The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-23
FOR PUBLIC RECEPTIONS
Inaugural Committee Fay0rs a
Permanent Organization.
\ Plan for Prominent Citizens 20
Look After the Entertainment of
Conventions. Encampmcnts, and
ether Celebrations - Thomas c.
Noyes Made Division Marshal.

| charge the arrangements for such public
receptions, conventions. encampments or
other large celebrations which may in
the future take place in Washington. Will
probably develop from the experiences of
the Inaugural Committee in planning the
inaugural ceremonies The need is widely
felt Of an association of prominent citi-
zens and business men, as permanent
body. for such purpose, and the sugges lion
| has been discussed among the members of
| the Board of Trade that celebration
| committee should be a permanent branch
| of that organization. 1t is learned that
some of the most prominent members of
| the Inaugural Committee, who are also
members of the Board of Trade. would
favor the project.
The lack of permanent organization has
| been fully impressed upon the present In
augural Committee. Each succeeding In
ausural Committee by the nature of its
selection has been required to work out
for itself every problem in connection
with the inaugural ceremonies, for want
of fixed precedents, and the proper di
rection of the experience gained from the
operations of preceding committees. No
provision has been made for the preserva-
ton of the records of former committees
and subcommittee. and every four years
questions in regard to the many details
of the ceremonies dealt with and decided
before have again 10 Re determined.
The work of the inaugural committees
is unnecessarily heightened and compli-
Gated by this reason. In the debates
within the inaugural committees, the de-
terminate Of matters of detail by former
committees have often been required, and
the records of such proceedings found to
be lost, or unavailable. The labors of
many committees could not only have been
materially shortened, but materially bene.
flied by the preservation of the minute
books of other inaugural committees.
The need of a permanent building. in
which the inaugural ball and attendant
ceremonies could be conducted. without
demanding from the Government the use
of public building for the purpose. and
the consequent interference of the bust
ness of the nation at great expense IS
also a matter that has engaged the at
tention of those who have given thought
TO the difficulty. Every four years wit
nesses the growing opposition of mem
bers OF Congress to the gratuitous use of
the Pension Building by the Inaugural
Committee for the ball.
\ meeting of the Inaugural Committee
on Public Order was held last night, in
the Board of Trade rooms Major Sylyes-
ter Chairman. presiding. Major Syiyes
ter submitted to the committee the draft
of police rules and regulations which he
has prepared for the maintenance Of pub
lie order during the inauguration. The
plans met with unqualified approval,
and Will be submitted to the District
Commissioners for adoption. The chair
man requested the members of his com
mittee to notify those having business
places along the route of the parade, that
no boxes, barrels, ladders, or other SINH
lar paraphernaiia would be permitted to
obstruct the sidewalk during the parade.
roll call was made in order to as
certain as nearly as possible the mem
bers of the committee who by their at
tendance at the meetings showed their
intention of performing active COMMITTEES
work during The inauguration.
Major Sylvester stated that final
meeting of the committee before the
Inauguration will be held next week
when the police and committee badges
will be distributed TO the members Of the
committee. He also announced that on
this occasion he would present to the
committeeman souvenirs, which he had
prepared himself, as a memento of the
Inauguration and of his connection with
the committee.
Colonel Farnsworth, Chairman of the
Sub Committee on Fire Department, read
letter presented to him by Chief Par
ris, of the Fire Department, in regard to
the fire arrangements at the Pension
Building for the inaugural ceremonies.
In view of the fact that the frame work
is now being erected in place for the
decorations. and OF the building OF the
banquet hall. IL is deemed necessary by
the Fire Department that protection shall
be at once given the building. The
Il
tail selected for the duty to report at
the Pension Building on Monday next
and on Wednesday the balance of the
detail will report. Chief Paris requests
that the cots for the use Of the men dur
ing their stay in the building be placed
in the rooms assigned to their use on
Tuesday next. He states that all of the
fire appliances which have been selected
as necessary will be sent to the Pension
Building today
For the Subcommittee on Capitol
Major Sylvester. in the absence of its
chairman, announced that eight members
Of the committee would be stationed at
the foot OF the Senate steps. preceding
the official inaugural ceremonies at the
Capitol. to keep away those who had no
cards OF admission to the building. The
rest OF the committee VIII be required
alternating with regular police. to keen
line to enter the Senate by the north
door.
Major Sylvester announced that the
members of the subcommittee on Rail-
road Crossings, preceding the parade.
would be required to keep open c Street
between New Jersey Avenue and Delaware
Avenue TO permit cars-tO run through
This duty is to be performed without in
terfering with soldiers who may be as
Sembiing to march I'm the parade af this
point. At night on March the members
Of the committee are to be stationed at
Fifth and G Streets and Fifth and f
Streets. to facilitate the passing Of cleo
trio cars, which are to be permitted to
run every ten minutes for the accommoda-
tion OF the ball guests. The shuttle car
on Fifth Street will be required to run
through to the EckinEton loop. and will
not be permitted To stop at the entrance
to the Pension building.
The Committee on Roping the Avenue
reported that the placing of sockets in
the streets along the route OF the parade
had been nearly completed. Arrange
ments have been made for the roping and
stanchions. The committee expects that
the expenditures viii be well within the
appropriation Of 8. 900 for this purpose.
Many enquiries concerning the use OF
lunch wagons, proposed at the suggestion
of the Chairman Of the Committee on Pub
lie Comfort during the inauguration to
provide a convenient means of feeding
troops have been received by Mr. Weller
Mr.. Weller proposes TO urge that lunch
wagons be permitted to operate on the
occasion without permits or license, as an
accommodation whose value cannot be
oyerestimated and should not be inter
fered with by the levy of a tax Mr..
Weller called yesterday upon the Chief