The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-21
RUSH FOR BALL TICKETS
Twelve Thousand cards TO the In
augHral Event to Be Issued.
Already Orders Are Pouring in Upon
tise Gs'Er=srittes in Cha rss*-Thc PEN
sEar building LikeI. to Re Taxed
t" Its FHEI CnPacEty-SpecuIato
May Reap II Harvest ON the Affnfr.

mltLee II charge and it Is no| mere than
probable thai the demand viii greatly cx-
coed the supply. The Inaugural Commit
tee has reached the decision that 40 more
than l2,G0o tickets shall he issued The
capacity Of the Pension Building. where the
Inaugural Bali will b held. viii not ac-
co'nmodate q larger number than have
been provided for by the issue OF tickets.
and this number viii greatly tax the
space available for guests Orders for bail
tickets are coming in rapidly The safe of
- or 100 tickets 10 ole purchaser is no
longer novelty. aad an order fer $50 tick
cts from oEe person is anticipated q no
late moment Troop \. OF Cleveland. has
purchased fly tickets for the use CT its
own members
In times past over half OF the guests at
the Inaugural Ball have been local resi-
dents a large part Of the tickets are sold
TO the members of the inaugural commit
tees. and as many again to Government
clerks. The general public. local resi-
dents. secure a great number, that the
larger part Of the proceeds OF the sale of
tickets is Washington money Al former
ln2uEuratiUnS most OF the tickets have
been disposed Of on 4 few days preceding
the bail but on the present occasion the
advance sales are unprecedented
The sale OF ball tickets in 1898 was anly
1925. and four years ago 4.51f tickets we're
disposed OF. This year there are about
. 1,@to members Of the Inaugural commit
tees, including members Of the Reception
. Committee and the Floor and Promenad
! Committee. who VII be purchasers CT
tickets. The tickets required by these
alone for themselves. ana accompanying
ladies' viii be undoubtedly over 2.5eG. If
rs. 006 visitors are IN Washington Gucing
] the Inauguration. 4 small percentage will
! be required 20 take up ali remaining tick
/ els The residents Of the city with ex-
perience Of former inauguratiOns. VIII be
/ forward in securing Lheis' entrance cards
i IS considered probable tnat IS many
! as 1890 applications for ball tickets will
/ Be received and il IS anticipated thar
/ many viii be disappointed
! SpeCU!a tors are already considering the
adTisabiiity OF investing in ball tickets
IA anticipation Of an excess Of demand
! o-eT supply There IS nothing to prevent
such speculation. and in yieE OF ;he Iacf
that no additional tickets wiIt be issued
the investment is reasonably safe. Il
/ VIII not be a surprise to End hat with
f, the exhaustion Of the supply Of tickets
| which have been distributed for sale
among the banks. department staIes.
jewelers., and druggists Of the city by the
2
cts in the hands Of spectators viii
increase 20 $40 each, or even greater fig
ures-
Chairman 5. Il Warner. OF the Commit
tee On Civic Organizations, and Chief Mar
sinai Of the Grand Civic Division OF the
Inaugural Parade. this morning announced
The selection of Representative David II.
Mercer Of Nebraska, and Col. Lloyd B.
Hua a. narshals in command OF divisions
OF the civic division. Gen L. S Brown,
Of the Southern Railroad, has been select
ed 10 command 4 brigade. Richard E.
COchra2e, whose appointment as marshal
was announced some time since. will be
4 marshal IN command of the second divi-
sion
There VIII be three divisions Of seven
briSades in the Civic Grand Division If
the parade. Tie Americas Club, preceded
b. Haley's Band viii lead the civic ps-
rsde As the escort Of the Chief Marshal.
Marshal Warner, accompanied by his
aides. VIII be next in line, and will be
followed by Marshal DT0op. IN command
Of the Washington MoSuted Brigade. The
Marshal Of the First Division and his
aides viii precede the political organiza-
tons Of the first division. The Lincoln
( Club Of New York. under command of Cor
rellUs Van Colt Postmaster Of New York
City. VIII be given the right OF line n the
parade The college men and ihe mem
I L. n 4
brigade IN the Second Division. The com
mand OF this brigade has been rendered to
Gen O. O. Howard
The civic parade VIII he large, but It will
be practicable 10 form il within three di-
visions. making one division OF three
brigaGes TIE first and second brigades
VIII be made up Of political organizations
entirely Right OF line will Be given 20
such organizations in the order OF the
time OF their Grg& uiZ2tIOn.
Gov. Benjamin B. Odeil, jT-, Of New
York. will bring to the inauguration his
entire staff Of sixteen men, appointed on
January !, when the Governor took his
seat. The staff is as follows.
Brig Gen Edward Morris Hoffman, Ad-
jutaut General: Major Harrison Kerr
Bird. Military Secretary; Lieut. Col Ed
ward Sidney Fowler, Capt. William Lit
tauer, and Capt. Charles Hitchcock.
aides de-camp; aides de-camp from the
National Guard, Major Charles o. Davis.
Thirteenth Regiment; Capt Ames Ever
cit Mcintyre. Twentv-fourth Separate
Company: Capt John Timothy SaddIeF,
Thlrtieth Separate Company; Capt
Charles Henry Ross, Eighth Regiment;
Capt John James Byrne. Ninth Regiment;
Capt. Seymour Penfeld White, Slxty-1fth
Regiment; Capt. Charles L DeBeyois,
Troop C; First Lieut.. Chauncey Matlock,
Third Battalion; First Lieut. William Le-
land Thompson. Twelfth Separate Com
rany; aide-de- camp from the naval mill
tia Lieut.. Comma nder Alfred Brooks Fry
The work Of digging holes for posts to
be used on Inauguration Day IN ropug on
streets that cross the Avenue is in prog
ress. Every street from Nineteenth 70 the
Capitol VIII be cut of during the parade.
Something ike 1000 holes have 10 be dug.
and the task Of going through the hard
asphalt with the pix is no light one.
4 committee OF clergymen representing
the Association OF Protestant Ministers Of
the District, called upon the Commission
ers today 10 assure the Board OF the moral
support Of the community in its efforts to
maintain peace and quiet on Sunday be-
fore the inauguration Their purpose was
not &c ask the Commissioners 10 take any
special steps in connection with the day
They stated that they recognized the fact
that the moral forces OF the community
centred IN the District Building. and that
the Beard had done in the past and would |
do In the future al that was in their pow
er TO enforce the requirements Of law and
the maintain the quiet and peace that nat
urally belongs 10 the Sabbath.
The cIergymen told the Commissioners
that they had come because of their gen
eral interest in the welfare of Washing
ton and TO inform the Commissioners that
they viii have the moral support and good
wishes Of very large part Of the popu-
latlon Of the District IN their efforts to
enforce the LIQUOR regulations and other
ordinances relative to the keeping of |
sunday IN an orderly and quiet manner