Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-25
Senate Committee to Permit
Building of Special Stand.
OBJECTION BY CONTRACTOR
Fears Suffragists May Cut Down
Revenue From Other Stands.
RECEPTION BY THE ALUMNI
Princeton Men to Honor President
Elect Night of March 3-Gen.
Wood Names Aids.

Unless the inaugural committee and the
Secretary of War agree to allow the
woman suffra gists to erect stand south
of the Treasury Department to be used
by spectators of the suffrage pageant
which is to take place on the south
Treasury steps March 3. the Senate COM
mittee on public buildings and grounds
will insert in the inaugural resolution
now before it an amendment directing
that the women be given this privilege.
This decision was reached at a meeting
of the committee at the Capitol today.
Several of the women suffragists ap-
.peared before the committee. Including
Miss Alice Paul, in charge of the suffrage
headquarters; Miss Lucy Burns of New
York and Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey.
They told the committee that if the reso-
luton pending was passed by Congress
giving the inaugural committee the right
to erect stands on such public spaces as
1t desired, with the permission OF the
Secretary of War, for March 4, the wom-
en- We're afraid that they might not be
allowed to erect a stand south of the
Treasury for March 3.
Contractor Objects.
Miss Paul told the committee that the
contractor who has been awarded the
concessions for the stand along the south
side of Pennsylvania avenue by the in
augural committee had said to her he
would consider the erection of a stand
south Of the Treasury an infringement
upon his contract with the inaugural
committee. He said that 1t was obvious
that the women would be able to sell
tickets for seats on their stand for March
) much more readily than he could sell
seats on the inaugural stands for the
suffrage parade.
He made apparent, said Miss Paul, that
he intended to sell seats in his stands
for the suffrage parade, and that he had
agreed to pay higher price for the con-
cession for the stands to the inaugural
committee than had ever been paid before
because he figured on selling these seats.
The women said that they would like
to have an understanding in writing with
the Secretary of War and the inaugural
committee that they would be allowed to
erect their stand south Of the Treasury.
Unless such understanding is forth
coming the Senate committee will insert
the amendment desired by the women.
After the hearing the women said that
they would wait to hear from the inau-
gural committee in regard to the mat
ter. --
Chairman Eustis Of the inaugural COM
mittee declared that the committee was
south of the Treasury by the women.
and that 1t was up to the Secretary of
War.
Reception for Wilson.
The Princeton Alumni Association of
Washington today announced that a re-
ception and smoker would be given in
the New Willard Hotel the night of
March 3, in honor of President-elect
Wilson. and that invitations would be
sent to each Of the $500 Princeton
graduates now living to attend the re-
ceptiOn. 1t was announced that Gov.
Wilson had accepted with pleasure the
invitation Of the Washington Princeton
alumni to be present at the reception. Ad
mittance to the reception will be by card,
issued by the local association to the
auguratiOn. and their other guests.
1t was also announced that arrange
ments were being made for the Prince
ton graduates and their families to oc-
cupy a section in one of the reviewing
stands for the parade March 4.
White House Function.
With the decision not to hold pub
lie reception in the Capitol the night
of March in honor of the new Presi-
dent and Vice President, reached by the
Senate democrats, talk was rife here
today regarding the possibility of a
reception in the White House that
night. when visitors would be given an
opportunity of meeting the President
and Vice President. The initiative for
such a reception would have to come
from Gov. Wilson. it was said.
Wood Names Aids.
Maj. Gen. Wood, grand marshal Of the
coming inaugural parade, today announc-
ed the list of his aids-de-camp for that
feature of the inaugural ceremonies, as
follows:
Capt Robert o. Van Horn of the gen.
eral staff corps. Maj W. II. Gordon OF
the inspector generals department. Mai.
Blanton Winship of the judge advocate
generals department, Lieut.. Col Chaun-
cey B. Baker of the quartermaster corps,
Halloran of the medical department.. Maj.
William F. Harts of the corps of en-
gineers. Capt. James l.. Walsh of the
ordnance department., Maj. Charles NICK.
Saltzman Of the Signal Corps. Capt: w.
X. Wilson of the Coast Artillery
Corps and Maj. Daniel B. Devore
of the Army War College, representing
the different departments of the army.
Lieut.. Commander Arthur j. Hepburn
Lieut.. Commander Luther NJ. Overstreet,
Lieut.. Commander William F. Bricker,
Lieut.. George B. Wright. Surgeon Ray
mond Spear, Passed Assistant Surgeon
Montgomery E. Higgins. Passed Assistant
Paymaster Lewis w. Jennings, jr. and
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senting the various departments OF the
navy. and Maj. John T. Myers and Capt.
George Van Orden, representing the L.
s. Marine Corps.
These officers. together with the officers
Of the generals personal staff. previously
announced will constitute the entire
staff of the grand marshal in the parade.
That body is composed entirely Of repre-
sentatives of departments of the regular
Army, Navy and Marine Corps.
There will be no militia officers nor
civilians on the staff of the grand mar
shall.
Personal Staff.
1t is stated at the Office of Gen. Wood
that his action in confining his staff to
the regular Army. Navy and Marine
Corps. and thereby making it much small
er than is usual in such cases, was taken
in Difference to the expressed wish of
Gov. Wilson that the inaugural cere-
monies be made as simple and unosten-
tatiOus as possible.
The personal staff of the grand mar
shal, heretofore announced. consists of
Col. II. T. Allen. chief of staff; Col II. c.
Hodges. jr., adjutant general. and Lieut..
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