Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-30
HOUSE COMMITTEE ACTS
USE OF BUILDINGS IN SQUARE
$50 ASSURED.
Suggestion Regarding Hospital Service
Number of Organizations Signify
Purpose Of Attending Ceremonies.

of the proposed Senate Office building, for
the purpose of furnishing temporary quar-
tiers for the members of the various Ma
tional Guards who will be in Washington
at the time of the inauguration of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. favorable report already
having sheen ordered by the Senate COM
mittee there is now no doubt of the final
passagle of the resolution, and the inaugu-
raj committee, and particularly General
Wilson. its chairman. are gratified.
So many impediments have appeared in
the path of the committee that at times
work has been diScouraging. First one
thing went wrong and then another, pet
schemes were disapproved and permits
sions were withheld, it was charged, for
arbitrary reasons and for no reasons at
all, and it seemed that every time the in
augural committee put it's administra-
tive foot down 1t encountered a thorn or
a pitfall.
pension building for the ball, the use of
the ellipse south of the White House for
the fireworks, the use of $4,000 worth of
plaster statues and decorative pieces from
the worlds fair for the establishment of
the line of march, and the use of half
hundred or more residences on Capitol
Hill. which will be vacated about the mid
die of February, In which to quarter the
troops, so the look of worry is fast dis
appearing and in its place is dawuing the
mile-that-won't -come-off.
Mr.. Weller Explains.
In this regard Chairman Weller of the
committee on public comfort, who was at
the Capitol today in the interests Of the
joint resolution, states that misunder-.
standing has arisen in certain quarters as
to the use these vacant houses are to be
put to. Mr.. Weller has received letters
from political and civic organizations ask
ing that they be given free quarters in
these building in case the use is granted
by Congress.
Mr.. Weller says. however, that the meas
ure applies only to members of the various
national guards as come within the purview
OF the rules promulgated by General Chat
fee, chief of staff and grand marshal of the
inaugural parade. All civic and political
organizations will have to pay their own
bills for lodging, either at hotels. halls or
private houses.
The governors Of Maryland, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and New York have been
withholding the permission for the national
guards of their respective states to attend
the inaugural until the matter of quarters
shall have been disposed of, and now that
the use Of the vacant buildings seems as
sured it is expected by the chairman OF
the committee having this matter in charge
will make definite arrangements with the
governors mentioned.
DR.. Hickling's Suggestion.
An important announcement was made
vacant buildings authorized in the joint
resolution. One of the buildings included in
the square is now occupied as the Casualty
Hospital. and 1t is proposed by DR.. D.
Percy Hickling, chairman of the medical
committee. to request the hospital author
tiles to remain in the premises until after
the Inauguration, thus having hospital
right in the midst Of the troops and in the
vicinity of the starting point of the grand
parade.
DR.. Hickling has other plans in prepara-
ton, and will make detailed announce
| ment within a few days.
General Wilson stated today that the con-
tract authorizing Mr.. o. A. Sontag to pub
lish the Official Program of Exercises and
Inaugural History has been signed. Mr..
Sontag reports encouraging progress with
his work, and promises production which
will not only reflect credit upon himself but
upon the inaugural committee and all 9TH
ers connected with it. Mr. Sontag has re-
quested photographs of each member of the
inaugural committee. and will include in
the history a half-tone engraving from each
photograph.
Virginia Cadets Coming.
A cadet battalion from the Virginia
Military Institute at Lexington, Va, will
| march in the inaugural parade, accord
ing to a communication received by Gen.
Wilson today from Gen. Scott Ship, SUI
perintendent of the institute The boys.
about 275 in number. will be uniformed
in regulation West Point gray
An application also was received today
from the Citizens Republican Club of
Philadelphia, which is anxious to have it's
members parade in honor of the second
Inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt.
The Old Boys Fremont and Lincoln Re-
publican Club of the District of Columbia
has made application for position In the
line, and as it is a local organiza ton it is
probable that 1t will be well taken care of.
Mr. c.. E. Hunter of Chickasaw, Indian
territory, has written the inaugural COM
mittee asking for information concerning
the Rough Rider troop which will be the
escort of honor to President Roosevelt.
Mr.. Hunter says there are many old
members of this famous regiment down
Indian territory way who would appre-
ciate an opportunity to march up the ave-
nue. with their former chief. The COM
munication was referred to Chairman b. H.
Warner Of the committee civic organi-
cations.
Commander of Military Division.
Maj. Gen. Wade, commanding the d.
vision of the Atlantic at New York, has
grand marshal, to command the military
| grand division.
General Wade was at the War Depart
| ment today in consultation with Gen Chat
fee and Gen. johnson to arrange certain
| details of the regular army column In the
| inaugural parade All the regular troops
| ordered to take part in the parade are
stationed in the department of the east,
which forms part of the Atlantic division.
Although the War Department has de-
cided upon the number of organizations
| that shall take part, the designation of the
| particular troops has been left to Gen.
Wade.
| AS has been already stated, the regular
army contingent will consist of one regi-
ment Of infantry, one regiment of foot ar
| tillery. two batteries of light artillery a
| squadron of cavalry and a battalion of en-
| gineers. All the regular troops in this vi
| entity are included in this arrangement. in
addition to which will be other troops in
| the Department of the East.
Trouble Alleged in Georgia.
The participation of the south in the in
augural ceremonies is causing trouble down
| in Georgia. A dispatch from Atlanta saws:
| No negro troops from Georgia will attend
the inauguration of President Roosevelt.
Gov. Terrell will not grant permission to
the coiored companies to leave the state.
The Lincold Guards of Macon. command
ed by Sandy Lockhart had already made
arrangements to attend the Inauguration
of the President, but the application for,
permission to go has been refused by the
chief executive. Report has it that The