The evening times., 1901-01-18
INAUGURAL DECORATIONS.
Large Public buildings to BE Orna-
mented With Flags.

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The decoration of the public buildings
during the inaugural ceremonies will lie
more elaborate than on any previous &C.
| casion- The Treasury Building viii be
! trimmed with bunting and flags and the
{ pillars that surround the building will be
draped from top to bottom in the national
| colors. At the State, War, and Navy
/ Building, the immemnse number Of yaIu-
/ able flags which are in the possession Of
| the War and Navy Departments furnish
! especially suitable material for decora-
| tions
The Postofice Building viii not be far
/ behind in The character of its ornamental
tion. At the Agricultural building. from
| each window, a twelve-foot bunting flag
| on twelve-foot stats will be displayed.
The order Tor the flags for the Agri-
cultural Department was given to local
| dealer this morning
John B. Larner, Chairman Of the Com
| mIttee on Parks and Reviewing Stands, is
the author of a suggestion 70 abandon
| the construction of reviewing stands on
the north side of Pennsylvania Avenue
Mr. Larner warmly advocates his idea
and has the support of all business men
I on the Avenue. The public spaces which
| he proposes 10 abandon and leave free Of
stands. are in front of the National The
atre. at the Franklin Statue, at the Han
| cock statue. and at the fountain in front
| Of the Central National Bank Building.
The erection OF these stands has been
| found very undesirable by the merchants
| whose business is seriously interfered with.
not only during the time Of the inaugural
ceremonies. but during the whole time
| that the stands are in course OF building
and remain standing Mr. Larner be-
| these merchants. who are giving all en-
| courasenent possible TO inaugural affairs,
/ the stands should be abandoned.
Another object to be subserved viii be
| that the north side Of the Avenue from
| the Peace Monument to Fifteenth Street
/ VIII be an open thoroughfare, interfering
/ not at all with pedestrian travel and per-
I hitting greater standing room for visit
! ors who are unable TO purchase seats on
| the reviewing stands. Reviewing stands
/ other than the four planned in connection
with The White House court of honor az
1 Lafayette Square and opposite can be pro
/ vided on the old pOwerhoUSe site at the
! Treasury Building, and Centre Market
/ Space from Ninth to Seventh Streets. Il
! found necessary, the capacity OF the
! stands can be almost indefinitely increased
! The Committee on Civic Organizations
| IS IN receipt Of a communication from the
| Roosevelt Republican Club Of St Ptul
MInn. 4 ". Lfndeke. president. on faIy
! declaring its intention to participate in
| the inaugural parade The club viii send
| a delegation OF 80 men. who viii be uni
| formed in the khaki COSTUME Of the Rough
Riders. The club claims to be the first
OF its kind in America. and was orEaaized
| in the spring Of 1900 A band will be en-
| gagged here.
| The following names have been added 70
| the Committee on Civic Organizations, Of
which 3. H Warner is chairman. A. III
| Allison, George NJ Hustled, Louis Byer,
| A Hart. Martin Britton Major William
/ E Harvey, Capt. John J. Balm. Capt. C..
! N. LoefieT, Richard BeaI, Thomas z.
! Marshall, Charles a Boynten, DR.. VIII
| liam G. Morgan, E c. Brown Joseph A
/ Oliver, J. u. Rieman, John Doyle Gar
/ mOdy, Arthur Simmons, William ". Clok-
/ son, Major Anton Stephan, y. L. Cola
! mer. Joseph Strasburger. Leslie Cramer,
! Frank O. Stetson, Rollin B. Truesdell
! George G. Dennison. Col Charles P. ToIl-
/ cray, Morgan H. Deeble, J. Z. Wagner
| D. J. Evans, J. n Willis, Charles "
/ Ellis.