Evening journal., 1909-03-03
CAPITAL IN
GALA ATTIRE
All Ready for the Inauguration
Of the New President
Tomorrow
GOVERNOR PENNEWILL
AMONG THE ARRIVALS
By United Press Leased Special wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WARRINGTON. March with nearly
all OF the eighteen governors, who are
TO appear In the inaugural parade. either
safely arrived, or on the way to the
capital; and with most OF THE big mill
tary and guardsmen'sA organizations
comfortably qiartered IN the city. little
remains unseen that can be done for the
great festival. except TO watch the wealth
er and pray for sunshine
The decorations are all IN place on tho
Court OF Honor, and Pennsylvania ave-
nue., the energetic committeeman have
sold almost all the ball tickets. they are
likely 10 dispose OF at s. each Supper
si.5o extra per plate,) consisting mainly
OF chicken croquettes and salmon, and
Grand Marshall Bell and his assistants,
have issued their orders for the frame-
up Of the military units OF tho pro-
cession.
Speaking OF tho ball. and supper. some
careful calculator has discovered that
It will cost a young man tho cahalistic
sum OF So 10 take his best young lady
20 the function II will cost him SO for
the ball tickets. 81 for tho supper. and
$40 for the carriage. Al other times OF
the year, he could hire a carriage. for
half Of $40 but IN order TO bring the
total up 10 s2a and give the victims good
cause for remarks. tho liverymen have
doubled their tariff.
The $50. by the way. does not include
flowers for the girl, which. under present
conditions, will cost another IS blu.
Fog Envelopes City.
A dense fog enveloped the city at day
break today. and for an hour or so. vlH-
itors and residents alike were IN despair.
The fact that the weather bureau had
forecasted unsettled" conditions for in
auguratlon day put an additionally
gloomy touch to the outlook. and bets
were freely made that outgoing and In
coming Presidents would be drenched
"rn bet sou $40 that 1t rains tomor-
row" said a Texas visitor TO a friend
In the lobby Of tho Willard today
'I'n take YOU; make it two tines" re-
torted his friend.
The money was handed 10 a third
man. and the one who made the propo-
sion said;
H~nrn doing this Tor Taft livery tim,
make bet on any proposition under
the sun. I lose. That's why I am betting
on rain"
The prices Of seats and windows from
which 10 view the parade have jumped
50 per cent. within the last twenty-four
hours. So have the prices FOR rooms IN
boarding houses. and cots in the hotels.
one man advertised IN one OF the local
papers today that he had flour choice
seats on the big stand opposite the
Presidents box IN the Court OF Honor,
which he would dispose at the very rea-
sonable price OF $40. The seats In that
stand, cost. when sold. from So 70 S.
so n he sells his pasteboards, he is GER
tain 20 make 100 per cent on his invest
ment
The record price for a room has been
paid by John Hays Hammond, President
OF the League OF Republican Clubs, who
gave up 500 for a second story front
corner OF Fifteenth and r streets, oppo-
site the Treasury Building
FAKERs ARE BUSY.
with every arriving train load Of sol
diers and citizens comes a crowd OF side
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