The times., 1901-03-12
THE ILLUMINATION PRIZES.
Awards for the Three Rest Designs
at the inauguration

The prizes for the best three private
electric ilhmina ton designs exhibited
during the Inauguration were awarded at
a meeting of the inaugural Committee
on Illumination held last night in the
rooms of the Inaugural Committee. The
first prize. Of $100 was awarded to r r
Warwick of i15 Thirteenth Street north
west. s kaun Sons & Co. of Eighth
Street and Market Space, secured the
second prize of so. and the third prize
of S25 for the third best illumination was
awarded to Castelberg's National Jew
elry Co. 935 Pennsylvania Avenue
The meeting of the committee was pre-
sided over by Chairman George Gibson,
and the report of the subcommittee on
the award of prizes for the best private
electric illumination was submitted rec
ommending unanimously the three de-
signs, as selected, for the award of the
prizes. The selections OF the sub-commit-
tee were approved and the awards di-
rected to be made accordingly The
members OF the subcommittee. whose
names were withheld pending the award
of the prizes, are: J. E. Powell, Chair
man; Walter &. Allen, Edward A Crane,
f. S. Marrow, and T. S. Sebring.
The payment of bills incurred for the
expenses of the inaugural ceremonies is
now The only business occupying the at
teHtiOn of the Inaugural COMMITTEES No
further business is in view and on the
completion of this work. a meeting of the
committee viii be held. 1t viii probably
be the last meeting. Notwithstanding this
iact developments may he looked for
which may have considerable influence
upon the conduct of future inaugural
ceremonies and of other celebrations
which may be held in the city
AT this last meeting of the committee
reports from ali of the chairmen of the
subcommittee will be considered and
Chairman Edison win also have a report
to make.
Mr.. Edison. it is understood in his con-
duct of the Inaugural affairs has imbibed
many ideas, which he will be disposed to
make public. The experience of the Chair
man of an Inaugural Committee judging
from the present instance. is not entirely
tranquil, and many questions arising are
difficult of solution.
1t is from this experience that Mr. Ed
son viii desire to draw material and sug-
gestion for the future. 1t is possible that
ne may suggest the organization of a per-
accompany this with the recommen-
dation that the Board of Trade
appoint such a body one of its
permanent committees. In view of the
probability that consent in the future viii
be refused for the use of the Pension
Building for Inaugural Balls. Mr. Edison
viii probably have some pertinent re-
marks TO submit upon this subject. and
structure which may be used for that
and similar purposes.
The perpetuation of the occasion of this
Inauguration by the erection of a perma-
nent memorial, in the shape of a marble
column, suitably marked. as one of the
pillars of Court of Honor about the
w hite House, to be completed under sim
liar conditions. is another matter which
will probably be referred TO in Chairman
EdsOn'S report.
Mr.. Edson has returned from a trip TO
Old Point Comfort, and was at his desk
yesterday. He states that he has ex-
perienced considerable benefit from the
outing, and only regrets that it was nee
essarily so brief.
NJ. |. Weller, Chairman of the Commit
tee on Public Comfort, is jubilant over
the returns from one OF the railroads.
enumerating the number of strangers en-
terng the city by that route for the In
augural ceremonies Mr.. Welers origi-
nal estimate of the number of guests that
casion was 1872 600. This figure he be-
lieves will be exceeded by 1900 His
estimate of the arrivals by the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad was 5000, and that
road has sent In an approximate egtt-
mate to Mr.. Weller stating that the ar
rivals were about 40 TO
Mr. Weller believes that his estimate of
65, 900 arrivals at the PENNSYLVANIA depot
is apt to have been largely underestimat-
ed, owing to the greatly increased facili- !
ties of the railroads using that means of
entering the city. A minimum Of 150, 900
visitors is the number that Mr.. Weller
now believes were present during the In
auguration.