The Washington herald., 1913-01-25
RECEPTION Plan
. Is ABANDONED
Senate Democrats Take Un-
vorable Action on Proposed
Gathering IN Capitol.
WILSON IS RESPONSIBLE
Sufrasists Arouse Ire in Inaugural
Committee BY lacking Rider
on Sheppard Bill.

There will be no inaugural ball, and
what's more there will be no inaugural
reception marking the induction into Of
fee Of Woodrow Wilson. Mr.. Wilson
himself Is responsible for the abandon
ment OF the ball, and the Democrats of
the Senate are charged with the respon-
sibihty OF blocking the suggested public
! reception. Mr.. Wilson'S Inauguration
will be marked only by Democratic sim
plicity- The jubilee will be as devoid
OF social functions and display as a por-
cupine is full of bristles. There only
remains now the inaugural parade, and
some OF the Washington people are fear
ful that this may be eliminated.
While the Senate Democrats individ-
ually and collectively assume the respon-
sibility of blocking the public reception,
the fact is that Gov. Wilson is indirectly
charged with this also. His statement
at Trenton that he would be perfectly
content" to have the reception cut out
Of the programme is believed to have
caused the Democrats in caucus yester-
day to vote unanimously against the use
OF the Capitol Building for a reception.
When the President-elect expressed a
desire to have the inaugural ball aban-
doned, the local inaugural committee
washed its hands of the social end Of the
inauguration, and put up squarely to
Congress the arrangements for the pub
lie reception that was Immediately pro-
posed in lieu of the ball. The idea was
to have the reception in the rotunda of
the Capitol, and, IL necessary, open some
or all OF the private Offices, committee
rooms, and perhaps the halls of the two
Houses of Congress, in order to accom-
modate the crowds But Gov. Wilson
did not encourage this suggestion, and
the Senate Democrats forthwith decided
against the reception.
SuffraRis Get Busy.
The Senate Committee on Public Build
ings and Grounds will meet this morning,
however, to consider the Sheppard reso-
luton allowing the use of some of the
flags OF the War and Navy Departments
for decoration of the streets, for the
construction OF stands. and for some OF
the necessary details OF preparation for
the parade. It will also consider a reso-
luton introduced by the sufragists in
the form of an amendment TO the main
bill This amendment would grant to the
suffragists permission to build stand
opposite the southern end of the Treas
ury Building for use March ,.
This resolution aroused the ire OF the
inaugural committee yesterday when IL
was presented, the members OF the COM
mittee asserting that the amendment
would have a tendency to hinder the
progress of the main bill, which was of
paramount Importance
No action was taken by the committee
on either matter because Of the absence
of a quorum, and there will be another
meeting this morning.
With the reception dead and buried, the
will bend its efforts toward
making the parade an especially spectac-
ular affair.
Stress will be laid on the fireworks
exhibition. and yesterday the fireworks
committee made public its programme
The exhibition will consume about two
hours and quarter. There will he
about seventy-five numbers on this pro-
Gramme, and the entire exhibition will
100 rocket bombs, 200 batteries.
l.loS colored lights. eOo geysers, 500
flashes. 1909 bombs. 5000 candles and
d quantity OF other spectacular devices.