Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-14

boardroom at the District building at
s o'clock tonight. Chairrhen of sub
committees of this committee have been
appointed as follows: Fire, Frank J.
Wagner; theaters, Joseph d. Sullivan;
autos. Howard S. Fisk; Boy Scouts, ID:
parade, Odell S. Smith; hotels and We
hicles. George H. Macdonald: roping
and surface. A. f. Phillips; depots
Evan H. Tucker; street railways. David
S. CARL.
Chairman Arthur Peter of the finance
committee announced that subscrip-
tions to the inaugural fund, amounting
to $4,000, have been received. The fol-
lowing subscriptions were announced
today: Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, $500; Chapin-SackS Manufacture
ing Company. $500; Metropolitan Hotel
and Hotel Gordon, $500; American Ice
Company, 5000: E. Heidenheimer, 500;
r. Harrison Johnson, $50, and Harry G.
Grove, S25.
Gen. Scott, grand marshal of the in
augural parade, has notified the officers
of the West End Citizens Association
that it has been found impracticable to
change the plans of the parade so as to
extend the line of march to Washing
ton Circle. instead of having it disband
at Pennsylvania avenue and 18th street,
as previously arranged.
North Carolinans living in Washing
ton, will meet tonight at the Cairo and
senting the state, in the parade.
That at least ten governors and their
staffs are already arranging for par
ticipation in the inaugural ceremonies
was stated today by Inaugural Chair
man Robert n. Harper. AS there is
less than three weeks time before the
Inauguration, Chairman Harper today
made arrangements with the chalrmen
of all the important committees for
meetings this week. at which wind-up
al n n &c will no ha6
Civic Section of Parade.
The organization of the civic section
of the parade. which includes all the
marching societies and political clubs
from all parts of the country, will be
worked out at a meeting called by
Chairman George r. Linkins for to-
night. The mounted escort, who will
be vice marshals of this section.
have been called into conference.
The clerk of the committee is drafting
a list of all the organizations and
bands which have enlisted for this Sec
ton. Mr.. Linkins has just been mott
fled by Maj. Gen. Hugh l.. Scott, grand
marshal of the parade, and by Brig.
Gen. Carroll A. Devol, adjutant. that
the roster of the civic section will be
left entirely with him. Because of this
Mr.. Linkins has called his aids into
conference.
Vance Mccormick. chairman of the
democratic national committee, and
President Wilson's campaign manager,
is to be shown honor by his home town.
An enthusiastic letter has just been
received at the inaugural headquarters
from the Central Democratic Club OF
Harrisburg, of which Mr.. Mccormick is
an active member, stating that it will
have at least 100 uniformed members
in line headed by the Commonwealth
Band of forty pieces.
Members of Congress are to have first
call on seats in the Lafayette stand in the
court of honor, directly opposite the pres
idential reviewing stand. This was in
dictated today, when every member OF
Congress received a letter from Chairman
Harper advising him that on account OF
the heavy demand for seats in this stand
in blocks of fifty to one hundred, he felt
he should advise members of Congress
desiring seats for their families and
friends that they should make reserva-
ton before Monday, when the seats in
all the stands will be opened to general
sale. Chairman L. S. Wolfe today sent out
a notice of meeting of his committee to
arrange for this sale.
While the President will review the
parade from a glass-inclosed cage in
the court of honor, there will be room
with him for Mrs. Wilson, the Vice
President and but three other persons.
The entire presidential party of $50 to
800 persons, however, will all be seated
in the portico section of the reviewing
stand, which is built in reproduction Of
the east front of the Capitol. That
preparations may be made for the COM
Portable seating Of the entire White
House party, Chairman Harper has had
a handsome sketch of this section of
the stand prepared by the architect
Percy c. Adams, which has been pre-
scented to Mrs. Wilson.