Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-26
Business Transacted Today.

The inaugural committee met today, as is
customary, in the committee room at the
New Willard. and made record for trans
acting business. The chairmen of all COM
. mittees having important work on hand
were present. and reports were read and
approved with great dispatch. Possession
of the pension building for the purpose of
preparing it for the inaugural ball will be
given as soon as. the committee has the
property of the federal government fully
insured and files bond to repair any ex-
traordinary damage that may be inflicted
during or as result of the festivities. Mr..
Rauscher has been given the contract to
prepare and serve the inaugural banquet,
and he will be required to construct tenn
porary kitchen adjoining the pension build
ing.
Chairman Frederick D. Owen of the COM
mittee on street decorations occupied con-
siderable time at the meeting explaining
his plans and schemes for decorating the
streets, and from his drawings and state
ments it is evident that the display will be
far more elaborate and significant, we'll
as permanent than ever before. About
300 bamboo poles six inches in diameter at
the base and tapering to a point forty feet
above. will be distributed along Pennsyl-
vania avenue from the Peace monument to
18th street, with the Court of History
occupying the avenue in front of Lafay
cite Park. The figures to be placed in this
court Will commemorate the scenes in the
life of President Roosevelt, and will-have
special reference TO the DulfQlnS up OF the
west in which Mr.. Roosevelt has displayed
such great interest. The list of statues
and works of art, has been published in
The Star.
Allotment Of Funds.
The committee expenditures reported
that about $4,000 already had been allotted
to the various subcommittee of the inau-
gural committee. which is just SD in excess
of the amount allotted to the same commit
tees at the corresponding time four years
ago.
on civic organizations reported that the
Union League Club of Baltimore would at
tend the inaugural and march in the pa
rade
Bernard r. Green. chairman of the COM
nlittee illumination, reported that it
would require about 5000 to carry out the
plans and schemes of his committee He
wants TO illuminate the court of history
on the evening of the Inauguration as we'll
as the monument. the Capitol and the ell
lirse back of the White House grounds.
Plans of District Employees.
The committee in charge of the arrange
ments for providing stand at eth and
Pennsylvania avenue from which the en-
ployes and officials of the District govern
ment may view the inaugural parade held
a meeting at the District building this
morning. Mr.. Louis c. Wilson, private
ed chairman of the committee, and in ad-
dition TO Secretaries Garges and Hibbs,
Disbursng Officer C. C. Rogers was ap
pointed a member of the committee to
arrange for the stand.
The members of the committee stated
that Building Inspector Ashford has con-
scented TO prepare the plans for the District
stand. and that it will probably have a
seating capacity of more than $50 persons.
1t was decided that canvass of the en-
ployes and officials who desire to obtain
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provision may be made for financing the
project. 1t is estimated that the stand
can be built at an expense OF about 75 cents
per seat. The project is one for the ac-
commodaiion of all the employees of the
District and no charge is to be made for
seats above the actual cost for the con-
structiOn of the stand.
Porto Rican Regiment Provided For.
Quartermaster General Humphrey and
Commissary General Weston have arranged
for the transportation and subsistence of
the battalion of the Porto Rico Provisional
Regiment of Infantry on the occasion of
the visit of that battalion to this city to
take part in the inaugural parade on the
4th OF March. The troops will embark on
commercial steamer at San Juan and be
taken TO New York city. where they will
be transferred to a steamship of the Old
Dominion Line. chartered for the purpose
and brought to this city They will be
quartered on that steamer during their
stay IN this city, and Will return to San
Juan by the same method.
Secretary Taft has called on Colonel
Cromwell. the engineer officer in charge of
public buildings and grounds for a report
on the application of the inaugural execu-
tive committee for permission to erect a re-
viewing stand on the south side of Pennsyl-
vania avenue In front of the White House
and stands for the public on the avenue
'front.' OF Lafayette Square. and the reserva-
lions at 1874 street, 9th street and 7th street
The application is accompanied by detailed
plans OF the proposed structures The
stand in Lafayette Park is to be arranged
so as to avoid possibility of damage to the
statues of Lafayette and Rochambeau. The
stand at the intersection of Pennsylvania
avenue and 1th street is Intended for the
use of the employees of the District govern
ment The adjoining stand, which will
stretch across Louisiana avenue to 9th
street. and all the other stands, excepting
that for the President, are intended for the
public.
{ Committees Named.
The following committees were an
nounced today by the respective chair
men:
Committee on marking points of his
toric interest
William p. Van Wickle. chairman.
William V. Cox, vice chairman.
DIR. Marcus Benjamin, vice chairman.
Max Lansburgh, historian.
George Il. Pitts, secretary
watson Ii. Miller, official marker.
ID. James o. Adams. John w. Babson.