrying out the
details Of the Inauguration. He declared to
| a reporter for The Star that everything
was running smoothly and that there was
every reason to believe that the celebration
would eclipse all former efforts made by
| the residents of the District Of Columbia.
The court of honor has been practically
completed. Chairs are today being placed
in position in the several reviewing stands
| to be managed by the committee.
At the headquarters of the grand mar
shall of the inaugural parade the final plans
of the great pageant, which is to be a fea-
ture of Mondays ceremonies are being
made. All along the line there is a breezy
briskness marking the closing up of pre-
liminary arrangements and the prepare tion
for carrying into effect the plans that have
been SO long in making.
The comfort of visitors to the present in
auguration will be greater than it has been
at any time heretofore. The committee on
public comfort has made every provision
for the convenience of visitors, and it is
anticipated that the crowds will be handled
With the utmost celeritV and satisfaction in
every instance. The House of Representa-
tives yesterday passed a resolution author
izing the District Commissioners to use $500
of the District emergency fund for public
comfort during the Inauguration. The
money will be used in establishing public
utility stations along the line of march of
the inaugural parade.
There has been considerable concern
among merchants and others having bus-
south of Pennsylvania avenue as to
what arrangements would be made for their
passage to and fro across the thoroughfare
after it has been cleared by the police at
1870 o'clock the morning of March 4. Ma
jor Sylvester, superintendent Of police, stat
ed today that a special proclamation on
the subject would soon be issued Those .
having business or seats in the reviewing
stands south of the avenue will be per-
mitted to cross the street up to 1 O'Clock |
pm. when the thoroughfare will again be
cleared, and only those especially privi- |
legged and designated, allowed upon it.
Miss Kate NJ. Rhoad Of Allentown, Pa. |
and Miss Ella Dick Of this city have been |
given the privilege Of raising the flags on
the Capitol the 4th Of March. This IS the |
first time in history, 1t Is stated, that the |
duty has been assigned to girls
Meeting of Inaugural Committee. |
Chairman JOIN " Edison has invited the |
members of + naugural committee to |
meet him at tn pension building Sunday |
night, March 3, at o'clock, for the purpose |
of viewing the decorations that have been |
made for the inaugural ball. This will be |
the last gathering of the inaugural commit |
tee prior to the actual celebra tions which |
have been planned under it's supervision. |
Mr.. B. H. Warner, marshal Of the civic |
grand division Of the inaugural parade. an |
nounced today that Major Henry p Tor |
bert Of Baltimore, Md, had been appointed |
chief Of staff Of the civic division. vice |
Colonel Schofeld, resigned. The aids on the |
staff Of the marshal Of the civic division |
have been requested to meet tomorrow
evening at 7:3O o'clock in the Masonic hall |
at the corner Of 10Th street and Pennsyl- |
vanta avenue for the purpose Of instruction,
etc.
Completes It's Work.
The committee on medals and badges has
completed its work. with the exception of |
some small details, where the committees
have been increased, and with the excep-
ton also that all the medals have not vet
been distributed. But this distribution will /
be completed tomorrow, without doubt
me last Installment was to be shipped from
Phlladelphla today, as the committee has
been advised
Gen: Ellis Spear, its chairman. stated to-
DAY that the committee followed some pre-
cedents and separated the medal from the
badge, this plan seeming to the committee
to be the most fitting. The view of the
committee was that the medal in such
cases as this is struck simply to commence
rate an important event. 1t is not mat
ter or personal ornamentation nor a badge
OF honor. Worn upon the person it means
notnlng. Kept as a memento, it perma-
nently preserves the features of the prin-
cipal parsonage and the date and record Of |
the occasion. The prime feature of the medal
as 1t seemed to the committee, should be
slinpiicily' s,,n! II should contain those fea-
lures and those only necessary to the rec
ord. Within the limited space Ornamental
ton, even If desirable could not be accom-
ornamentation.
Further, 1t seemed desirable that the
mccall with the figure of the President,
should be as massive as practicable. The
weight alone Of a suitable medal precluded
the wearing Of it as a badge. The medal
could not be omitted on the occasion and !
the views Of the committee as to its char
acter were as above stated. It remained |
therefore. to consider the character of the |
badge.
Not OrnamentatiOn.
The prime object of this was not per- |
sonal ornamentation, but simply to des-
ignate the character of the official shar-
ing IN the duties and ceremonies Of the |
occasion. Its use was limited substantially
to single day. Since it was to be worn
upon the person, it seemed desirable and |
In fact, necessary, that it should be made !
as neat and attractive as possible AS a |
matter of course, the badge might have |
been made more ornamental with metallic
appendages. at least, in the opinion of
some, but this was not possible with the
limited amount of funds at the command |
of the committee The necessities of the |
case therefore limited the committee to
the adoption of a ribbon badge For this
1t selected the best materials that could
be found In the market. tested by the
best available experts, and upon these rib
bon badges have been imprinted, in gold |
lettering, the designation of the commit
tee or official who was to wear them. The |
various committees have been designated
as far as practicable or seemed necessary
with particular color. These badges are
all that they pretend to be, and they are |
the best Of their kind, and the kind is as
good as the funds of the committee af-
forded