Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-31
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Plan FOR AVENUE

Inaugural Committee Proposes
to Have Erected e Courts
=. of the States. -.
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WORK NOW WELL IN HAND
The plan to have courts of the
states" erected at three points along
Pennsylvania avenue. so as to provide
decorative feature by day and an IL
Elimination display at night during the
inaugural period. was definitely ADOPT
ed by the inaugural committee at q
meeting held today at the New Will
lard Hotel. ..- ...
The committee approved recommen-
dation of its subcommittee on illumt-
nation that this plan be followed and
appropriated $500 with which to ex-
ecute it.
these courts of the states" on the
Avenue between 7th and 9Th streets, ana
also to have courts Of lesser size az
AZ street and 18th street. They are 70
consist of pillons and columns connecteo
with festoons of evergreens and electric
lights. At night time these courts VIII
be flooded with light and they also wall
be an attractive decorative feature by
day.
Aro,,ua Tp<oraefc Visitors.
The plan was adopted after consider
able discussion by the committee. Com
missioner Louis Brownlow, in advocat-
ing its adoption, said the people
throughout the country who come here
for the Inauguration evidence interest
in Pennsylvania avenue that is second
only to that given the, Capitol ana
White House. They want to see some
thing more than festoons-of lights thaI
constitute the illuminating feature OF
every country fair and homecoming
celebration, he said.
Chairman Arthur Peter of the finance
committee reported that subscriptlons
to the inaugural fund now total, $685.
500. An appropriation OF $lO0 was Vot-
ed the committee on information booths
to equip the booths which it proposes
to erect along the Avenue and at other
points.
Maj. Raymond Pullman. chairman Of
the public order committee. announced
services of Boy Scouts to supply IN
formation to visitors before they ar
rive in this city.
tanning information and rules Tor saIety
which they will distribute through trains
healed for this city. The leaflets will be
put aboard the trains at Baltimore, Har-
pers Ferry, Charlottesville and other
points about an hours ride from the CITY.
An effort Is to be made to get the Soy
Scouts Of other places to assist In the
work.
Work Is Well Under Way.
The reports from the various COM
mittee chairmen showed that they have
their work well under way Chairman
Harper called special attention to the re-
port Of the committee on public comfort,
which shows that there will be ample &C
commodations for inaugural visitors at
reasonable rates. Thomas Grant, who re-
ported for Chairman A Leftwich Sinclair,
stated that rooms for as low as, 81 a day
may be obtained in some of the most de-
sirable residential sections and room and
meals as low as 81.
rnitteez on public order probably will
have about 400 members. nearly 1859
men already having 4sfgnifled their
wish to become active in-the public or
der work. IT win be the largest pub
lie order COMMITTEES thatrexer has been
formed at an nauguration..hA Said The
use Of more than sixty automobiles
has been offered the committee and the
police department, Maj. Pullman re-
ported.
STAFF for Grand. Marshal.
Mai. Gen. Hugh L. Scott. chief Of staff
OF the army, today announced the per-
sonnet of the military staff Of the grand
marshal of the inaugural parade. SO far
as completed, as follows:
Gen. Hugh L. Scott. grand marshal;
Gen. Tasker H Bliss. chief Of staff:
Gen Carroll A. Devol, adjutant general.
Aids-Col Robert E. l.. Niche. Capt.
H. NJ Coots, Capt. Henry ]. Mckinney
and Capt. Philip H Sheridan. general
staff.
walcott, bureau insular affairs: Col. A.
w. Brewster, inspector general. Col.
George B. Duncan. general staff; Lieut..
Col Louis M. Gulick. Marine Corps;
Lieut.. Col; Peter c; Harris a ad,u1 9u
liam s. Graves, general staff; Maj.
Thomas ]. Holcomb. Marine Corps; MAJ.
John J. Kingman. Corps of Engineers:
Maj c. w. Orwell. Corps of Engineers:
Surg. Charles e. Riggs. navy; Maj.
Ralph H. Van Deman. general staff;
Lieut. Commander William w. Gal
braith, navy: Maj. Kyle Rucker. Judge
advocate generals department; Maj.
James G. Hartford. Army War College:
Paymaster Omar D. Conzer, navy; Maj.
Fred r. Brown, bureau insular affairs.
Staff-Second platoon-Maj. Douglas
Macarthur, general staff; Maj. Dennis
E. Nolan. general stan: Capt Richard
B. Creepy. Marine Corps; Maj. Edward
L. King, Army War College: Maj. Fox
Conner, inspector generals department;
Surg. George F. Cottle, navy; Maj.
Ernest D. Scott, Army War College:
Mai. William Mitchell. Signal Corps;
Lieut.. Charles c. Hartigan. navy: Maj.
Philip w. Huntington, Medical Corps;
Maj r. D. Black. general staff: Lieut..
John H. Hoover, navy: Capt. Frederic
W. Coleman, Quartermaster's Corps;
Capt r. c. Marshall. Quartermasters
Corps; Postmaster Smith Hempstone,
navy. and Capt. John B. Rose. ordnance
department
Woman's Committee.
Mrs. W. NJ. Stoner, chairman Of the
woman's subcommittee of the inaugural
committee, today announced the fol-
lowing assistants: Mrs. E. Glendowe1
Evans, vice chairman; Mrs. Mary Ware
bennett. executive secretary; Mrs w.
I. Thomas, executive secretary; Mrs. L.
s. Brandeis, Miss Mary Heyler, Mrs
Harry Francis Cary. Mrs. C. Albert
White. Mrs. F. p. Wilcox. Mrs. NJ. Par