Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05
MARKED PROGRESS
Executive Committee Rapidly Perfect
ing Plans for Inaugural Day.
INTEREST IN TIE ILLUMINATIONS
Gen. Greene Appoints New Yorker
as Chief of Staff.
S Z Be o M MITT EE S NAMED

The regular weekly meeting of the in
augural committee will be held this evening
at the Arlington Hotel, and reports will be
received from the chairmen of all subcom-
mittees. These reports will show in every
instance that marked progress has been
made in preparing for the ceremonies of
March next. During the past week there
has been wider development of plans
than during any previous similar period
since the inaugural committee was named,
and matters connected with the inaugural
celebration have so far advanced as to indi-
cate the elaborate scope of the program
sui greater progress is probable next
week, for legislation connected with the in
aCsufation is expected to be taken up in
the Senate and House of Representatives
Monday or Tuesday The resolution appro-
priatlng $4,000 for police expenses, the
strinslns of wires, etc, has already been
reported. The resolution carving an an
preparation of $2l 900 for the illumination of
the capitol and other public buildings three
ilishtS curing the inaugural period WILL it
IS expected be reported shortly after noon
Monday. ''o'1i
Matter of illumination.
Inc question of Examinations is one that
~ ehsrosslng public attention probably
niore IMAM any other feature connected
with the proposed celebration. lie i'm
limitations, 1t is pointed out, NAV be en-
]oyed by all the visitors and will in every
sense be public in character, Chairman
GlLsoh OF the subcommittee on lllumlna-
uons reports that he has met with almost
unanimous approval of the request for nri
vate parties along Pennsylvania avenue TO
illuminate their buildings With the CO.
atioil OF Congress, it is stated, there is
niue doubt, but that Washington will an
pear more beautiful at night than ever be
Tore IN the history of the national capltal.
ne TACT that the one-hundredth anniver-
sary of the establishment of the seat n,
government mere Is playing quite an inn
portant part in the preparations is pointed
OUT by the committeeman as another rea-
son why aid is expected and should he given
by Congress in making the first inaugurai
sion. wa
The Inaugural committee is more than
ever IN earnest regarding its proposed con-
troll of all reviewing stands in the CITY of
pubic character, and its sIpervision of
Inc construction of all private stands he
on parks and reviewing
STANDS Is actively at work. and is PERHAPS
the busiest of all the subcOmmittees II is
pl opposed to ask the various department
heads that have heretofore permitted the
construction of stands in front of public
uldlnss by the clerks that these stands
snail TINS year be erected by the inausu-
raj committee and turned over to the clerks
at cost. or that the plans shall harmonic
WIFI those of the public stands and be an
pioNeu DS tHe committee. Every effort
VII be made to do away entirely with the
cheap and unSightly rough board affairs
tEat nave marred previous occasions The
merchants constructing private stands in
front OF their places of business will be
asked to cooperate with the inaugural
committee having the matter in charge.
Marshafs Chief of STAFF
General Francis V. Greene, the chief mar
sinai of the parade, has rendered the office
OF chief of staff to a New York man. who
IS expected in the city this afternoon, and
will then make known his decision as to
acceptance. Gen. Greene will return to
New York tomorrow night
The famous Frelinghuysen Lancers' AS
soclatlon OF Newark, N. j. one of the old |
est OF republican organizations, will take |
part In the coming inaugural parade, as it |
has on all past occasions when a republican |
President was indicted into office. A COM |
mittee of three from the association head |
ed by Mr.. Sammon, is in the city for the |
purpose of making preliminary arrange |
ments for the visit OF at least 1910 members |
Of the Lancers. The visitors will be ac- |
companied by a drum corps of seventeen |
pieces and will march in their uniforms |
consisting of white double-brea dress |
coats trimmed in red; light blue trousers, |
with white and red stripes, according to |
rank, and white helmets with flowing red |
olumes. The officers are armed with |
swords and the men with steel lances.
The committee on civic organizations of |
which Mr.. B. H. Warner is chairman has
received communications also from the
Dung Mems Republican Club of Whining