The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-02-11
BIG event
Of MARCH 4
Will Be the Grand Ball in
the Federal Pension
Building. ,,.,..,
SCENE is DESCRIBED
In a Vivid Manner lniiNews
Item by One in the
Capital of the Nation.

WASHINGTON. d. c. Feb. s.-The
Inaugural committee on bali room
decorations. of which James Rush
Marshall is chairman, has completed
its plans for the adornment of the
great interior court of the Pension
building for the big event of the
night of March 4.and the preliminary
work already has been begun. The
decorative scheme contemplates tha
use of a canopy in the form of a bar
rel vault, running through the whole
length of the building, with archi-
traves and lnnettes at end and cros-
sing the two lines of large columns
dividing the whole space into three
large bays y
The color scheme viii be light
ivory
: The principal change over previous
decorative effects. is in the system
Of electric lighting. The main lighting
will be done by eighteen chandeliers
suspended from the canopy. each
chandelier carrying 1875 lamps. giving
an. effeet.. as' nearly as possible of tho
old crystal Chandeliers with glass
candles. -
1 The Presidents box vii be extended
from the balcony at the west end ana
the floor brought lower than tho pres
ent gallery in order to make an eff
fective feature.
The floral decorations will be palms,
ferns. southern smIlax, crimson ran,b-
lers. azalcas and forsythia, with
American beauty roses. orchids. cut
flowers and palms in the Presidents
box and reception room.
The decorations have been planned
with a view to simplicity. beauty and
unity just as in the street decora-
tons the usual garlsh display of the
national colors will this year be re-
placed by green ana white. so in the
ball room this idea, will prevail as well.
| As President Taft makes his APP
pearance within the ball room the
Marine band will strike up Hail TO
the Chi r. merging the air into a mill
tarv march as the president and his
party make n tour of the great halls
At the conclusion of the tour, couples
will be formed and the grand promeS
made viii take place From then on
dances Will alternate with promenades
until "Ifome Sweet Home. is Played
in the small hours.
One member OF Congress said on
the floor of the House the other day
that he would rather attend a funeral
than an inaugural ball. Perhaps he
said 1t to he funny and perhaps NOT.
j At any rate 1t is safe bet that he
will be on hand when the evening
of the fourth of March comes around.
People from Washington. D. c., and
elsewhere have found by experience
that 1t Is very simple indeed to have
good time at the inaugural BAH.
One might be lonesome. attending In
solitary state. but even then 1t would
be possible to run into friends from
here, there and everywhere. But sem
sfble folks make up little parties and
have good time among themselves.
Despite reports to the contrary there
is dancing floor, big one too. pro-
vided In the pension building and
there is dancing for those that care
for 1t. Forth that do not there
IS always the long and wide corridofs
That run around the great court of the
'alla'ns and that are ideal for pro-
fmenaalns and viewing the spirited
scene. Anit-pass laws and everything
else 7" IT." contrary Notwithstanding,
sent indications are that the Taft
ssher'r'nn inaugural ball function win
be ono II the biggest. IL not the big
sest. in the history of these affairs.
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