Evening star., 1920-12-29
CONCERTS PLANNED =
FOR INAUGURATION

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pany. $1,000: Mrs. Edward c. Walker,
5000; Edward B. Mclean. $1,000;
Shannon & Luchs. $1,000; Samuel J.
Prescott, $1,000; Edward F. Colladay,
$1,000; James F. Hood, $500; A. Lis
ner. $1,000; w. F. Roberts Company.
s!:ooo; Lanman Engraving Company,
Corcoran Thorn, $500; E. J. Stellwag-
en-. $500; Raleigh Hotel, $1,000: Cap
ltaI Traction Company. $1,000; George
E. Hamilton, $1,000; w. B. Hibbs &
Co. $1,000; Hornblower & Weeks,
sshrS%sh shooo John L hooEdv Edwa.as ,sso & CO.
& Cohen. $3.50; Townley A. Nc
Kee. $500: Myron M. Parker, $500;
Corby Baking Company, $1,000: Julius
Garfnkle & Co., $1,000: Washington
Gas Light Company. $1,000: L. L. Jen-
kins, $500: Col. William Eric Fowler.
wardman, $1,000: Colin H. Living.
stone. $1,000: Laurence Mills. $1,000:
Van Wickle Piano Company, 5000;
Crane, Paris & Co., $500; BeckerS
Leather Goods Company. $500; Parker.
Bridget & Co, s1,ooe; saks G Co..
Colin H Livingstone, $3.50: Joseph
Strasburger. $1,000; Lansburgh & Bro,
$1,000: w. B. Hibbs & Co. for Thomas
J. Ryan, New York, $1,000; Harris &
Ewing. 5000; William ]. Eyfon, 500:
Col James A. Drain, $1,000: E. L.
Doheny, jr., $1,000. Arthur Burt Com
Eugene Hale. $3.50; Mrs. Charles C.
Glover. jr.. $500; Eliza r. Scidmore.
$50; Emile Berliner, $1,000. r. Golden
Donaldson, $1,000.
Preliminary Work Progresses.
Tho preliminary organization work in
connection with the coming Inauguration
was practically completed with the meet
ings yesterday afternoon OF the chair
men of the various committees and later
Of the officers and members of the gen.
eral committee These meetings were
held two hours apart in the red room
sided over by Chairman Mclean.
More than 200 prominent men and
women were present at the gathering Of
the general committee and much ap-
plause greeted the announcement made
by Milton E. Ailee. chairman of the
finance committee, that his committee in
three days Of its existence had received
subscriptions to the guarantee fund
to ss1, 900, which amount was
increased to $SS.200 up to noon today.
He explained that the mark originally
set for the guarantee was 100000, but
it had been decided to raise this limit to
between $125, 200 and $150.000. and ac-
cording to his prediction he will be able
to report this increa sed amount as fully
raised by the next meeting of the gem
eral committee, which will be next
Tuesday, at IL o'clock am. at the VIII
lard Hotel, as announced by Cha airman
Mclean.
Chairman Makes Statement.
In calling the general committee
meeting to order, Chairman Mclean
said this meeting was merely for the
ganiZing. Following the calling of
the roll by Assistant Secretary Will
Lam Duckstein, Frederick d. Owen.
chairman of the committee on street
presented the colors, dur
ing the sounding of bugle- During
the meeting preceding. Of the COM
mittee chairmen, Mr.. Owen present
ed Chairman Mclean with a handsome
gavel, which he said was made of his
toric wood more than $50 years old,
and which was designed by the doner.
one end copied from the base moidinsS
of the columns at the Capitol and the
other end copied from the moldinps at
the base of the columns at the White
House. Its plate will be appropriately
engraved. The call from the chair for any
committee reports or suggestions was an
swered only by Mr.. Allies. who report
ed the record-breaking subscription to
fhe fund. following which the meeting
was adjourned until next Tuesday
morning. Photographs were taken of
the gathering and of groups. The
woman members Of the committee were
posed in front Of tho hotel.
women Take Active Part.
A noticeable feature Of the gather
ing was the interest demonstrated by
the women, all of which suggests that
they are not going to take passive
part in the inaugural work.
At the meeting of committee chair
men Mr.. Mclean explained that it was
the purpose Of the general committee
to get organized and in definite work
tary Jess Smith called the roll and
read rules governing the executive
and general committees and various
other committees. following which he
explained the duties as defined for the
various committees It was stated
that the naming OF the vice chair
man, secretary and members Of the
various committees VIII be left to the
chairmen of these committees for ap-I
proval by the executive committee.
Report ON Civic Bodies.
T. Lincoln Townsend. chairman OF
the committee on civic bodies, an
meeting that his committee was being
formed rapidly, and in q few days
would be down to real work. He said
he expected the officers and members
would then be busy day and night un-
til after March 4.
Mr.. Townsend announced the officers
and subcommittee chairmen OF his