Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-30
TESTIMONY IS ALL IN ROOMS FOR V|S|TORf
Hearings in Insurance Inquiry Accommodations for Inaugu
Brought to Close. ration Crowds Assured.
ARGUMENTS NEXT IN ORDER FOXH0UNCS I'M PARADE
Tuesday Evening Set Time for Boodd Animals Will Lead Hunt
Counsel for Companies Begin. Club Section of Pageant
ALFRED NJ BEST CRITICISED COURT OF HONOR PLANNED
Lafayette
in
Accommodations for Inaugu-
ration Crowds Assured.
F0xH0UNCS IN PARADE
Blooded Animals Will Lead Hunt
Club Section of Pageant.
COURT OF HONOR PLANNED
Lafayette Park Will Be Gorgeously
Observation-Disclosures Program
Has Been Completed. ~

The inaugural committee heard TODAY
that every visitor to Washington during
the week Of March will be taken cara
of through the agency OF the committees
on public comfort OF which Michael l.
Weller is chairman. Mr.. Weller told the
committee when il met in the New Will
lard this morning that he had ascertain
ed that there Will be ample accommoda-
tions for the visiting organizations. tho
military and for the thousands of visitors.
Hotel men have assured him that reserva-
tions have been made to such an extent
as to indicate a record breaking host OF
visitors and that private boarding houses
would be filled In spite OF this. the COM
mttee has on its list the addresses of a
sufficient number of rooms and houses 10
take care of a greater crowd than has
ever attended an Inauguration previous to
the coming ceremony.
Chicagoans to March.
Democrats from the east and from the
middle west will be features of the civic
section Of the parade. according to letters
received by Robert n. Harper. chairman
Of the civic organizations committee. The
latest announcement comes from Mayor
written that several hundred democrats
from the Windy city will be in line with
plenty of music Two thousand Tam
many braves. accompanied by two bands
Of hundred men each, will march near
them in the line.
The fireworks program has been COM
pleted. with the exception of few minor
details. Chairman Isaac Cans of the COM
mittee on fireworks has now In his pos
session the contract and the bond Of the
fireworks manufacturer
arthur G. Peter, chairman Of the COM
mittee on reviewing stands, told the gen.
eral committee today that through the
courtesy of f. f. Jordan tickets to the
stands would be sold from first-ioor
Office on the 1ath street side OF the Bond
building.
Foxhounds in Parade.
Dogs Of high degree are to participate
in the Inauguration festivities, and will
march in the Inaugural parade
Finely bred. splendidly trained. KEEN
nosed foxhounds are going to have a
section of the parade all their own" says
an announcement from the inaugural
committee.
THE finest pack OF hounds in all the
world is the description given to the
canine group which DIR. Lester Jones Of
Culpeper. Va. IL assembling to lope ahead
d
hunt club riders from the President
elects native state in the civic section or
the parade.
DR.. Jones declares the hounds will be SD
we'll trained that they will stick TO the
middle of the road" and not scatter all
over the line of march. competent
master of hounds will serve grand
marshal of the canine corps.
Public Building Opening.
A suggestion to keep open the public
buildings OF the city the nights OF March
!. =. q and has been made to Chairman
Eustis by Jesse l.. Heiskell OF laos il
street. The suggestion carries with {
the recommendation. OF course. that Z
buildings be lighted andthrown open -
the visitors. No action has been tax,
on the suggestion, as the comm ttee fe.s
that it is matter Tor action by goveia-
mental authority.
The design for the court Of honor
be presented TO the general coinmi .
soon 1t will extend for many feet
both sides of Lafayette ParK in front %
the White House and the pillars oi .
court will be Offset by bach ground o.
1--we cedar trees These Trees Will e
lighted at night by thousands or small
incandeScent Lights.
William F. Guide chairman of the COM
mittee on Illumination, reported today
that his contracts are in fair shape and
that much of the work has been planned.
1t is understood that calcium lights VIII
he used in the Lafayette Square nelgh-
borhocd The Union station plaza VIII
be profusely lighted and Pennsylvania
avenue will be festooned with lights IRON
one end to the other.
No Authority to Close Saloons.
Unless Congress should amend the ex->
else laws of the District of Columbia
before March saloons in Washington
will keep open during the inaugural fes-
tivi,i.s The District Commissioners arc
without authority to require saloons to
close on any given day and have SO in
formed the Womens Christian Temper.
ance Union, which requested that an orr
der be issued making Washington q
dry city on the days OF March, B. =
and =.
Under the excise laws. saloons are res
orired TO close Sundays and at nlidnighC
on secular DAYS. The Commissioners
state that they have no authority to
change the law, and that congressonak
action would be required for closing sst-
looms in the capital during the tnaugura-
ton
That the democratic city organization
intends TO be strongly represented at tho
OF President-eiect Wilson
March 4 became known here today. Mayor
Preston of Baltimore held q conference
with Daniel J. Loden, chairman OF the
state central committee 1or
baltimore Yesterday. following which the
was made that at least
/ 900 organization democrats will be repre-
sented in the big parade which viii march
down Pennsylvania avenue to the capitol.