The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-12
THE ILLUMINATION PRIZES.
Awards for the Three Rest Designs
mt the inauguration.

The prizes for the best three private
electric Illumination designs exhibited
during the Inauguration were awarded at
a meeting of the inaugural Committee
on Illumination held last night in the
rooms of the inaugural Committee The
first prize. of 500, was awarded to r. T.
Warwick of H. Thirteenth Street north
west. s. kann, Sons & Co, of Eighth
Street and Market Space, secured the
second prize Of 80 and the third prize
of SIS for the third best illumination was
awarded to Castelberg's National Jew
elry Co. 93j Pennsylvania Avenue.
The meeting of the committee was pre-
sided over by Chairman George Gibson
and the report of the subcommittee on
the award of prizes for the hest private
electric illumination was submitted rec
ommending unanimously the three de-
signs, as selected, for the award of the
prizes The selections OF the sub-commit-
tee were approved and the. awards di-
rected to be made accordingly. The
members OF the subcommittee whose
names were withheld pending the award
of the prizes, are: j. E. Powell, Chair
man; Walter G. Allen, Edward A Crane,
+. S. Marrow and T. S Sebriug.
The payment of bills incurred for the
expenses of the Inaugural ceremonies is
now the only business occupving the at
teution of the Inaugural Committee. No
further business is in view, and on the
completion of this work, a meeting of the
committee will be held 1t will probably
be the last meeting. Notwithstanding this
TACT. developments may be looked for
which may have considerable influence
upon the conduct of future Inaugural
ceremonies and of other celebrations
which may be held in the city.
At this last meeting of the committee
reports from all of the chairmen of the
subcommittee will be considered and
Chairman Edison will also have a report
to make.
Mr.. Edison. it is understood. In his con-
duct of the Inaugural affairs has imbibed
many ideas which he will be disposed to
make public. The eXperiei.C- Of the Chair
man of an Inaugural Committee, Judging
from the present instance. is not entirely
tranquil, and many questions arising are
difficult of solution.
1t is from this experience that Mr. Ed
son VIII desire to draw material and Sug-
gestion for the future. 1t is possible that
he may suggest the organization of a per-
manent celebration body, and may
accompany this with the recommen-
dalton that the Board Of Trade
appoint such a body one of its
permanent committees. In view of the
probability that consent in the future viii
be refused for the use of the Pension
Building for Inaugural Balls. Mr.. Edison
VIII probably have some pertinent re-
marks to submit upon this subject, and
fNiif'FS VIII duNlSt lHe erection OF n
structure which may be used for that
and similar purposes.
The perpetuation of the occasion of this
Inauguration by the erection of a perma-
ncnt memorial, in the shape of a marble
column suitably marked as one of the
pillars of a Court of Honor about the
White House, to be completed under sim
liar conditions. Is another matter which
will probably be referred to in Chairman
Edsons report.
MI Edison has returned from a trip to
Old Point Comfort. and was at his desk
yesterday. He states that he has ex-
perienced considerable benefit from the
outing, and only regrets that it was nee
essarily so brief
NJ |. Weller. Chairman of the Commit
tee on Public Comfort is jubilant over
the returns from one of the railroads.
enumerating the number of strangers en-
teTlng the city by that route for the In
augural ceremonies. Mr.. Weller's origi-
nal estimate of the number of guests that
the city would entertain during the oc-
castor was 1872, 900 This figure he be-
lieves will be exceeded by 1900 His
estimate of the arrivals by the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad was 1000, and that
road has. sent in an approximate esti-
mate to Mr.. Weller stating that the ar
rivals were about 49, 30
Mr.. Weller believes that his estimate of
6, 900 arrivals at the Pennsylvania depot
is apt to have been largely underestimate
ed, owing to the greatly increased facil-
ties of the railroads using that means of
entering the city. minimum of 150 900
visitors is the number that Mr.. Weller
now believes were present during the In
auguration.