The Washington herald., 1916-12-23
wilson and HARPER
confer ON INAUGURAL
Chairman Fails to Persuade President
that Ball Should Be Held.

President Wilson and Col Robert NJ
Harper held another conference relative
to inaugural plans late yesterday after
moon. Col. Harper made a further at
tempt to persuade the President to say
there would be an inaugural ball. but did
not succeed.
The President and Col Harper will hold
another conference during the early part
of next week
The suffrage parade planned for March
will not be opposed by the inaugural
committee.
Col. Harper announced the appointment
of these officials yesterday:
Fircworks-Hary King, chairman; Roger J..
Whiteford. vice chairman.
Local transportahon-J. Fred Essary chairman
Frederick ]. Haskin. vice chairman
Comfort at Union station-R. A. Edwards, chair
InfGmation-w. @. Carter, chairman; Herman u.
Gasch, Vice chairman.
The following rice chnirnen Of committees. the
ehaimen Of which previously had been announced
were appointed:
CiVic-Dr. Clarence J. Owens.
, Reoeption-Frank B. Noyes and John P. Story. r.
Badges and medals-D. 8. Porter
In addition to Chairman King and vice Chairman
WhitefOrd the full committee On fireworks is ss
follows:
R, P. Andr.ws, oOrns,fus T. Belt, John Boorba-.
Julian Brylawski. L. A. Bartholomew. Sidney Bes-
OO&AA%@@es
Crowley, George W. Driver, John l. Edwards Kari
Fleming, Max Fishdher. Frederick A Fenning.
Richard 2 Gssch. William F. Gilmore. @ J.
Gockeler. z. c. Graham. Thomas Grant, Isaac Cans.
Phil J. Hermann. ". 8. Hoge, W. g. Hose. tr..
P. T. Hall. A. r. Jorss, ]. Fred Kelly, J. Leo
KoIb. John 4 Kreh, Il. L Kaufman, Simon
Rann, Joseph King.
W. D. P: King. George Kileen. O A. Langley.
Ralph W. Lee. Oden Lake. W. O LOCKER.
Guy Mason, Howard Moran. T. 6. Mason, Gerge
F. Muth. John Murrell, John L Newbold, James
L. Norris. jr.. W. W. Nairn-
George O'Connor Samuel j. Prescott Fl. W. Par
sons. Hugh Ruby, Sidney Reizensten. W. 8. Rich
ardson. E. s. Rochester. c. S. Redman.
Thomas somerIille. W. Mex. stowell. J. D. F.
Schneider. Charles Sedan, IT,. Dr.. Stona n L.
sansbury. Frank seabring, j. 8. D, sauH
l. NJ Thayer. II. L. Thornton, Matthew Trim
bic. Q. W. White. l. G, Wilson. Bolts Warren, r.
J. WArMck' John L. Warren. Allen e. warker.
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC COMFORT.
A. LeftWich sinclair. chairman; 2. Hilton Jack
son, Vice chairman: Walter NJ. Basian, secretary
Robert L. Anderson. James B. Archer. t.: Mar
shall D. Bailey. Bruce Baird, Charles A, Baker,
walter c. Balderston, 81. Clifford Banga William
D. Barry; Wallace BassfOrd Walter NJ. Bastian,
Lewis ]. Battle. NJ. D.; Julius Baumgarten CHARLES
H. Bauman, Capt. Fred Bean, H. @, Berglins,
William Berens. IT,; Theodore l. Beuchert. ]. q,
Bil6rey: z. D. Blackstone. A. L. Bosley, Reuben
A.: Bogsy Joseph B. Bowling. John Bcyl, Morgan
Brooks. George II. Brown, George y Buck Thomas
W. Buckley, W. b. Burch, N. L. Burchen, A, E.
Burklin. Moncure Burke. Joseph A. Burkart, B.
Burnside Edwin CaIlow, 8. T. Cameron, Guy W. A.
Camp. Earl Carbaugh. Francis s. Csrmody John
Doyle Cermody, T. A. Carroll. Claude 8. Carpenter,
Charles W Clasett. F. G. Coldren, D. p Collins,
Clinton R. COlVin, James P. Coon, W. Gordon
Crawford, Brooks Croo. Frank Z. Grown, @. d.
Cusle. F: e. Cunningham. J. B. Gregg custis.
NJ. D.; Ernest q. Daniel, Allan Dayis o, J. De
Mol, Jules A. Demonet. George 8. De NeaIe, Mark
Dobrin. W. A. Domer, W. N. Dove, @. r. Dufour,
NJ. D.: Andrew B. DuVall. Samuel q. Eberiy.
Daniel ". Edelin. Burr N. Edwards, Daniel A.
Edwards. Charles N. Emmons N D.; Norman +.
Engel. A. NJ. Fisher. Louis Flemer, Peyton B.
Fletcher, Maurice F. Flynn, Thomas Z. Frank,
W. J. Frizzell. John I. Fugitt, John b. GALLOWAY,
Daniel Z Gsrges. Charles J. Gawler. John B.
phonso Girouard. Henry N. Classic, Byron o. Grar
ham, Thomas Grant, Charles J. Grossciose Charles
E. Gross. Paul L. Grove. Walter B. Guy, P. ].
Halttnz. 4eyst Hanlein. Frederick q Handy.