The Washington herald., 1909-02-16
WORK COMMENCES
At PENSION OFFICE
Ballroom VIII Be Made Ready
in Two Weeks.
THREE GOVERNORS EXPECTED
Gen. Johnston Receives Details OF
Commands IN Maryland Brigade.
Numbers I47 Officers and 1913
Men--East Front OF Treasury VIII
Be Completed by Marek 4.

The agreement between the Interior
Department and the inaugural committee,
relative TO the use Of the Pension once
for the inaugural ball. was signed yes
terday morning. and work preparatory
70 taking charge Of the building was BE-
gun IN the afternoon. The task Of clear
ing out the rooms 70 be used by the
committee viii take about three days
One OF the covenants Of the agreement
this year Is understood 20 be that the
watchmen Of the Pension Office viii have
charge OF the rooms in which the prop
erty Of the government is stored during
the entire inauguration period. and that
the committee viii be relieved OF this
responsibility.
II is now the expectation Of the commit
tee on ballroom decoration that the work
OF preparing for the ball viii be finished
by Saturday. February 2. II is likely
that one OF the rehearsals OF the inaugu-
raj chorus will be held in the building
that evening
Gov. Quinby to Ride in Parade.
Thomas P Morgan said yesterday that
Gov. QuInby, OF New Hampshire; Gov.
Hughes. OF New York. and Gov Hadley.
OF Missouri, had each written. stating
that they would be in Washington tc at
tend the Inauguration. participate IN the
parade, and be present at ths Inaugural
ball
Gov Quinby viii journey TO Washing
ton in company with his stan, the mem
bers Of his council and his family. The
party win have quarters at the New
Willard during their stay in the city.
Gov. Hadley viii be accompanied only
BY the officers OF his STAFF.
Gov. Hughes viii be attended in the
parade by the members Of his staff and
a mounted escort from the New York
Signal Corps 4 letter received yeSteT-
day By Gen. Johnston from New York
states that q provisional regiment made
up Of the National Guard OF the state, n
addition 70 the Seventh New York Regi-
ment viii appear IN the marching col
umn. commanded BY Col T. Il. Hitch
cock.
Maryland VIII Have Brigade.
Gen. Johnston Is also in receipt OF g
letter from Gov Crothers. OF Mary
land. which says that he and MS staf
officers and the first brigade Of the Mary
land National Guard viii Join the parade.
The brigade VIII he commanded by Gen
LawrasOn Riggs. and viii be composed
OF II officers and .943 men The brigade
viii Iine up with the First, Fourth, Fifth,
and the First separate company OF in
fantry. Troop A viii also make a part
OF the contingent, as will The naval bri-
gade The Fifth infantry viii be quar-
tered in The Court House. the Naval
Brigade aboard the L s s Puritan, and
Troop A at the Kendrick House. 800 n
street northwest The other Maryland
troops viii be quaTtered in the cars
which bring them 10 Washington.
sSnowden Ashford. inspector Of build
ings. yesterday made public the rules
under which private parties viii be per
mltted 70 erect small stands and bal
comics IN front OF their buildings 10 view
the parade. These stands and balconies
must be constructed according TO plans
fled with the inspector, and kefore being
used must be thoroughly inspected by Z
representative Of the department. Nc
weak stand or one liable 10 collapse
viii be passed BY the inspectors, and Mr.
Ashford says IL viii be useless 10 con-
struct such a stand
Treasury Front VIII BE Done
one OF the interesting things going OF
preparatory TO the Inauguration is ths
haste making TO complete the repairs &c
the Treasury east front The contractor
has been racing against time IN getting
Up the heavy pillars, building in the
frieze. and getting all the stone work II
place before March 1, so that the der
Tlcks may be removed and Fifteenth
street at that point cleared I'D, readJ
for The passing Of the line OF march
Without some unforeseen accident, thc
work viii be done. and while all the
capitals Of the columns may not be
dressed and the columns cleaned. the In
augural visitors will look upon a retu-
venated east front Of the Treasury
which viii conform with the construc.
ton Of the rest OF the great building.
The work OF replacing the thirty
sandstone pillars with granite monoliths
and putting n the detail work OF tn,
roof which thew support has been 20