The Washington herald., 1913-01-01
FUND PASSES
$4,000 MARK
Financial Committee Of Inau-
gural Body Reports In
creased Contributions.
OTHER BODIES NAMED
Inpression Prevails that the Pension
Building viii Be Used for
Ball.

Corcoran Thorn got his inaugural
finance committee together at the New
Willard yesterday afternoon for seven
minutes of the briskest business that
Washington has seen in several moons.
for not only did they review a weeks
work, which had resulted in sfbscrip-
lions of 5000 TO the inaugural fund. but.
not liking that number with only one five
in II, they put on enough to bring the
total up to s65.s4S.
So well had things worked that there
was no need of a prolonged session Of
the committee, whose members showed
themselves thoroughly conversant not
only with the plans. but with the spirit
and intent OF the officials directing the
general inaugural scheme. Early pay
ments. It was decided. would be request
ed of all subscribers, for II Is desired
through prompt and generous action on
the part Of Washington to make the in
terest OF the United States at large keen
from the very first.
With a prompt payment of subscrip-
lions and a consequent assurance of the
$780, 900 fund with which the committee
will make their plans certain of sue
cess. the people of the States will make
a reader response TO the invitations to
be extended them to come to the Capital
and see another President indicted into
office
The Washington Chamber of Commerce.
the Washington Board OF Trade, and
the Washington Retail Merchants As
ISOLATION will be asked to request their
members to make early and generous
contributions, and Il is believed they will
greatly assist the committees.
Pension Building fer Ball.
Notwithstanding the agitation over the
possibility OF Congress not granting the
use of the Pension Office for the inau-
gural ball, officials of the inaugural COM
mittee said last night that they feel con-
fident they will not be embarrassed for
lack OF a place to hold the ball. Most
of them believe that the desired permits
sion will be granted soon after Congress
reconvenes next week. The use OF the
Capitol for the inaugural ball, as pro-
posed by James d. Preston. superin-
tendent OF the Senate press gallery, has
met with much favor. but il has not had
the close attention of the inaugural COM
mittee as yet.
New Contributions.
The subscriptions announced yesterday
were:
J. Miller Kenyon. 500; Tucker. Kenyon
& mcfarland, 800; c. G. Sloan & Co.
500; DulIn & Martin Co, $50: The POM
peian Co, $50; James B. Lamble, sluS, |
Gardiner & Dent, Inc, 500; Lee J. Lam |
neau. s.: Z. ID. Blackstone. $50; Hugh |
Reilly. 800; Stone 4 Fairfax. $50; Henry |
I. kaufman. SO: House & Herman, |
500; Fl. l. Rust. 500; Emil G. SchafeI, |
800: William H. Walker, $40; o. G. !
Staples. $500; Edward B. Dean, 500: |
George Z. Hamilton. $500; William A !
Bennett. $50: Gist Blair, $500; John L. |
Newbold $500: Hennen Jennings go: |
Robert Lee Bains. sloo; ]. SeIwin TAFT, |
$50; L. r. Tuttle, $50; William F. |
Lemon. so; John r. Mclean, s1,Oo; /
Gas Light Company, $1,000; |
Chris. Heurich Brewing Company, si.OoO:
II. Rozier Dulaney, 500; o. II. P. John
son, $50: John T. Devine. $50; National /
Capital Brewing Company, 500; Albert !
Carry. $500: John B. Larner, 500; Albion
X Paris. 500; Rudolph & West Com
pany. $50: II. S. Matthews, 500: p. S.
Pearsall, 500: Charles E. Howe, $50; |