Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-11
FAVORED IN REPORT
Commissioners Approve the
Inaugural Resolution.
SOME OF THE PROVISIONS
Allows Overhead Conductors for H.
Elimination Purposes.
FOR COMFORT STATIONS. $4,000
Suggestion for Fireworks Display
on the Evening of March
Is Voted Down.
SOME OF THE PROVISIONS
FOR COMFORT STATIONS, $4,000

ton introduced in Congress authoriZ-
ing the granting Of permits to the inau-
gural committee which provides for the
holding of the inaugural ball in the PEN
sion building. was sent TO Congress to-
day by the District of Columbia Com
missioners.
The bill provides that the Commission
ers shall permit the committee on il
Elimination to stretch overhead conduc-
tors, with sufficient supports, wherever
necessary, for the purpose of effectinG
illumination.
1t also is provided that $4,000, or SO
much thereof as may be necessary, pay :
able from any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, ana from
the revenues of the District. in equal
parts, be appropriated to enable the
commissioners to maintain public order
and protect life and property from rep
ruary % to March 10, inclusive. ne
District heads are authorized to make
regulations to this end, and any per,
son violating them, it is provided shaii
be fined not to exceed 500, or sentenced
to sixty days imprisonment III the WORK
house for each offenSe.
The sum of $1,000 also is authorlZed
to be appropriated to be expended by
the Commissioners in the construction
and maintenance of temporary pubnc
comfort stations
Fireworks March A.
The fireworks display in connection
with the Inauguration will be held on
the evening of March 4. instead OF
March 5. a motion that the latter date
be chosen being voted down at meet
| ing Of the fireworks committee, OF
| which Isaac Cans is chairman, at the
Willard Hotel last night. The cups
south of the White House was desis
mated as the place for the display.
r. A. Fenning the vice chairman
reported that bids had been received IRON
ten fireworks manufacturing con Germs. II
was decided to refer the bids to the eN,
| ecutive committee FOR consluerdioh' alu
| to invite representatives of the firms te
appear before the full committee at
meeting to be held January ~.
| Chairman Cans announced the ehecu'
| tive committee as follows: MI naiS
member eX-officio; X. A fennlhE, w.
GaIliher. Thomas Grant, s. j. Prescott
| a. F.. Offutt f. +. Gillen. j. Fred keiiy
Monte Sanger, Louis Wilson and FranR
| Sebring.
Additions to Committees.
The following additions to COMMITTEES
on civic organizations were announced
today: F. S. Carmody. Z. W. Davis Dr
l.. s. Savage, Herman w. Van Sender
To committee on transportation: CLAUDE
r. Zappone, J. ]. Costello, j. j. Cooper
w. G.. Robey, T. D. Tufts, Jr., +. /.
Jenkins, A b. Leet, A. Is. irvine, +. r
Mast. w. l.. Magruder. j. Is. Sterrett
Arthur q. Plant.
Street Decorations.
Plans for street decorations at the time
of the inaugural were outlined by Chair
man Waddy B. Wood of the street deco
rations committee at the committee nfsi
meeting yesterday afternoon in the Shore
ham Hotel. Mr.. Wood explained that par
ticular attention was to be given to the
..co,lrt of honor" extending from Madi-
son place on Pennsylvania avenue IL
Executive avenue. and also to the plaza
at the Union station. Every effort Is to
be made To have the decorations simple
and dignified, in keeping with the wishes
of Gov. Wilson.
The street decorations committee is to
make request to all of the merchants
and householders along the line of march,
from Peace Monument to Washington
Circle, to adopt uniform plan of decora-
ton for their buildings and private
stands The color scheme adopted by
the committee will be simple and elective
The stores which handle such goods Will
be asked to have on hand good supply
so that the decorators may purchase them
without difficulty.
Erection of Stands.
The inaugural committee has given the
control over the erection and decoration
of the presidential stand and the Lafay-
cite Square stand to the committee on
street decorations, though the distribution
of the tickets for these stands will still
remain with the committee on reviewing
stands Mr.. Wood appointed the follow
ing executive committee: DR.. r. Il. Lor-
ing, Clark Waggaman, w. w. Stuart. w.
A. Rogers. f. V. Murphy, V. b. Ohm
stead, Bedford Brown and Bruce Atkin-
son.
Gov William Hodges Mann of Virginia
has written To Edwin a. Halsey, assist
ant Superintendent of the press gallery
at the Capitol, and "A member of the
governors staff. asking him to secure
accommodations for each member of the
staff during the Wilson inaugural cere-
monies:
II trust every member will be able to
attend the Inauguration" said the gov
ernor in, his communication to his aids.
Committees to Be Named.
Two of the most important committees
are to be announced today, 1t is said. the
reception committee, of which DIR. Thom-
as Nelson Page is chairman. and the
floor committee, headed by Benjamin s.
Minor. Mr.. Minor has appointed William
c. Marrow vice chairman of the floor
committee and Hugh b. Roland secre-
tary. The floor committee will have a
membership OF about 400 and will be COM
posed of prominent Washingtonians. Mr..
Minor has announced that no effort will
be made to have men from other cities
placed on the committee, as he believes