Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-01-16
Are Determined
TO DANCE "TROT"
Washingtonians Endorse TURKEY
Tros.- and VIII EndeaNor 70
Dance n nc Inaugural Ball

WASHINGTON, ID. c. Special
The '"rurkey 1rot- Is sull the reef
anon which the inaugural committee
= being wrecked. and Us the pr0oaem
hat has forced itself upon Mrs. Wood
row Wilson The conservatives OF
,>,s..,invton. and Mrs Wilson seems
10 De among them. are opposed with
al their powers against the troS
Washington society mas endorsed the
-trot" and al that therein -, ana
the radicals as thos-e who are work
NIX Tor the new dance are now cal4c0.
.rs determined that the "rot' shall
oe danced Ut there Viii be TO inau-
slral ball.
The funny part about the matter
is that there Is a liability CT there not
being an inaugural ball. and those
patriotic men OF Washington are Set-
ting 10 lie more than nervous IL SO
happens that the Person building.
n which former inaugural balls have
! Seen held. is now cluttered mp Win
/ ucnsion clerks. The pension office
/ has been concentrated into one office
I in Washington. and whore there were
2 eighteen offices before. from san
] f'ranrisco TO Boston. there viii here
after be only one. Three hundred
! clerks have been drafted 20 Wash
] sn-tCu. and they are occupAin every
inch OF space in the building.
/ III. question has come 20 the point
% choosing between the Grand Army
! ~ the Republic and the Democratic
] Inaugural ball. Washington has be-
ccme unused 20 paying much attcn-
ton 20 Democrats. and the O.. 4. Z. Is
I stul rampant. The question has NO
been settled.
The real Joke or tho matter IS con
/ tanned in the feelings Of the patriotic
/ business men 81 " ash ngtou. Ihes'
men contribute money 10 pay for tn
inaugural expenses For the las
tvsrty Years the money has been got
t.en ID the proceeds " Tie Inaugural
ham. Tickets 20 this have been listc'
Iat 50 each and thousands of peopi
-lteud everyone.
LAST inauguration. and others 70
{ thr time mentioned. every cent tina
lthes- patriots have contributed IN
teen returned 20 them AT PTesiden
Ialts inaugural ban enough none
I ~as tuaer IN az the door 10 retur
ou subscriptions pay al expenses an
leave about $1,000 In the Golfers &
49,. lUa- gural committee. " orkln
upon this basis the patriotic either
have come forward with great celia
Sow comes the news that the inRi
xural ball may be held in the Capt.
land no admission Zee charged.
committee on earth could charge az
mission fee TO the Capitol OF u
limited States. 10 is one place 20 Will
every citizen IS absolutely tree 10
And there would be the howl Of
century 81 there was "a mention
admission fee.
Row the patriotic citizens. who ga
their money just 20 insure great
faururafion. are getting more tht
nervous and are bcsieging the offic
irf the inaugural mmittec 70 pt
sUade them chat the ball can uc ht
il amy old building 5ust SO that Z
m thousands % IS per capita people G.
m he enrolled al the regular price "a
the money saved.
The hotels iu wash ington uuri
- Inauguration make D4DA Turpin "a
! .th.rs 90 his uk turn over in IA
graves. They think they have
best recommendation IN The wcr
A. land charge prices that make
- prices that am inrdel would pay
- produce look lake "a hiu at "a free lar
~ counter. The absence ~ an lnaugu
a. BAN would keep the hotels Sigh
-. below thcir average. and The proi
.e nent innkecpers. who have set ga
sl prices at anythlnc from $40 20 Z
~ tune Tor a I'd aslts sleep. are reErett
c- trtir rrodlgnuty iu regard 60 con
81 buttons and letting the inaugural cc
el u .ttee know that the inaugural
I. - is the one thing that they oee ire.