The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-09
PLAN FOR THE
 INAUGURATION Ball for Ceremony Now Assured. COAST LINE FOLLOWS SUIT Will Transport Troops of State
 Guard to Capital. Other Roads stiiI Rcticent, But One or Greatest Military Pageants In History of State h l.
 Anticipated.
COAST LINE FOLLOWS SUI

At a meeting of a joint committee, from the City Council, and the Com mercial Club, yesterday afternoon. plans for inaugural ceremonies of g most elaborate chacarter were framed. In addition to the inaugural parade. a bll of unusual splendor will be given on the night of Inauguration Day.
 The AtlaHtic Coast Line,, like the Louisville and Nashville. has acauiesced to the request that 1t transport with out charge, troops to and from Mont gomery, and the military pageant. which is so large part of the inaug- ural ceremonies. is assured.
 Committees which are to have charge of preparations for the ball. and for other inaugural ceremonies. were ap- pointed at the meeting yesterday.
 The ball is to be given at o'clock in the auditorium on Perry street. i'm mediately north of the City Hall. Com- mittees on arrangements. decorations. music and other details, have been ap- pointed, and 1t is certain the ball. which 1t was feared for several days might not take place, will be one of the most notable social and official affairs ever held in Alabama
 In addition to the regular inaugural parade. there will be an official review of the companies of the Alabama Na- tional Guard by Governor Conner, few hours after he has been inducted into offfce. A stand will be erected on Dex- ter avenue, probably at Court Square and here MT. Conner will review the troops as they march past him. The review will be made in the afternoon. probably about { o'clock, and will be a feature of the Day of Inauguration. It is expected no less than one thous~ and troops will be in the line of march. and 1t Is probable the number or guardsmen will be near fifteen hundred. VIII Transport Troops. Captaln A. G. Forbes, Chairman Of the committee which has the general preparations for the inauguration in charge, yesterday received telegram from the General Passenger Agent or the Atlantic Coast Line. expressing It's willingness to transport troops. A copy of, the telegram follows:
 "A. G. Forbes. Montgomery.
 "Your letter of the third received We will arrange for free movement ol National Guard from Dothan, Troy. En | terprise and LuverDe, as outlined IT your letter. Have requested MT. Col | Her to call upon you and arrange de- | tails.
 "W. J. Craig. "General Passenger Agent. S. P Collier. Jr., the agent or tht Atlantic Coast Line, confirmed the tei' egram of MT. Craig and will confer with MT. Forbes.
 The companies resident in the cities named are four. They are Company F. nf rothan. Company H. of Troy, and Company I, of Enterprise, of the lst Regiment: and Company 1. Of Luverne' of the End Regiment. It has been ar ranged that each company is to send A aueta of thirty men, but 1t IS possi- bIe 1t will send more
 The companies which the Atlantic Coast Line will transport and the com panies to come to Montgomery by the Louisville and Nashville, whose officials have promised free transportation to fhe troops, will of themselves afford a military spectacle of no mean 'order. The Louisville and Nashville is to bring eighteen companies of infantry, three batteries of artillery and three troops of cavalry, and these with the troops DrOuEnI DY Inb All0hStI ScaoN DihS " Aa probably number fifteen hundred.
 No word had been received yester- dav bv Captain Forbes from the Sea- board Air Line and the Western Rail- way of Alabama. The latter line Is the road of travel for the National Guard of Selma, Opelika and Tuskegee. The Central of Georgia could bring the Eu' faula troops, but as yet its officials have not informed Captain Forbes what they will do.
 With the troops already promised. however, the success of the inaugural parade as military pageant Is aS sured.
 So sanguine Is the committee on me Inauguration that none T its mem bers attempt to calculate how many persons will come to Montgomery Monday. Special excursions to Mont gomery will be arranged. and the num- Der of visitors will be in the tholi- sands. The ball, 1t is expected. will be the gathering of the most promi- nent people of Alabama, and the so- clety folk of Birmingham. Mobile, sel- ma and other cities will be present.
 The following committee on arrange ments was appointed yesterday
 A G. Forbes, C. c. Abercrombie. E. Burnett, Terry T. Griel. E. B. Joseph. R. E. selbels, l.. L. Gilbert, Gaston Gunter, L.. strauss. T. G. Foster, NJ Lobman, A. L. Tyson. nlbb Graves.
 The committee on finance Is com posed of NJ. P. LeGrand, R. T. Ligon. L. Strauss. Bibb Graves. Nathan Griei, J. A. Thompson. A. L. Tyson. G. w. Burnett. J. K. Jackson, c. G. Aber- crombie. c. Pl Anderson.
 Secretary L. L. Gilbert Is a commit tee of one on music and program, and T. Gardner Foster Is to make arrange