The Washington herald., 1909-01-05

Work preparatory 10 the inauguration
ceremonies began in earnest yesterday
after the holiday period. Chairmen Of
the several committees found big patches
OF accumulated mail on their desks. in
GLIDING requests for prominent places in
the marching column. apartments for
lodging and meals at low rates. and the
hundred and one things which almost
drive those IN authority wild in mapping
out the prellminaries OF the great
pageant.
From now on applications for all sorts
Of privileges may be expected TO pour into
the committees. and busy days are ahead
for all connected with the quadrennial
celebration.
Piftsburz Club in Line.
Among the applications received yesteT-
day for places IN the parade by Thomas
P Morgan. chairman OF the committee
on civic organizations. was one from the
Young Mems Republican Tariff Club 0f
Pittsburg. Frank McCOmb commanding.
who expects TO bring 800 men. arriving on
the morning Of March 3 and remaining
two days The club viii be attended by
Mireua's Fourteenth Regiment Band Of
fifty pieces, and q prominent position IN
the marching column Is requested.
The Republican Club OF New York. in
q letter written by Leavitt J Hunt re-
quests permission TO act as personal
escort to Vice President Sherman on
inaugural day. The communication gives
the names OF about one hundred OF
its members who expect 70 come 20
Washington, and II allowed 70 act as
escort. 20 the Vice President Mr.. Leavitt
promises 10 marshal about 200 men and
present a specially fine appearance
German Societies May March.
4 proposition has been placed before
the Central verein that the various
singing bodies connected herewith shall
turn out and participate IN the inaugura-
ton parade. It IS proposed to do this in
a patriotic spirit. and a committee has
I been appointed 10 ascertain Whist organi-
zatlons wish 20 participats and how
many OF each. decision 10 te reached at
the next meeting OF the verein. Wash
ington has twenty-thrse singing societies
represented In the verein. and Il is
thought that an important addition 10 the
civic division may be made BY repre-
sentatives OF the German societies form
ing a contingent and joining the march
/ ing column
NJ !. Weller stated yesterday that ap-
pIications TO rent rooms and furnish
board to inauguration visitors were com
ing 10 his ofice very slowly. he realizes
that IL IS early vet. but he thinks that
househoIders and those who make this a
special business at inauguration tine are
behind hand this year in making their
preparations Mr.. Weller says his COM
n1ittee VIII be much embarrassed unless
a great number Of lodgings znd boarding
places are submitted within a week or
ten days.
Preparations for the Press.
The National Press Club will be host
to visiting newspaper men at the inaugu-
ration. and several changes have been
authorized BY the board Of governors TO
provide quarters for quill drivers from
NlA4El N4tAEo WIN may NA'aAA@ ~ " t--A&AlA
ton 10 witness the Inauguration
n I Weller submitted to Edward J
Stellwagen yesterday the personnel Of the
executive committee Of the committee on
public comfort. which the latter approved.
The committee Is as follows:
COMMITTEES on public co1afo-t-NIchaeI I Weller.
chairman; James ?. Oyster. first Tics chairman;
james 2 Hood second vios Chairman; Henry K
I SImIsOu. seUe12Ty-
Executive com1nittse-O. 7 Bezunont c. F.
Benjamin. ". J. Browning Y. p Bran A B.
Coppes. T. !. De Land D. E Garges. 4
Girouard- p J. Haltesn. E J. Haunan- " c.
Hines, A c. Herman 0. z. Hove, ?. n Hughss
c 3 Hunt O. DucEet-, II A Lynca. ! D.
AIaher- c A. Mccarthy. 4 H NcKes. L NJ
Miller. E A MOseley. 6. ". Nos. 7 L. Parsons
L z PaySon. R. A. PILES. F. F. Rspetti, W
P Richards. y. b shea, A r Sevca- 4
schulteis b " SOhon A + EnsT L
Sinclair. G. sp-ansy. ". Tfndzu. z h Fucksr. L
( YoiZt, J. II. Walker. R. White, a. D. Wilkinson
/ J. c. Ycst. S h Walker, D. Murray, T. Ode7
Horstman-