Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-28

committee on puDllc order last nlgnt Col
Burton r. Ross chairman of the SUBJ
committee on grandstands. held meeting
of his committee. Roll call showed most
of the members of the committee in at
tendance. The chairman outlined the
work of the committee and told of the
necessity Of looking after the safety Of
the occupants Of the stands.
Frank Wagner. chief of the fire depart
ment, and chairman of the subcommittee
on fire protection, submitted a report of
the work done by his committee. 1t was
explained smoking on the stands should
be prohibited in order to avoid the pos
Sibility of fires.
Police on Guard at Ellipse.
Maj. Sylvester has told Mr.. Cans chair
man of the fireworks committee. that he
will have go policemen stationed at his
command to take care of the crowd at
the ellipse at night. Mr.. Cans has di-
vided the ellipse into sections and has APP
pointed a committee for each section. The
ellipse will be roped off in order to pre-
vent accidents, and no onlookers will be
allowed within the Enclosure. The streets
leading to the fireworks will be roped
off and in charge of subcommittee from
the fireworks committee, each of which
will be In charge of a chairman
Col. John Glen will have charge of the
tents and paraphernalia. Everything that
could be done to make this fireworks dis
play a success has been done. and the
committee has worked assiduously during
the last three months and now hopes to
see it's efforts realized, Chairman
Cans has received word from the Con-
solidated Fireworks Company that the
fireworks are shipped. The president of
the company will be in charge of the dis
play, assisted by twenty-five expert men,
besides securing the services of some
Washington men to assist him.
Mr.. Cans has appointed four subcom-
NIT A u nd fp
that the grounds at the ellipse are prop
erly pOliced.
Subcommittee will be located at the
18th street side of the ellipse. 1t is as
follows:
Prof Harry King, Capt. Frank Butts,
]. Harry Cunningham, Capt. Harry c..
Magoon, ]. Herbert Corning. Samuel
Cams, James III. Baden. A. E. Randle,
Alfred Buhrmann, Frank Finotti, S. J..
Prescott. Joseph Strasburger. ]. B.
Brown. Charles Lanman, j. c. Patterson,
A. F. Jorss. John l.. Martin, Roy Adams,
j. Fickling and L. M. Thayer.
Location of subcommittee.
Subcommittee will be located at the
White House side. 1t is as follows:
o. E. Darnall. w. S. Knox. Howard
Moran, j. l.. Norris, Thomas NJ Harvey
Z. Richard Gasch. J. d. Darnall, John
A. Rooms. Goulding K. Wight and Ralph
W. Lee
Subcommittee will be located at the
B street side. 1t is as follows: &. Z.
Langley, John Newbold, James A. Cahill,
George T. Dunlop, Max Fischer. William
A. Gilmore. Charles Hancock.
Subcommittee l. will be located at the
18th street side. 1t is as follows: S. w.
Curriden, ]. Fred Kelley. NJ. c. Hargrove,
j. Phil Hermann. Charles Kramer. Guy
Mason, E. S. NARROW, Roy Adams, E. c.
Graham.
The following committee will check off
the fireworks to see that all are received
and displayed: S. ]. Prescott, Louis c.
Wilson, Monte Sanger. c. j. Gockeler,
John E. Kreh. Frank Gillen, A. E. Offutt,
Col. John l. Glenn, S. r. Norman. James
A. Cahill.
Inspector of Plumbing McGonegal has