The Washington times., 1908-12-01
Quadrennial Function Will
Not Be Eliminated When
Taft Goes In.
81, 900 is THE FIRST
SUM CONTRIBUTED
S. Kann, Sons & Co. Gives First
Amount on the List-WiH
Excel Former Days.

With the receipt of the first contribu-
tion Of 81, 900 from s. Kann, Sons &
Co.. and the announcement that an in
auguTal BAN will be held. the campaign
for making the Inauguration OF PTesi-
dent-elect Taft the biggest and best
event of its kind ever held. was launch
ed this morning.
Take it from me-" declared Treas
urer Clarence +. Norment, still smiling
over the receipt OF that first contribu-
ton, 1--WE are going TO paint this town
red and white and blue in a way that
will make the neighbors sit up and
take notice, and never again will we
stand for any slurs on our civic pride
This Inauguration IS going to be the
biggest thing of the decade, next to
Judge Taft, and 1t won't fall far short
Of measuring up TO him. t viii be a
strictly heavyweight production. We
are going TO have the longest parade,
the biggest ball, and the classiest fire.
works that ever have been exploited in
this fair city.
Doesn't Have to Ask.
Ask for contributions? Not at all.
From all I have seen. this town Is go
ing To respond TO the demand as it
never has before, and it Will take
mighty little urging TO raise enough
funds to carry cut our ideas for a rec
ord-breaking program.
The contribution / named is not the
only one by any means. Smaller ones
have been coming In all morning, but
that of the Kanu Company was first 1
90 want TO say that If we can be said TO
solicit contributions at all we are ap-
pealiug 10 the small gfvers as well as
the big business houses. and the small
contributions viii be just as welcome.
1t is on these that the financial sue
cess of the event depends. We can
count on the business men, but IL Is
by the small contributions that the
margin OF our supremacy over previous
iuaugUrations will be determined.
LAS heretofore, a list OF coHtTlbu-
tors will be published daily as
soon as / have had chance 70 confer
with the chief Mr.. StellWagen-'
Stellwagen Pleased
Il feel that 1 am Fortunate declared
Edward J. SJeIlwagen, chairman of the
committee. this morning. Gin securing
the services OF such able men for my
aides as Secretary COTCOTan Thorn
Treasurer Clarence +. NOTment, and
Gen. j. Franklin Bell, and my corps Of
advisers, consisting or Gen. John NJ
wilson Charles j. Bell. and John JOY
Edison, appointed earlier IN the week
1.-THE success Of the arrangements /.
dOubIy assured by their cooperation.
Il am now working upon the person
mel of the committee, and have had lit
tie time to take up anything else. The
list probably will be announced on Mon
day. Until that time, 1 win give little
thought to other plans, but l want IT
understood from the start that we will
have an inaugural ball We confidently
expect that il viii be premier attempt
bur where it viii be held / cannot say
The National Museum new building
will, of course, be considered. but
have no idea that we will settle upon
a place for holding the affair for several
weeks.
Il, as well as Mr.. Norment, ann al
ready in receipt or contributions and I
think this viii be one of the features
that viii cause US the least WOrry. The
financial outlook is phenOmenaly bright
and the support ! am encouraged to
believe both from my own observation
and from those who have been closely
in touch with previous inaugurations
viii be enough TO carry us through with
colors flying and with no assistance
from any source"
The Few Willard has been selected