Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-30
THE INAUGURAL FESTIVITIES
PLANS FOR THE EVENT BEING
RAPIDLY PERFECTED.
Meeting of the General Committee
Held Last Night-Final Call
to Subscribers.

All plans for the inaugural celebration of
March next have been definitely shaped
and are well advanced. The festivities for
the entertainment of the visitors have been
arranged for. and after a rather arduous
period Of preliminary preparation the COM
mittees are now enjoying something of q
siesta, resting from past labors and gather
ing strength for the more serious and i'm
portant work that Is yet to come.
Chairman Edison was at the Capitol to-
day, looking after the details of inaugural
affairs there, and headquarters wore a
rather neglected appearance. Secretary
Harrison Dingman and his corps Of clerks
were busily engaged, however, with rou-
tine matters.
The Fremont Iowa Association, composed
Of the original republicans. has written to
Chairman b. H. Warner of the committee
on civic organizations relative to their par
ticipat ton in the parade.
A communication has been received in the
city announcing that the First Company,
Governors Foot Guard of Hartford, Conn.,,
has abandoned the idea of participating in
the inaugural ceremonies this year.
Committee in Session.
At the meeting of the inaugural COM
mittee, held last night at the Arlington.
Chairman Edison announced that the ap-
preparations to be allowed the various sub
committees had been decided upon, and
that the total amounted to s59,475. being
s2162 less than was expended in 1897. Mr..
Edison further announced that there SEEM
ed to be no probability of Congress acting
upon the appropriation bill granting S21,-
600 for the illumination of public buildings
and grounds the nights of the inaugural
festivities. Without the cooperation Of
Congress- it was stated, the inaugural COM
mittee on illumination had abandoned all
idea of Illuminating the avenue, and would
confine its efforts to the court Of honor,
between 18th and 18th streets. Chairman
Gibson was allowed appropriation of
81 100 for the illumination of the court and
$175 to be offered in three prizes for the
best Examinations arranged by individuals
Mr.. Edison announced that the final can
on subscribers to the guarantee fund would
be made February Is. Various appropria-
tons for subcommittee heretofo agreed
upon were approved, including SlS,ooo for
the committee on ball room decorations
and $13, $50 for the committee on parks and
reviewing stands this amount covering the
expense of erecting the court of honor and
four reviewing stands, including the Presi-
dents box. The price of seats in the court
range from So to $50. Chairman John B.
Larner stated that already % per cent of
the seats al the disposal of the committee
had been engaged.
The Fireworks.
Chairman Cuno H Rudolph reported that
the committee on fireworks would arrange
its own program, and call for bids the dis
play to be exclusively aerial in character.
The plan of Chairman Wine Of the COM
mittee on street decorations to purchase q
flag A by &C inches in size for each win
dow on Pennsylvania avenue was approved
and an appropriation of $500 granted
Chairman w. II. Rapley of the music COM
mittee reported that features of the prone
made concerts would be renditions by the
famous Republican Glee Club of Columbus
Ohio which was heard here four years ago,
and a club of sixty Welshmen from Scran-
ton, Pa. Other chairmen of subcommi: tees
announced satisfactory progress in their
work with all matters well in hand.