Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-04
Army and Navy Groups.


Gen. Wood said that the army would
be represented by three regiments of in
fantry, one regiment of cavalry, bat
talon each of engineers and field artillery
and the cadets from the Military Acad
envy at West Point. The navy will bt
represented by a regiment each of ma
rines and bluejackets, as well as by the
midshipmen at the Naval Academy al
Annapolis.
Gen. Wood said the militia organiza-
tons from the various states had not yet
made known in what numbers they de-
sired representation in the parade.
Senators Bacon. Overman and Crane
We're today appointed by Senator CALM
ger, president pro tenn, as the Senate
members of the joint congressional COM
mittee to arrange for the inauguration
The House members are Rucker of Mis-
souri,, Garrett of Tennessee, and Nc
kinley of Illinois.
The legislative subcommittee of the in
augura committee at d meeting Monday
afternoon, will draft bill to be present
ed to Congress. appropriating for the
usual expenses paid by the government
for the inauguration and authorizing the
use of the pension office for the inaugural
ball. Chairman George h. Hamilton of the
committee is authority for the statement
that the bill will be similar to that pre-
scented to Congress at the time of the last
Inauguration, and that the bill. will be
laid before Congress at an early date
The committee is to meet in the board OF
directors room of the Union Trust Com
pany at o'clock Monday.
1t is of interest in this connection, that
the inaugural balls have been connected
with the pension building ever since tina,
structure was erected.
First Used in 1885.
The building was first used for the
inaugural ball given in honor of Presiden,
Cleveland in 1885. The building had not
been completed at that time, but d tenn
porary roof was constructed SO that the
ball could be held there
The use OF the building for the ball was
granted by the executive branch of the
government from 1885 until the Inaugural
ton of Roosevelt in 1893. when the tirs
act of Congress was passed authorizing
the use of the building for the ball -Four
years ago Congress also granted the ust
OF the building for the ball. Until the
inauguration of Roosevelt, members ol
Congress had taken little interest in the
question as to whether the building b,
used for the ball, and no protest wa.
made
Funds for Inaugurations.
The appropriations made by Congress
for public order. public comfort anc
other details of the inaugural ceremonies
increased steadily from 1889, when Har.
rison was inaugurated, until 1909, when
President Taft took office. The appro-
priations made by Congress in ISIS.
amounted to $1I,JUO-$SsJD for the main.
tenance of public order and 5000 for the
expenses incurred under order of the
senate. The approx Ration for mainte-
nance or public order was made under
the haii-and-half principle. half coming
from the revenues of the District and
naH from the federal treasury This has
been the case in every appropriation
MADE Tor the maintenance of public order
at an inauguration since that time.
Al the time OF Cleveland's inauguration
In 1893 Congress appropriated S122Ov
$500 for public order and 1000 for ex
pehSeS incurred under order of the Senate
When Mckinley came in in 1897 Congress
appropriated s112U, $500 for public
order and 5000 for expenses under or
u.r oi inc senate. -Four years later, at
Mckinley's second Inauguration, Congress
app ropr1ated $1,000. $1,000 for public or
der, sI,nO for expenses under order of
Senate and House and $500 for pubIic
comfort. taken from the District cmer.
gcncy fund.
Latest Appropriations.
When Roosevelt was inaugurated il,
1900 the appropriation mounted I'D to
$1,000 $4,000 for public order, 1900 70,
public comfort and $1,000 for expenses
under order of Senate and House.
The largest appropriation, however, wa,
made four years ago for President Taft's
ianiausuralon' amounting in all to $4s. 800
distributed as follows: Twenty-Five,
thousand dollars for public order, 5000
Tor public comfort, $4,000 for expenses
incurred under order of the Senate and
House and $1,000 for inaugural stands al
the Capitol
The committee on medals and badges
was announced today as follows: Rich.
ara N Brooke, chairman; William p Sill.
va, Henry r.. Bush Brown, Mitchell Car
roll, William b. Closson, Henry f.. Coon.
er. r. r. Reside and John Joy Edison.
Funds Near $4,000.
The inaugural guarantee fund toda,
almost reached $4,000. The total am.
nounced by Chairman Thorn of the finance
committee this afternoon was S69, o6J. The
new subscriptions received today were as
follows: NJ. Goldenberg, $500; T. ID. Gill
man. SO; j. Maury Dove Co, $3.50: Ernes,
q. Thompson. $40; Floyd l.. Davis, 500
James +. Oyster. 500: w. +. Ham. 500
Y. j. Nee. 500; Fred Drew, 500: ]
Eris Howell. 500: Berry & Whitmore
A. Weschler, $1OO: f. p. May Hardwar,
Company. 500: William T. Lpscomb &
Co.. $3.50; William ii. West, siOO: c. G
Calhoun. $3.50; James NJ. Green, $500
George p Eustis. $1,000
A report today to the effect that Gov
Wilson had decided to come to Washing
| ton March and to stay at the Shorehan
Hotel grew out of the fact that John A
Wilson. cousin of Gov Wilson, has i'm.
vited Gov. Wilson to stay with him a,
the Shoreham Hotel the day before in.
auguration. Gov. Wilson has not vet in.
dictated what he will do.
Committee Gets Control.
The inaugural committee has decided tc
give the control of the reviewing stands
for the parade othe committee on re-
viewing stands.
George p lanes. chairman of the COM