Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-07

reports OF subcommittee
Outside of the reports from the chairmen
of subcommittee, containing a resume of
the weeks work, as reported from time to
time in The Star, there was little of inter-
est connected with the meeting of the in
augural committee Saturday evening AT
the Arlington Hotel. Chairman w. H. Rap
ley Of the music committee was granted an
appropriation of 500 for the rental Of a re-
hearsal hall and for other expenses anent
the training Of the chorus for the last
promenade concert of the series pro-
jected in connection with the festiv-
tiles of the inaugural season. Chair
man Charles ]. Bell of the finance commit
tee was allowed appropriation of $3.50,
the same amount granted four years ago.
He reported that the first quarterly pay
ment on the total guarantee sum of $51 40
had been turned over to the treasurer, Mr..
f. Southland Parker. q ii
A resolution indorsing the action Of the
Legislative committee in requesting an APP
preparation OF sd 0)0 from Congress for the
illumination of public buildings was passed.
1t rectes that the committee and resi-
dents of the city will incur heavy expense
in the electric illumination of The avenue
ard buildings along the thoroughfare, Con-
gress is earnestly and respectfully urged to
provide for like electric illumination of the
Capitol and approaches. the Executive Man
sion and grounds, the Post Office, Treas
ury and State, War and Navy buildings.
Plan for Lighting the Avenue.
Chairman George Gibson of the commit
tee on Examinations suggested "a plan of
lighting Pennsylvania avenue with mean
descent lights, arranged in clusters on
standards, set about twenty-five feet apart.
The cost of this he said, would be about
81, 800 Definite action on this matter. as
well as on fireworks and the printing OF the
official program postponed for the time
being. Gen. Harries of the committee on
military organizations reported that his
committee would endeavOr to secure rep
resentatiOn of troops from every state in
the Union.
Chairman B. H. Warner of the committee
on civic organizations reported that spe-
cial subcommittee has been appointed to
invite a participation of the students of all
prominent colleges and universities Of the
United States in the inaugural parade. The
chairman Of the subcommittee is Wallace
Donald Mclean, and he has sent out about
400 invitations, asking a participation of
the student body regardless of party afiilf-
alton. 1t is proposed that the college men
shall carry banners and wear some Us
tinctive insignia of their particular alma
mater. Their college yell will be permitted
but once in passing the Presidents review
| ing stand.
Intercollegiate Reception.
The committee purposes to hold an inter-
| collegiate reception the evening OF March s..
A mass meeting for the furtherance Of the
project among local colleges will be held
| next Saturday evening In Columbian Uni
versity hall. The subcommittee named by
Mr.. Mclean, Of which he is chairman.
is as follows: Frank H. Hitchcock. vice
| chairman; Charles w. Holmes. vice chair
man. James L. Norris. jr.. vice chair
| man: Alexander G. Bentley, treasurer;
| Arthur Andrews, secretary; Ralph +.
Barnard, Andrew Y. Bradley. William S.
Broughton, Frederick c. Bryan, George 2.
| Chase, Alan o. Clephane, George W. Gull
Yer, William E. Curtis, jr., John II. Doyle,
Burton n Esterly. Leo K: Eaton. N. Pres
colt Galley, Arthur II. Giles, Gilbert H.
Hendrick, Charles NJ. Huggett, Robert S.
kuno, A. E. Jessup, Robert d. Johnston,
| jr.; Victor Kaufman, Charles A. Kram,
Ormsby McCammon, DR.. Robert F. Mason,
| Elmer D. Merrill, Benjamin S. Minor, Her
| bert G. Ogden, jr.. Raymond A. Pearson.
| r. Ross Perry, jr., Frank B. Rutter, Armin
| A. Sellhausen, Edwin Z. Spear, James ".
| Wadsworth, jr., DR.. Arthur D. WeatJcy,
| Robert w. Wells, John +. Wilkins, C1ar-
| cnce r. Wilson.
No Grounds for Statement.
An Associated Press dispatch from Tin
cinnati says that the Blaine Club, the larg-
| est political organization in Ohio, has Of
ficially abandoned its proposed trip to the
| Inauguration. The dispatch further says
| that the committee which visited Wash
| ington to make arrangements reported that
1t could not do so for the reason that the
people Of Washington could offer no better
! quarters than an armory or a warehouse
| with 125 men sleeping In one room.
| Chairman Edison Of the inaugural COM
| mittee declares officially that nothing is
known here Of the visit of committee from
the Blaine Club, and Furthermore that nc
| application for quarters has been received
by letter from that organization. There
are adequate quarters in Washington, he
| declared, for every one wishing to attend
the inaugural festivities. and absolutely lie
ground for any statements like those en-.
| amazing from Cincinnati