Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-14
CAPITAL CHAT.
Lots of Fuss Over the
Inaugural Ball.
Will Be Held in Pension Build
ing in Spite Of Speaker.
The Problem Of the New States-A
Socia! Complication.

Washington. d. e.. Jan. 10
| (Spccian Newer before has Congress;
had such Il russ as this year over the
place for holding III" inaugural bail.
1t has been settled by the House agree
| ing that the gay fun:tion shall be hell
in the Pension Office. where it has been
held for twenty years. In reaching
that conclusion it has been necessary
to plow around Speaker Cannon. who
has been making one of his vigorous
| and characteristic fights. at first de-
| rlaring that never should the ball b."
| held i'll til" !mnsion Office building
| Sitting at the NAH ':sany desk in his
| little room off the rear lobby he has
| thIndcrcd against The initluitieS Of
| holding the bail in sun q place. Wher"
| pension rr,o !rls Will bc endangered by
iii" possibility of fire. Rising in his
wrath. he has paced back and forth
| within the narrow confines of that lit
tie room. utt.ring such explosives as
would not look we'll III print but which
the Speaker is :, master of expressing
| when aroused.
| ElIt the pension Office was really the
rnly fl Place fn1' such gathering and
so the Speaker has yielded. under
additional guarantees for the protcc-
ton of the building. The inaugural
| COMMITTEES is already chatting under thu
delay. but the army If decorators viii
soon be nut to work in The immense
court which crild easily hold The en-
| lire state House At Augusta with con-
siderable room 10 spare. Although il l,
called hall AMI thee will be spirited
| music from the best hands in III"
country. there will BE- mighty littl"
| dancing on saturday night, March i.
| That g because The rruSl will y" STA
| ~reat there will be II" CHARGE t. dame
and because the flor will not be in
good condition for hose who like t
| triD the fantastic. goo ana are willing
to pay 81 each FOR admission. There i
no free list on those occasions and
| those who pay 81 go tn Sc the Brilliant
spectacle. The beautiful Decorations.
ana the historic imomrnad" pf the
| RI. <idcnr and his wifi" hack and forth
| The length of III" building. II lasts but
a few minutes. hcfor" thsy cli'rh tn"
Icing narrow -,a:rcas" of easy steps to
the nc"r above. WHERE the chief
| magistrate and his wife Themselves lie
| come spectators % the wonderful
|
| @"'h'tIilS. ''at"' III '' ''''N ''''' u.
| rOign eprciailv prepared for them. tE"E
t,,.r,- , 1;+,la h..to,c r,,,,rriner f. tho
w.
y hit" House. Where th'| VIII h0 very
| glad to he after Il tireSOl:a and exact
ing day.
80 i1uch ;rlcn lor tn work of s"v-
.ral weeks ~ 4 arg. number Of
| . - ,
ralheh men IS h"l reserved l'f "h''
| evening alone. There is always 4
| ..,n,,d MONT ,,.t,a,, thn ,.rica IF an
| ll'iSSlnn i lhW"i' 2iih WhfN IN" cfctflr
| lights are turnnl on in all their glory
,nd bands ,l,, eno r,,,.i, ror 10
""' ''.''' ;''H mr. "'" ii '
| d"l"ctttinn of th"s" VIII" wish t" look
u,ron the wondarfuI sccrn. OF course
49,, ;,....,i,,.. t,. r ,,.,,a :;
| p" '"i"'S W !''"'"' l.
| absent, hut the picture Is about tn"
| :,f,,. This Co,r tho e.coud ,voniu..
, ,,,.' ,,aa, g 49,
| '"tH h1Nt /" n" N'iliaN N"Tfh '" o"-
! cause The 'ulorying 'Vcl ing viii u"
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''''''"H' "''' 1t - 81 .''''S q" !" nav 1t
sacred concert. Usually an Inaugural!
n'l' nous ~ "i-I . ''',c inc n"rnns.