Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-03
Economy in Cooperation.


ing of the Capitol dome. Washington
Monument and the court Of honor.
Economy in Cooperation.
Economy has resulted from an ar
rangement whereby the committees on
reviewing stands and street decorations
have worked together in discharging the
duties assigned them. Arthur Peter and
Waddy B. Wood were named the chair
men. respectively. of these committees.
Mr.. Peter sold the rights for the three
Pennsylvania avenue stands. receiving
$4,000 for the concessions, whereas, the
stands, heretofore had never brought
the committee more than SLIGO. AS the
result of the cooperation between the
reviewing stands and street decorations
committees Waddy B. Wood has pro-
dLced a saving Of about $4,000. Mr..
the Presidents reviewing stand, which IS
modelled from Monticello, the home Of
Thomas Jefferson.
The Lafayette Square stands took in
about $31 600. Chairman Peters assist
ants were: John B. Colpoys, vice chair
man: J. william Henry. vice Chairman, in
charge Of the Presidents stand: Thomas
Bradley, vice chairman, in charge of the
Lafayette Square stands, and John w.
Clifton. secretary.
OIlCldlS Oh the street QecOTdllOnS cOul-
mittee, in addition to Mr.. Wood, are: a.
G. Chaplain, first vice chairman: Robert
d. Cummins, second vice chairman, and
W. w. Stuart, secretary.
Plans for Public Comfort.
NJ. 1. Weller has been one of the busiest
men in Washington this year as chair
man of the public comfort committee of
the Inauguration. He has served as the
head of a similar committee in seven
previous inauGurations. His work has
been taken up largely with compiling a
list of hotels, boarding houses and pri-
vate families where inaugural visitors
may find accommodations and sending
out this information in bulletins which
have been distributed broadcast over the
country by the railroads.
In addition to issuing bulletins, Mr.
Weller prepared map of Washington,
thousands Of copies of which have been
distributed throughout the nation. He
has organized an information bureau at
Union station. arranged a free guide
service for visitors and taken every pre-
caution to see that Washington's guests
are well cared for. The officers of the
committee. in addition to Mr.. Weller. are
Capt. James F. Oyster first vice chair
man; James X. Hood, second vice chair
man, and Henry X. Simpson. secretary.
The principal work in arranging for the
parade. the feature of the Inauguration,
has fallen on the shoulders of Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood, L. S. A., chief Of staff.
and Robert n. Harper, chairman of the
committee on civic organizations. The
military division of the parade has been
worked out under the direction of Gen.
Wood, the grand marshal. while the
civic section has been arranged by Col.
Harper.
Parade Arrangements.
Headquarters of the military organiZa-
lions were established at the War Depart
ment Gen. Wood named as his assist
ants Col E. ST. J. Greble, vice chairman:
Lieut. Col. H. c. Hodges, adjutant gen.
eral: Lieut.. Col. Henry T. Allen, chief of
staff. and Lieut. John H. c. Lee, secre-
tary. Details of the arrangement for the
in the parade this afternoon
of from $4,000 to % 600 soldiers, represent
ing the regular military forces of the
and the state militia organi-
cations, have been worked out by this
committee.
Col. Harper, cooperating with the War
Deparement officials, has assigned places
in line to about 1900 representatives of
civic organizations. The work of Col
Harper's committee has been heavy from
the start and has required a great deal Of
and an almost unlimited
amount of care bestowed upon details.
The efforts of the committee. however,
promise to be amply rewarded, as the
civic section of the parade promises to be
one of the best that was ever~made
part of an inaugural procession. Alvin
c. Belt was named as first vice chairman
Of this committee and Thomas p. Morgan