The Washington herald., 1909-03-03
DECORATING THE
GoURT az HonoR u
| EPoHT Of HRlTE HonsEs

honor. brighter than all the rest, threw
its light on a solid. surging mass OF peO-
pie.
The question OF accommodating incom-
ing crowds IS a serious one
Big Hotels Are Crowded.
The big hotels are already crowded
The smaller hotels may have a few rooms
10 let but ali viii be gone before inau-
g,1ratiou DAY. Rooms with baths cannot
be had. except in private houses-and- by
the way, q good many thrifty household
ers viii make a nice little penny out OF
the inauguration through leasing their
! residences 10 people who have the money
TO pay
small apartments that rent ordinarily
from $40 10 s5e ? month are being sublet
for this week for from S75 20 slo0. the
usual period OF this temporary tenancy
being five days. At the hotels people who
want rooms with baths are told that the
last Of these were reserved a month ago
Public halls and The upper floors OF ware
houses have been fitted Up for the accom-
modation of military and civu organiza-
tions already arrived. A cadet company
from a Georgia school formed the ad-
vance guard Of a great throng that is
coming from that State, where Mr- Taft
spent the winter and made himself popu-
lar
Big Prices for windows.
Big prices are being paid for windows
Of rooms overlooking the line Of the pa
rade. It is said some Of them have been
rented for as low q price as SO, but that
the reguaI tariff is about $35 window
Senator Chauncey NJ Depew. Of New
York, has hired a single room in the
Corcoran Building, for which he viii have
to pay $500.
John Hays Hammond. the millionaire
mining engineer. who is president Of the
I League Of Republican Clubs. wiz pay
500 for three windows in a building at
Fifteenth and F streets, opposite the
Treasury BuiIding-s Hotel rooms over
looking the parade bring high prices.
Most Of those who have the means 10 rent
such places Of vantage wilf have lunch
/ con served TO their guests.
Gov. Draper. Of Massachusetts. who has
plenty Of money, has given up consid-
cradle of il for a paTlOr on the second
/ floor Of one OF the leading hotels
Preparations Completed.
The preparations OF the inaugural COM
mittae have been completed. and 50 far
as its work IS concerned, II is AL over
but the shouting" Its efforts now are
directed toward taking care Of the minor
matters that are constantly coming up
and it. spent a busy day yesterday Its
plans for the inaugral bali, as well are
particularly at an end Seats for this
function are on sale Al the hotels and
banks and at a number Of drug stores at
s. apiece.
And now. IF il only does not rain -
This matter Of Inauguration always
bothers Washington.
Among the prominent arrivals viii be
the governors Of nearly all the States
With them viii come the uniformed mem
| bers Of their several staffs. The gov
ernors have ali been invited to ride in
/ the inaugural parade st the head Of
/ troops from their States. and most OF
them intend TO do so.
IN the parade viii be organizations OF
/ Indians. people from the outlying posses
slons OF the United States. Confederate
veterans. q brigade OF bluejackets from
/ the battIe-ship feet. and scores Of po-
/ litical clubs in costumes purchased espe-
cisflv for the occasion