Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-16

committee has no funds with which to pay
any part of the expense incurred.
Mr. r. Fl. Warner. chairman of the COM
mittee con civic organiza tons, reported that
he had received word from Gen. Joe
Wheeler the old cavalry leader in the COLI
federate army, in which he accepts the ap-
pointment of commander of one OF the civic
divisions Mr.. Warner also asked that an
appropriation be made by the committee
to help pay the expenses of the company OF
cowboys that will come from South pa
kota in charge of Seth Bullock, sherlH OF
Deadwood The appropriation was made
and the attendance of the -cowpunchers IS
assured.
Company F. of the 18th Infantry. New
York National Guard, has made application
for place in the line. Mr.. Weller, who, as
chairman of the committee on public com
fort is arranging for the accommodation
of all troops as well as civilians, stateo
that he believes the militia representation
will be larger than ever before, ana that
IL 600 is a conservative estimate to place
upon the number OF members of the ma
tionaI guards who will be in the parade:
New York will lead. with 5000 troops. ana
Pennsylvania will be second with @Joo.
Decorating Pension Building.
The work of transforming the pension
building into a great festival hall, IN WHICH
the ball in honor of the inauguration of the
President is to be held, has begun. uhoer
the terms of The agreement between the
inaugural committee and the oihclals Oh tue
Interior Department the court and CORR
doris of the building were turned over 10 Tue
agents of the committee toc2y LOT SUN II
preliminary work will not interfere win
the conduct of the business of the bureau.
For several days past. however Wothlien
have been engaged in touching up the pam,
In several sections of the great court ana
in changing the color on the arches uiluei
the balconies to harmonic with .he pr.
posed scheme of decoration FROM ~" u" ~
tb;s ia shion and on that date the Clearing
ont of the court and of the rooms W pe oC
cupied by the guests to the pan VIII peSiic
Tho agreement between the members VI
49,, oo3,ittea and the officials of the 1nte-
rior Denartment has been approved py an
parties concerned therein and leVles on tiie
members of the committee ali responslon-
ity for damage to the building. Ihese re,
sDonsjbilities are assumed as personal
one by each and every member or the COM
mittee according to the agreement ana II
is provided that the committee shall repair
all losses and damage to the Satisfaction
of the department all work of repair. etc,
being conducted under the direction OF the
chief clerk of the Interior Department.
Space to Be Occupied.
With this general provision to cover dam
ages the officials agree to turn over to the
committee the court and entire first floor,
the corridors and all but five rooms on the
second floor the corridors and inside
halves of all rooms on the third ffoor ana
a room on the fourth floor. The committee
also has the use of certain parts or the
basement The agents of the committee are
authorized to begin work on the balconies
and court in such manner as will not IN
terfere with the business of the bureau
after February 10.
The rooms on the first, second and thru
floors are to be placed at the disposal OF
the committee February %. with the excep-
ton of the mail section. which shall not be
transferred to the committee until March
. on the first floor the file and sta
tionary rooms are reserved by the bureau
With resard to decorations, the agreement
provides that nails shall be driven in the
great marbleized pillars in the court, and
that all bunting and other infiammable ma
teria' used shall be freproofed. The room
TO be used on the fourth floor is for the ac-
commodation of the firemen who will be on
duty during the time the building is used
for the ball. and will be available March l..
Under the terms of the agreement the COM
mittee promises to restore in perfect con-
dition all furniture fittings, etc, to the de-
partment as soon after March as practi-
cable.