Evening star., 1916-12-25
CALLS CONFERENCE
Of MAIN ADVISERS
Chairman Harper of Inaugural
ton Committee to Map Out
Plans for Ceremonies.
ECONOMY WILL BE URGED

Inaugural Chairman Robert n. Harper
is to hold his first conference with his
advisory council in the cabinet room of
the New Willard Hotel tomorrow at IL
am, when several matters of particular
Importance will be discussed.
The advisory council is an innovation
in inaugural organizations, and tomor-
rows meeting is of general interest be-
cause it is the first meeting of any in
augural committee. AT the proposed con-
ference the policy for the general con-
duct of arrangements will be adopted.
Strict accountability with economy
for a watchword will be impressed upon
all the inaugural committees. according
to an admission by Chairman Harper
today. but economy will be allowed in
no way to interfere with the harmoni-
Gus plans for the success of the cere-
monies In other words. the policy of
the inaugural organization is that no
committee is to spend money for any
purpose without authorization from the
general committee, or. in emergencies,
without authority from the advisory
council: but wherever it is necessary
and proper to spend money for the sue
cess of the inaugural plans the author
ity will be promptly given with vouch-
ers required for the auditing commit
tee. In this way the managing organi-
cation expects to get the maximum of
efficiency while carefully safeguarding
the generous contributions of the
Washington citizens.
Proposed Reservations.
In line with this business policy it
developed today that the inaugural
committee will probably reserve under
the control of subcommittee certain
observation stands on Pennsylvania
avenue which have usually been in
cluded in the blanket privileges which
have been sold to some contractor.
1t is proposed to put active, ambi-
tious. trustworthy and public spirited
young men in charge of these stands
with small subcommittee and with
friendly spirit of rivalry inspired
among those subcommittee as to
which will make the largest percentage
of profit Some sort of distinction, thus
far undetermined. is to be accorded the
subcommittee making the best returns
on advance sales of reservations.
The plan, as developed thus far, is
TO reserve only a certain few of the
avenue stands. probably between 11th
street and the Treasury. as business
adventure financed by the general
inaugural committee
At the conference with his advisory
council Mr.. Harper will first announce
the names of the chairmen and vice
chairmen of the various committees.
Contrary to usual procedure in inau-
gural arrangements. these chairmen
and vice chairmen are all members of
the general inaugural committee.
View to Business Efficiency.
This was done with a view to busi-
ness efficiency. so that the general COM
mittee can be in direct touch through
these officers with the active work of
all the committees as they progress,
and SO that at any meeting prompt and
fun report can be had regarding any
phase of the inaugural arrangements.
= Mr.. Harper has drafted an order of
business which 10 to be observed at all
committee meetings so TINT the fn9
augural affairs can be attended to In
q systematic way and be expeditiously
dispatched
The clerical force at the inaugural
Headquarters was given a day of from
its iabors today by Secretary Alvin
G. Belt Secretary Belt. however, was
busy for a time at his office in the
gridiron room of the New Willard
Hotel. and Chairman Harper held con-
ferences with number of prominent
persons and cleaned up batch Of cor
respondence-