Evening star., 1902-02-26
M'KINLEY MEMORIAL
Great Demand for Seats at
Tomorrow's Ceremony.
PROGRAM OF EXERCISES
LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS TO
BE ISSUED.
President and Special Guests to Be
Seated in Front Of Speaker-To
Assemble at Noon.
PROGRAM OF EXERCISES

memorial services to be held in the hall of
the House Of Representatives tomorrow is
very great The members Of the House
are each allowed one ticket to the gallery
seats. The members Of the committee,
composed Of a representative from each
state. are allowed two tickets. each ticket
being good only for one seat. Members
who are desirous Of having more than one
member of the family witness the cere-
mony are offering large bonuses to secure
additional seats. The hall of the House
will be arranged to accommodate besides
its members the members Of the Senate
and Supreme Court, the President and his
cabinet. Prince Henry and his party. and
employees Of the Capitol who are entitled
to the floor.
A request has been made upon the press
committee who have charge of the press
CALLER. gallery a.ra,e Of the House by Count Won A.
for seats for several German newspaper
correspondents who came to this country
with the prince. representing German
newspapers This request was cheerfully
granted by the press committee. although
there are but eighty-five seats in the press
gallery and ITO correspondents entitled
to admission to that gallery. The seats to
be given the German representatives are
those which have voluntarily been re-
linquished by members of the press COM
mittee. besides few others.
Arrangements for the Exercises.
Following are the arrangements for the
exercises:
The Capitol will be closed in the morning
to all except members and officers of Con-
gress
At 10 o'clock the east door leading to the
rotunda will be opened to those to whom
invitations have been extended under the
joint resolution of Congress by the presid-
Ing officers Of the two houses and to those
holding tickets of admission to the gal
leries.
The hall Of the House Of Representatives
will be opened for the admission of repre-
sentatives and to those who have invita-
tions, who will be conducted to the seats
assigned to them, as follows
The President and Prince.
The President and ex-President of the
United States and special guests will be
seated in front of the Speaker.
The chief justice and associate Justices Of
the Supreme Court will occupy seats next
to the President and ex-President and spe-
cial guests. on the right Of the Speaker.
The cabinet officers, the lieutenant gen.
eral of the army and the admiral of the
navy, and the officers of the army and
navy who. by name. have received the
thanks of Congress, will occupy seats on
the left Of the Speaker.
The chief justice and judges OF the Court
of Claims and the chief Justice and asso-
! clate Justices Of the Supreme Court of the
District Of Columbia will occupy seats
directly in the rear of the Supreme Court.
The diplomatic corps Rgill occupy the
front row Of seats.
Ex-Vice Presidents and senators will Oc-
cupy seats in the second. third. fourth and
fifth rows on east side Of main aisle.
Representatives will occupy seats on west
side Of main aisle and in rear Of the sena-
tors east SIDE
Commissioners Of the District. governors
Of states and territories. assistant heads
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cupy seats in rear of representatives.
The executive gallery will be reserved ex-
clusively for the families of the Supreme
Court and the families of the cabinet and
the invited guests of the President. Tickets
| thereto will be delivered to the secretary to
the President.
The diplomatic gallery will be reserved
exclusively for the families Of the members
of the diplomatic corps. Tickets thereto
will be delivered to the Secretary of State.
The reporters gallery will be reserved ex-
clusively for the use Of the reporters for
the press Tickets thereto will be delivered
to the press committee.
The official reporters Of the Senate and
of the House will occupy the reporters desk
in front Of the clerks table.
To Assemble at Noon.
The House Of Representatives will be
called to order by the Speaker at Il o'clock.
The Senate. Immediately after prayer, will
proceed to the hall Of the House of Repre-
Sentat1VeS
The diplomatic corps will meet at 1870
O'Clock in representatives lobby, and be
conducted by the sergeant-at-arms Of the
House to the seats assigned them.
The President Of the Senate will occupy
the Speakers chair The Speaker of the
House will occupy a seat at the left Of the
President Of the Senate. The chaplains Of
the Senate and of the House will occupy
seats next the presiding officer Of their re-
spective houses.
The chairmen Of the joint committee of
arrangements will occupy seats at the right
and left Of the orator. and next to them
will be seated the secretary of the Senate
and the clerk Of the House
The other officers of the Senate and OF
the House will occupy seats on the floor.
at the right and the left Of the Speakers
platform.
Prayer will be offered by the Rev. Henry
n. COuden, DID,, chaplain Of the House Of
Representa- tives.
The presiding officer will then present
the orator Of the day, Mr.. John Hay, Sec
retary Of State.
The benedicton will be pronounced by
the Rev w. H. Milburn, chaplain OF the
Senate.
No person will be admitted to the Capitol
except on presentation Of ticket, which
will be good only for the place indicated.
The architect Of the Capitol and the SER
geant-at-arms Of the Senate and the door
keeper of the House are charged with the
execution of these arrangements.