Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-09
BALL ROOM BEAUTIES
Elaborate Schemes of Inaug-
ural Decoration.
TO BE A FAIRY BOWER
ALL BUNTING AND FLAGS TO BE
FIRE-PRooFED.
Inquiries Being Made for Tickets
Committee on "New West" Appoint
ed Other Matters.

If the plans now proposed by Mr. James
| Rush Marshall, chairman of the inaugural
| committee on decoration of the ball room,
are carried into effect. and there is every
reason to believe they will be, the interior
OF the pension building on the evening of
March will present the most attractive
decorative effect ever seen in Washington.
| Mr.. Marshall assisted by Mr.. J. II. Small.
| the florist, is arranging for palms and ferns
| and seventeen other kinds of greens, cut
| flowers bunting, flags banners and every
| thing else that will lend to color harmony.
SO the thousands of guests at the inaugu-
raj ball may look with interest upon some
| thing else than gowns and jewels and dis
| tinguished persons.
Tiny electric light bulbs will be grouped
| in arches and circles and semi-circles and
| squares and designs of every conceivable
description. Fireproofed bunting will be
draped from every vantage point. and the
shields and coats of arms OF the various
states will adorn the columns. Every color
known to rainbow or an Indian blanket
| will be in evidence, blended to conform TO
| the schemes of the artists, and when Pres
1dent Roosevelt enters, about $50 pm. the
scene should be one of unrivaled sp!cndor
inquiries already are being made for
tickets to the ball. and Treasurer Milton T..
| Allies of the inaugural committee arranged
| today to distribute tickets to every club.
store. restaurant or other semi-public place,
where persons may purchase them without
| Inconvenience. Indications that this
| Inauguration will witness a larger crowd
! of visitors than ever before, and conse-
quently there is some apprehension lest all
| the tickets be snapped up before the tardy
| persons make application. Mr.. Allies said,
| however that he hoped there would be
| tickets enough to go around, but he coun-
seled Immediate purchase If prospective
! rrtrh to Il. Of
| sale will open not later thar next Wednes-
day, and probably a day two earlier.
Mr.. Allies is taking particular pains to place
The tickets where they will be accessible
| to every citizen in the District, because OF
complaints that have been made at former
inaugurals that great many persons were
| left out because tickets were hard to get.
They will be easy to get this time. accord
| ing to Mr.. Allies plans.
Showing From New West.
spective inaugural pageant today by the
pective inaugural pageant today by the
announcement that Mr. B. II. Warner of
the civic organization committee has select
ed subcommittee the New West"
with Mr.. Chester Howe as chairman
This subcommittee will direct its efforts
toward procuring from Oklahoma, Indian
Territory, New Mexico and Arizona a dele
cation of typical southwesterners. renegade
rough riders, COW punchers, Indians half
breeds and others, and to have them
march down the avenue next month when
Mr. Roosevelt takes the oath of Office Mr..
Howe is old Oklahoman and anticipates
good showing, as several prominent
southwesterners now in Washington watch
ing the statehood matters in Congress,
have sgnified their desire to Join hands
and ''whoop things up a bit" in honor of
the President.
The inaugural committee music met
yesterday afternoon at the New Willard,
with Chairman Percy S. Foster presiding.
The musical program for the inaugural ball
and the three popular concerts was an
nounced and the selections of Mr.. Santel-
mann and Mr.. Haley, leaders respectively of
the Marine Band and Haley'S Band We're
approved Mr.. Haley's organization Will
play for the dance and many of the num-
bers will be played in public for the first
time in this country. They have been col
lected from the best music of foreign coun-
tries and have timed the steps of kings and
emperors of the old world when royalty
has joined in the dance on gala occasions
This time they will regulate the step of an
American President, and probably 1a.ooo of
the most representative American citizens.
Marine Band Rehearsing
The Marine Band is not to be outdone,
however, and Lieut.. Santelmann has his
musicians going through new pieces at
the Marine Barracks every day, perfectinS
themselves in selections which are calcu-
lated to surprise and delight the thousands
which will gather at the concerts In the
OF nearly 800 voices, and when the Presi-
dent comes out on the temporary platform
10 take the oath of office as chief execu-
tive of the nation he will be greeted by
song from this mammoth congregation or
singers as we'll the cheers and shouts OF
approval from an additional 10000 pers.ns
who will gather in front of the east SIDE
of the Capitol. Another rehearsal of the
chorus will be held this evening ut Pyth:an
Temple, on 9th street just above New York
avenue One of the songs to be sung Is
Fanciulli's zone Flag and One Country.
Another is Union ahd Liberty" composed
by Horatio Parker especially for the inau-
gural choral work
Mr. Elliott Woods superintendent of the
Capitol has opened bids for the construc-
ton of the inaugural stands in front of
the Capitol. The bids were about 10 per
cent higher than four years ago, when the
stand was smaller The bidders were Rich
ardson & Burgess. $5,G25; Gleason a. Hum
phrey S. 100; w. II. McCray, s6,s.JU James
L. Parsons 81 ,541; Frank l. Hanvey, $3.50;
John McGreagor Ss,ooo, ana Z. {. Meads' b
s11.950.
Petersburg Grays Coming.
Word was received at inaugural head
quarters today that the company of Peters
burg Grays from Petersburg, Va, will
march in the parade. and will come to
Washington as the guests of the list Vir-
ginia Infantry, already provided for. Ash
leigh r. Moody, captain of the Grays, will
be in command.
Alexander Cummings, president of the
Yale Law School Political Club, has written
the inaugural committee, asking for in
formation relative to the collegiate repre-
sentation. Mr.. Cummings says there are
many students at Old Eli who are anxious
to march in the parade. Mr.. Cummings
will be advised to the arrangements
which must be made, and there is every
probability that Yale will join with Har-
ward and Princeton. and take little exer-
else up and down Pennsylvania avenue
March f.
Chairman NJ. 1. Weller of the public COM
fort committee is having troubles OF ms
own He Is bothered with an epidemic OF
cranks The other day an old gentleman
walked in his Office and requested 10 KNOW
what sort of weather would prevail on In
auguration day Mr.. Weller assured MS
caller that he did not know, but ne hepso
II would be fair. ia
..Well, you should know" growied the olu
gentleman .aThis yere committee Is ABOUT
public comfort. and It's yer business 10
have good weather.
Another bothersome individual wanted 70
know If the reviewing stands were TO be
n hA