The Washington times., 1909-02-25
MYRIAD Of LIGHTS
TO FLOOD AVENUE
viii Be a Great White
Way All During In
augural Week.

Pennsylvania avenue Will be great
white way from the Capitol 10 the
Treasury throughout inaugural week.
This decision was reached by the inau-
gural committee at its final meeting at
the New Willard Hotel this afternoon.
Tens of thousands of incandescent
bulbs. festOoned across the wide thor
Oughfare. together with twenty private
business buildings ablaZe with light, the
outlining of the Treasury building Nth
electric bulbs. the illumination Of the
Capitol with searchIights. and the Mu-
nicipal building with powerful theatrical
spot lights, together with the blazing
fountain Of color at the Peace Monu-
ment, Will make the great national
boulevard a flaming highway through
out its length.
In front of the White House. on the
Court of Honor. 7he Nominations will
he even more gorgeous, the color effect
obtained from the white and green of
the decorations. adding to the general
effect and giving this particular spot
fairy garden aspect.
Work Completed.
So far as the inaugural itself is con-
cerned the general committee has fin
ished its work. At the final meeting
this afternoon everyone Of the chair
men of the various subcommittee re-
ported the details under their charge
70 be fully completed or in such state
that they would be completed The
grand stands have been finished. the
chairs having been put in place today
Nothing remains to he done TO them,
but fix the decorations.
Chairman Larner. of the committee
on stands. announced that 5000 people
would be accommodated on the grand
stands, in the windows. and on the bal
comics along the line of march of the
parade. The employees of the District
buildings are TO have a stand in the
reservation east Of half
street
Chairman Bone. of the committee on
printing, announced that the official
program Of the inaugural would Toe
ready for sale Saturday, and Chairman
Moves, of the reception committee re-
ported that tUenty-Gne governors OF
states have accepted invitations to at
tend the inaugural.
Major Sylvester announced the plans
Tor public order. and Chairman Nor
gan, of the committee on civic organi-
ZatiOns stated there would be fftv-five
organizations in his section Of the pa
rade, forty-four- white, ten cOlored, and
one Indian.
Badges Given Out.
Immediately after The meeting this
afternoon the committeeman assembled
IN Secretary Thom's office and were
given their badges. The medals Will
be ready in few days.
There will be no freaks in ne inau.
Before and il is now reiterated by tn,
grand marshal and the marshal of thu
civil grand division. Thomas Z. Morgan
Mr.. Morgan stated this morning tina
nothing would be permitted in the pa
rsde that would in the least detrac
from the dignity Of the occasion.
The decision came ip the case OF thu
Bug House Hose Company. Of Free
port, \. \ The hose company can b,
as bughOuse as II pleases i'm FreepOr
and en- route TO Washington. but tn,
minute il strikes this city il become
a simple. seddte hose company. viii
tailed II must conform to the dignit
OF the occasion, declare General Bel
and Marshall Morgan.
Affects All Organizations
This decision, an announcement @
which was made this morning, will Al
feet all organizations that are TO ente
the parade. The civic organization
VIII be permitted 10 wear any uniform
they desire, but all such features a
cowboys throwing IassOs, wild animals
mechanical appliances viii be cut ont
as viii also all sorts of fancy maueuy
erinE.
The first meeting OF the floor com
Dittee for the ball viii be held thi
afternoon At the New Willard, 81
o clock Chairman Gist Blair has call
cd his associates together 10 expIai
the arrangements 10 them. Au0the
meeting viii be held tomorrow after
noon, and as soon IS possible the Pen
sion Building viii be used as tie meet
ing place. There the members OF IN
committee VIII be assigned TO the
places, and general plan for the CON
mittee's work on the night OF the oa
viii be worked out.
Comfort Of Guests.
Chairman James i. Bell has cdlIc
p meeting Of lis committee ON c2mfoI
~ the ball for next Tuesday Afternoon
when the fnal arrangements viii be dis
cussed and tile building carefully q,
amined 20 plan out the various feature
10 ne introduced for the comfort Of ID
guests. II is understood that the cd
fee OF tlic Commissioner OF Pension
lviu be again used as the retiring rool
1or tho president and family and oil
chief clerk office for the Vice Pros
cent.
The GEal meeting OF tho Gun .uauZjIs
committee Is IU UTuEIcSs this aIJ,Iuu0I
Chairman sylvester of IN. Commute
ON pIrItr order presented bis 1uaI q
engagements for tL, handling ot O..
crowds with copies cot hi- obstruction
roI the various member Of al. con
Hittcc. The instructions 20 Tho s-,oI
lection OF this committee. Tire i-rl-s
in rho inaugural program, were .sau,
last evening.
Tho E.hcEtou Light Infantry Con
Uauv D., Third Battalion National DiuaI
~ Georgia from Elperfou. Ga. I- con
ing 10 Washington 10 participate inn n
inaugural parade. Gen john A. JOIN
son laviu@ charge Of the arIaugemcu
for DC Inaugural parade, was uotin.
Of this fact today.
Tribute to Taft.
High uInuIc FOB tho character OF vi
jam Howard Taft o. paid Us PTesideI
Roosevelt iu au article ON the ne
President which Dc has contributed
the Inaugural souvenir. Tbs souycn
vlU accompany each ticket u the ina
.-vrT' hail Il also contains gH.Fa R-iu: