Evening star., 1901-03-06
Inaugural Committees Busy Making
S Their Adjustments.
GRAND MARSHAL GREENE GOESTODAY
With Chief of Staff He VIII Re-
turn to New York.
CoNGRATUEAToRY LETTERS

At the various headquarters Of inaugural
organizations throughout the city the clerks
and directing officers are busy winding up
| their affairs and preparing for a final set
| tiement of all accounts and the rendering Of
| final report. The main headquarters Of
| the inaugural committee in the Washing
! ton Loan and Trust building will remain
| open for some time yet, for there is large
amount Of routine business to be transact
| ed. There are hundreds of bills in the
channels that lead to the inaugural COM
| mittee for settlement, and these must all
| be handled at headquarters. 1t seems evi-
| dent that the clerks there will be in active
| service for some weeks to come. Today the
clerks are sending out communications to
the various chairmen Of inaugural sub
committees, requesting that all accounts be
closed up as early as possible.
Gen. Francis Vinton Greene, the grand
marshal OF the inaugural parade, will re-
turn to New York this evening to take up
the control Of his business interests there,
which he sacrificed to serve as command
| ing officer of the inaugural pageant The
headquarters of the grand marshal in The
Evening Star building will be closed to-
morrow probably. Mr.. A. Noel Brakeman,
who served as chief of staff will accom-
pany Gen. Greene to New York. Lieut.. W.
! s. Overton Of the United States army, mill
| tary secretary to the grand marshal, was
busy at headquarters today debating let
ters to close up the correspondence Of the
| Office.
Subject of Felicitations.
Gen. Greene has been warmly congratu-
lated on the excellent manner in which the
great parade was handled. There was not
a moments delay in the march, with the
exception of the few minutes time occu-
pied by the President in preparing to enter
the reviewing stand. The troops were
ord nd he ont
passed more rapidly perhaps than any ever
seen in this city. The greater portion of q
very heavy mail received at parade head
quarters today was taken up with con-
gratuiatory letters to the grand marshal
Gen. Green entertained Chairman Edison of
the inaugural committee at luncheon today
The general furthermore addressed for
NAL letter of congratulations to Chairman
Edison. which was received a. headquarters
this morning and reads as follows:
Allow me to congratulate you upon the
complete success of your plans for the in
auguration ceremonies of 1901. The police
of the large crowd and the comparatively
small police force they reflect great credit
upon Major Sylvester
The decoration of the avenue along the
route OF the parade was most effective. 1
/ have seen a good many parades at home
and abroad but have never seen any ar
rangements for spectators which at all
compared to those of Monday. The SUBJ
constructed. the provision of a separate
seat duly numbered for each person, the
artistic appearance OF the stands, all form
ing part of one complete and harmonious
plan, were particularly noticeable. In all
these, and in other respects the arrange
ments were far superior to those of any
previous parade. and you have set q stand
ard for all such ceremonies in the future
Again congratulating you and the commit
tees who worked with you in bringing
about such a conspicuous success.
Other Committees.
The headquarters of the committee on
public comfort, of which Mr.. M. I. Weller
was chairman. will be closed tomorrow
also. it is expected. The committee has
been established on the fifth floor of The
Star building, and has transacted an Inn
mense amount of business. Chairman Wei
ler declared today that he was sure his
prophecy Of 10000 visitors in the city
Inauguration day had been fulfilled. Mr..
Of the crowd that was In Washington Mon
day last The military committee head
quarters in The Star building will likewise
be closed tomorrow.
Mr.. John B. Larner, chairman Of the
committee on parks and reviewing stands.
stated today that the several thousand
chairs used in the reviewing stands in the
court Of honor have not been sold, as was
reported. but will be disposed OF at auction
tomorrow at II O'Clock. The sale will take
place within the court.
President Mckinney was much impressed
by the beauty of the court Of honor. and
has SO expressed himself to Chairman Ed
son of the inaugural committee. The Pres
ident declared that he especially enjoyed
the iliumnatiOns at night.
Concerts in Pension Building.
The inaugural concerts in the pension
building, which began yesterday and will
conclude tonight. have proved to be sue
cessful beyond all expectations. SO far. and
the indications that the event of this
evening will be a fitting close. The con-
certs have been much more successful than
were those of the last inaugural period.
and 1t Is assured that they have won a per-
manent place in all future celebrations.
The concerts have been admirably ar
ranged and managed by the inaugural mu-
sic committee, Of which Mr.. William Har-
| ryman Rapley is chairman. The financial
end of Ahe concert plan has been most graf
flying, and it is estimated that between
s13. 900 and $14, 900 will be realized from the
sale of tickets, which will mean that about
2S,000 people have enjoyed the music and
have been treated to view of the magnifi-
| cent decorations made for the inaugural
ball.
The pension building was crowded last
night, when the concert given was in honor
of the Congress of the United States The
program was rendered by the United States
Marine Band. under the direction of Mr..
w. H: santelmann. and the Republican
Glee Club Of Columbus Ohio, led by Mr..
w. H. Lott. The throngs Of thousands
present were almost as elaborately dressed
| as were the inaugural ball crowds. and the
scene WIS In almost every particular as
beautiful as 1t was Monday night.
This afternoon at o'clock the fourth con-
cert Of the series was given in honor of the
states of the American Union. the program
being rendered by the Marine Band. The
attendance was very large. For half an
hour the building was Illuminated. Tonight
will mark the conclusion of the concerts.
when the Marine Band will act as accom-
| panyist to q grand chorus of 800 voices. led
| by Mr.. Percy s. Foster. The concert is in
honor. of the people of the United States
and II possible the President and Vice Pres
| ident viii be present. The great court OF
| the building will be illumIpated throughout
| the evening and the banquet hall will be
| thrown open for the inspection and accom-
| mediation Of the thousands of promenaders
expected to be present.
The Program.
The program to be rendered Is as follows:
AmeTica .......................... cmtln
american National Anthem .Keller
Inaugural Chorus.
observation-disclosures" "......... Wagner
Marine Band.