The Washington times., 1905-01-19
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WILL NOT MARCH
AROUND ELL|PSE
Mr.. Larner Now Abandons
That Plan.
WILL FOLLOW USUAL ROUTE
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Contract for Decorating Pension Build
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WILL FOLLOW USUAL ROUTE
Contract for Decorating Pension Build
ing for Ball Awarded ed-Preparing
the Official Program.

The inaugural parade viii follow the
same route which it took four years
ago, and there will be no grand review
from stands erected on the White Lot
ellipse-5
This was decided this morning at the
meeting of the inaugural committee
John B. Larner. who has been the cham
pion OF the project to have the, parade
march areInd the White Lot, read a re-
port in which he abandoned the project
without a fight before the committee
He said that after securing the views
of General Chaffee and other military
experts who pronounced the idea i'm
praetica bic, he would not insist further
upon the proposed change.
Same as Last Time.
The lire of march will be just the
same as it WAS on March r. 19o0@from
the Peace Monument, UP Pennsylvania
Avenue to Fifteenth Street: up that
thoroughfare to the Avenue again. and
then on past the White House and War
Depa1 tment. Stands will be erected in
the same positions, except. those at the
treasury and War Departments. which
VIII be abandoned.
The project ito erect a monster review
Ing stand around the ellipse, and have
the parade march around the circle was
pel1eved the streets approaching the
grounds We're too narrow to permit the
!lne or march to pass that way i'll per-
Isct order Had the streets been wider,
the committee would undoubtedly have
voted n favor of the change.
Decoration of Ballroom.
James r. Marshall, chairman of the
committee on decoration of the ball
room, announced that the contract for
the floral work had been. awarded to
J. H Small s. Sens6ef this city. THE
Nationals Electric supply Company.
also of@5Yashfng ngton.- was awarded the
contract for the electrical work. The
amounts of the bids for these two con-
tracts were not announced The b,1nt-
ing necessary to complete the deeora-
tons will be supplied by c. H Roster.
of New York
This committee also submitted esti
mates on the cost for band stand and
other incidentals
General Wilson was al,thori1ed-to GOV,
ciude the contract for the official pro-
gram which is being prepared by Mr..
sonltas; sIl Ihe matter was left to Gen
eral Wilson's discretion and it is nm
derstood that he viii close the contract
with Ny Sontag at once.
To Mark Historic Sites.
Chairman Wilson. with the approval
tee on historic sites, whose duty shall
De the marking of historical spots
throughout the city for the enlighten-
ment of visitors
Major James E. BeI1, chairman of the
committee on. comfort OF the ballroom.
reported that lie had received a number
Oh DloS Tor the moving of the furniture
az the Pension Office, and that he had
appointed special committee to consid-
cr the bids and make a report
OoL John McElroy was made chair
man OF the committee to look after ali
;seteran ;. organizations which come to the
gwen 1uH powers IN this direction. Prof
= . Iiarke was made chairman of the
committee on representation of high
SCHOOLS from the several States.
Civic Organizations.
Chairman Warner. marshal of the civic
DIVISION. announced that complete ar
rangements had already been made for
thlrty-four organizations, and that the
applications of fourteen rnore were be-
Ing considered. and would likely be set
TED SOON Capt II. r. ThorDe was
named as chief OF staff TO Mr. Warner.
The gcoRnittee4 on street deeora tons
asked for an appropriation to bring
the plaster cast figures from the
Worlds Fair. These figures viii he
placed all along the Avenue. anI viii
present most imposing sight There
= ABOUT SiCO,pO0 worth of stat1arv in
tne lot row being sent from ST I,o,,;s
Ih2rman Foster, OF the music cor1
rnltteer announced that the rehearsal tf1a
Olher night was most encoura ging and
promised the finest chorus ever heard at
an inauguration. -