The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-26

House every man would be In line. and
otherwise not veteran organization
would march.
| Later General Dyrenforth said to a
| Times reporter:
IF the proper position is accorded to
the veterans of the civil war in the in
augural ceremony the knowledge thereof
will extend to the smallest hamlet of our
broad country and thrill the heart Of
every veteran OF the broad land and Of the
sons and grandsons of veterans. II not
we shall know what the man who periied
his life that the nation might live has to
! expect
Chairman Weller. of the Committee on
Public Comfort received a telegram last
night from Senator W. A. Clark of Mon
tara placing the Stewart mansion at the
disposal of the visiting veterans orG3nl-
cations. \ previous telegram had stated
| that the building was unavailable for the
| purpose Mr. Weller Will confer this
morning with Senator Faulkner, At the
request of Senator Clark, concerning the
use of the building.
W. d. Danie.s COrresp- ndent OF the At
lanta Journal" yesterday visited the
headquarters Of the Committee on Pu5li2
Comfort and announced that his paper
had arranged to send 10 the inauguration
200 students Of the State colleges and uni
versities. Quarters have been secured at
The ArdmoTe. The party will arrive in
Washington on a special train from All
Ianta.
NJ. l. Weller Chairman of the Commit
tee on Public Comfort, Saturday afternoon
conferred with Major Sylvester and with
the District Commissioners concerning
the right &C lunch wagons to operate with
out permits or license during the inaugu
ration. Major Sylvester expressed his be-
lief that no license or permit was necessa-
~. and this opinion was finally concurred in
by the District Commissioners. Ii is prob
able that at least iG0 wagons will be in
operation during the inauguration. and
this number could be vastly increased to
meet the demand. Lunch wagons will not
be permitted to be nuisance or obstruct
the streets. but no other check Will be
placed upon them.
At o'clock this afternoon the Pen
sion Building will be turned over to
the Inaugural Committee. The mailing
clerks will be the only employees of the Of
flee who will be engaged at their duties,
all of the balance having been given a
vacation until after the inaugural ceremo-
MES Admission to the building, until
March /, will be by passes issued by the
Inaugural Committee. The work of ar
ranging the decorations and of preparation
viii be rapidly urged and all of the nee
essary work in the rooms will be COM
pleted in ample time for the ball on the
night of March T.
The inaugural Committee have award
ed to Clark d Davenport, carpet mer-
chants, the contract for fitting up the
Presidents and Vice Presidents rooms at
the Pension Office for the inaugural ball.
The Presidents room will be carpeted
with handsome two tone velvet carpet,
and the Vice Presidents room will be
furnished with the same material, but of
a Persian design. The award consisted
of 500 yards of carpet and also 5000
yards Of mating to be used in the ladies'
waiting and reception rooms.
The Navy Department has been advised
that the training ship Dixie has left Pen
sacola for Washington to participate in
the inaugural ceremonies. She has or
board several hundred landsmen. who will
join in the parade. The boat herself will
probably not come farther up th- chan
mel than to Alexandria. The monitor Fur-
itan also left Annapolis yesterday for
Washington, for the same purpose She
is being towed here by the tugs Mohawk
and Wahneta.