St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-06

lOOh Gudi duU SCul Ou lON
: men to remove the 900 cases and PIE
pare for the occasion. {. H. KDsta o
New York furnished the gold bunting
or cheese cloth for decoration, Meal
lister OF New Jersey has arranged the ell
ectrc lights and J. H. Small and Sons
are planning to fill out the great floral dis
play. 1t is kept great secret how the
president S room will be arranged. Over
$4,000 has already been spent in decor.
rations for the ball room and it will be a
vision of beauty for the electric lights will
have a mellow light coming through
frosted glass, and old ivory or delicate
yellow is the prevailing color and yards
of green vines and delicate flowers and
sprays OF roses and rare exotics will
adorn the walls and mantels. while the
covered approaches are lined with white
with festoons of red bunting and heavy
ropes OF green laurel.
There are 67O2 electric lights in the
Pension Building aud with the ap
proaChes and grounds it is estimated
there will be Is 900 lights. 1t is claimed
that it will be the finest display ever Civ
en- to president. The doors of the ball
room open at s p. M, but the president
is not expected to arrive with Mrs.
Mckinley until Q p. m, who will begin
the opening march accompanied by
Chairman Edison aud Lieut.. Gen. Nelson
A. Miles of the U. S. A.. and chairman of
the reception committee. He will be fol.
lowed by the Vice President and Mrs
Roosevelt and the members of the cab.
let, when they take their place on the
reviewing stand erected for the purpose.
The tickets to the ball are $500 each
and 81 90 additional for the supper. A
souvenir book. which contains a por,
trait Of each president of the United
States, with short account, is included
with the ticket AS this is the Tooth an
niversary of the inauguration of presi
dents, it seems highly appropriate. They
have issued II 600 pies for distribution
The Marine Band furnishes the music for
the march and Halev's Orchestra of 1875
pieces gives the music for The dance pro-
gram. Admiral Dewey will be unable to
be present on account of illness. A large
number OF firemen are assigned for duty
at the pension building; the clerks have
generally vacation from Feb. 81 to
March Z. 1t is estimated that this is a
loss to the United States government Of
at least $4,000 and perhaps $40 900
and for that reason it is urged congress
should decide to put up a building suit
able for such purposes.
There are to be FIVE dedicatory concerts
given upon March and to help defray
the expenses and allow every one who
desires to see the decorations of the ball
room. Three concerts will begiven upon
Tuesday at 10 a. M, 8 p. m. and p. m.
and two concerts upon Wednesday,
March 6. The concert Tuesday morning
is in honor of the U. S. Army and the Re.
publican Glee Club of Columbus, Ohio,
assists the Marine Band in the concert.
In the afternoon it is in honor of the U.
S. Navy and in the evening for the con-
gress of the United States. Upon Wed.
nesday in honor OF the states of the
American Union aud in honor of the PEG.
pie of the United States. when an inaug.
ural chorus OF 500 voices will assist the
Marine Band. By this means it is ex-
pected to raise enough moneyto pay cur.
rent expenses. The last time, four years
since, there WAS surplus which was de-
voted to the charities of the District
Few persons who visit Washington
know that the great burden of labor and
responsibility OF forming many different
committees aud working most untiring-
ly in them is assumed by the pubic-spir-
tied citizens of this city and brings about
such admirable results. Congress does
not appropriate large sums of money for
this occasion, nor make the arrange.
ments; the expense incurred and labor
performed is done by the citizens, who
show great skill in planning and execut-
ing those designs. There is much civic
pride amongst the people of this city of
300 900, although they are denied suf
trage. Congress holds the purse strings,
is common remark, yet all this patriot
ic labor and service for the past 100
years has not been incurred at the ma
TONS expense.
You see the wonderful growth ofWash.
ington when you glance at the first map
published in 1892. The % sub-commit-
tees have been very active in attending
to the decorations on the streets, govern.
ment buildings and private houses on the
line OF march. So Old Glory floats from
many windows and houses and the city
presents gala day appearance. The
streets are already thronged and crowds
ars standing round railway stations and
trains are to be seen very frequently
from Baltimore and other cities. 1t i:
said that there were 113 900 people here
upon Pres. Clevelands second inaugura
ton and at least 90 900 tour years ago