The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-01
THE INAUGURAL MEDALS.
Designs Discussed mt n sub-Commit-
tee Meeting

T.
tee Meeting.
The last day of the century was a dull
one at inaugural headquarters. The mali
was unusually light and there were few
letters to be answered.
Chairman Charles ]. Bell of the FL
nance Committee announced subscriptions
/ to The inaugural guarantee fund making n
total OF $57125. From the Mckinley and
Roosevelt Club of St Paul a letter was
received signifying the purpose of the or
gani=ation to participate in the inaugural
parade. The club numbers 400 members
delegation of about $50 members will
visit the Capital during the inaugural
ceremonies.
a meeting of the Sub Committee on
Medals OF the Committee on Badges and
Medals was held, beginning at 4:30 o'clock
in the afternoon. Suggestions for the de-
sign OF the commemorative medal were
entertained The Subcommittee is charged
with the task of preparing a design for
the medal, which WILL on approval of the
general committee and the Inaugural
Committee. be submitted to the artist Sc
lected to make the design. Many medals.
commemorative of various events, were on
exhibition at the meeting.
The committee generally favored the
proposition that the prohles OF President
Mckinley and of the Capitol should adorn
the medal. Il was suggested that the Capt.
toll should be represented with the throng
OF inauguration visitors in front OF 1t. An
other suggestion which met with general
approval was that fifteen stars and forty
five stars, representing the number OF
States forming the Union, today and 100
years ago. should be included in the design.
The name of the President. the fact of this
being his second inauguration. and the date.
March 4. 1901, were features also deemed
desirable. Another meeting of the Sub
Committee on Medals will be held We'd
nesday afternoon.
The following letter from Chairman We'll
Ter, Of the Committee on Public Comfort,
was sent yesterday to the various hotels.
lodging houses, and boarding houses Of
the city:
Dear Sir: The Committee on Public Comfort
organized by authority of the Inaugural Commit
tee, with headquarters at the Evening Star BULL
ing, desires to know for the better accommodation
and protection of our city's visitors during the
approaching inaugural period what your rates
will be for this time, per day, with or without
board; number to be placed in a room, and any
other information of service to guests.
We shall register all quarters on our books
without expense to you or to your guests, and
will promptly discharge any employe of this com
mittec detected in the acceptance of any grdtuty.
at reasonable rates for our visitors without in
curing any financial responsibility.
On the part Of this committee we shall be
pleased to refer applicants to you for any fur
ther definite arrangements.
The personnel of the Committee on Civ
&c Organizations was announced yesterday
as follows:
Committee on Civic Organizations-B. H.
Warner chairman; William Frye White,
Myer Cohen. and William p Van Wickle,
vice chairmen: George G. Lewis, Secreta-
ry; T. Fl. Alexander. T. II. Anderson, Park
Agnew. II. Fl. Adams. r. B. Buckley. DR..
J. II. Bryan. John Bowles. Joseph A. Blum
don. H. Fl. Bergman, F. L. Browne, Aaron
H Bell. p j. Brennan. DR.. Zeno B. Bah
bitt. William L. Bramhall, Walter H
Brooks. J. T. Bradford. H. L. Biscoe. r
NJ. Burrows. George c. Bicknell, Charles
l.. Bovee. f. A. Beekman. F. W Black |
ford, Harry A. Cobaugh W. A.. Cupenha- |
yer. W II. Chase Albert Cottle. William !
Mckay Clayton. Howard L. Christman. !
Richard E. Cochran. Henry A. Castle. !
Charles A. COnant, DR.. Waterman E. Corey |
Robert W. Cox. T. H. Carter. F. B.
Crosthwaite II. S. Chamberlain. A. Drury. /
H. Bradley Davidson. Thomas F. Dawson, |
W R. Decide. W. ]. Dyer. J. w. Douglass, |
R. t. Donaldson. E. II. Daniel E. F. DToop
Florence Donohue, II. d. Emmons, L. s.
Emery. Henry R. Elliott, A. F. Hillyer, DR..
C. A. Hamilton. William H. H. Hart. W.
H. H. Hoover. NJ NJ. Higgins, n. c. Har-
per. George W. Hall, John A. Fl. Hargett,
T. d. Harbaugh, C. B. Jones, Victor Kauff-
mann, C. B. Keferstein, Henry King, jr.,
Joseph l. Keefer Carey Kingdom Simon
Kann, NJ. H. Kearney, Ralph W. Lee, Gus
tave Lansburgh, Joseph W. Luckett, W. c. |
Long, H. H. Lewis. Arthur r. Mattingly, |
George C. Maynard, Guion Miller Whit !
field McKinlay. A. F. McMillen, Thomas R. |
Martin. Harry B. Major, Herbert Macom-
Der, Ia W. Maxon Clayton Marshall, AL |
bert F. Marsh. Joseph Moss. Le-
ander p Mitchell. Wallace D. Nc |
Lean, o. T. Metzerott. W. A Noel. jr. |
William Nicholson. Robert Nourse. Par
ker A. Nevin, Charles B. Pearson, A. K |
Philips. Robert Potts. Robert Portner, j. |
]. Purman, William W. W. Parker, George |
Peter. Charles A. Prouty, Ezra d. Parker, |
W. F. Roberts, E. E. Ramey, A. B. Ruff, R. !
E. Roadway, W. A. Rogers, Jefferson Ray f,
nolds. A. H. G. Richardson, W. H. E.
Reinecke John Rouzer, c. G.. Simons, |
George W. f. Swartzell, ]. F. Smith. j. B. |
Sleman. jr, John Sherman. Lawrence |
Sands, Armat Stoddard, William F. Staley |
William Small. DR.. John Stoutenberg, |
William p. Sackett. 7. Arthur Smith. |
Charles p. Sweet, James B. Scully. Will |
lam Severe. Z. NJ Truell, John B. Thomp-
son, William NJ. Terrell, J. W. Townsend, |
Charles S. Thorne, Fred A. Wallace, B.
II. Warner, jr., J. A. Wetmore, Downs L.
Wilson, George E. Waggaman, John ].
Wood. John T. West, Davis Warner,
lam Wilson. Thomas ]. Wilson, C. T. Yo-
Z IL