The Washington times., 1909-02-06


/ in the building, beginning February 2S
| and continuing until the night of March
| TO- The detail will be in charge of Capt
/ T. O'Connor and II. G. EgIof. and un-
/ der the supervision Of Chief Wagner
! and Battalion Chief J. Keiiher. Room
I a. of the Pension building, viii be
| used Tor sleeping quarters.
Fill Vacancies.
To MI vacancies in the Fire Deparl-
/ ment caused by the detail Of these men.
| the executive committee in charge OF
the Inauguration will provide thirty
temporary fremen, whose appointment
viii be subject TO the approval Of the
Commissioners.
/ The chief reports that all necessary
| arrangements have been made tor fur
niSnlng the required amount OF fire
nose, IRE e&unguishers, ami other fire
appliances
Arrangements have also been made
toT detail of uniformed iiremen To be
distributed along Pennsylvania avenue
on March g. with the necessary fire oX-
Lm.splls5neTs: hooks, and axes, to CStln-
guish lncipient fires
Hospital Arrangements.
Plans for the care and treatment Of
the sick and injured on Inauguration
day were discussed az a meeting Of the
public order subcommittee on hospi-
tails and ambuIances last evening AT
the New Willard. The subcommittee
organized with Che following officers:
Percy D. Kicking, chairman: G. Lloyd
Magruder and George NJ. Kober. vice
Cheirmen, and Presley G. Hunt, secre-
tary.
Il was decided that a member Of the
committee shall be en- attendance at
Chloh station during the whole Of in
FuguTatiOn week. An emergency hos
plLdi VIII be utSed out at the station i'm
connection with the Red Cross Society.
On inauguration day ambUiauCes, each
IN charge OF three members OF the COM
nlttee, will be stationed along Pennsvl-
vania avenue at intervals of two blocks
Zach ambulance viii run TO a Red
cross tent where emergency treatment
tor The sick or injured VIII be provided.
Every ambulance. besides the physi-
cans, VIII have two Red Cross nurses.
At Pension Office.
At the Pension Office a hospital room
viii be provided. This room will have
every necessity for the care of emery
encv cases, and will Dc in charge OF a
corps Of physicians and nurses. The
Pension Office hospital viii be oper-
ated only during the inaugural ball. II
viii be under the direction of Dr.
Henry Reislnger
Provision for the inspection Of large
buildings wherein troops are quartered.
In order that sanitary conditions shall
prevail, and the spread Of any con-
ta6lOus disease prevented, viii be made
by The committee, and the work viii
be in charge OF DIT. William G.. Gwyun
Or. Frank Gibson ana corps Of as
sistdnts viii attend the fireworks dis
play on the evening OF March 4, and
facilities viii be furnished for the care
OF any who may be taken sick or In
juTed at that time
Veterans Object.
The color scheme of white and green
chosen by the inaugural committee has
aroused the opposition Of the Spanish
War Veterans. AT a meeting OF de-
paTtment officers. camp commanders
and past department commanders, e.
resolution was adopted TO the effect that
while the Veterans do not antagonize
the action Of the committee on deCura-
tions In exercising its authority i'm pro-
vlding COlOrs for the court of honor. or
any buildings over which IL may have
control they do earnestly request citt-
zens ia general 10 stand by their col
ors' and profusely decorate their houses
with the good old red. white and blue
Attention has frequently been called
to the interest being manifested in tnls
q.
throughout the South. u appears as il.
that section will have a greater pro-
pOrtlOnate represent alton iu the parade
of March ( then any other part gf fne
land. Scarcely day passes without mo-
tihcatI0n coming 10 Chairman Weller
If the public comfort committee Of she
intended participation Of some Southern
troop or company.
Virginians Coming.
And now come the three crack reei-
ments of the Virginia National Guard
asking Cor quarters and stating that
each man IS ready and willing TO pay
his OWL expenses If the Legislature
should fail to appropriate funds for the
trip. The question of accommodations
for them was taken up yesterday with
Chairman Weller by Major Clinton /.
Wright assistant adjUJant general of
the Old Dominion.
Being Informed or the difficulty iu Sc
curing any more quarters for troops,
Major Wright iutimatcd that he would
bring the matter 70 tho attention Of the
Virginia Senators and Representative
iE am effort 10 have the use OF several
school buildings authorized by Congress.
Prior 10 his departure FOR Richmond
last night Major Wight stated that
ne had arranged for the accommodation
of the Fourth Regiment OF the Viz
sinia Guard on board the steamboat
jamestown, which win leave Richmond
on the morning OF March Q.
The contract for the erection Of three
reviewing stands about the Treasury
building has been awarded to O. j.
est received. The stands Will accommO-
date about $50 U@TFBus. Tickets will