The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-23
Chairmen Will Tell Progress
of Preparations at Thurs
day Meeting.
REVIEWING STANDS
ARE ABOUT READY
Street Decoration Nearly Finished,
and Other Work Is Well
in Hand.

A most important meeting Of the in
auEural committee is set for Thursday
morning, when the committee chairmeu .
VIII submit seminal drafts of the full /
reports OF their work.
BY that time the work Of many of the /
committees will have been practically /
completed Exceptions TO this are the /
committees which viii have charge of |
the inaugural bail and the PUBLIC com
fort. These will have their heaviest /
work on the days just before and fol /
lowing the Inauguration.
Great interest will be conferred in the /
REPORT of the floor committee of the I
inaugural ball which Will be in charge /
OF arrangements for the ball on the F,
night OF March l. The program. as out /
lined by Gist Blair and Thomas r..
Walsh. VIII be presented 10 the commit
Tee Tor Its approval. The first report /
sale Of tickets for the ball.
On Reviewing Stands
One committee whose work is practi- |
Cally completed is that on reviewing
stands, Of which John p. Larner is
chairman. With the selling out of the
seats the most eXacung part of the work
o. the committee has been completed
until March 1, when the chairman and
his aides VIII have charge OF the Presi-
dents stand.
The work of the street decoration
{ committee is we'll in hand The festOOns
. of electric lights OYerhanging PenuSyl-
wanna avenue were practically completed
this morning.
Chairman Weller, Of the committee on
public comfort, today sent a telegram
TO Adlt Gen. Charles c. WeibreCht OF
the Ohio National Guard, requesting that
q reQuisitiOn he made by that body FOR
quarters If the troops wish TO DE taken
care or by his committee. The plan
On foot to house the Ohio troops in
Government building, II Is understood,
has fallen through and the Buckeye
Uarchers viii have TO depend upon other
quarters.
Acting on the suggestion of Major
Sylvester. DR.. d. Percy Kicking. chair
' man Of the ambulance and hospital di-
vision Of the inaugural committee on
public order, has made these additional
arrangements for looking after and
caring for persons who may be taken
sick or injured in accidents on inauSUra-
tion day
Major Sylvester recently forwarded
to Dr. Hickling the following sugges-
tons:
/ To arrange for the locating OF am
balances on the evening of the fire
works. In this connection Miss Board
man, Of the Red Cross, is authorized
TO locate a temporary relief tent near
the fireworks grounds. provided the Su-
perintendent Of Public Buildings and
Grounds gives n permit. this. however,
IS IN no wise 20 interfere with such hos
pltal arrangements as you may make
fCr the occasion.
At Union Station
z The Red Cross will have a small
Soom near the platform inside OF the
gate Of the Union Station, but arrange
ments should be had for an ambulance
at the depot, with surgeons and equip
ment for hospital patients, as the Ce-
pot viii be a cOngested place March
TO 6.
canvass in various large buildings where
troops may be CHARTERED, and where
other organizations may be Quartered'
looking 10 proper sanitary arrange
ments, such Inspections to be made at
such times as you may outline.
l. Designation OF locations for ann
balances the day Of the parade, with
drivers, filters. outriders, all of which
have been asked for by the chairman
Of the Inaugural committee from the
Secretary Of War II a bad day. sur
geOns and carriers may want reliefs.
The Red Cross has a permit 40 asslgl
litter carriers TO your service and 10
place Red Cross insignia at the teie-
graph stands OF the army near inter
secting streets where ambulauces may
be located
3. Red Cross may place a tent I'm the
Smithsonian grounds and Lafayette
Park for insignificant cases.
Crowd at Capitol.
S. Crowds Will be at the Capitol.
seventh street and Pennsylvania ave
! rue. Fifteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue; Fifteenth street and New York
avenue, Seventeenth street. etc.
l. Please confer with Miss Board
man, third floor. War Department who
will gladly cooperate.
g. Have asked for ambuIauces. horses
drivers, Filters, flags ON same. cavalry
Futriders with poles and fars and
badge ribbons for medals.
2 Arrangements for hospital ~ tho
ball Red Cross viii furnish you nurses
If desired.
10. Assuring YOU OF my thorough aD
{ probation and active endorsement.
BY teudes and courtesy orr tho par
OF Miss Mabel Eoardmau Of the Re.
cross society. Major Sylvester, chair
man OF the committee Ou public order
has accepted the .Stabi 'slueut Of Re.
Cross emergency tents fully eqIiure.
for less important cases, sIchlae frs
aid.
There VIII De tents At frequent inter
walls in iutcrsectUE streets 70 the pa
rale, and also Lafayette Square Tn
Red Cross VIII also ruru.e. lnroHg.
Miss boarcman litter carriages NJ III,
Georgia Likes Taft
That the popularity # Judge Taft 8,
the South Us genuine. aid shat tl
people Of Georgia. particularly are auv
lous 20 show just how wei they Ik
{ him has again been made manifest 81
Horse Guards n-.I come 20 tho iuau1
urstLou. pay their own expenses. live Il
their private car, and see everything
that Is 10 He seen. They are not -oIn
10 march lu the parade because Ihs
want 20 get the full benefit UT tlri
trip, and they a.r going TO bring alnu
their wives $50 tlar rho uGOI. ramI
can have good Time
Everything is an ready for tho a.
NOUS Richmond Blues ta como 90 Wash
iHgtau, bun tIeg are going 60 he rig.
iu line on March g. At every iuaug.rs
tiOn the Blues are pointed 90 wiz
pIide by Nirglulans and admiration gen
orally by iuaugura tiOn visitors
Fifty cadets, with three officers fror
Arundel Cove. Nd. viii represent ia
Revenue Cutter Service in The Darad,
They VIII arrive in Washington ID
morning Of March :.
More Beauties.
Not content with one representative
national beauty appointed by Gist Blah
chairman Of the floor committee OF On
inaugural ball, Maryland has come ou
with ten State beauties. MI BIai
however, has served as apU0iutmcl
tT "a r-r aid