Evening Star Newspaper, January 9, 1897, Page 10

10 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, .JANUARY'9, 1897-24 PAGES: TO INAUGURATE PRESIDENT MeKINLE Preparing for the Fourth of March, COMMITTEES AT WORK Prominent Citizens of Washington Placed in Charge, SCENES AT HEADQUARTERS Rapid Progress Made in Ar- ranging for the Great A visit to inauguration takes one to the fourth floor of the Glover building, at No. 1419 F street northwest, and he goes up by an elevator that runs from the banking house of Corson & Ma- The elevator will usually have two or three other upward-bound passen- gers in it. for the people upstairs are much headquarters Chairman C. J. Bell. sought after at this particular period. There are six en the feurth floor, besides toilet rooms. ‘Khe three in the front wing re of the tions, civie omfort. Maj. Col. Cecil where Capt. ves S. We Weodward. nts Gen. Horace Por- f the inaugural pa- siters whose ary feature of and their Edson. John Joy inauguration their locations, and the num- accommodate. A » and state es they will ct 3 they can record is kept of each item, and then an agent of the committee is sent to inspect and report upon the accommodations of- fered. All mail from elsewhere inquiring a|abou parties is sent to thi Brackett. ck of this is ¢ n civie organizatio: recorded her stating the re- Ln appe devoted shown around town ‘oted to See- Lewis is In charge, and a ss is transacted each that intend to rance in the build- on the Glover building court. The door leading from it to the hallway is kept | locked, and the big glass pane is frosted. | Entrance to the chairman's room, there- j fore, is through the apartment occupied by Recording Secretary Walker, Maj. Fredk. A. Holden, the urbane and good-humored bookkeeper; Mr. G. 1. Johnson, the capable Recording Secretary Walker. expert typewriter. Then, to reach Mr. Bell, cone must pass through the apartment of Secretary Fred. Brackett. All this sounds very exclu man Bell is not so in any celves all callers with an ness that is admirable, and every one who comes is received in turn. Members of the executive committee, agents of manu- facturers and other business men who de- ive, but Chair- sense. He r amiable read Joha W. Thompson. sire to secure a slice of the guarantee fund by bidding for privileges or work, news- paper men, applicants for empioyment anil @ host of others with different purposes in view stredm in while Chairman Bell fs at headquarters, and he receives them one and all. He is as quick and energetic in his work as he is attractive in it. He never seems to hesitate for a solution when a vexed problem is presented, but Cc. F. Norment. #« hint of the dictatorial in he does Accordingly It Is not that he is highly regarded by ates as well as those who with him occasionally, and is growing every day. n Woodward 1s seldom seen he keeps in close ising all his asso: come in cont his popularit Vice Chairm: but Vice Chairman Wine, however, is a daily visitor, as he is a!so Col. L. P. Wright. ' | chairman of the important committee on street decorations, and frequent confer- are necessary. There amount of correspondence being .d Recording Secretary Walker a busy and capable fo He is arget for a thousand interroga- points every day in the week, and | als tion nm. Cecil Clay. proves a most pleasant one to those who aim the interrogatories. Such a slight sketch of inauguration headquarters may “v6 bot en indefinite L. D. Wine. ‘ e work of mmt tte, tan Bell oceuptes a | idea cf how matters are conducted there, partn ooking our | but to any visitor the splendid system in force would be apparent in a moment. | Politeness is the rule from the elevator boy to the two attentive and courteous col- M. I. Weller. ored messengers stationed in Mr. Walker's room and so on to Chairman Bell himself, and no one is sent away dissatisfied un- less perhaps it is some of the applicants for employment who cannot understand why there are not 10,000 positions at me | stenographer and Miss Sadie Haskell, the disposal of the inaugural commiitee. Chapin Brown. The progress made in arranging for the ceremonies attendant upon the inauguration of President-elect McKinley has been smooth, rapid and gratifying, and such a stage has been reached that a very good idea may be obtained of what the occasion will be. The tions by Mr.Chas. J. Bell of H. A. Willard. the chairmen of the various subcommittees and the other members of the executive committee proved as wise and appropriat« as was his own selection by Chairman Hanna, and in their choice of associates the subcommittee chairmen have displayed wise and applaudable d'scrimination. All the chairmen of the subcommittees Geo. Gibson. are members of the executive committee, and there are other members, who are Messrs. A. T. Britton, M. M. Parker, Jas. G. Berret, John G. Long, Crosby 8. Noyes, Beriah Wilkins, Charles G. Conn, John F. Cook, W. W. Dudley, Charles C. Glover, Lawrence Gardner, Henry BE. Davis, R. Ross Perry, A. M. Clapp, Stilson Hutchins, Theo. W. Noyes. James L. Norris, Benjamin Butterworth and Milton M. Holland. The chairman of the