Evening star., 1912-12-26
0. K. FOR BALL PLANS
Congress Expected to Grant
Use of Pension Building.
UNDERWOOD GIVES VIEWS
Majority Leader Believes Commit
tees Request Will Be Needed.
CONTRIBUTIONS POURING IN
Inauguration Fund Reaches SIC, 1875.
Proposal to Extend Festivities
Is Dropped.
UNDERWOOD GIVES VIEWS
CONTRIBUTIONS POURING IN

That Congress will grant the use of the
pension building. for the inaugural ball If
the inaugural committee asks for it was
the opinion expressed by Majority Leader
Underwood of the House this afternoon
Personally, I have never believed in
military pageants and big ceremonies at
tending the Inauguration Of President. -
said Mr.. Underwood, nor in the use of
public buildings for such ceremonies. But
the Inauguration parade and the ball have
become the custom, and precedent calls
for them. / do not expect to oppose a
request for the use of the pension build
ing for the ball, If it is made by the
gentlemen in charge of the celebration,
and 1 expect that Congress will grant
such a request.
Mr.. Eustis said today that he hoped the
committee would succeed in obtaining the
pension building for the ball, and that
no other place for the ball would be con-
sdered. unless Congress should refuse to
grant the request.
Contributions Pour In.
Generous contributions to the inaugural
guarantee fund were received today by
Chairman Corcoran Thorn of the finance
COIlmlltcc, ny J. u ClOCh lOOdy Iuo
total subscriptions had reached $2OS75.
Among the subscriptions acknowledged
by Mr. Thorn today were the following:
The Columbia Hotel Company the Ra-
leigh, $1,000; George Truesdell 500: Ell
dridge f. Jordan, $1,000; H. K. Simpson,
$25; Evening Star Newspaper Company,
81 600: NJ. ]. Weller, 500; s. B. Chaplin &
Co., through w. B. Hibbs & Co.. $1,000:
Woodbury. Blair. 500; Daniel Fraser,
81 $50; D. ]. Kaufman $3.50; the New VIII
lard, $1,000; D. J. Howell, $50; II. b. f.
Macfarland, $50.
The manner in which the citizens of
the District have signified their hearty
before a general call for contributions to
the fund, has been very satisfactory to
the chairman Of the finance committee.
Mr.. Thorn will complete the roll of his
committee this week and will also issue
a general request for money.
Week Of Festivity Unlikely.
chairman Of the fireworks committee,
and chairman also of the publicity COM
mittees of the Chamber of Commerce and
the Retail Merchants Association, Chair
man William Corcoran Eustis Of the in
augural committee announced this aft
ernoon that it had been decided to make
no attempt to extend the celebrations at
inaugural time over an entire week, az
suggested by the publicity committee of
which Mr.. Cans Is chairman. Mr.. Eustis
said that in view Of the unusually short
time intervening between the appoint
ment of the inaugural chairman and his
committee and subcommittee. and the
actual date of the inauguration, he DEEM
ed it unwiSe to attempt any innovations
in the proceedings which might prove
unwise experiments, and might compli-
cate the work, of which a vast amount
must be done within the next two
months
Mr. Cans. while in favor Of making
the celebration extend over an entire
week, and believing that thousands of
visitors to Washington would be glad
to have this done, agreed with Mr..
anything which might endanger the
success Of the whole celebration Of the
inauguration.
For Simple Inauguration.
Mr.. Eustis said that every effort
would be made to have the inaugura-
ton Of Wilson and Marshall simple
and dignifed.
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, chief of
staff. grand marshal of the inaugural
parade, already has begun to outline
military. naval and civic demonstra-
tion. The selection of Gen. Wood him
self to undertake that task is entirely
in line with precedent which for the
past several administrations has led
to the selection of the senior army
officer on the active list in Washington,
regardless of political affiliations.
Thus it happened that the military fea-
lures of President Taft's inauguration
were in charge of Maj. Gen. j. Franklin
Bell while the late Lieut. Gen. Henry G.
Corbin performed a similar function at
the inauxuration of Theodore Roosevelt.
Purpose Of Gen. Wood.
Gen. Woods animating purpose is to
make the parade of March as well bal
anced as possible in the matter of the
representations of each branch of the
service. the cavalry. infantry and artil-
lery of the army, the bluejackets and ma
riues 0f thu navy an adeuuatA and lib.