Evening star., 1913-02-06
|DEFEND ORGANIC ACT MONEY IS PROVIDED
Mann and Burke Champion Presidents Stand and Court of
! HaIf-andHaIf System. Honor to Cost $21 $780,
CITE PROMISES OF U. S. CONTRACT TO BALTIMORE
That Government Should Monumental City Firms Bid for
Stick to Its Bargain. nluminations Is Accepted.
ARE UPHELD BY HOUSE CAPT. MARSH NAVAL MARSHAL
to
by Committee Especially for
|
Presidents Stand and Court of
Honor to Cost $21 500.
CONTRACT TO BALTIMORE
Monumental City Firms Bid for
Illuminations Is Accepted.
CAPT. MARSH NAVAL MARSHAL
Two Historic Spots to Be Marked
by Committee Especially for
Wilson and Marshall.

The inaugural committee at it's meet
I.ins in the Willard Hotel today
appropriated $21 900 for the construc-
ton of the President stand and the
| Lafayette Square stand for the inau-
Egural parade, and for the decorations
of the stands and court of honor. This
appropriation was made directly for
1.-The street decorations committee of
which Waddy b. Wood is chairman.
and which is in charge of the con-
struction of these stands.
/ Four years ago an aggregate of
S2S.40O was appropriated for the con-
| decoration of the court of honor. 1t
was explained at the meeting that the
decorations and the stands are to be
| as fine as ever. but by consolidating the
work under one committee this year. it
had been found possible to reduce the
cost.
Chairman Corcoran Thorn of the
| finance committee reported that sew
eral hundred dollars had been sub
Scribed to the inaugural guarantee
| the total fund subscribed $50. .266. or
| this $4,000 has already been paid in.
Baltimore Firm Gets Contract.
William F. GUIDE. chairman of the IL
| lumnations committee reported that his
| committee had decided to let the contract
| to the National Electric Company of
| Baltimore. which had made a bid of
Sl,O00 less than that of the local bidders.
| The inaugural committee supported this
decision, notwith hstanding the protest
which has been made by the Retail ATer-
| chants Association against the award
| of contracts to firms outside of Wash
| ington.
| Chairman James of the Transportation
| committee reported that from present
| indications more visitors We're coming to
| Washington for the inaugura ton than at
| any other similar ccasiOn, and that the
| elimination of the inaugural ball appar-
| emily was having no effect on the attend
| ance.
Chairman Thomas Nelson Page of the
| reception committee and Chairman Rob
| ert n. Harper of the civic organizations
| committee We're requested to confer and
| to take necessary steps for the welcom-
! ing of the President-elect the Vice Pres
| ident-elect, governors of states and other
! distinguished persons who may come to
Washington for the inauguration.
! Capt. C. C. Marsh Naval Marshal.
| Capt. Charles c. Marsh. formerly in
command of the naval cruiser North Car
oina, and now on special duty at the
1
pointed chief marshal of the naval forces
in the military grand division of the in
augural parade
| The purely naval contingent will COM
prise nearly 1900 men,. made up of the
midshipmen from the Natal Academy a
regiment of blueiackets from warships at
| Norfolk Philadelphia and New York, and
regiment of marines from this city,
| Philadelphia. New YORK and Norfolk
| The historic places which are to be
| marked for the benefit of the visitors to
| Washington at inauguration time will be
| announced Saturday by Chairman Van
Wickle of the committee in charge. 1t
is said that the number has been made
larger by the committee than ever before
The only point of interest here which the
| committee has been able to find with
which Gov. Woodrow Wilson is particu-
larly identified is the statue of Wither-
| spoon. in the triangle in front of the
Church of the Covenant. Gov. Wilson at
tended the unveiling of this statue A
marker will be placed by this statue
Church Marked for Marshall.
| Gov Marshall the next Vice President
is identified with the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church, where he once
taught the late Justice Harlan's Sunday
| school class, and the church will be
marked in consequence.
|
New Jersey will come here for the in
| auguration. Among the organizations
| which are to take part in the parade are
the Essex Troop. which will be Woodrow
WILSON'S personal escort: the Trenton
| wilson and Marshall Club, the Kruger
| club. the Camden Democratic Associa-
| ton, and also delegations from Passaic
| Hackensack and Rutherford
| Although the inaugural reviewing
stand on the north side of Pennsyl-
vania avenue in front Of Lafayette
| Square is being constructed over the
sidewalk without permit for the
privilege having been granted the
office Of the building inspector of the
District of Columbia government. it
was stated today. will not interfere
| with the plans.
! According to information obtained at
| the municipal building plans for the
reviewing stands were approved by the
| local authorities before President Taft
signed the bill authorizing their con-
| struction. This was done in view Of the
| limited time in which the work must
be completed. 1t is stated that no per
mits have yet been issued for the con-
| struction of any of the stands and that.
as the limited space in Lafayette
| Square demands the building of the
| stand at. this point over the sidewalk.
no objection will be raised by the
| local officials.
Baltimore Police to Assist.
! Fifty uniformed policemen from Balti-
more will assist the local policemen to
handle the inaugural crowd along the line
| of the parade. Never before have uni
| formed men from other cities assisted in
the handling of the crowds. Heretofore
| the local police had the benefit of the
services of several plain clothes men from
the. Monumental city. and four such Off
| GERS will serve this year.
| Maj Sylvester appeared before the
board of. police commissioners in Balti-
more. and asked that he be given the
| henefit of the services of fifty uniformed
patrolmen. and his reqhest was granted
He thinks the uniformed, men will COM
mand more respect and be able to accom-
plish mich. more than will special police
men not in uniform.
| .The detectives from Baltimore will re-
main on duty here several days. but the
uniformed men will be on duty only
March and ). Responses from other
| cities indicate that, Ma. Sylvester will
| have some of the best detectives in
the country here d"ring the inaugural
period. ,..- .-n.--.
Chicago Delegation Coming.