Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-25
Proposed Display of Fire
works on Ellipse
THE NIGHT OF MARCH 4
SECRETARY OF INTERIOR GRANTS
USE OF PENSION OFFICE.
Senator Lodge Offers Resolution Pro,
viding for Temporary Quarters
for Troops

President Roosevelt today indicated that
ne approves of the scheme to display fire.
works on the ellipse south of the White
House on the evening of March 4. Col.
Bromweu. superintendent of public build
tngs and grounds, tomorrow Will formally
Fequest Of the Secretary of War permission
for such use of government property.
The Secretary of the Interior has granted
the inaugural committee permission to use
the pension building for the inaugural ball.
Chairman Crosby S. Noyes of the recep-
ton committee has announced the members
~ that committee. which includes the most
prominent men in national affairs.
Al the meeting of the fireworks commit
tee held last night elaborate program of
Pyroteehnic display was outlined
The contract for removing file cases. etc.
from the pension building. in order to make
room for the inaugural ball. has been
awarded to the Knox Express Company.
Senator Lodge has introduced a Joint res
olutien authorizing the temporary use of
vacant houses in square CSC. the site of
the proposed Senate office building. for the
purpose of lodging troops visiting Wash
ngton at the time of the inaugural
Plea for Fireworks.
The plans of the inaugural committee on
fireworks took definite shape today when
president Roosevelt signifed his willing
south of the White House for the mammoth
Display of fireworks on the night of March
q. This assures to the four hundred thou
sand persons who will be in Washington at
that time more pyrotechnics bombs, illu-
minated balloons and artificial clouds than
ever We're gathered together before. The
din and display will make the recent dis
turbances at ST. Petersburg pale into in
significance. according to q statement made
today by Mr.. Cuno n. Rudolph. chairman
I'M ffa14 fh.a GrAu
calling for the expenditure of about 81 Oa0
will be awarded to the Pain Fireworks Com
pany of New York city. 1t was this COM
pduy that displayed in Washington Last
Days of Pompei. 1.-The Battle of Manila
Bay and other patriotic and spectacular
productions.
An American pyrotechnic flag 800 feet
long and 40 feet wide will be unfurled
from balloon at a height of about 600 feet
HE White House and all the adjacent
grounds will be Illuminated by a magne-
shtIn light of 100000 eandlepower while
tile air will be filled with christmas bells =,
Silver clouds. portraits of President Roose-
Welt and Vice President Fairbanks and
every other conceivable kind of pyrotech-
MICS.
The Secretary of the Interior TODAY for
nelly granted the inaugural committee a
permit to use the pension office for the
inaugural BAH in accordance with the
terms of the resolution adopted by Con-
gress having that purpose in view Sec
rotary Hitchcock has designated Chic
Clerk Dawson of the Interior Department
End Acting Pension Commissioner Daven-
port committee to consult with the mem
Ders OF the inaugural committee to take
such steps as may be deemed advisable
toward the protection of the government
property in the building against theft and
Senator Lodge has introduced a Joint
resolution providing for the use of the
residences on the site of the proposed SEN
pie office building, square 6S6 to be va
gated February 20, for the temporary quar-
terihg of troops that will visit Washington
during the inaugural The resolution was
referred to the committee on the District
Of Columbia. and will come up for con-
sideration Friday.
The committee on music will meet tbis
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock.
Members of Reception Committee.
Following is the list of members of the
reception committee: Crosby s. Noyes,
chairman: John Joy Edison. vice chairman
Scale r. Howard. secretary
Supreme Court of the United States
Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller. Justice
John VI. Harlan. Justice David ]. Brewer.
Justice Henry B. Brown Justice Edward
=. White Justice Rufus W. Packham. Jus
tice Joseph McKenna, Justice Oliver Wen
dell Holmes. Justice William R. Day. Clerk
James II. McKenny.
Supreme Court of the District of CONN
Pia-Chief Justice Harry n. Clabaugh, AS
Sociate Justice Job Barnard. Associate JUS
tice Ashley NJ. Gould, Associate Justice
Thomas HI Anderson, Associate Justice
Daniel Thew Wright. Associate Justice
Wendell P. Stafford.
Court of Appeals - Chief Justice Seth
Shepard. Associate Justice Martin F. Nor
us. Associate Justice Charles II. Duen.
Court OF Claims-Chief Justice Charles
G. Mott, Judge Lawrence Weldon. Judge
Stanton ]. Peelle, Judge Charles B. How
ry. Judge Francis NJ. Wright, Chief Clerk
Archibald Hopkins.
Commissioners of the District of Column
bia-fienry y. F. Mcfarland president:
Henry L" West. Major John Biddle.
nited States army-Iieut. Gen. Adna r.
Chaffee. Major Gen. George L. Gillespie
Major Gen. Fred c. Answorth, Brig. Gen.
Tasker I'll. Bliss, Brig. Gen. George n Bur
ton. Brig. Gen. George B. Davis Brig Gen.
Charles f. Humphrey Brig. Gen John F.
Weston. Brig. Gen. Robert NJ O'ReilIy,
Big. Gen. Francis S. Dodge Brig. Gen
alexander Mackenzie. Brig Gen. William
STozier. Brig. Gen. Adolphus A. Greedy,
Big. Gen. William p. Hall
United States Navy.-George Dewey. adj
mira! OF the navy; Francis J. Higginson
rear admiral U. s. N; Robley d. Evans,
rear admiral Z. 5. n; Charles F. Clark,
rear admiral U. S. N; Colby NJ Chester.
gear admiral L. S N; BENJAMIN p Lam
bsrton. rear admiral L. s. N; George A
converse rear admiral L. S. N; NJ T.
asndlcott. chief of bureau of yards and
docks l. 5. N; Henry NJ Manney, chief
OF bureau of equipment. u. S N; w. l..
eapps. chief constructor chief of bureau of
CONSTRUCTION and repair, L. s. n /.
thafies w. Rae. engineer-in-chief, u. s N
CiAeI OF the bureau of steam engineering
II; T. b. Harris. paymaster general, II 8
N, chief of the bureau of supplies and ac.
counts; +. NJ RiXey, surgeon general II s,
N. chief or the bureau of medicine and
surgery: n. Z. Mason, chief of bureau of
ordnance Z. S. N: Cameron Mex Wins
low. commander, L. S. N; George F. Ell
lott. brigadier general commandment. l. 6
NJ. c.; Green Clay Goodloe colonel and
paymaster. U. S. NJ. c.. Frank L. Denny.
colonel and quartermaster, T. s. NJ c.;
Charles II. Lauchheimer, colonel and
adiuiant and Inspector u. S. NJ. C.:
United States sanatOrs-Nelson-W Aidrich
Russell A. Alger. William B. Allison To-
Seph W. Bailey, Thomas r. Bard. James
n. Barry. Albert j. Beveridge Julfus G,
Burrows. Joseph r. Burton, William 4
Clark. Francis NJ. Cockrell w Murray
Crane Shelby Nj. Cullom, John w Daniel
Chauneey NJ. Depew. Charles Dick, William
X. Dillingham;, Jonathan p DolIiver Fred
4. Dubois. Stephen b. Elkins Charles w
Fairbanks. Joseph b. Foraker. Addison G.
Foster, William p. Frye, Jacob H. Gal.
linger, Robert J.Gamble, Arthur p German
Eugene Hale. Henry C. Hansbrough. AL
bert j. Hopkins. Thomas Kearns. Alfred Il.
t<ittredge, Philander c. Knox Henry Cabot
Lodge. Louis l.. McComas, Stephen r.. NAL
IoA II,