The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-23
VIRGINIA TROOPS COEIEG
Old Dominion Soldiers TO Swell the
Inaugural Parade.
Richmond and Norfolk to Send Rep
resentatiyes-Mr. Edison to BE a
Guest at Dinner Given by senn-
tors in Honor of the President.
Stations for COnveyances Urged

John Joy EGson, Chairman of the In
| augural Committee, viii be one of the
guests at the dinner to be rendered by
Senators to the President during the
ceremonies Of Inauguration. The dinner
will be given in the Presidents room at
the Senate. The invitation extended to
| Mr.. Edison is an official recognition Of
/ the Inaugural Committee in the Congress
sional inaugural ceremonies.
Mr.. Edison has received from the en-
graver the cards of invitation to the in
augural ball, which are to be distributed
to the members of the Diplomatic Corp
The invitations will be taken in charge
by David ]. Hill, Assistant Secretary Of
State, and Thomas W CridIer, Third As
sistant, who is also a member of the
Inaugural Committee. and viii be dis
tributed among the members of the Di-
plomatic Corps, according to the practice
of the State Department.
Messenger Heller, upon whom the task
devolves, will call upon the foreign rep
resentatiyes in the Department of State
carriage, and viii leave the invitations
The invitations are plainly engraved In
Italian script, and inscribed with the usual
formula card of admission to the Pen
sion Building, engraved in a similar style,
accompanies the invitations.
Virginia is 10 have a larger representa-
ton in the inaugural parade than had been
anticipated. From Richmond word has
been received that 500 troops viii attend.
and from Norfolk a letter has come stat
ing that two divisions OF the Naval Mill
tia under the command of Lieut.. H H
Dawson, viii arrive here on board the
United States steamer Siren, on the night
of March 2
The reserves will be quartered on board
the Siren during their stay in the city
The contingent viii probably consist of
seventy five men. W H Gregor, of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad brought
word concerning the 500 men from Rich
mond who have engaged transportation
via that road. Mr.. Gregor states that
committee representing the men viii be
in the city tomorrow. Besides these
troops word has been received that Com
pany K Seventeen Regiment Virginia
Volunteers, viii leave Sunday, March 2,
for Washington This contingent is from
Fredericksburg.
The badges will be ready for distribU-
tion among the members OF the various
inaugural committees on the 9th instant.
when they will have been received from
the manufacturer. The badges and med
ais win be distributed by the chairmen of
-
Communications from citizens of Wash
ington urging the necessity of construct
ing stations for public convenience along
the route of the inaugural parade continue
TO pour into the headquarters Of the Com
mittee on Public Comfort NJ / Weller,
chairman OF the committee, who has pre-
sented the matter to the District Com
misioners with his own recommendation
that some measures be taken 10 provide
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the discussion drop. despite the report OF
the Health officer who states that such
power does not rest with the municipal
government.
A bill has been pending before Con-
gress for nearly a year, which was
drafted apparently at the suggestion Of
the Commissioners, giving them author
ity to permit the temporary construction
of public convenience stations The Joint
resolution introduced in the Senate
March 81, 1860, by Mr.. Mcmillan, Chair
man of the District Committee, was re
ported back to the Senate by Senator
Gallinger, without amendment With this
prestige, and in face of the fact that
little opposition was to be expected TO
the passage of bill involving no other
question but convenience. Mr. Weller is
curious 10 know why il has not been
urged to adoption, and why it cannot
even at this hour be pressed, in view of
the impending necessity. Even in the
event that Congressional action is not Sc
cured the Chairman Cf the Committee
on Public Comfort is of the opinion that
the authority of the District Commits
siCners would not be unduly stretched by
providing for the necessary relief
Among the correspondence received by
Mr.. Weller in regard 70 the matter are
many which narrate pathetic incidents at
former celebrations. Most OF the letters
urge that places Of public convenience be |
provided for women If no other provision
can be secured. Mr. Weller intends to
urge that at least the feminine portion of
the spectators be cared for.
Arrangements for the assignment Of the
cadets Of GonZaga College as public com
fort guides, have been made by i. 8.
Coppes, chairman of the subcommittee on |
deLots OF the Public Comfort Committee
The assignments TO the various depots
and headquarters of the Committee on
Public Comfort have been submitted to
Chairman Weller and have been approved
The assignments have been arranged so
that the smaller boys, between twelve and
fourteen years of age viii not be re
CURED to work except in the daytime.
The older boys, from fourteen to eighteen
years of age, will have night duty. The
letters &C. c." the initials of the insti-
tuition. GonZaga College. worked upon the
front OF the cadet caps, will have a new
while duty, when they
Will stand for the initial letters OF Guide
Comfort" One detail of guides viii be
required TO serve on Friday. March l, be-
tween the hours Of 10 a M and D m at
the Baltimore and Ohio and Baltimore and !
Potomac depots; a second detail will !
serve from 3 p. n until midnight. On |
the details viii be changed ct 4 |
p. m. the first working from S a N. and |
the second until midnight. From s a. N. |
until noon will be the shift of the first de- !
tail on Sunday, and the second will serve /
the following twelve hours.
At the headquarters Of the Committee |
on Public Comfort two details viii be on |
duty during the three days. The hours |
will be considerably shorter
The Navy Department has received tel /
egrams stating that the Topeka sailed |
from Barbados and the Lancaster from |
san Juan today for Washington. They are !
TWO of the training ships, each having on !
beard several hundred men who are com |
ing here 10 participate IN the inaugural |
1ageant-
CALLED ON THE PRESIDENT.
of SnntO Domingo |