Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-06
Features to Be Included.

AS already stated in The Star, the pro-
gram will contain matter of great historical
as we'll as contemporaneous value. WITH
his prospectus and bih Mr.. Sontag submit
ted to the printing committee letter ex-
planning the features to be included. lie
says:
The inaugural program viii constitute a
permanent record of the election and in
auguration of President Roosevelt, whose
unprecedented victory at the polls marks
an epoch in American politics. The scope
and plan of the program has been submit
ted to a committee of gentlemen distin-
guished for their knowledge of letters and
art. and has received their cordial ap-
proval,
The literary features have been written
by a quintet of gentlemen long and favor
ably known in the field of Washington jour
nalism These are Walter Welman, poht-
cal correspondent of the Chicago Record
Herald; w. w. Price, the representative at
the Executive Mansion of The Washington
Evening Star: Henry b. F. Macfariand, Tor
many years Washington correspondent of
the Boston Herald. and now president of
the board of Commissioners of the District
of Columbia; Louis A. Coolidge. late direc-
tor of the literary bureau at the New York
headquarters of the republican national
committee. and Woodworth Clum of the
staff of The Washington Evening Star, in
charge of inaugural news.
The review of the presidential campaign
from the viewpoint of the national commit
tee has been revised by George B. Cortel-
you, chairman of the national committee,
and is published with his consent.
In Two Editions.
The program will appear in two forms
a popular edition, containing limited
number of advertisements. and an edition
de luxe, without advertisements.
The popular edition will be printed on a
high-grade enameled book paper and the
mechanical perfection shown IN the pros
pectus will be maintained throughout The
cover will be work of art, and will be
produced in what is technically known as
the three-color process.
The edition de luxe will contain the same
text matter as the popular edition, and will
be printed on the very finest heavy double
enameled book paper. 1t will be bound in
a beautiful silk-lined flexible leather cover
Roycroft brown ooze sheep being usedl.
The edition de luxe will be especially adapt
ed for presentation purposes.
In view of the great interest the inaugu-
ration of Roosevelt and Fairbanks will
create throughout the world. arrangements
have been made to place copies of the pop
uiar edition in all the conSulates and em-
bassies of the United States, as well as in
the Leading libraries and colleges of this
country.
Photographic likeness of President Roose-
welt, and the title page will contain the fol-
lowing words: Official program of exercises
and illustrated inaugural history" COM
memorating the Inauguration of Theodore
Roosevelt as President OF the United States
and Charles w. Fairbanks as Vice Presi-
dent of the United States. Containing a re-
view Of the work of the Chicago conven-
ton of 1904 and of the republican national
committee, tabular statement of the eiee-
toral vote, descriptive article on the
White House and the executive Offices a
treatise on the leaders of American politics,
a full account of the inaugural ceremonies
and the work of the inaugural committees,
and brief history. profuseiy illustrated,
of Washington. With portraits of President
Roosevelt. Vice President Fairbanks Chair
man Cortelyou and members of tie repub-
lican national committee cfairmen of the
republican states committees, Chairman
Wilson and members of the inaugural com-
mittee, presidential electors and public men