Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-03
ARE COMING IN YACHTS
Many Inaugural Visitors to
Steam Up the Potomac.
PLASTER WORKS OF ART
CHAIRMAN OWEN MAY MAKE IN
TEREsTING REPORT.
More Names Added to Committee List
Meeting of the Inaugural
Committee Thursday.

A great deal is being said and done IN
an effort to reduce the railroad rates for
tine benefit of visitors to Washington on
the occasion of the inauguration of Pres
ident Roosevelt, but many of the pilgrims
to the national capital will not come by
lail Some will walk, and some will come
bs- water. Inquiries along the water front
today by a representative of The Star de-
veloped the fact that applications for
wharfage and anchorage privileges already
are being made of the harbormaster and
the Indicate that quite a consider
able cOncourse of yachts and other pleas
craft will steam up the Potomac from
the LIST to the 4th of March.
For several weeks past wharf owners AMI
iessees have been receiving letters from
yachtsmen owning craft in Philadelphia.
Baltimore, New York and other nearby
ports, making inquiries to wharf facil-
tiles here and at Alexandria. The letters
have not been confined to pleasure parties,
but some commercial craft propose coming,
and are offering. particular inducements,
10 board and lodge their passengers during
the stay in Washington. This will be
feature as accommodations may be hard
to find from the Sd to the 9TH of March.
The prediction is made by river men that
a greater delegation will come by water
this year than ever before and should the
owners determine to decorate their craft
lhis should prove to be one of the artistic
f. atures of the celebration. There is plenty
OF wharf room at Alexandria in case the
LEGAL wharves should be come crowded and
the yachtsmen are being SO advised. The
facilities for getting from Alexandria to
Washington will be greatly increased dur
ing inauguration week, as it is expected
That some of the river steamers will MAKE
special trips between the two cities.
Inaugural Committee to Meet.
Inc next meeting of the inaugural COM
mittee' the first in 1908, will be held Thurs
day at ii am, in the New Willard 1t is
expected that much business of Importance
viii be transacted. The pension office con-
troVersy may be settled by that time al
though this is highly improbable; but if 1t
Is there will be lots of planning to do and
the work of the committee should, receive a
material impetus
Then there is the matter of the official
inaugural program. This award must be
made and the conditions must be outlined.
II Is understood that the plan submitted
by MI. o. A. Sontag has been approved by
the committee on printing, and that it's
recommendation will be approved by the
inaugural committee. 1t is said also that
the program Will surpass anything hereto
fore attempted from literary artistic and
typographical point of view. and that MIR.
cation similar to his prospectus which has
50 pleased the members of the committee.
y thlfd matter to be considered next
Thursday morning will be the report of Mr.
Frederick ID. Owen, chairman of the COM
mittee on street decoration, who visited St
Louis at the request of the inaugural COM
mittee to arrange for the transfer to Wash
ington of about 100000 worth of plaster
works OF art. 1t is expected that Mr. owen
VIII have detailed report ready to submit
and that il may be accompanied with draw
lngs which will explain the exact char
acter of the decorations.
Other Committees.
A meeting of the committee on carriages
has been called for next Friday afternoon
at 4:l5 O'Clock. Mr.. l.. IL. Patterson OF
Langdon ID. c., has been added to the COM
mittee on printing, Chairman John b.
Larner of the committee on parks and re-
viewing stands has appointed the following
as additional members of his committee:
Harry Bingham, w. b. Bryan. S. w. Curri-
den. Louis A. Dent. Ii. L. Hodgkins d. J.
McCarty, Thomas p. Morgan. Lyman l..
Pierce. y. NJ. Poynton, Francis Il. Whea-
ton.
Additional Organizations Coming
Chairman Warner of the committee Oil
civic organizations reports today that three
organizations in addition to those hereto
fore noted. have definitely completed plans
for attending the inaugural ceremonies.
They are the Republican Glee Club of CO.
lumbus, Ohio. 100 men, the Young Mems
Republican Club of Wilmington Del. 100
men. and the Roosevelt Republican Club
Gncorporated) OF Minneapolis, MIMI 100
men.
Preparations for the accommodation o.
the 10000 visitors who probably will be
I'm Washington March 4 continue. unham-
pered by any decision that may be held in
allegiance. Chairman NJ. I. Weller and bis
assistants were h1rd at work on this
branch of the inaugural plans yesterday.
The chairman has appointed Daniel MUIR
ray who was for some thirty years In the
Library OF Congress. as chairman of TIE
subcommittee on public comfort for the
colored visitors. The appointments made
by him will be passed upon by MIR. Weller
but he Will choose a working committee
o. fifty members from leading negroes in
the District. A separate Headquarters fJr
this work will be established on + street
The chairman will be a member of Mr.
Neilers executive committee.
clerks and a special inspector will he
appointed TO examine the houses of ths,e
who wish to take boarders and eight ca
toned al the railway stations to look after
the negro visitors as they arrive
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Minnesota Bank Closed.
The First National Bank of Faribault
Mimi, has been closed and Bank Exam
liner Lyman b. Baird appointed receiver
The controller of the currency states that
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