committee is Chai J. Bell, the president of the American Se- curity and Trust Company. Mr. S. W. Woodward and Mr. Louis D. Wine are the vice chairmen. Mr. John Joy Edson is treasurer. The secretary is Mr. Fred. Brackett, and the recording secretary Mr. George H. Walker. It is scarcely necessary iH, V. Boynton. in Washington to give a separate individual sketch of all of these gentlemen, but there are others who read The Star who will be glad to make thetr acquaintance. There are now, therefore, about 2,500 en- terprising, energetic citizens of Washing- ton engaged in doing the actual work necesssary to make the coming inaugura- tion the most notable in point of attrac- tive features on record, and 100,000 other them substantial undertaking, and a proud people are giving and moral support in the Thos. W. Somerville. others are busy, too, but their incentive is gain. These are the numerous firms and individuais throughout the country who desire to furnish some substantial portion of the inauguration equipment. Deco- Simon Wolt. rators, designers, caterers, musicians and a hundred other classes of business men are exercising their ingenuity in a common purpose to secure remunerative part in the March ceremonies. So it will be readily seen that the influence of tne event is be- ing felt in a multitude of directions. Roessle. Most of the subcommittegs have con- cluded the prelita ina veeeeridce ton of their dutics, and are prdéeetiing to the ac- complishment of actual Fesults, which has been already done in spigmdid style by the finance committee. This#body was natur- ally the most important one of all in the A. T. Britton, preliminary work of preparing for the great event, and under the chairmanship of Mr. John W. Thompson, its members, who comprise the representative men of Iceal financial life, entered upon the work of securing the funds necessary to meet- ing the heavy expenses with mpst admir- able energy and purp There were sub- committees created to which certain sec- tions of the city were assigned, and the result of this wise system was quickly ap- Chas. C. Glover. parent. The citizens of Washington re- sponded liberally and generously, and in a very short time after the books were open- ed. the amount of $50,000, which had been pérry, fixed upon as necessary? to’ meet the ex- Penses attendant upon *the, inauguration ceremonies, had been “more than sub- scribed, and it would not be surprising if J... Chaney the sum would reach °$60,000° before. the bcoks are closed. It was determined that subscribers stpuld be allowed to pay their contributions ‘in installments, but a large number have declined to avafl themselves of this accommodation, and about $2,000 Geo, B. Williams, has been already paid over to Treasurer John Joy Edson and deposited by him to the order of the executive committee. It is confidently expected that the receipts from the ball tickets, concerts, sale of privileges and souvenirs will more than meet the ex- Edw. McCaaley. nses of the inauguration, thus allowing Pie finance committee to retarn to sub- scribers the full amount of their contribu- ticns. B. H. Warner. The auditing committee has under its charge the examination and approval of the accounts for the expenses, and its chairman is Mr. Clarence F. Norment. One of the first committees to get to ac- Noyes. tual work was that on public comfort, of which Col. Levi P. Wright is chairman. In the nature of things, this body had its labor cut out for it from the first, and went at it with the system born of ex- perience. Books were opened to record the Benj. Butterworth. names and locations of persons having ac- commodations to rent for inauguration visitors; agents were engaged to examine fand report on the character of the offers, and visitors in search of such accommoda- tions were escorted arouni the city and John G. Long. skown offered quarters until eligible cnes were secured. So far the committee has obtained rooms or lodging for nearly 20,000 people; has located dining rooms where ten thousand meals can be served simul- H. E. Davis. taneously, and has. already provided quar- ters for between 2,060 and 2,500 rrospective visitors, including individuals 2s well as organizations, you? Is it price? Or is it quality? on quality—the pri by price. flag—don’t think the procession. This is*the store where “your credit is good.” . What tempts We offer you advantages in both. We know that the future depends esent is influenced Makes our housefurnishngs the best and the lowest. not beating the air with a bargain Because we're we're not leading We surely are. Drop in and see what’s what. Come for everything that furnishes a house—everything is here. House & Herrmann, Liberal Fernis Cor. 7th and 5 eSoedondondontoatoesoesongondonteateeseatonsendontestoesoesoesonionienseesoesonsostondeatoetieseestenientoadoetetonfentoaioets re, I Streets. Seedeees The committee on civic organizations, of which Mr. B. H. Warner is the chairman, aso began practical work simultaneously with its creation. This committee is an extremely important one, as it is proposed to make the civic feature of the approach- ing