Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-20
ANNOUNCES NAMES OF AIDS
CHAIRMAN OF INAUGURAL
BALL FLOOR COMMITTEE ACTS.
Makes Selections From States and
neutrality-suspicious. to
March in the Parade.

4 feature of the inaugural ball will be a
galaxy of prominent citizens. one from
each of the states and territories. who
will serve as aids to Gst Blair. chairman
Of the floor committee. Mr.. Blair is en-
deavoring TO secure representative citi-
zens for the positions of honor, and to-
day he notified Corcoran Thorn. secretary
of the general Inauguration committee,
that the following had accepted appoint
ments as aids: Ohio, Myron T. Herrick
District of Columbia, LarZ Anderson;
New York. James W. Wadsworth, jr.;
Colorado Chester A. Arthur: Maryland
Gen. Felix Agnus; New Jersey, C. Led
yard Blair.
Louisiana, Walter d. Denegre: Missouri,
Henry C. Scott; Wyoming, c. A. Guern-
sey; California, Percy T. Morgan; Mon
lana, Richard A. Harlow: Utah. Hoyt
Vermont. Coils NJ. Graves; Illinois,
Col Frederick II. Smith.
Gen Bell was today informed that a
battalion of four companies of the cadet
sorps of the Virginia Military Institute at
lexington will come to Washington to
provided they can secure quarters. In
,ase the cadets come. of which there is
lot much doubt. they will be given place
N the cadet brigade
Louis ]. Carmody have been added to the
committee on reviewing stands.
Connecticut Company Coming.
Gen. Bell. grand marshal of the inau-
sural parade, has been informed that the
Sd Company. Coast Artillery. National
Guard Of Connecticut, located at Norwich,
conn. will come to the Inauguration with
three officers and seventy-two men. This
e. IL r.
Hagberg. Quarters have been secured at
l13 street. The company will be as
signed a place with the organized militia
N the military division.
7 The committee on fireworks, Cuno H.
Rudolph, chairman, held a meeting last
evening and 1t was decided to recommend
% the inaugural committee that the fire.
works be displayed on the ellipse south of
he White House the evening of ruarch
l. According to the program bombs will
announce the beginning of the fireworks
II 80 O'Clock. At 7:45 the display proper
will begin and last ninety minutes.
Drill by Flambeau Club.
Following the display of fireworks the
Republican Fiambeau Club of MINNEAPOLIS
Will give fire drill lasting about an
1our. The club is composed of forty-two
men. The uniform is white. trimmed with
ed. and the men carry peculiarly con-
itructed Roman candle as a torch, which
lends forth sparks and balls of fire dur
ng the drill.
The committee reached the decision that
y next weeks meeting the bidders for the
fireworks might be present if they so
ieslred, and present their claims in per-
on.
Medals and Badges.
There was meeting of the subcommit-
an l.,1- -
orooke is chairman, yesterday afternoon,
ma II was decided to award the contract
or the manufacture OF the inaugural
'adges to Joseph X. Davison's Sons of
Philadelphia, and the contract for the
S. y. Meyer, 1921 Pennsylvania
venue '-"
Gold medals will be presented to Messrs
art and Sherman and the chairman of
ne inaugural committee. and silver
medal to the chairman of each subcom-
nittee. while the bronze medals will he
wen TO the remaining members Of the
ieneral committee and the subcommjt-
eemen The badges will be practically
ne same as those OF four years ago.
Supper at the Ball.
Upon the call of Arthur c. Moses
dairman. there was a meeting of the
ommittee on supper at the ball yester-
ay afternoon. Estimates for catering
Tere considered, and recommendation
or the award Of the contract will be
aade to the full committee at its meet
ng tomorrow morning
Announcement is made that the first
ehearsal of the chorus to sing at the
all and concerts will be held this even
ny In Elks' Hall, under the direction
Percy S. Foster. chairman of the COM
.horus from THE Messiah the
bldiers' Chorus from Faust" and
Union and Liberty" which was written
Horatio w. Parker. head of the music
apartment at Yale, especially for the
Inauguration of President Roosevelt, will
rehearsed.