The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-09
TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER
Privilege of Publishing the Inaug-
ural Programme Sold.
The Concession Brings sI.O2o Into
the General Fnnd-A Protest
Against the Award of the Contract
for the Souvenir Invitations-Thc
Facts About the Blaine Club.

The Inaugural Committee will receive
81 ,O25 from the sale OF the exclusive privi-
lege of publishing the official souvenir
programme of the inaugural ceremonies.
The privilege has been awarded to the
Hungerford & Darrell Advertising Agency,
the lowest bidders, by the Printing Com
mittee. The bid was accepted subject to
such conditions as may be imposed by
subcommittee appointed to superntend
the publication. satisfactory bond will
be required upon the signing of the con-
tract.
cording to the specifications furnished
the bidders. The publishers agree to So
lict and collect for advertising, to sub
NIT designs for the cover for the approval
of the committee, and will assume all re-
sponsibility. except for the preparation
of the literature to be contained in the
programme.
The meeting of the Printing Committee
was held yesterday afternoon in the
rooms of the Inaugural Committee.
communication was read from Mr.. Hun
gerford. who had been appointed mem
Der of the committee. stating that he had
not been present AT any of the meetings,
and that as a bidder for the programme
privilege he rendered his resignation.
The resignation was accepted by the
committee.
Only two proposals for the programme
privilege were received An offer of $500
was made by the Globe Printing Company.
OF this city. The Hungerford e. Darrell
agency agreed to furnish not less than
10000 copies of the programme for the
price given above. The same concern also
made another proposition to pay 10 per
cent more for the privilege than the high
est bidder. providing the bid was not over
s1,5G0.
W. H. Harper, agent for New York
house, requested permission to address the
meeting. On the supposition that Mr. Har-
per desired to make a verbal offer for the
privilege, the request was at first refused
as unfair to other bidders. Mr. Harper
replied that he had some suggestions to
submit. and was allowed to present them
He urged the committee to abandon the
advertising feature OF the programme and
| instead, incorporate an appeal to the ma
ton for the Improvement of the National
Capital. In this connection he suggested
that the plan for the proposed Memorial
Bridge be presented in the programme
with illustrations and pertinent reading
matter, describing the object and char
acrer of the project, together with data
concerning other proposed improvements
to the city. He stated that the firm rep
resented by him was DESTROYS of making
an offer to the committee on this basis
The proceedings of the committee were
later interrupted by a visit from a dele
CATION of three men representing the labor
unions Of the city. The delegation was
not admitted to the meeting but was re-
ceived by Chairman Saks, in an adjoining
room. The delegation protested against
the awarding of the contract for the
printing OF the souvenir invitations. made
by Chairman Wight, of the Committee on
Invitations and Tickets, to ". F. Roberts.
on the ground that he is a non-union
printer.
The committee. on motion decided that
the programme should be printed in
local union printing office! and that this be
inserted in the contract for the privilege.
a subcommittee OF three was appointed
70 take charge of the publication of the
programme and 10 supervise the prepara-
| tion of the reading matter. Chairman
Saks will announce the committee today.
The fact has been established that a
committee Of the Blaine Republican Club
OF Cincinnati visited this city for the pur-
pose of making arrangements for the ac-
| commodation of a club delegation 10 be
present at the Inauguration. Volney
Eaton manager of the Portner Flats
called UP inaugural headquarters by tel
ephone yesterday and stated to Chairman
Edison that in November last he had been
visited by committee of three. repre-
senting the Blaine Club The committee
applied to him for quarters during the
Inauguration for several hundred mem
, bers Of the club. The Portner being COM
paratively full Of guests. Mr.. Eaton was
unable TO accommodate them. The price
asked by Mr.. Eaton also seemed h.yher
than the committee expected TO pay.
communication has been received hy
the Inaugural Committee from the Har-
rison Club. of Philadelphia, requesting TO
| be assigned to a good place in tho line.
| It Will send a delegation of from 100 TO
! $50 men. all uniformed. to the Inaugural
| ton. and will be accompanied by the Al
| lentown Band of thirty-seven pieces.
| Can't. W. K. Kimball of the Second Reg
| iment Maine National Guard. has ,nti-
mated the desire of Company of that
regiment to attend the inaugural ceremo-
MES.