Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-09
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Men Who Are to Gather in
Inaugural Funds.
TO MEET NEXT MONDAY
FAVORABLE REPORT ON USE OF
PENSION OFFICE MADE.
Inaugural Committee May Meet Again
Next Thursday-Col. Symons to
Be Vice Chairman.
TO MEET NEXT MONDAY

am, unless present plans are changed.
| The finance committee completed this
| morning and Chairman Glover issued call
| for the first meeting Of ttat committee to
be held at the headquarters In the New VIII
| lard Hotel at II am next Monday. The
| Senate committee on the District of Co.
lumbia ordered a favorable report on the
| joint resolution providing for the use of
| the pension office building for the inaugural
| ball. The President and his cabinet dis
cussed the subject of tie pension Office 1t
the cabinet meeting today. and decided to
leave the matter I'm the hands of Congress.
1t was indicated, however that favorable
action by Congress would he approved by
the executive branch of the government
The personnel of the committees on finance,
legislation, transporta ton and fireworks
were announced today by cen. Wilson.
Treasurer Allies reports an additional thou
sand dollars contributed to the inaugural
fund.
The Senate committee on the District or
Columbia held meeting today and ordered
favorable reports on the joint resolution
autnDTlZIUs lIlt 81 oi Iti hIiA9 ~ 'ffN
committee on inaugural ceremonies on the
occasion of the inauguration of the Pres
ident-elect on March next. The commit
tee discussed this resolution. which WAS
introduced in the Senate yesterday by Mr..
Gallinger. and as but little opportunity had
been given them to consider its details IL
was decided that before the resolution is
reported to the Senate Ii should have the
approval of the District Commissioner the
Secretary of the Interior and the Secre-
tary of War The resolution Will he sent
at once TO all these officials, SO that they
should receive it by tomorrow morning.
If prompt action is taken by them Senator
Gal}inger Monday morning. when the Sem
ate meets, will be in readiness to make
! 4f7n&1 sEascraaas fepori to that body and 10
ask for Its immediate consideration.
This resolution as Offered by Senator Gall
linger was printed In The Star yesterday.
Discussed in Cabinet
The question of the use of the pension Of
flee building for the inaugural ball was
taken up al the cabinet meeting today by
Secretary Hitchcock, who discussed the
authority of a cabinet officer to give per-
mission to use the building. IL was the
opinion of Secretary Hitchcock. concurre1
in by the President that the matter must
be left to Congress to decide. z that body
IL NlllliiS 10 permit the pension Once TO be
used for the ball the executive branch Of
the government will have no objection. bu;
the executive branch will not assume the
responsibility of permitting the use
Public Order Plans.
Maj. Sylvester. chairman of the commits
tee on public order, has not ye; selected
the members of his committee He is at
work upon the inaugural matters. however.
and will make an effort to have the crowd
handled even better than has been the case
on previous similar occasions The chair
man is going to make an effort to get A
regulation adopted which will give th. no.
lice power to prevent the use of boxes bar
rels and other distractions on the side
walks.
Considerable trouble has heretofore been
experienced by the police by being unable
10 enforce rules ag anst the use of such OBJ
structions, and the Commissioners will he
asked to enact regulation this time which
VIII put a stop to the practice.
Nothing has yet been done in the iaatter
of selecting special policemen for duty at
the inauguration More money for This
work is to be allowed this time and the
police officials expect they will be able tD
get more good material than they have
heretofore obtained. Men who want 10 get
on the special force will be called
upon to register their names at the several
police stations
Treasurer Allies reported additional sub
scriptions today to the inaugural guaran-
tee fund approximating sl.o9o A detailed
list will be published in The Star Monday
or Tuesday next, including all subscript ons
made uD TO that time.
Mr.. Corcoran Thom, chairman Of tie
committee on floor and promenade. an
noGnced the appointment Of Col. Thomas
W. Symons vice chairman of his COM
mittee.
Committee on Finance.
Following is the list of committee officers
ard members made public today:
Charles c. Glover. chairman
William ]. Flather. vice chairman.
William A. Mearns. secretary.
Milton E. Allies, John I. Arms. John c.
Athey, c. X. Bergman, Gist Blair, Arthur
T. Brice, s. Thomas Brown, Walter w.
Burdette, John Cammack. Charles ~. Dav-
idge. Lewis j. Davis. W. Riley Decide. J.
H. Edwards William j. Flatber. Robert |.
Fleming. A. F. Fox, Daniel Fraser. II. W.
Fuller, Thongs M. Gale, jules Guthridee
Robert n. Harper. John r. Herrell. Chris
tian Heurich, William 3. Hibbs, James r.
Hood, Thomas l.. Hume, Conway Il. Hunt,
Thomas Hyde, Charles A. James. Thomas
r. Jones, J. Miller Kenyon. William Ker.
John S. Larcombe. Francis r Leupp. VII
liam A. Mearns, James r. Meline J. Gales
Moore, ]. NJ. Morgan Clarence +. Norrnent
William Il. Orme. Thomas Nelson Page.
Aulick Palmer. Albion X. Paris. William
Barret Ridgey Is. F. Saul. Grant II. Schley.
f. Quincy Smith. Samuel Spencer, Fred
erick c. Stevens, Alva 5. Taber, Ward
Thoron Frank A. Vanderip. Thomas r.
Walsh. Jerome ]. Wiiber. Beriah Wilkins,
Jesse b. Wilson. Benjamin Woodruff.
Committee on Legislation.
Sidney Bieber, Scott c. Bone. Henry V.
Boynton, l.. A Coolidge, Hope II. DarneiIle.
Elmer Dover, w. w. Dudley, George T.
Dunlop, c. c. Glover. jules Guthridge.
George Z. Hamilton Gen. George n. HaT-
ries, James C. Hooe, James Rush Marshall,
Edward A. Moseley. James L. Norris.
Thomas c. Noyes, ". A. Richards. Edward
D. Shaw William b. Thompson. Il. III. War
ner. Thomas F. Walsh A. a. Wilson, Simon
Wolf.
Committee on Fireworks.
Cuno III. Rudolph. chairman; J. Fred Kel-
ley, first vice chairman: A. T. Offutt sec
ond vice chairman; Frederick A. Fenning.
secretary; Allen d. Albert. jr.; Clarence A.
Aspinwall. Wyatt Archer, F. o. Beckett.
Clifford X. Berryman. James b. Brown. =.