Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-29
CALL ISSUED BY CHAIRMAN
Returns Expected Early in Large
Contributions.
PROGRESS IN ARRANGEMENTS
All Committees Actively Engaged
Upon Work Assigned for Com
fort Of Expected Visitors.

The inaugural guarantee fund passed
the thirty Neutrality-suspicious. mark last
night. Corcoran Thorn, chairman of the
finance committee. announced that to-
tai of $50 2225 had been received by him
from contributors.
These contributions have been entirely
voluntary and were made before Mr.
Thorn sent out his general call for SUBJ
scriptions to the fund. The call, how
ever. was issued yesterday afternoon, and
it is expected that the returns will be
large and will be early in hand. Mr.
Thorn has set Tuesday afternoon as the
time for the first meeting of his COM
mittee. in the cabinet room of the New
Willard Hotel.
The contributions announced by Mr..
Thorn. received after l o'clock in the aft
ernoon, were AS follows: G. Thomas
Dunlop. 500: Sleman & Lerch. 500; w.
Clifford Long, $3.50: d. ]. Callahan, S1OO:
A. NJ. McLachlen. 500.
McCombs Expected Today.
Chairman William F. McCombs of the
democratic national committee is expect
ed to return from Staunton,. Va, today,
where he went to attend the celebration
yesterday In honor of Gov. Woodrow
Wilson, and to stop in Washington for
few hours. 1t is possible he may meet
Chairman William Corcoran Eustis of the
inaugural committee and Secretary Wick
while in the city for an informal dis
cussiOn of the coming Inauguration of
Wilson and Marshall
A. NJ. keppel. chairman of the railroad
terminal committee. last night announced
the appointment of 3. b. TolSon of the
terminal Company as vice chairman and
j. j. Ek1n as secretary of the committee.
1t Is expected that the railroad terminal
facilities committee will work in con-
nection with the public comfort commit
tee to make comfortable the stay of the
thousands of visitors I'm Washington. NJ.
l. Weller. chairman of the pubic COM
fort committee, announced last night that
he would open headquarters tomorrow in
the United States Trust Company build
ing. at 10th street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. His committee has a great amount
of work to do in listing the thousands of
householders who wish to rent rooms to
visitors. and listing the visitors who wish
to obtain rooms. With the probability
that nearly 10000 strangers will come to
washington Tor the inauguration, and the
fact that the capacity of the hotels here
Is about 10000, Mr.. Weller's committee
realizes 1t has big task on its hands
The committee will number about 400
men. with an executive committee of
fifty.
Government Buildings Needed.
Mr.. Weller has put in an application for
the use of all those unoccupied buildings
which are owned by the government in
those squares which 1t has purchased for
public buildings. and for the park be-
tween the Capitol and the Union station
These buildings will be used to house the
members of the military organizations
which come to Washington to take part
In the ceremonies.
In the appointment Of the inaugural
committee. announced by MIR. Eustis yes
terday, politics appears to have little
part. The chairman used his Judgment
in selecting men well qualified for places
on this important committee. The total
membership of the committee, including
the officers. is 132: Its first meeting is
set for next Friday morning at II
O'Clock at the New Willard Hotel. Upon
the inaugural committee rests the au-
thority to make all the arrangements for
the celebration and to expend the money
needed. The work. Of course. is done
through the twenty-five subcommittee,
the chairman of which are all members
of the inaugural committee.
Wilson Is Acquiescent.
While Gov. Wilson has expressed him.
self in favor of having the inaugural
ceremonies as simple and dignified as
possible. it was said last night that he
has no desire to interfere with plans made
by the inaugural committee. and that the
presidents of other inaugurals will be
followed in most of the arrangements.
Four years ago 10000 men participated
in the inaugural parade. more than half
of whom We're officers and men of the
Army, Navy and Marine Corps. 1t is eX-
pected that the parade next March will
frt11 a
parades of other years.