Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-24
Inaugural Committeeman Will
Inspect Public Building"
MYSTERIOUS MEETING
ALLIES ANNOUNCES
$50, 1875 RECEIVED TOWARD FUND.
Committee on Printing to Insist on
High-Grade Souvenir-Work
Progressing Rapidly.


charge of committees which have to do
with the inaugural ball. its plans and prep
erations. and the ceremonies incident there
to, has been called by Gen. Wilson. as
chairman of the inaugural committee. The
specific hour Of this meeting is not dis
closed and the specific purpose of the meet
ing is a secret. further than that the sew
eral chairmen will proceed in body TO
''one of the large public buildings" and
make thorough inspection with refer
ence to the general scheme of decoration,
the facilities for reception and comfort of
the guests. and all other necessary details
of the inaugural ball. To the casual o.
server 1t would appear that the place Cor
the ball had been definitely settled upon;
still it has been impossible to get any Of
fetal of the inaugural committee to make
a statement to this effect.
From other sources, however, 1t has been
ascertained that the use of the pension
building practically has been promised to
the inaugural committee. and that all op-
position, which was so manifest two weeks
ago. has disappeared 1t is said there is no
other place available. and that the ball is
an absolute necessity to the success of the
inaugural But while the committee may
get the pension building this year, it is un-
derstood this will be the last time, and that
some other steps must be taken between
lQauRuTdClOn.
The Treasurer Gratified.
Treasurer Allies is happy in the knowledge
that subscriptions continue to come in from
public-spirited citizens. Approximately S12,-
COO has been received by him since the last
announcement Of the names of the con-
tributors. swelling the sum total to s53 CPS
But as stated in The Star several days ago,
Mr. Allies and Mr.. Glover. as chairman of
no NIT too
break all records and they will not be salts
fled until all records to guaranty funds
have been surpassed. In every bank and in
many other appropriate places, the follow
Ing self-explanatory notice has been placed ::
subscriptions to the inaugural guaranty
fund received here"
Bankers, financiers and business men
have been equipped with blanks, which
urging more contributions. With the use
of the pension office practically assured.
some of the more skeptical are coming for
ward with subscriptions, and 1t is probable
that the fund will reach cord-breakin
proportions within week.
List Of Contributors.
Mr.. Allies has announced the following ad-
ditional list of contributors:
Subscriptions previously acknowledged.
s41, 195. Frank P. Weller, SO; Arthur T.
Brice, 800; Fitch, Fox & Brown, $780, Otto
Wehner, $50; Thomas H. Hall. $50; A. A.
Blrney. SO; E. S. La Fetra, $50; T. O.
Ebaugh, $50; Benjamin F. Edwards, $40:
Barber G. Ross, s1CO; F. p May & Co.. 500:
A +. Paris. 800; Augustus Crane, jr.,
500; NJ. I. Adler. SO; Harrington Mills,
800; Theodore w. Noyes: 500; John ].
Hemphill. 800; ]. w. Buckley. $50; J. H.
Fishback, $40; William Kinds, 500;
Crawford Paving Company, 500; w H.
Hoeke, 500; Robert Porter. 500; NJ. Lind
say Rubber Company, $50; Frederick A.
s ser the s' Rsleeh Goo S0r con4aa aec sep
500; E. F. Droop & Sons. $3.50; James E.
Bell, so; c. A. Boynton, 800: George B.
Williams. So; Gibson Bros. 500; r. Harris
& Co., 500; c; G; Purcell, So; George
Truesdell. $500; William H. Mcknew, 500;
Weaver Bros, $50; James B. Lambie, 500;
Charles H. Cragin $50; Albright & Barker.
$3.50; Saks & Company, $500; Conway B.
Hunt. $50; To-Kalon Wine Co.. $50; David
son & Davidson. 500; Ed. s. Schmid, $40;
c. A. Muddiman & Co., SO; Thomas H. An
derson, 500; Norfolk and Washington, D.
c., Steamboat Company, $3.50; the Ebbitt
House, $500; James A. Shaffer. $25; Joseph /.
Weller. $50: Byron s. Adams. 500; Alex
ander Graham Bell, $500; Duparquet, Huot
& Moneuse Co, $50; Victor G. Fischer, 500;
George F. Muth & Co. 500; NJ. ]. Colbert,
500; George E. Hamilton. 500; Britton &
trio Company, 1,oO0; r. P. Andrews & Co.,
$50; Arlington Bottling Company, $500:
John Cammack, 800; r. Ross Perry, jr.,
$50; NJ. Goldenberg. $3.50; b. F. Saul. $50;
jackson Bros. S25; William Hahn & Co.,
$50; A. s. worthington, 800; the George w.
Knox Express Company. 800; John Fl. Ma
gruder, 500; Jos. Strasburger. 800; Haven
ner Baking Company. $3.50; J. Is. Kendall.
$50: Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company $500; the Charles Schneider Bak-
ing Company. $50; c. G. Sloan. $780, George
A and William b. King. 500; Charles
Rauscher, $50; w. IL. saunders, Slo0. Iotai,
S.S3 ti.,5.
In considering the present fund, it is in
terestng to note that at the last ccllec-
ton in 1900 the treasurer, Mr.. f. South
ard Parker had, up to December %, 1900,
collected $50 1925 On January 5, 1901, the
amount had reached SOL. 40. and when the
books were closed, on February 10, the
total was S57, $50 OF which $56,SSO had been
paid in.
reviewing stands was held yesterday after
noon at the Washington Stock Exchange
presided over by Chairman John b. Larner.
The meeting was brief. the business con-
sisting of the appointment of a committee
on designs, the chairman of which will be
Mr.. Glenn Brown. and a committee on con-
struction the chairman of which will be
Mr. H. Bradley Davidson
Work Increasing.
General Wilson and Secretary Hitchcock
will take a very brief Christmas vacation
The work is piling up on these two officers
and every hour lost in Christmas merri-
ment will have to be made up later, con-
sequently Mr.. Hitchcock will keep his staff
of stenographers and clerks on duty next
Monday. AS 1t is. he has to work in the
evenings in order to keep up with the cor
respondence. and day lost would be a
serious handicap.
Major James f. Bell. chairman of the
committee on comfort at the ball, today
announced the following additions to his
committee: William Allen White. John Tay-
lor Humphrey Col. n. B. Thurston of New
York, G. T. Yoder and Lorenzo A. Bailey
Major Bell called on General Wilson this
morning
Printing Committee Meets.
The committee on printing met this after
noon at the headquarters in the New Will
lard and opened the bids received for the
rights in the matter of the official inaugural
souvenir. 1t is understood to be the wish
of the committee that this souvenir be a
work of art, ana Mr. Saks as chairman
will insist a production of the best lit
erary and typographical standard. 1t is said
that four years ago the souvenir did not
come up to the hopes and expectations OF
the cOmnitfpps and that preeautiOnS will