The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-20

| nished TO the treasurer Of the Inaugural
Committee on February IL The commit
| tee approved the suggestion that the word
Souvenir should not be used In refer
| ence to any of the Inaugural Committee 5
| publications other than the souvenir invi-
| tations motion was voted down to au-
| thorize the printing OF LOCO extra copies
| of the invitation for sale ito the general
| public. besides the number Of 10000 to
be distributed gratis with the tickets to
| the ball.
| Gratifying progress in securing quar-
| tiers and in booking organizations and in
| dividuals was reported by NJ l. Weller.
| Chairman of the Committee on Public
| Comfort. Troop A. of the Ohio National
| Guard the escort to the President have
been 1uartered at the ST. Louis Hotel
| Their horses will be stabbed ut the Mer-
| chants Parcel Delivery Company's stables
| General Harries. Chairman OF the Com
mittee on Military Organizations. reported
| that twelve States had accepted the in
| vitation to send troops to the Inaugural
| tion. Illinois will send several companies
of State militia, and two companies will
| represent Rhode Island. The Governor
of Michigan, with his staff and two bat
talions of troops. will be present Massa-
chusetts will send one infantry company
| and one light battery while the State of
| Pennsylvania will have 1900 militiamen
| in line, with the Governor in command.
| The Twenty-third Regiment of Brooklyn.
possibly the Seventh Regiment and Squad
ron A, will be the New York quota Of
| troops. Maine, West Virginia. Connect
| cut. Georgia, and Maryland will also be
represented.
The project for the decoration of Penn
| sylvania Avenue by the free distribution
| of 5000 flags-one for every window on
Ri,
| man of the Committee on Street Dec
orations. Louis ID. Wine. The erection
| of 5O-foot stats with flags at distances of
| 100 feet apart along Pennsylvania Avenue
was recommended by Mr.. Wine. The
committee was given further time to con-
slider plans for street decorations.
| Major James L. Bell, Chairman of the
| Committee on Comfort at the Ballroom.
| announced that bids had been received
| for the constructing of hat boxes and
| for the removal of the, furniture at the
| Pension Building. The bids, however. had
| been received Saturday morning and full
consideration had not yet been given to
| them. Major Bell VIII be prepared to
recommend the acceptance of bids for the
work at the next meeting of the Inaug-
ural Committee.
The appointments as aides de- camp to
the grand marshal of the inaugural Ia
rade, of Gen. \. E. Booth, A. A. Wiley,
Col. Seymour Mandelbaum. and Capt. S.
W. Fountain u. 5. A., were announced
yesterday morning by Lieutenant Oyertoa
Secretary. in charge of the grand mar
shal's headquarters. Other appointments
as aides are under consideration by Cen
eral Greene, and will be announced
shortly.
The report to the effect that the
grand marshal has inyitpi the CONS
OF former Presidents to serve as aides
on his staff could not be confirmed by
Lieutenant Ovcrton. While unprepared
to state that General Greene does not in
tend to pursue this course. Lieutenant
Overton believes that no one in the city
has authority to make the statement or
is better advised than himself of the ac-
tions of the grand marshal. The opin-
ion is expressed, however, by Lieutenant
overton that General Greene may be dis
posed to act upon the suggestion.
OF the aides. whose appointments were
announced this morning, General Booth is
a resident of Baltimore, and was member
of the staff OF Ex-Governor Lowrdes. OF
Maryland Colonel Mandebaum is also Of
Baltimore, and is member of Governor
Smiths staff. Mr.. Wiley is the Represen-
tative-eec to the Fifty seventh Congress,
from Montgomery, Ala. His term in the
House begins on the 4th of 9larch next.
Captain Fountain is an officer of the
Eighth Cavalry. U. S. Army.
The Harry S. Scott Seventh Ward Re-
publican Association of Philadelphia Will
be represented at the inauguration by
Cornet Band will accompany the delega-
ton. The paraders will be uniformed in
bell top hats tan colored overcoats, blue
suits and umbrellas