The Washington times., 1913-03-03
CAPITAL CARES FOR
THRONG OF VISITORS
Committees on Public Comfort
and Special Police Show
Strangers to Hotels.

Extraordinary facilities of Washing
ton to handle mammoth crowds, and
special preparations for 100000 visitors
eyr ected, were put to a severe tes.
f56 Nv. A reception committee of 1000
70 ems was in charge, assisted by s,Vo
0. ce and detectives.
pyiblic comfort stations at every I'M
ant intersection along PENNSYLVANIA
4 ,ue were crowded. The gigantic
ian Station was the center OF con-
.g,4ztton- Its forty tracks have been un-
ing a train of visitors almost every
80 minutes since yesterday. In the
inal wards were dozens of speclai
Is. which military and civic organi-
MS used as improvised hotels.
reaus of Information were estap,
Hst.oi by the citizens committee in all
-;4sslc places of the city. They are
ansFs sted day and night. High school
r.SssEs piloted visitors TO hotels ana
bcRriing houses.
S3sepiEg quarters We're at
asd been engaged long in advance;
atz1. organizations, political ano
s7asrhing clubs, had whole suites.
open house. was kept by many Demo
Issre private and public halls. vacant
sto,-es and even barns were COM
fanGeered to care for the crowds. Al,
lost everybody in Washington mao
s-isslers or .'boarders. Hotel cor,
rsdors were jammed with cots ano
lqsYpses. Three and four persons oc-
guoiea rooms intended for only one
Fatel parlors, even. were uuhzeo as
lo5giIsgs.
H;fiTia. soldiers, and sailors were
.Iigrtered in the District OF Columois
court house, and various mun,clpa
E,t,ifdiags. Many slept in the halls OF
she etate. war. and Navy Department
bls,i5fng.
aSscause of the suffragette pageant
yss,esday, the large part Of the vlslsors
csue here earlier than M In presrna, ar,,e,
gfsFf~ut because of the abandonment
Al the inaugural ball.
seats and windows for the parade
.r were at a premium. Tiny win
Sazs sold for from so to $50. Police
s-.Sar. prohibiting use of boxes. barrels
cz.s stools or other seats on Sidewalks
oe5ss.d prices for grandstand and othel
ske points. But the boxes were IL
usf 4st the same.
a the Capitol to the extreme ives
sd q the White House on Pennsyl
7ss avenue were banked almost solid
Is sss the temporary grandstands, pm
80 and public. Their capacity wa
tea - 100 600 persons Twic
ntsFrsoef elcopsed etizlaT7s -
ne icon, q, tue FiGewaiE. rne =
es and STEPS. o. hung to nsiiAsl
aInsp5sts.
= afd suac4- - wagons aIt 2 ttriN
- tlstuess hs sslFssts He7e aiir
rFnderq Of Souvenirs. asss, 5It
feaT3ng sis=n=ss5s or neas
og sFfsop ssla Marshall; aoiaet
SEXES afy AEs1 al sorts of 50
Szsoans. .SyfEb rlanEorcea crs'F
49, geFc sH5G1FeG a1
Esacr.
Toying of of Pennsylvania avenu
scr lie parade Increased the conges
ton All vehicles Were ordered or tn
Asersue at an early hour this morning
signs were placed everywhere Z
sid direct strangers Red Cross hos
a.sss stations were established ever.
sew blocks Ambulances changed fre
sIIsently to and from hospitals.
seven hundred prominent citizens, ap
af9ptiately badged, were sworn in toda.
~ special police, to serve as guides an
sFo15cs as well. There were twenty Sc
crai Service men TO watch over Presi
isris Wilson.
Election was furnished the crowd
- he 1.o0o local police and 1.00o ''spe
=tafs.' Several hundred detectives from
tue lzrge cities of all parts of the coun
fFy SISTED in detecting pickpockets AM
etce criminals who always swarm her
1ol laaugurals. AS result the jail
were crowded. Night sessions of Polio,
Court were held last night to dispose o
minor offenders.