The Washington times., 1913-01-15
INAUGURAL PLANS
GET HARD JOLT IN
SECRETARY'SREPORT
Fisher Is Against Use of Pen
sion Building for the In
auguraI Ball.

Ina usuraI committee leaders had a
distinct jolt today when they learned
of Secretary of the Interior Fishers re-
port against the Pension building for the
Inaugural ball. The shock resulted
from an expectation of different re-
port as the result of conferences be-
tween Mr.. Fisher, Chairman W. c.
Eustis. of the inaugural committee, and
some subcommittee chairmen.
Mr. Fishers report In brief recon-
monds that the nation pay through
Congressional appropriation 100000 for
the Inauguration of President-elect Will
son and holding national reception at
the Capitol. 1t agrees, however, to che
cooperation of the Interior Department
in ball plans on a limited scale. In
auguraI committee leaders had an
ticipated, after conferences with the
Secretary, that the Pension building
subject would be adjusted satisfactorily,
and had planned for certain features
for the ball on this basis.
Plans May Be Upset.
Plans made by Chairman o. H P.
johnson, of the supper committee, are
likely to be upset by the Secretsry's
recommendation that, IL Congress grants
the use of the Pension hall, no rooms
shall be given over for the usual sup
per Mr.. johnson is willing to elimin-
ate the supper arrangements, but he
had been led to believe that there would
be no recommendation against them on
the part of the Secretary.
Other plans, practically arranged as
heretofore by Chairman Callahan, C
the ball comfort committee, will have TO
be altered also, for Secretary Fisher said
that cloakrooms must be constructed
outside the building. Mr.. Callahan is
willing and ready to plan for temporary
quarters just outside the Pension build
ing.
Chairman w. c. Eustis made no COM
ment on Secretary Fishers report
further than that the inaugural commit
tee would persist in its plan for an in
augural ball in Pension hall at the eN-
pense of visitors.
In inaugural committee circles today,
II is felt that the Secretary's recon-
mendation will furnish ammunition for
the opponents of the Pension building
plan, but IL is not believed that 1t VIII
alter the ball arrangements Persons
whose presence is undesirable. it is ar
gued. could not be excluded from free
national reception.
Chairman Eustis in his conferences
with Secretary Fisher, stated that the
committee had full realization of the
ing and that 1t was willing to make
concessions so that the work of send
ing out 10000 pension checks and
number of vouchers would not be de-
iayed in March.
Early Action Urged.
Early action on the Sheppard reso-
luton for the Pension hall use is an
ticipated in both the House and Senate
Committees on Public Buildings and
Grounds.
The general inaugural committee meets
at II o'clock tomorrow morning but 1t
was said today that there would be
no consideration of the legislative mat
tiers Chairman Hamilton of the legis-
lative committee. is not in the city to-
day, and there is no new action on the
part of his committee.
No women will have q place in the
membership of the inaugural commit
tee, II Is said. Chairman Eustis has not
declared himself on this point, but as
he has consistently refused to enlarge
lis committee, probably he viii not
break the rule.
Mortarboard caps with colored scapes
VIII be the distinctive uniform of the
big college delegation in the inaugural
parade. IL preliminary plans Of Chair
man r. n. Harper OF the civic organi-
zations committee carry. All of the COL
lege men. from the staid graduates OF
fifty years ago to the gay youth of '16
will be attfred In these costumes. More
over they will carry canes decorated
with their college colors.
Chairman Harper announced today |