The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-22
ON AN ELABORATE SCALE
Plans for Decorating and Lighting
the Pension Office.
The Presidents Reception Room mt
tilted at Cost of S3.OOO-SINty
Policemen VIII Maintain Order
During Ceremonies ut the Capitol.

The plans for the decoration of the Pen
sion building for the inaugural ball and
concerts were under discussion yesterday
afternoon in a conference by Chairman Ed
son,of the Inaugural Committee. Chairman
Marshall of the Committee on Bali Room
Decorations, and other members of the
Inaugural Committee. 1t was decided 10
award contracts amounting to $4,000 for
the electric illumination, floral and buut-
ing decoration of the bali room.
About $1,000 in addition will be required
for the decoration and illumination of the
Presidents reception room, the banquet
hall, the carriage approaches, and other
rooms in the Pension building which viii
be utilized by the Inaugural Committee
during the ceremonies. Plans for the ad-
ditlonal decorations will be made and esi-
mated upon as soon as practicable.
The amount which will be appropria led
by the inaugural Committee for the cleo
trio illumination of the Pension building
is $4,000, and the contractor has al
ready been selected by the commit
tee. For the floral decoration and
the bunting decoration, the sum OF s4,JO0
each has been agreed upon. The floral
contract will be awarded to J. II. Small,
of his city, and the bunting contract TO
had been selected by the committee at a
previous meeting to do the work
The estimate for an appropriation. sub
mitted by MIR. Marshall. at the meeting
/ of the Inaugural Committee. Saturday
night. was $4,000 for the decoration of
the ball room. the banquet hall, and all
other rooms whose decoration was in
charge of the committee. The conference
yesterday reviewed the Plans for the
decoration with a view to reducing the
expense. With the amount of S3.O0D added
to the contracts which have been agreed
upon, a reduction of $1,000 in the total
cost has been accomplished. The amount
of the total contracts for decorating the
Pension building at the last inaugural oc-
casion was S13 200. or SO, 500 less than the
present total estimates. banquet hall,
an entirely new structure on the exterior
OF the Pension building, the approaches
and a greater number of rooms than ever
before assigned TO the uses of the lnau-
guraI Committee, have all been added 10
the decoration list, and have increased
the estimates.
A brief meeting of the Committee On
Public Order at the Capitol, sub-com-
mittee of the Committee on Public Order
was held last night in the rooms of the
Inaugural Committee. Capt. J. p. Ma
grew, Chairman. presided, and Judge l.
G. Kimb2ll was elected vice chairman.
This was the initial meeting of the com
mittee.
The chairman stated that he had held
a conference with Mr.. Ransdell. Sergeant
alarms of the Senate, and with Major
Sylvester. regarding the duties assigned
to the committee. In view of the action
Of the House in passing the bill making
the inaugural ceremonies at the Capitol
joint AFFAIR Captain Magrew stated that
il was i1npCssible TO outline any plans
for the conduct of the committee at the
present time.
force of sixty policemen will be on
duty duI ing the ceremonies. Captain Ma
grew informed the committee. This is
twenty-five more policemen than were en-
pioyed at the last inauguration. the force
having been increased by that number in
the last four years.
The first of the coming month. Captain
Magrew believes. will settle the question
of the Congressional conduct of the inau-
gIIral ceremonies, and the committee will
then be enabled 10 proceed. The commit
tee adjourned subject to the call Of the
chairman.
The Committee on Civic Organizations
is in receipt Of a communication from the
James l. Goodall Republican Beneficial AS
sociation OF Philadelphia. stating that a
delegation of at least 100 men would be
present at the inaugural ceremonies. In
the parade the members of the association
will wear uniform clothes consisting of
brown derby hats. brown overcoaJs, tan
gloves, black trousers. and badges, and
they will carry canes to which are attach
ed silk flags. The organization was az the
Inauguration Of Mckinley. four years ago.
and presented distinguished appearance.
Il was organized January /. 1892. and is
one Of tt- Ta lnent political or
raHrrrr-rrH s.. .hia.