The Washington herald., 1913-02-13
WILSON Tonight
APPROVESPLANS
After Conference with Col
Cosby, Inaugural Details
Go to President-elect.
JERSEY OFFICIALS HERE
Weller Fills Public Comfort Committee.
Women Barred from Parade.
Seats Selling Fast.
JERSEY OFFICIALS HERE

What will probably be the last official
o. n from the President-elect on the
plans Of the inaugural committee for
March should arrive from Trenton in
a day or two, after Gov. Wilson places
the mark OF his approval on his personal
itinerary that is to be compiled to-day.
Col Thomas II. Birch. Gov. Wilson's
personal aid, will hold conference with
Col. Spencer Cosby. superintendent Of
public buildings and grounds. and with
the powers that be- in the inaugural
committee this morning to settle on the
details of the Governors reception and
induction into Office. This itinerary will
be submitted to the President-elect in
Trenton late to-day, and the programme
will be o. KID in all probability and re-
turned to Washington within day or
two.
Col. Birch and Z. z. Grosscup, State
treasurer of New Jersey, were in Wash
ington yesterday for two purposes. They
came to attend the count OF the cleo
toral vote in the House as representa-
tlves from the President-elect and the
State of New Jersey, and also TO arrange
the final itinerary.
Man Who introduced Bryan.
Col, Birch has the distinction OF being
the man 10 bring about the introduction
OF President-clect Wilson and William
Jennings Bryan. The meeting took
place in April two years ago. Col Bryan
was a visitor at the home of Col Birch
in Burlington, y. ]. The day was Sun
day and in the afternoon the two colonies
mOtored over to Princeton University.
There the then president OF Princeton
and the Commoner were introduced and
at the same time they both passed their
words to speak at a meeting to be held
In Burlington a few days later. Thus be-
gan the acquaintance that now is ar
fording much material to cabinet fore
casters.
The full committee of Chairman Weller,
of the public comfort committee. was
named yesterday, the list comprising
nearly 200 names. These men were picked
as the representative business men OF
Washington and will serve as reception
committee for the mass of visitors that
will come for the Inauguration. They
work in watches at the Union Station
day and night while the crowds are
arriving and departing and II will be
their personal duty TO see that every
stranger reaches his or her lodging place
in safety. The Boy Scouts will cooper
ate with the committee as guides. As
each visitor arrives he Will be met by one
OF the committee of which there will he
fifty or more members constantly on duty
day and night, and then turned over to
one of the Scouts to be conducted to the
lodging place reserved for him.
Women Haired.
1t was definitely decided yesterday by
the inaugural officials that no women
shall take part in the inaugural para1e.
Chairman Harper, Of the committee
on civic or.EariZat tions, expressed himself
as much pleased at the way the United
States Senators are responding to his
request that each name two men from
his state to act as aids in the parade.
The whole line will be divided into sew
cral brigades. and each brigade into
several subdivisions. Each Of these sub
sections will be unuer the charge of one
of the aids.
The sale-of seats in the Lafayette
stand practically closed yesterday. With
the exception of a struggling few. every
seat was sold. The sale opened Tues
day In order that there might be no
dissatisfaction, the committee took pains
TO destroy every ticket for a seat oe-
hind a tree. and a number were thus
sacrificed.