El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-04


connection 1t is worth noting that con
eress, so often a niggard, certainly
touches the limit of parsimony Whsl
4 oblises the citizens Of Washington 70
nav for the lunch served IN lhe 80
f0I for the president and ms parry 81
inauguration day. The bill usual4S
amounts TO S35- ,,+
As a matter OF fact cOnS ess 10 =
to nav all the expenses OF lnau u a.
ing the president, instead OF Whlcn u -
hands the job over to the mercns-1iitS ~
and other patriotic residents u -
capital, who subscribe In ne ood nd
cash amounting to about Sto,OOV' ~
look forward to gettin git PACK -
the sale of ball tickets ana the Iee e5l-lS.
of rights to erect grand STANDS a4Oi-S
the route Of the parade -
The cost of decorating the interior u
the pension office is alone $l5, UUVs anu Il
huge wooden annex to the bulluinS NC
10 be temporarily constructed IVV -
in length and 80 feet wide, TO serve ~
purpose Of a supper room men m - y
is an immense quantity OF Dunl4AS.
be bought for the adOrnment o. PGLL-o
buildings; court OF hohOi' L.s - -
pillars clothed in flags and connecIeo u
by ropes of incOndescent lamps, laS ~
be built; at least $4,000 worth OF ~ g g
works must be provided Tor d uIsp1GGs
on Monument lot on the evening OF me
great day, and there are ever so many
i'i'-' sia1l Tickets Help Some.
The money comes back f;o,- ehleli 70
through the sale Of uckeIS 70
the Inaugural ball at IS apiece, receipts
from this source and from supper - ~
cts at 81 amounting 70 more lHlIL go,
Geo. Quite q considerable sum 3A9E =
crues from the grand stand IlSu19
above mentioned, spectators pens
glad to pay handsome prices LOI -
privilege of erecting such st@HuS - o1
government reservations aIolS ~ !gL -
of march. In addition, the C4tlL0 ~
committee receives q good many tiiou
sands Of dollars for tickets 10 inc -
ries Of concerts given IN the lnduS u -
ballroom on the two Gays LJlio o Tl--;2
that festive celebration, thOuSn dDOU1
$1,000 has 10 be paid out Oh It's -
cheouer for the music, neiuGlhS ina
furnished on the night OF the pail
In former times the SraLois eALt ,
were omen "ble2cherS. exposed 10 LilS
cold winds of March and 10 the Ial-I
or snow which usually fell No93-
davs. however, they are suDst an lle l.
instances, ana provided Win l .
comfortable chairs Of the orulAaIg
kitchen variety The spectators -
from 81 to IS for the seats, ana tsu
ally reap a handsome profit, tn0uSh U
necessity their prospect OF a naI -. -
of dollars depends largely upon m N
weather. All of the sIanos toseI5ttSSi
have q seating capacity OF s4buul ~ -
geo. the most desirable OF them PENS
the one that extends for two p5ocAS
along the Pennsylvania avenue sue o.
Tafavetfe- Sduare. directly opposite the
white house and the president re-
T TIii1 Box Protected From Cold
This box. by the way, IS nteraliy
e,,ob being small room temporarily
builr out from the white house review
inc stand which is reserved Tor guests
of the president and other privileged
persons It is not only carpeteu, DuS
heated also: and it is further proVlqeO
with adjustable glass front ana sldes'
ca that if the weather happens TO pc
Indictment. the august occupant ana ms
immediate party are sure to be perfect
" comfortable.
I'll is reck6ned that $4,000 people
viii come from all parts OF the country
10 witness the approaching lnauSuId7
ton. To suppose that they vii i3s,o-ai
an average Of SIS apiece Tor railroad
fare. and an additional so Tor Doafu
and incidentals while IN washington
seems 9. very moderate estimate 1 ll5
means q total of at least S1OOOO,UUV
s--DeDded nv visitors TO the capital, the
buIk Of the money going into the poe
cts of keepers of hotels ana DOaIoinS
houses local merchants and oIher en-
1erprisine-- persons who look upon TINS
occasion as affordlng a great OPpot u
nifty for quick profit
IF the receipts Of the cluzenS com
T7iftee- were to fall short OF the eN-
i1e1f5irrres- the subscribers would lose
Internationally the money taken III
bei1e afterwards distributed among
ft9erF rro rata Such a thing. hoWeV-
or has never happened yet Inere mas
always been q surplus, which was be-
slowed upon local charity. The sur
Nus NOWADAYS is not so large as II
used to be, for the reason that tue