The Washington herald., 1909-02-19

a day or two. The stand at the south
OF the Treasury is about as far advanced.
and Is going rapIdlys along
Progress Down the Avenue.
The stands farther east along the sovth
side OF the Avenue are progressing rapid
u. and will be finished days before they
will be needed for use Work on the east
front OF the Treasury. where the con-
tractor has been racing against time Tor
the past month. IS nearly done Il VIII
be possible for the contractor 10 remove
the derrick at least by March 1 and re-
lieve that part OF the line Of march from
obstruction. Probably some OF the staging
within the portico viii be allowed TO re-
main, for the work or dressing the pillars
and capitals can hardly be completed
The big stand at the east front OF the
I Capitol, where President Taft VIII de-
liver his inaugural address. Is more than
half done. and is larger than ever be
fore. Arrangements are being made 70
+ cover the part OF the stand where Presi-
dent Taft VIII stand with canvas. z bad
weather should make Il necessary
? The contract for the electrical work IN
4 connection with the illumination OF the
( streets has been let. and active work IN
/ that direction viii begin next Monday
Busy at Pension office.
( At the Pension Office the work Of build
/ ing the closed entrance 20 TIE building IS |
( far advanced. A long covered passage
way is being constructed from the west
entrance OF the building down 70 the curb.
az Fifth street A similar covered way
reaches from the north entrance TO G
street. and a large covered lobby is being
built out 10 the F street drive IN Ju-
E dietary Square, on the opposite side OF
the building. This year rooms in the
/ Pension building viii be used for serv-
ing supper, and 10 large kitchen viii be
( constructed beside the building, as on
I former occasions.
The committee on ballroom decoration
is about 70 take charge or the building
for the purpose Of decorating IT, For a
week or more the contractor has been ~
work preparing the material. and It VIII
be ready 20 put IN place beginning 70
( day. Iaborers have been clearing out
the building and storing away the furni-
ture and files OF the Office. and the looms
I 20 be used FOR the inauguration are now
AZ the service Of the committee. The
work % fitting UP the interior IS expected
10 occupy about ave days.
inaugural Committee Meets.
At the meeting Of the Inaugural commit
tee yesterday cnairmen OF the various
/ committees reported, and It wss.seen that
the preparations were coming on wen IN
every department
/ reported that about 31.ooo men would
march in the military division. including
some 22609 soldiers. Gen. Johnston re-
ported the order OF march. as follows:
Cadets OF the United States Military
Academy. battalion OF midshipmen from
the United States Naval Academy. cadet
corps Of the United States Revenue-cut- (
ter Service. provisional regiment OF
United States Engineers and Coast Artil-
lery Fifth Infantry, Eleventh Infantry.
regiment OF United States marines. brig
sde OF United States seamen. Second Bat +
talon OF United States Field Artillery, I
First Squadron Fifteenth Cavalry. Com
pany A. United States Hospital Corps, I
and the National Guard OF the District OF
Columbia.
Word was received at military head
quarters yesterday that the Atlanta
Grays. Company X. Fifth Infantry. and
the machine gun battery Of Comsany N.
Fifth Infantry. viii represent the State
Of Georgia in the inaugural parade. I
These two companies aggregate four Off
GERS and 10 men. and viii wear blue uni
forms and OvercOats. Capt. c. c. Smith. [
Of the Atlanta Grays, viii be in command I
These troops viii be qUaTtered in cars
Civic Division Numbers 5000.
Mai. Thomas P Morgan reported that
the civic division Of the parade would be /
made I'D Of forty-fve organizations Of
white men. nine colored organizations. !
and one Indian organization. He said
the civic division would approximate 1000
men. Mai. Morgan expects that some
other bodies than those reported upon
nay decide to come 20 Washington and be /
assigned places. but yesterday his re-
part was a. stated
Tho printing committee has It's work
nearly finished. and the announcement
Was made that the official programmes /
would be ready for distribution on Feb
ruary ..
Thomas J y. Fuller reported ,hat all 1
the tickets, souvenirs. &c. would Re CON- I
HfctEu anu AtdGt 40 manu- 10 TIE seCES- 3
tary Of the committee by next Saturday. +
NJ !. Weller reported for the committee /
on public comfort that quarters for all 4
visiting organizations that had made ap-
plication had been assigned and that
about 1000 more visitors could be pro-
vided for on moments notice. Mr..
Weller thought that the rooms for Wis 4
itors would be equal TO the demand.
Railroad Rates Moderate.
Samuel B. Hege. chairman OF the com
mittee on transportation. submitted his
final report on rates. According TO his
report The Southwest Passengsr Associa-
ton has made rate Of certs a mile
for the section Of country covered by is
lines. The Western Passenger. Assocla-
ton has not made any rates. but the
individual railroads IN that section are
naming fares 10 Washington and return
on about a fare and half basis for the
round trip
sir. Hege said further that the rates
authorized from the Trunk Line. New
England. and Central Passenger Associa-
ton terr.tories-the section from which
the larger part Of the inauguration Wis
iiors viii come-are somewhat higher
than they were four years ago.
7 do not believe Chairman Bege