Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-27

mlttee were told that they should see
that all merchants. dealers. occupants
Of property and others doing business
and occupying premises along Pennsyl-
vania avenue and 10Th street north
west cooperate with the authorities
and the inaugural committee to prevent
the use of barrels. boxes, stepladders
and other articles for standing pur-
poses, on the sidewalks from which to
view the parade. The sidewalks must
be kept open to pedestrians. the visit
ing people, and. it is in violation of law
to SO occupy the streets. and all such
as so do should be arrested if they do not
deSist
Members of the committee will have
full police powers. Chairman Stras-
burger stated, and if they see fragrant
violations of law they may make ar
rests or summon members of the police
force to make them. The duties of the
committee will include keeping the
White Lot free of distractions at the
fireworks display.
Members of Committee.
Those who compose the committee are
Joseph Strasburger. chairman; William
f.. Ambrose. r. P. Andrews, ]. E. Baines.
F. NJ. Brylawski, A. Julian Brylawski, A.
Brylawski. B. NJ. Bridget, William F.
Brooks. Eugene S. Cochran, Arthur Cope
land. c. 1. Corby. E. II. Droop, T.. c.
Dulin, Frank II. Edmonds. Roe Fulker-
son, j. r. Fague. Benjamin Graves, Will
liam F. Guide, Benjamin w. Guy. c. j.
GOckeler. Thomas Grant, julius Garfinkle,
]. Holdsworth Gordon. Joel Hillman. Alan
p Hume. Samuel Hart, w. S. Hoge. A.
w. Hunter, William c. Johnson. George
H. Judd. G. w. Johnston. George j.
kaufman. w. P. Kennedy. NJ. A. Leese,
Wilton J. Lambert Harry B. Leary.
James Little, Edward Mclean, F. p
Madigan, ]. II. Masruder William
Muehle:sen, E. s. NARROW, William H.
Moses. Fleming Newbold, James F.
Oyster. Thomas E. Ogram, c. c. Rogers.
Samuel c. Redman, Arthur E. Randle.
Howard S. Reside. William H. Richard
son, Clifford Stretmater. l.. P. Shoe
maker. W: H; somerville. R. S; Sharpe,
Charles F. Schneider n. II. Shea, A. w.
Smith, Odell s. Smith. Thomas Somer
vile. w. G. Spottswood. Frank A. Sc
bring. G. Warfield Simpson, Washington
Watrous. George W. White Alfred Wal
ford, c. A. Jacquette and Harry Coope.
Colored Citizens Plans.
The committee of colored citizens hav-
ing charge of the public reception and
banquet to Bishop Alexander Walters and
inaugural visitors March has made
final arrangements for an elaborate pro-
gram, and various colored organizations
from all parts OF the country have been
invited to attend. Many colored demo-
cratic clubs have appointed delegates to
represent them at this banquet. Nine. II.
Vinton Davis, elocutionist. and Nine.
Lola Johnson, vocalist, will appear on
the program.
Chairman NJ l. Weller of the public
comfort committee and A. H. Underdown,
chairman of the subcommittee, have con-
ferred as to the rates of room and board
charges of the colored visitors. Mr. I'm
derdown reports that there is no disposi-
ton whatever on the part of colored citi-
zens to make any unusual charge on &C
count of the occasion. The rates, 1t is
said, will be the same and In keeping
with the demands of the visitors.
At a meeting last night the committee
having charge of the comfort of colOred
visitors designated those who are to go
on duty at the Union station, commenc-
ing March l and continuing until the
morning of March ).
True Reformers' Meeting.
An inaugural get-together meeting of
all visiting and resident True Reformers
of the United Order of True Reformers
will be held at True Reformers Hall. 18th
and U streets northwest next Monday
evening. March 3. at $50 o'clock, Mrs.
Sarah F. Lewis, chief of the Washington
division, presiding.
A prominent feature of the meeting will
be a special address to be delivered by
Floyd Ross. the grand worthy master OF
the True Reformers, with headquarters in
Richmond Va.
The Vested Choral Society, L. o. T. R..
Prof Wellington \. Adams director and
pianist will render appropriate music.
Called Finest Military Troop.
Considerable interest is being mani
of New Jersey, said to be the finest Of
the New Jersey militia troops by the
newspapers of that state, which are print
ing long accounts Of the plans for the
militiamen's trip to Washington
They will, with the Princeton men. form
an escort for Gov Wilson, and are ex-
pected to attract as much attention In
the parade this year as the famous Black
Horse Troop OF Cincinnati did four years
ago. when 1t escorted President Taft.
The New Jersey troop will bring it's
full equipment and expects to camp on
the outskirts of Washington at a point
yet to be selected. 1t will come to
arriving here Sunday, and when he ar
rives here Monday afternoon it will be
at Union station to greet him and escort
him, with the Princeton men, to his
hotel. There are 100 men in the trOOD.
1t is commanded by Capt. Bertram r.
Roome. 1t was organized twenty years
ago by the late James A. Fleming of
New Jersey. and is known. officially.
as 1st Troop National Guard of New
Jersey. Col. Fleming was a civil war
veteran. He was succeeded in com
mand by Frederick Frelinghuysen,
President Arthur's Secretary Of State.
Capt. Roome believes he can show
Washington and its visitors on in
augural day just what we'll drilled
militia troop should be.
Democratic Club to Parade.
The Young Mems Democratic Club
of Washington will participate in the
parade for the rst time in twenty
years. This club is headed by j. Fred
Kelley, and he announces that there
will be 800 in his line. They will be
led by the Boys Band of st. Mary's
Industrial School of Baltimore. Presi-
dent Kelley will lead the club, and his
aids will be William j. Neale. William
NICK. Clayton and John j. Nolan. The
past in the parades OF 1885 and 1893.
This club will also carry the banner
Of the old Jackson Democratic AS
ISOLATION, which was made by Phila-
delphia women for the parade of
1853, when Franklin Pierce became
President. 1t was last carried in 1885.
The club will hold a drill on Sth street
northwest Friday night. starting from the
Ouray building The club is said to be
the oldest democratic working or2aniza-
ton in the District.
The contractors for the fireworks dis
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