Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-03

some time has been arranging the functions
under its charge and has practically COM
pieted all the arrangements. Mr. Crosby y
Noyes was honored with the Craftsmanship
of this committee. AS there are eighteen
governors who will visit Washington. IL be-
came necessary TO appoint escorts for the
governors from the membership of the re-
cepton committee, and also TO appoint
committee to take charge and extend cour-
tesies to the Supreme Court OF the United
States and another committee TO arrange
for the diplomatic corps. The escorts 10
governors were at the railroad Sta'ioIS "
receive and escort them to the hotels or
stopping places. and then inform them IN
detail of the cOurteses extended them by
the inaugural committee and advise them OF
the general program for the 4th OF Mafch.
This courtesy includes seats arranged TOT
them on the Presidents stand. seats on the
floor of the Senate and the platform on the
east front OF the Capitol Necessary car
riages will be sent 10 the hotels and stop
| ping places of the governors and take them
| to the ball. where a room is set aside for
| their special use which is on the reserve
Presidents gallery. room is also given
| Cor the Supreme Court of the United States.
They enter at the west front of the build
ing.
| The escorts appointed are expected to dis
| charge their duties I'm extending the cour-
| tesies of the committee In a manner that
| will be creditable to the citizens of the c1pi-
| tai. Dr. Charles w. Needham president
| of George Washington University will act
| as escort to Gov. G. Z. Utter of Rhode Is
| land. Prof. f. NJ Gallaudet will escort
Gov. Henry Roberts Of Connecticut The
| complete arrangement follows:
Mr.. Charles J. Bell escort to Gov.
| Charles J. Bell Of Vermont. Mr.. John Il.
| Larner as escort to Gov s. w. Penny
packer of Pennsylvania. Mr.. Henry 2. Blair
| as escort to Gov. John McIane OF New
| Hampshire, Mr.. A X. Paris as escort to
| Gov. William T. Cobb of Maine. Mr.. S. w.
| Woodward escort to Gov. f. w. Hig
| gins of New York, Mr.. Bea!e r. Howard as
escort TO Gov. Edwin Varied OF Mary
| land Prof J. Howard Gore as escort to
| Gov. r. B. Glenn of North Carolina. Mr..
! Louis p. Shoemaker escort TO Governor
| Preston Lea of Delaware. Mr.. James l..
! Norris as escort to Gov. y. c. Blanchard
| of Louisiana. Mr.. w. V. Cox as escort to
| Gov. NJ. T. Herrick Of Ohio Mr. Joseph X
| Edison as escort TO Gov. +. W. Warner OF
Michigan. Mr.. Chaplin Brown as escort to
Gov A c. Cummins of Iowa. Mr.. Robert
N Harper as escort to Gov A. J. Mon
tague of Virginia. Mr.. w. p. Van WickIe as
escort to Gov. Miguel A. Otero of New
| Mexico and DIR. A p Pardon as escort to
| Gov. Edward c. Stokes of New Jersey
| Mr.. A. g Worthington was appointed
| chairman of the committee to extend
| courtesies to the Supreme Court of the
! United States. Herbert H D. PIERCE was
| appointed a member of the committee to
| extend courtesies and take charge of the
| movements of the diplomatic corps The
| following members of the reception com
mittee have been appointed with the acting
chairman. Mr.. John JOY Edison to receive
Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks upon
their arrival at the pension building: Mr.
John Joy Edison. Commissioner Mcfarland
| Alexander Graham Bell. Dr. Charles w
Needham, T. w. Noyes, c. C. Glover Louis
]. Davis. William F. MattingIy r. Ross
| Perry. E. J. SteIlwagen and Henry l.. West
Commissioner of the District of Columbia
This committee will escort them to their
rooms and to the galleries where seats have
been provided overlooking the grand ball
room. The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
will be accompanied from the White House
in the carriage to the pension office by Gen.
John NJ Wilson, chairman of the inaugural
committee The Vice President and Mrs.
Fairbanks will be at the White House and
start for the pension building at the same
time. accompanied in their carriage by Mr..
George Truesdell, one of the vice chalrmen.
Other members of the committee will be
designated to perform various duties at
the ball and at the Presidents gallery. All
the members of the general committee Will
have appropriate badges and will make II
their individual duty to carefully attend to
and extend all possible courtesies to those
visiting Washington and attending the
ball