Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-18
FOR A, FINE DISPLAY
Elaborate Scheme of Decorations for
+ Inauguration Day.
GOVERNMENT Vll LEND ASSISTANCE
ComuittesAsu Permit No Stands
Nor4 a the Avenue.
ADDITIoNAL APPOINTMENTS

The government departments Will mate
rally assist the inaugural committee in Sc
curing fort 4th OF March next scheme
of decoration covering the entire city that
will in elaborateness and excellence Of de-
sign surpass anything of the kind hereto
fore witnessed by residents or visitors to
the national capital The usual large sup
ply Of flags and bunting on hand for deco
rative purposes at each Of the government
buildings will, 1t is expected, be materially
increased for the coming occasion. and the
effort will be made to display the national
colors and patriotic devices to the very best
advantage. The interest which has been
manifested by the department officials in
the scheme Of illumination. which Is pro-
vided for in the joint resolution now pend
Ing In Congress, has extended to the plans
for decorations that will serve to enhance
the appearance of the buildings by. day
The Department Of Agriculture has con-
tracted with local firm for quantity OF
large American flags, which will be dis
played from twelve-foot STAINS placed IN
each window of the building The erect
should be very pretty especially Wnen
viewed at distance. Looking down 18TH
street from Pennsylvania avenue the way
Ing flags will form what Secretary wilson
believes will be one of the handsomest dec-
orative effects that have ever been produced
by the department.
While many of the flags belonging to the
State, War and Navy Departments Will be
leaned temporarily to the inaugural COM
mittee. there will remain ensigns and bunt-
ings in quantities plentiful enough to per-
nit Of a fine decoration of the granite
structure. This building will be perfect
mass Of color. AS President Mckinley Will
occupy the southwest reviewing stand in
the court Of honor. which extends In front
of the State, War and Navy building, 1t IS
proposed that the background thus formed
shall be fittingly decorated
Artistic Effects a Feature.
Most Of the public buildings offer excel
lent opportunities for decorative art and
this year above all others there will be an
effort to give to the decorations not mas
siveness alone. but. an artistic effect that
will please the trained as well as the in
experienced eye.
The plans for street decorations are just
now engaging the attention of Chairman
Edison to a great extent. A number OF
suggestions have been made to the COM
mittee In charge, which is headed by Mr..
Louis d. Wine. and through that commit
tee to Mr.. Edison. One Plan which it is be-
lieved would prove exceptionally attractive
Is to have the DECORATIONS in one square all
in red, in the hext all white in the third
all blue. and so OH, including not only the
national colors, but tints of blue, pink and
green.
Parks sud Reviewing Stands.
Chairman John 3. Larner of the commit
tee parks and reviewing stands has de-
cided to recommend to the inaugural COM
mittee that no reviewing stands be erected
on the north sidetof Pennsylvania avenue
east of the treasury. He says this decision
has been reached after thorough study of
the situation and for many reasons which
he believes TO be good ones. Mr.. Larners
committee has ALREADY taken action in re-
gard to emitting the stand usually erected
in front of the Hancock statue at eth street
and also the one in front of the Botanical
Gardens. IS
Mr. I.arner believes that the merchants
along the avenue should not have their
business interfered with by ethe stands and
the work anent their construction. He fur
Their believes that there are spaces enough
along the south side Of the thoroughfare
for stands of sufficient seating capacity to
accommodate all who wish to view the
parade from such vantage points Mr.. Lar
1ler also believes that the entire north side
Of Pennsylvania avenue should be left open
for pedestrians and those who do not wish
to purchase seats.
1t is suggested that an immense stand
can be erected over the parking space in
front of the site formerly occupied by the
Capital Traction Company's power house;
that another can be erected about the foun
tain near the Buou Theater. If necessary
1t is proposed to erect stands across the in
tersecting streets along the south side of
the avenue. with passageway underneath.
!. plan that has been successfully carried
out in New York, Philadelphia and other
large cities Mr.. Larner will probably make
these recommendations at the meeting of
the inaugural committee which will be held
tomorrow evening at the Arlington Hotel.
Roosevelt Club Heard From.
Official notice was received this morning
Of the coming Of the Roosevelt Republican
Club of st. Paul. MINI. The club will be
uniformed In khaki. and claims to be the
original organization of its kind in America,
having been formed in the spring of 1900.
The president rof the club is A. w. Lindeke,
a prominent business man of st. Paul The
organization will be In command of Mai N
c. Robinson. One hundred and fifty mem
bers are coming. and 1t is proposed to either
bring a band or engage one here in Wash
ington.
The committee on music, of which Will
liam H. Rapley Is chairman, will meet this
afternoon at 4:l5 o'clock. There will also
be a meeting of the subcommittee on badges
this afternoon, and tonight there will be a
meeting of the intercollegiate subcommittee
of the committee on civic organizations
The following names have been added to
the committee on civic organizations, of
which Mr.. B. H.. Warner is chairman: A.
NJ Allison. George M. Hustled Louis Dyer,
A. Hart, Martin Britton. VIM. E. Harvey,
John ]. Balm, c. M. Loeffler. Richard Beall.
Thomas r. Marshall. Charles A. Boynton,
DR.. William G. Morgan, E. c. Brown. Jo-
seph A. Oliver, J. M. Rieman. John Doyle
Carmody, Arthur Simmons, William W.
Cookson, Anton Stephan. N. l.. CoIlamer,
Joseph Strasburger. Leslie Cramer, Frank
O. Stetson, Rollin B.. Truesdell, George G.
Dennison, Charles P. 'Toucray, Morgan H.
Decide, ]. E.. Wagner, D. J. Evans, ]. NJ.
Willis. Charles w. Ellis.
Meeting of Press Committee.
Gen. H. " Boynten presided yesterday
afternoon at a meeting Of the inaugural
press committee. and outlined to It's men,
bers the arrangements that are to be made
for the accommodation Of working news
paper men during the ceremonies of the
inauguration. He stated that an agreement
had been entered into with the sergeant-at-
arms of the 4Sena2esand other officials at
the Capitol swbell BE- all members of the
press might be lifted to the building the
day Of the ftaN ration. He said that in
the Senate 1EA gallery, however, only
these privile Eds< seats in that section by
assignment nde gfst ration In the Con-
gressionai re4o yT could be accommo-
dated Wor&kn&S lace would be provided
In the lobby tA press gallery or in some
committee Iox9 for visiting newspaper
men. ~
Gen. Boyd IN id stated that accommo-
dations wou BE- fovided for active news
pa per men the tension office during the
inaugural yeFal rooms being fit
ted up for ATeiE use. messengers will be