The Washington times., 1905-02-18
WILL DECORATE
MORE THAN EVER
Every House on Route to
Show COiors.
COMMITTEE TO SHOW HOW
It Also Stands Ready TO Pay Expenses
Where Owners Will Hot
Pay Them.

1t is probable that the streets of
Washington will be decora led more bril-
iiantiy and with more taste at the APP
preaching Inauguration than at any
previous one and, in fact. better than
they have ever been at any public cele-
bratioIl.
Chairman Owen. at a meeting of the
committee on street decorations, last
night, received reports from the sub
chairnlen assigned to the various
squares along the line of march. and
they said that every business house from
the Capitol to the Riggs National Bank
would be decorated. In the majority
of eases the owners of the building
themselves VIII attend to the decoration
but the committee will decorate the
houses whose owners are not willing to
stand the expense.
1t was decided to decorate several
buildings early. by the last of next week
probably, to serve as an object lesson
to all property owners along the Avenue
These buildings Will illustrate the COM
mittees plan of decoration, bringing but
particularly clear the color scheme. Tt
WAS also determined to get out little
folder, giving the committees ideas as
TO the color display, so to help mer-
chants on Pennsylvania avenue in the
2.ao0 of these circulars will be issued. On
the back of the folder will be cut of a
building decorated after the plans of
Chairman Owen and his associates.
Mr.. Bates Returns From st. Louis.
Edward T. Bates. secretary of the
committee on street decoratio who
went to St Louis to select the statuary
for street decorations and for the court
Of history returned m Va shin Inn
and will open the headquarters of the
committee at 1925 Pennsylvania avenue
He is very busy now unloading the stat
uary at the freight yards and having
the pieces cleaned The statuary will be
put in position as soon as the pedestals
have been made and placed.
Chairman Warner of the committee
on civic organizations, has received a
letter from William j. Young district
attorney for the Brooklyn district. in
regard to the visit of President Roose-
velt,s neighbors from Nassau county
The ranks of this body of men have
been swelling daily, and now 800 have
handed in their names as certain TO
come The delegation of Nassau county
citizens will be accompanied by a band
of fourteen pieces, and will carry silk
banner of orange and black, the coiors
of Nassau Each parader will wear a
cravenette coat, with a high cooked
hat, and all win carry umbrellas.
Mr. Warner has received recent as
starances of the visit of nifty miners from
yViikesbarre, Pa,
It is estimated that the action of the
military committee in Withdrawing the
Indians and cadet battalions from the
civic organization viii reduce this class
of marchers by between 700 and ,00C
men. Chairman Warner was counting
on the Indians and cadets making q
most prominent display in his division
of the parade
Ballroom Preparations.
Major James E. Bell. chairman of the
committee on comfort of the ballroom
has completed his arrangements for tht
care and convenience of the great
throng of guests on the night of March
: f. Major Bell has prepared a complete
plan of the Pension Office, and all OF
the various rooms have been set aside
President Roosevelt's room win be il
the southwest corner on the SECOND
floor and is room No. ?. Mrs. Roose
Welt and the other ladies in the Presi
dents party have the room in the ex
treme southwest corner. Vice Presf
dent Fairbanks room is the one imTne
diately west OF this room. Following
the south balcony, IN order, are tn
rooms SET ASIDE Tor the fEeS+teiil > sup
per room. the Diplomatic Corps, and tn
United States Supreme Court.
Major Bell has engaged about 200 me
and women to attend to the wants O
the people About 10 men viii be sta
tened al the mems hat boxes. and a
many women will do like service fo
the ladies.
Chairman Van Wyckle. of the com
mfttee on marking historic sites, ha
appointed a small subcommittee o
printing, with J. c Proctor as chair