Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-10
COMMITTEE URGES
INAUGURAL BALL BE
IN PENSION OFFICE
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erected. 1t was pointed out that the
stands are erected through a system
of concessions made by the inaugural
nar1es took the risk Of bad weather.
etc. when it came to selling the seats.
No More Asked.
Frank j. Hogan, who was a delegate
from the District Of Columbia to the
republican national convention, said
the inaugural committee is not asking
any more Of the government this year
than has been asked for the inaugu-
ration of other Presidents.
F. s. Hight, manager Of the New
Willard Hotel. insisted that it would
be only fair to allow the hotels to
charge for q single room in which
two people could be placed a sum
equal to double the regular rate. He
said that cost in hotel operations had
the establishment of minimum wage
scales, etc. the cost was very high.
Many of the rooms were vacant i'm
mediately before and Immediately
after inauguration, he said. For that
reason. Mr.. Hight said. it was only
reasonable that reservations should
be made only for q week.
Asks Use of Pension ONCE.
An amendment to the New resolu-
ton. authorizing the use Of the pen
sion office building. was presented by
Wilton J. Lambert.
Milton E. Allies testified that ev-
erything was being done to prevent
waste and to run the inauguration
as economically as possible. He said
that it was planned to cut out some
which have added to the expense OF
past years. He estimated that It
would cost from 5000 to 500, 900 to
pay the expenses of the inaugural
ceremonies.
the tickets for the proposed inaugu.
raj ball would cost. Mr.. Allies said
they would be S..
Senator New said that objections had
been made to granting the use Of the
pension office for the ball on the
use of the building at the time OF the
Taft Inauguration, it was with the UNI
that the citizens of Wash
ington would provide an adequate
building within the next four years.
Mr. Allies replied that steps had been
taken and about $4,000 subscribed:
taken up the matter Of erecting a
George Washington memorial building
and that now about $4,000 had been
subscribed for it. He said also that
the Knights Of Columbus were prepos-
ing to spend IS ,OVO,0OO 1Or the erection
of q memorial building here.
sukEests Congregational Library.
In reply to a question by Senator
King of Utah, Mr.. Allies said that 1t
would be impossible to give, a reception
and ball in the Capitol building or the
Library Of Congress.
John Joy Edison, who has been
member Of inaugural committees here
since the Inauguration Of Benjamin
Harrison. and wlFo was chairman Of
the second Inauguration Of William
Mckinley, insisted that the requests
made by the present committee were
entirely reasonable. Sentiment, he
said, largely governs in the conduct
of the inaugural ceremonies. The
American people demand every four
years q festival and celebration at the
time Of the Inauguration Of their
President and Vice President. In the
days of Washington and the earlier
Presidents he said that balls were
given at a cost Of $50 to 5000 sub
scriptior. Now the receptions are
democratic, and any one can 60 for
a charge Of IS. He said that there
was no place in Washington where
this ball can be held except the PEN
sion office and he predicted that the
government would not have loss of
$40 II permission to use the building
were granted.