The Washington herald., 1913-01-26
women TOERECT
GRANDSTANDS
Sufragists to Build Structure
in Sherman Square for
Parade March 3.
BOTH SIDES HEARD
Amendment to Sheppard Bill will Be
Necessary to Complete
Arrangements.

The suffragists yesterday scored VIC
tory over the inaugural committee and
will have their coveted stands in Sher-
man Square March 3 Such was the an
nouncement made yesterday following
the conference between Secretary OF
War Stimson, Chairman William Cor
corau EustIs, and George Z. Hamilton.
chairman of the legislative committee.
The formal notice of the inaugural COM
mittees decision in the matter Will be
conveyed TO the Senate Committee on
BUILDINGS and Grounds some time before
noon Monday and the amendment to the
Sheppard bill accordingly will be with
drawn.
I'VE are perfectly willing for the suf-
fragists to build the stands on Sherman
SQUARE" said Chairman Eustis last
night I'VE have never been opposed
to that"
The controversy over the stands was
continued yesterday morning before the
Senate Committee on Buildings and
Grounds. The suffragists alleging that
they had been refused the right by the
inaugural committee to place a reviewing
stand in Sherman Square for use March
g. put forward an amendment to the
Sheppard bill asking for permission for
the use OF the square. The inaugural
committee objected to the amendment on
the ground that its introduction into the
bill would delay its progress.
The Senate committee, after hearing
both sides of the argument, decided that
unless the inaugural committee made ar
rangements with the Secretary Of War
for the granting of the space the amend
ment should go into the bill.
Up 10 Secretary of War.
The inaugural committee in a large
ha
for stands through the terms of the Shep-
pard bill. That instrument is very broad
and gives the committee right to prac-
tically all of the street space on the ap-
proval of the Secretary of War. Thus, In
order for the suffragists to get the space
they asked in Sherman Square II was
necessary for the Secretary Of War 70
grant its use to the committee, and the
committee. in turn, will turn it over to
the suffragists.
When the Senate committee has been
Informed that the stand has been granted
by the inaugural committee the amend
ment will be withdrawn.
w F. GUIDE, chairman of the committee
on illumination, practically completed his
plans yesterday afternoon. They are
more extensive than ever before.
Most of the effort will be centered
on Pennsylvania Avenue and on the
House. The Avenue will be decorated
with heavy strings OF bulbs. From
the Treasury to the Capitol there Will
probably be 800. and at the end Of each
there will be festoons of lights. Two
powerful searchlights will play on the
dome of the Capitol from northwest
and northeast, so that looking down
this avenue of electric lights the dome
of the building will be outlined in
white lights against the sky.
Extensive plans have also been made
for the illumination of Monticello"
the main stand in front of the White
House, that will he used as the review
ing stand of the President and his par
ty. At each end of the Presidential re-
viewing stand, which as its name in
dicates, will be modelled after the home
of Thomas jefferson, there will be a
row of trees thirty feet high. Through
the branches Of these will be strings of
electric lights and the stand itself will
be flooded. with light from the sides.
One ofPthe unique features Of the
illumination will be the use of the Bar
tholdi fountain in the Botanic Gar
dens. This fountain has not been
Illuminated since Cleveland's last in
auguration. Then IT was merely lit up
with gas The fountain Is to be lighted
with electric lights in the basip and
festooned about the mouth of the inlet
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