The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-01-24
Turkey TROT
KILLED BALL
Gov. Wilson Feared It
Would be Danced. .
Real Reason Big Inaugural Is
Pulled 0ff-Reception
Planned.

Washington, Jan. 2o.-1'Ehe read rea-sc:
why Pr,ident-alect wil7on nlsloed tina
t1eFe BE- no inaugural hall was givar
the Inaugural Committee here toClny b,
Thr'n1gs Nelson Page, Chairman of tic
isfcsCtion Committee. MIR. nige alij
| the PtlJsilent- being s,rick Pres
byterilcn AMI orrnsed to elnything bul
thu most deeorous dancing. feareh that
the turkey Croft nnd kbndred much
| alvsrnss1 dances would be in full swing
on TIE floor, and he did net waslt
Mrs. Wilson and his daughtsrs 10 al
and a function where lslsah dlnces wt-1s
in 21og.ras.
TIE committee, aft,r bearing DE-.
Page, aa'aed off the inaugural paCi rrG.i
put rio 20 Congress the question wfeth-
.: ahlse shall be a public reosrs.iom ut
the CaIttn or elsaNhere On the nigi
of Marqi T.
The 'pa'riot'c' business men Of tie
nations capital, finding tat nlsi~
hlke subscrittons to the inaugural
will not be undinwritaen by ball re-
ceipts as in times plst, have lJckAi
Up tiaeir poclestbool1s, and will not sign
t'asfr names 70 checks ass freely as Nle:'
did when they eNpoo.ed all contriba-
tons to be returnsd whuh mtarsat
Meanwhile, those VITO heard of Dr..
Page's remarks To-Day ARE wondering
wfeahsr tine next Administration will
be esp:n'ally strait!aced. The Taft's per-
NIT bhsir sues.s TO dance the Turkey
T,rt' IT, they cloa:e, and thus Ear the
danos iias bsen rscac;fu or amusing. par
nrsver 6nl-rent in nse slightest par
t'cular. 1t Is und arstood that If a pub
Lie tnscap.ion is held the women folk Of
the Wilson family will not attend.
The committee decided public re-
oeptipn Was not Within it's iurisdic-
ton. and If one is held Congress- must
appropriate and make the nertsr,ary ar
rang Amen,s for 1t. The poYlmittae took
the position that the proposed a4cepfion
undsr ahe oan'Gul of the Joint Congres-
stonal inaugural Committees. In a rssolr-
tson the committee announced THAT it
would ao-operaete in every way possible
witr all arrangements for tine suocess-
full inauguration of the Presidsnt-sleot.
The mamhsrs of the JOIN. Congress
slonal Cnmmrittee en- the Inaugrmation
are Senators Cnane. of MASSACHUSETTS,;
Bacon of Georgia, and OveWman. Of
North Carolina. and Representatives Nc
Kip.sy. of Illinois; Ruckar, of Missouri.
and Garrett. of Tennessee. Senator Crare
dIaclinad today to express am opinion
neslnding the pNoppssd ueasptao,. stat
ing THAT the matIter had not Officially
bean placed befons the committee. The
suggested neceptinn met with the hearty
approval Of Representative Mckinley.
Gov. wilson's wish. In the event Of
there being public reception, on Mnreh
4, is that Mrs. Wilson and the Misses
Wilson should not be expected TO at
tend. This Information was conveysh to
the inaugural Commtttse having IN
charge the inaugural ceremonies.
Trenton. N. j.. Jan. 2O.-President,aNct
Wilson aoday suggested that a popular
neosntion in the Capitol building at
Washington be substituted for the IL
augural ball.
Mr.. Wilson this morning had receive
a Telegram from Mr.. william Corcoran
Eustis. chairman of the inaugural Coal
mittee, ASSUMING him that the Inaugural
Committee would comply with his wishes
with respect 10 the abandonment of the
ball. A letter also carne asking the Pres
ldent-elect for suggestions.
II suggested Tor their consideration
said Mr.. ,WilsOn, "a general reception In
the rotunda Of ;ihe Cspitol."
Mr.. Wilson sod ne expected the details
10 be worked out by the commttt,e,
but reiterated the wish that uhe snti"e
asre@ony OF the Inauguration be male
'as Aimple az is consistent with dignity