Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-15
BOUQUETS THROWN
Compliments at Meeting Of
Inaugural Committee.
MEETING THIS MORNING
WORK OF MEMBERS NOW PRAC.
TICALLY CONCLUDED.
Checks to Be Sent Subscribers to Guar
antee Fund-Nucleus for
Building Fund.
MEETING THIS MORNING

What probably will be the last meeting
of the 1895 inaugural committee held
this morning al the New Willard headquar-
ters at II O'Clock. Some business was
transacted, and then the committee de-
voted itself to passing complimentary reso-
lutions. General Wilson and Secretary
Hitchcock We're highly commended. and the
thanks of the committee were extended to
the New Willard Hotel Company and Mr..
Z. ]. Stellwagen for the free use of the
handsome apartments as committee head
quarters, to the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company for the free use of tel
ephones, to w. b. Moses & Sons for the
free use of office furniture and other office
equipment. and the Remington Typewriter
Company for the free use of several type
writer's.
Chairman Charles c. Glover of the finance
committee reported that the total amount
collected by his committee. including the
guarantee fund of $G2 $50. was Sl2l 7,4 80.
In addition to this. Mr.. John B. Larncr of
the committee on parks and reviewing
stands turned in S26,I2I.io and the printing
committee, for privilege of the official in
augural program and history, 500. or q
grand total of S149 131. 81. The committee
ordered the immediate refund of all
amounts subscribed to the guaranty fund
and the checks will be mailed by Mr..
Glover this afternoon. The total eXpend-
itures will be about 81 600 less than the
celptS, leaving surplus Which VIII be de-
posted as nucleus for the building fund
of the national convention hall.
Mr.. M. l. Weller, chairman of the come
mittee on public comfort, reported that
after consultation with the railroad officials
he had ascertained that Washington enter
tanned $4,000 visitors during inaugural
week, which is the largest crowd in the
history of the city. The next largest num-
Der of visitors was at President Cleveland's
first Inauguration. when il is said 10000
strangers Were within the city's gates. At
the last inauguration of President Mckin-
ley there We're 10000 visitors here.
Resolutions Adopted.
Fffty-two members of the inaugural CONF
mittee We're present at today's meeting. and
resolution, presented by Commissioner
Henry B. F. Macfarland, was unanimously
adopted, setting forth that ''the inaugural
committee of 1865 offers General John NJ.
wilson, chief of engineers, L. $. A, retired.
its cordial thanks for his notable service
as its chairman, and its hearty congratulate
lions upon his great success In that office.
The committee, from its intimate knowl-
edge, appreciates fully the magnitude Of
the task, and the difficulties under which
it had to be done. It realizes its significance
to the nation and its Importance to the ma
tional capital. 1t is one of the most exact
ing and one of the most useful of the civic
duties of a resident of the District of Coz
lumbia. The leadership of the quadrennial
effort of the national capital to do its part
in the inaugura ton of the President and
the Vice President of the United States, a
labor of patriotism without pecuniary re-
ward, is full of honor, but it is also full Of
strain and sacrifice.
THE committee desires to record its
grateful recognition of the fact that Gem
eral Wilson has met all the requirements
of his position in a manner unsurpassed,
showing throughout the executive ability
and sound Judgment, the courage, Irompt-
ness and unwearying industry which gave
him high success as "A soldier and engineer
in the service of the country; that jealous
devotion to the interests of the District. his
birthplace, and that of his father, which
has marked his life; and the courtesy. ge-
niality and generosity which have endeared
him to innumerable friends including every
member of this committee"