Evening star., 1917-01-07
PLAN SOCIAL SIDE
! OF INAUGURATION
Advisory Council Discusses
Substitute for BaII-T0
: Decide Wednesday.
BUSINESS MEN MAKE PLEA

Discussion of the proposed social
function on the night of the Inaugural
tion. in lieu of the customary inaugur-
al ball from all viewpoints, occupied
the attention of a special meeting OF
the advisory council in the cabinet room
of the New willard Hotel yesterday
afternoon. 1t was decided to put the
final decision up to the general inau-
gural committee. The special meeting
called for tomorrow morning at II
o'clock has been called off by Chair
man Robert N. Harper. who announced
that the matter will be brought up at
the regular meeting Wednesday.
Those strongly advocating a social
affair on the night of the inaugural
parade produced testimony at the meet
ing to show that the business interests
of Washington that are paying the
bills of the inaugural celebration are
very desirous for some social affair
and that there is a demand for such a
function from every state In the Union
Letters coming to the inaugural organ
ization show that there would be a
heavy demand for cards, and one of the
big difficulties before the committee
tn charge would be how to distribute
sands desiring to attend to the limited
capacity of any available halls in the
National Capital.
While Chairman Harper declined
last night to confirm the report that an
option has been taken on a large build
ing in Washington which can be re-
modelled to accommodate a big throng
II the social function is decided upon
by the inaugural committee, he admit
ted that the matter will probably be
dAfnftalv al
nesday.
Nationwide Publicity Campaign.
The nationwide publicity campaign
to bring to the Inauguration a record
breaking attendance is being organised
by the publicity committee. of which
Frank B. Lord is chairman. This COM
mittee has established Offices in the
District National Bank building. In
order that the message of the great
events planned for the inaugural period
may be carried into every home
throughout the country, Mr.. Lord has
named large committee OF the Wash
ington correspondents who serve all
the large newspapers in the United
States. A first meeting of this COM
mittee has been called for the latter
part of this week. by which time the
inaugural publicity bureau will be in
full working order and prepared to fur
nish daily reports of particular interest
to their respective papers to all OF the
correspondents.
The committee or public comfort, which
has the largest amount Of pre-inaugural
work IN making arrangements for the
accommodation of the hundred-odd thou
sands of guests to the National Capital
has appointed an executive committee, so
that the work may be done with more ex-
pedition and efficiency.
The first meeting of the committee on
public comfort was held Friday evening
at the headquarters Of the committee In
There were about 100 members Of the
committee present. Chairman A. Left
wich Sinclair presided and Walter NJ.
Bastian acted as secretary.
The committee desires to make list
Of all boarding houses, hotels. private
homes. halls and vacant houses where in
augural visitors and organizations can be
accommodated. the committee gave
authority to Chairman Sinclair to appoint
an executive committee. committee on
public toilet conveniences, committee
to serve at the Union station. a COM
mittee to serve at the Capitol and such
fort committee as he may deem 1t ad-
visable to create.
More Committees Are Named.
Under the authority given him by the
full committee. Chairman Sinclair yester-
day announced the appointment of the
executive committee Of the public COM
fort committee. as follows:
A Leftwich Sinclair. chairman: E. Hill
ton jackson and Thomas Grant, vice
chairmen: Walter NJ. Bastian, secretary;
Charles A Baker, Walter C. Balderston,
Wallace Bassford, DR.. Lewis J. Battle,
Andrew w. Bennett, Joseph B. Bowling.
Thomas w. Buckley, Joseph A. Burkart.
Charles w. Clagett, w. Gordon Crawford,
Frank E. Cunningham. Daniel W. Edelin,,
A N. Fisher. Daniel E. Garges. Henry G.
Gauss. P: ]. Haltigan. Thomas N. Harvey.
w. j. Hughes. c. B. Hunt, DR.. v. B.
Jackson. c. A. Mccarthy. Thomas H.
Melton. Frank B. Metzerott. John z.
Mitchell. George w. Moss. Edward A.
Newman. J. Bryon Nickerson. r. N.
Parker. James T. Petty. Frederick J. Rice.
w. p Edwards. Albert Schulteis. Henry
X. Simpson. Joseph ]. Sinnott, John F.
Slaven. George Spransy. +. c. Steward
Judge Milton Strasburger. William NJ
Terrell Dr. William Tindall, William B.
Todd. James A. Toomey. Evan H. Tucker.
George s. Wainwright, John 2. Walker
and w. J. Wilson.
The publicity committee consists Of
Chairman, Frank B. Lord; vice chairman,
Grafton Wilcox. president of the National
Press Club: Theodore Tiller, William p.
Kennedy. Fred W. Steckman and E. Jesse
Conway: secretary. James d. Preston, and
assistant secretary. William J. Donaldson.
mittee. as announced at inaugural head
quarters on recommendation OF Chairman
Lord Is as folliws:
Charles S. Albert, Ben r. Allen, Nathan
Alpert. Parker r. Anderson. George F.
Authier. David S. Barry. Robert T. Barry.
Robert J. Bender, Martin w. Bethke, Will
liam A. Bird. jr.: John Boyle. Everett L.
Bradley, C. c. Brainerd. William z. Brig
ham. Ashmun y. Brown. Harry j. Brown,
l. Ames Brown. Sevellon Brown, H. f.
c. Bryant. Harry c. Carr. NJ Brice Clag-
gett. Edward b. Clark. William ]. Coch-
ran. Tarleton Collier. Edward L. Conn,
Frank w. Connor. Jesse S. Cottren Dom
aid A. Craig, w. A. Crawford, John R.
Crown. Robert Douzan. E. c. Dougherty
Arthur w. Dunn, John L. Eddy, George
l. Edmunds. Henry F. Eland. Jackson
$. Elliott. Fred A. Emery. J. Fred Essary
Carter Field. Reuben Fink, John w. F1en-
ner. Mark Foote. Albert/W Fox. ellison
Gardner. George Garner. Louis Garthe
Harry b. Gauss. Bond p Geddes. Alfred
L Geiger. Earl Goodwin. c. 8. n. Goodwin.
Mark J.. Goodwin. Louis s. Gottlieb
John Temple Graves. Isaac Gregg.
e; d. Groat. Charles s. Groves.
Henry Hall. II. G. Hallam, Charles A.
Hamilton. John v. Hanlon, Elisha A.
Hanson. Edwin Bradley Hard, William
ID. Hassett. Jay @. Hayden, A. o. Hay-
ward. A. f.. Heiss. Arthur s. Hennine.
w. A. Hildebrand. Laurence Hills. Ed
win u. Hood, James p. Hornaday, Dou-
glas II. Houser w II T. Hou,..a