Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-09
Amount Subscribed for Inau-
guration Expenses.
Meeting OF COMMITTEE
Progress in Development of Ar
rangements Is Reported.
SUGGEST FIREWORKS MARCH 5
Chairman Cans Receives Letters Pro-
posing Display Be Held
Evening Of That Day.

Chairman Corcoran Thorn of the finance
committee at a meeting of the inaugural
committee in the New Willard Hotel to-
day reported that s75,665 had been sub
scribed to the inaugural fund.
At the meeting, which was the second
held by the committee and which was
presided over by Chairman William Cor
coran Eustis. much progress in the de-
velopment of arrangements for the inau-
gural celebration was reported by the
chairman of the subcommittee.
Referring to the bill granting the use
of the Pension Office building for the ball
and making appropriations for public Or
der introduced in the Senate and House
yesterday, Chairman George r.. Hamilton
of the legislative committee expressed
the belief that the measure would be
passed by Congress.
Senator Sutherland, chairman of the
Senate committee on public buildings and
grounds to which the bill has been re-
ferred, said today that his committee
would meet a week from tomorrow to
consider the measure.
Representative Morris Sheppard. chair
man of the House committee on public
buildings and grounds, which also has
before 1t the bill, said that the members
of the committee are engaged in looking
over building propositions in Philadel-
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his committee will meet either Saturday
or the first Of next week to pass on the
measure.
For Pyrotechnical Display.
Plans for a great pyrotechnical display
in connection with the inaugural cere-
monies will be considered tomorrow night
at meeting of the fireworks committee
of the inauguration, of which Isaac Cans
Is chairman.
Mr. Cans has asked larger number of
fireworks manufacturing concerns TO sub
NIT bids, and 1t is expected that these
will be opened at tomorrow's meeting. 1t
is probable that in the neighborhood OF
5000 will be spent on this feature OF the
ceremonies.
According to Mr.. Cans he has received
letters from number of citizens suggest
ing that the fireworks display be held
on the evening of March 3. This matter
and others will be considered by the COM
mittee
To Mark Historic Spots.
The committee on marking points of
historic interest was announced today as
follows: William p Van Wickle, chair
man; DR.. Marcus Benjamin, vice chair
man; c. c. Magruder. jr.. historian: j.
Kennedy Stout, secretary; Clarence Cor
son. treasurer: Clarence Archibald. Eu-
gene F. Arnold. Judge Job Barnard,
Charles Henry Butler, Bedford Brown, H.
K. Bush Brown, Edward T. Bates, Rob
ert r. Bennett, Sidney /. Besselievre.
William w. Bishop, George F. Bowerman,
l. Pierce Boteler. Wilhelmus B. Bryan.
Fred c. Bryan. Judge Charles S. Bundy.
j. c. Burns. VIM. v. Cox. Allen c. Clark,
Amos b. Casselman, Walter C. Clephane,
David NJ Cridler. James Croggon, Madi-
son Davis, Harold D. Doyle, William H.
Dennis, John c. Ecklon, Selden NJ. Ely,
Frederick NJ. Ffshback. John E. Fen
wick. Judge A. B. Hagner. Harry o.
Hall. Henry W. Hendley. DR.. Edwin A.
Hill, DR.. D. Percy Hickling, Col. T. s.
Hopkins, James F. Hood. Gaillard Hunt,
Gilbert NJ. Hustled, William NJ. Hannay,
DR.. j. Franklin Jameson, Joseph I. Kee-
fer. De B. Randolph Keim. Stephen e.
Kramer, Rev. Samuel Leech, Grant
Leet. John McElroy, H. S. McAllister.
Rev. Randolph McKim. Henry B. F.
Mcfarland, George c. Maynard, Dr.
James d. Morgan. Hugh Morrison,
Zebina Moses. Benjamin de Mier Miller,
S. N. d. North. Frederick d. Owen, Os-
born H. Oldroyd, John c. Proctor F. E.
Payne. Rev. Wallace Radcliffe, Andrew
II. Ragan. Benjamin w. Reiss. ].
Clinton Ransom, AL e. Riddle, Will
lard r. Ross. Henry w. Sampson,
Edwin X. Staley, A. D. Spangler, Will
liam H. someryell. Hugh T. Taggart.
William Tindall. BENJAMIN Vail. Henry
Amber Vale. Albert H. Van Deusen,
Frank r. Wheater. Joseph I. Weller,
Philip Walker. Elliott Woods. William T.
Wilfett, A. c. Wilkins, DR.. W. D. Writ,
John J.. Writ and Francis r. Young