Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-25
Inaugural Committee Watch
ing Plans Work Out.
TASK HAS BEEN HARD
PROMISE OF SUCCESS GIVES COM
PENsATIoN TO ALL.
Police and Fire Department Arrange
ments Announced-Other Matters
of General Interest.


welt only one week distant the members of
the inaugural committee have ceased to
plan and are. patiently awaiting what they
hone will be a successful elimination of
their months of effort. Since the 18th of
last December when the inaugural commit
tee held its first meeting. until today, there
has been little rest for its members. Some
have worked harder than others, but all
have done their share and the indication
is that the events of next Saturday Will
go down into history with the unanimous
approval and commendat ton of the Ameri-
can people Two hundred thousand visitors
are expected. which, added to the resident
population of the city, is calculated to
bring half million persons on the streets
of Washington. March 4.
The parade will include more unique and
interesting features than any of it's prede-
cessors, the fireworks display will he
grander than heretofore and the inaugural
ball room will be more deliberately deco
rated than in the years gone by. The street
decorations will be more extensive. harmo-
NOUS and significant and in a dozen other
ways the Inauguration of Theodore Roose-
welt will stand out distinctive. and char
acteristic of American progress as does
the man it Is intended to honor.
The committee on public comfort. NJ l.
Weller. chairman. met last night at the
headquarters of the committee in the Cor
coran building. Twelve of the members
of the committee will be sworn in as spe-
cial policemen, to serve at the substat tons.
information booths and public comfort
booths One hundred and twenty high
school Students have been selected as OIL
cial guides. to serve Thursday and FRIDAY.
Mr.. Weller has communicated with the
police department concerning the alleged
charges for listing" rooms for rent for in
augural week, and he contemplates no fur
Their trouble from this source.
Capt r l.. Foster, commander of Com
pany E. 18th New York Infantry, Is IN
Washington today arranging for quarters
for his men. All the quarters In the Sen
ate square have been assigned
The final meeting of the committee On
public order. Major Richard Sylvester,
chairman will be held at the Arlington
Hotel next Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Training Ship Hartford.
The training ship Hartford has arrived
at Hampton Roads from long cruise in
the West Indies, and possibly may be Or
dered TO this city in order that the large
class OF apprentices aboard her may take
part in the Inauguration ceremonies The
Hartford was on her way to Annapolis and
it is not yet settled that she shall be d.
verified 10 Washington for the Inauguration.
Bond for Flags, Etc,
Secretary Taft has called on General VIII
son to execute a bond in the sum OF $4,000
for the return in good condition of flags,
ensigns tents ambulances and medical sup
plies etc. loaned to various committees
for use in connection with the inauguration
Of President Roosevelt. The law requires
the execution of bond satisfactory to the
Secretary of War in all cases Of the loan
of such government property.
Regulations for the Ball.
The inaugural committee today issued the
following regulations governing the inaug-
ural ball
The entrances will be at the F. G. 4th and
9th street doors.
No return checks.
No smoking allowed in the building.
All articles found should be turned over
to the officer in charge of police headQuar-
ters. which are located IN room Al
No charge in cloak rooms
No hats, bonnets, overcoats nor cloaks
allowed to be worn, nor canes or umbrellas
carried on the floor of the ball room.
Gentlemen accompanied by ladies will de-
post their coats in the sections assigned to
ladies.
For the comfort of the guests seats have
been arranged in rooms on the first bal
cony. Under no circumstances will chairs
be permitted to be taken from these rooms.
No one permitted in second balcony
Admission to the reserved balcony will be
restricted to the President and Vice Presi-
dent and their families. ca binet officers, the
diplomatic corps, members of the Supreme
Court, members of the inaugural commit
Tee, members of the reception committee
and guests to whom the courtesy is ex-
tended by card.
The following committees are directly
connected with the ball room ceremonies
and are designated by appropriate badges:
Inaugural committee Gen John M. VIII
son. chairman.
Reception committee, Mr.. John Joy Ed
son. acting chairman.
Floor committee Mr. Corcoran Thorn
chairman.
Committee on ball room decorations, Mr..
James Rush Marshall. chairman.
Banquet committee Mr.. Edward Nc
Cauley. chairman.
Committee on comfort at ball, Maj James
+. Bell chairman.
Carriage committee. Mr.. w s Knox,
chairman.
Committee on public order Maj Richard
Sylvester. chairman.
Management-The chairman of the in
augural committee, Gen John NJ Wilson
and the secretary, Mr.. f. II. Hitchcock,
Will occupy room No 81, reserved balcony
This room will be connected by tele-
phone with the entrances and other pOr-
lions OF the building. The chairman and in
his absence the secretary. of the commit
tee Will have sole authority to settle any
dispute as TO admission to the building or
to any part thereof, and to determine any
question pertaining to the management
over which controversy may arise.
Staff of ]. w. Lyons.
MI JNtSBH W. Lyons, register OF the
treasury, and who has been appointed to
command the third division of the civic
grand division in the inaugural parade. to-
day announced his staff and aids, as fol-
lows: Col. James Lewis. chief of staff;
Chas. W. Edwards. adjutant general; e H.
Deas. inspector general. Archie Il. Roberts
uuartermaster general DIR. J. ID. Crum,
commanding general.
Aids: Allen ID. Woods J. c. Thomas J.
Milton Turner John c. Dancy ]. c. Chas-
tine. Thomas Hope Charles w. Chestnut
j Douglas Wetmore, a. b. Cosey. VIM H.
Hunley. Henry NJ. Porter Walter L. CO.
hen. Robert Ii. Terrell, s. S. Humbert. John
I. Gallahorn, DIR. A c. McClennan. j. w
Williams. Thomas II. Malone Sol c. John
son. Robert Smalls. Charles w Anderson.
Paul Lawrence Dunbar Col. Perry H. Car
son. A y. Johnson, George H Walls
Charles T. Gordon, T.. ]. Dickerson H A.
Rucker E S. Richardson. Giles b. Jack
son. DIR. c. c. Johnson, c. w. Edwards
VIM. Bartlett. DIR. VIM. Z. Atkins, Robert
Williams.
For Inauguration Service.
The list of 450 special policemen to serve
during the Inauguration period submitted by
Major Sylvester was today approved by
Commissioner West. Commissioner Macfar-