The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-20
THE WORK WE'LL In HAND
The Plans for Mr.. McKiuley's In
auguration About Complete.
The Committee ON Examinations
Waiting on Congress to Appropri-
graduates Those Arranging De-
tniIs-Ipnugural Fund Now s57.JSO.

meeting Of the Inaugural Committee, last
night, Chairman Edison reviewed the work
Of the various committees, compli-
menting them upon the favorable and I'M
| precedented progress of inaugural affairs.
| The work of preparing for the Inaugural
| ton of President Mckinley. on March 4
| next. he stated, was several weeks in adj
vance of the progress made by former
committees. Several of the sub commit
tees have about completed their labOrs,
| and with the exception of three commit
| tees, the work is all well in hand. The
! delay in the passage of the bill now pend
ing before Congress. appropriating S2l,-
! coo for the illumination of public build
inss, as a feature of the celebration, Mr..
Edison stated. was the occasion for the
| delay in the completion of the plans Of
the committees of Illumination, on fire.
works, and on street decoration. The
work of these three committees is largely
! dependent upon the action of Congress on
the desired legislation. and the develop
ment of these plans would be materially
influenced by the result
The meeting of the Inaugural Committee
l
| Hotel. In the absence of Harrison Ding
man, whose illness prevented his attend
ance, Mr.. Dennison acted as secretary
The receipt of an additional subscription
| OF s25 to the guarantee fund from James
j. Farrell was reported by Charles ]. Bell,
Chairman of the Finance Committee The
total amount of subscriptions to the fund
| Is now S5l,560, which had been guaran-
| teed by Psi subscribers. OF this amount
| S30,93O has been paid in to the treasurer
received from the subscriptions paid in
| full, and from the first and second calls
for quarter payments of the fund, due on
! the LIST and 18th of January. Mr.. Bell re
ported that of the total amount of the
! portion of the subscriptions now due only
SlS1.25 remained unpaid.
Delegations from twenty civic associa-
tions, representing a total of 1850 men,
have officially notified the Committee on
Civic Organizations of their intention to
participate in the inaugural parade
Chairman Warner stated that the com
mfttee was cogniZant of the intention of
number of other organizations to be
present at the inauguration, but that Of
/ fetal notifications had not yet been re-
ceived The intercollegiate Committee q
subcommittee of the Committee on Civic
Organizations. is meeting with more than
! the colleges of the country represented in
the inaugural parade. The mail of the
committee, consisting mainly of responses
to the invitation to participate, has grown
enormous.
For the Committee on Parks and Re
viewing Stands Chairman John B. Larner
reported that the committee was making
rapid progress. The plans and designs
for reviewing stands to be erected east Of
Fifteenth Street on Pennsylvania Avenue
will be ready by next Wednesday. Mr.
Larner stated the action of the COM
mittee in recommending that the priv
ilege for the erection and control of these
stands be sold to the highest bidder. The
committee has also recommended that the
erection of stands at the public spaces
at the Hancock Statue and a the Botan-
ic Gardens be abandoned Mr.. Larner
supplemented the report of the action of
his committee with a personal recon-
mendstion that the erection of all stands
OH public spaces on the north side of the
Avenue be abandoned. This, he stated
was providing more standing and walk
ing room for spectators during the pa
rade, and would add materially to The
attractiveness of the Avenue. Three
stands will be erected on the south side
of the Avenue-at the public space in
front of the old power-house site at the
fountain in front of the Bijou Theatre.
and at the Rawlins Statue. 4 stand will
probably be erected by the District Com
missioners on the space in front of the
armory. The three stands, Mr.. Larner
estimated, would seat from ;, 900 to 600
persons, and in addition to the stands
between Fifteenth and Seventeenth
Streets. to be erected in connection with
the Court of Honor at the White House
would provide amply for all who would
purchase seats. Mr.. Larner reported that
the Government officials had given favor
able consideration to the plans for the
erection of the stands between Fifteenth
and Seventeenth Streets. upon their prop
erty, and that the consent of the Treas
ury Department and of the State, War,
and Navy officials had already been OBJ
tanned. The Treasury Department, he
stated had abandoned all purpose to
build a stand on the north side of the
Avenue, in front of the building. The
Inaugural Committee adopted Mr.. Lar
ners report, and authorized the Com
mittee on Parks and Reviewing Stands
to ask for bids for the stands privileges.
The award of the contracts for furnish
ing the music at the Pension building
ceremonies to Lieutenant Santelmann and
VIII Haley, was announced by w. II.
Rapley, Chairman OF the Committee on
Music. The band music. by a band of
seventy musicians, for the inaugural ball
and the five succeeding promenade con-
certs, will be furnished by Lieutenant
Santelmann for S3,1S5 The amount Of
the bid is SIS below the price paid at the
last inauguration, and the band at that
time consisted of sixty pieces. The dance
music will be furnished by Mr.. Haley, by
an orchestra of 125 instruments for 81 $50,
A. A. Browne Chairman of the Commit
tee on Legislation, reported that a favor
able hearing had been given by the House
Appropriation Committee to the bill APP
propriating S2l 600 for the illumination
of public buildings.
James Rush Marshall, Chairman of the
Committee on Ball Room Decoration, re-
ported that the committee had held sew
eral conferences with Mr.. Roster Mr.
Small and Mr.. McAllister, the men select
ed to perform the work of decorating the
Pension building, and that modified plans
were under development. The color scheme
of the decorations as al present cont en-
plated is of old ivory, supplemented Icy
harmonious vine and floral effects and an
illumination supplied by l2,522 incan1es-
cent lamps. The estimates for the de-
signs. as at present arranged, were for
the bunting decorations. 81 $50; Cor the
floral decorations. 81 500; for the electric
illumination, s6.275. The estimated cost
for electric current is from 1925 to 1000.
Mr.. Marshall stated the needs of his COM
mittee based on these figures, was an APP
preparation of about $l9 600 The excess
of this figure beyond the expenditures of
four years ago, $4,000. he explained was
due to the added decoration required for
the banquet hall approaches and extra
rooms. While not prepared to submit a
final report to the committee on the prob
able expenditures Mr.. Marshall asked for
some action by the Inaugural Committee
in order that the work of decoration might