inauguration more striking than it ever has been hitherto in the history of similar events. Appreciating this fact, Mr. War- | | | John F. Cook. ner and his associates have been devoting themselves assiduou to tneir duties. Several thousand circular letters were sent broadcast throughout the country to in- fluential and prominent peop!2, including the governors of states, the mayors of cities, senators and representatives in Con- gress, and editors of leading newspane Tequesting informat io the civic or- ganizations intending to participate in the Jno. B. Wight. irangural parade. Answers in reply to these inquiries are beiag received e y day, and the indications are that there will be a larger civic turnout next Maren than ever before at an inaugur The committee on mili ‘anizations, of which Col. Cecil Clay chairman, had work before it as soon as it was organized, and the important matters under its charge are being attended to with applaudable energy and intelligence. The military bod- jes throughout the country have been rather slow in announcing the plans they propose to follow regarding their partici pation in the inaugural parade, but dec Stilson Hutchins, sions are rapidly being reached and there is an increase in the notifications being re- ceived by the committee from all portions of the country. The committees mentioned” above | are those which have to do particularly with the individual compcesition of the tmaugura- A. M. Clapp. tion ceremonies and the others are de- signed to prepare for the amusement and entertainment of the participants in the ceremonies as well as those who come to view them. These committees, too, have been making splendid progress along their respective lines. The committee on street decorations, of which Vice Chairman L. D. Wine is chair- man, has completed almost entirely the plans to be followed in the adornment of the city. Fifty thousand Anierican flags, BY% feet long and % feet. wide, have been ordered for distribution tothe houses the line of parade dow decoration ard the members of the committee have been urging all citizens to | ly which lives of “He who gives to the world a. rv cures suffering mankind; saves the Httle child: restores health to consump- tives; is greater than he w doms and annihilates armies. restore health than to win great battles. | | Seven years ago it was dis- covered that in crude Petroleum, treated in a special manner, lay one of the greatest of specifics for the cure of those complaints and diseases which have their seat in the THROAT and LUNGS. This discovery, which promised to startle the medical world, TERRA- LINE, and its claimed merits was named were laid before the most re- nowned physicians to pass upon. Samples of this wonderful new remedy were sent to leading physicians in the United States, and they were requested to test it in their practice, notably with a view of discovering its proper- ties as a cure for that dread dis- ease—CONSUMPTION. During the next seven years over two thousand physicians of standing investigated TERRA- LINE, tested it in their practice and reported over their signa- tures the results of their obser- vations. It was found that TERRA- LINE was a positive and almost unfailing cure for all LUNG TROUBLES, severe COUGHS, COLDS and PNEUMONIA. It was found that it was a wonderful strength- ener and builder up of the s tem and that WASTING DISEASES effects proached the marvelous. But greatest triumph of all, it was found that TERRALINE would cure CONSUMPTION if taken in time, and that the earlier stages of this disease were checked immediately that its use was begun. After this term of probation, during which the best physi- cians were frecly offered the opportunity of satisfying them- selves of the extraordinary na- ture of this discovery, and who just as freely availed themselves of it, it was decided to no longer limit the spread of its fame to the practice of physicians, but to make public to the world at large its remarkable qualities. The fact that Terraline is not a patent medicine is very plain. Terraline is a pure product of Mother Earth herself, refined and prepared for use by man, and it comes before the public indorsed and recommended by many of the greatest physicians of the age. ‘Terraline forConsumption’ It Of Druggists Only. ————s join in the general work of beautifying the city, There been a gratifying evi- dence of an intenticn to comply with this suggestion. The committee has also de- cided to erect arches at the intersections of many of the streets with Pennsylvania avenue, which arches will be named in hon- or of the various states and territories and appropriately decorated with the colors of such states, and otherwise beautified and adorned. The committee will also decorate with flags and bunting, tastefully arranged the cornices along the front of the roofs that will cover the reviewing stands on the line of parade. The commitce on street illuminations and fireworks, of which Mr. Michael I. Weller is the chairman, is working in harmony with the preceding committee so far as the work upon the thoroughfares is con- 4 errangement of the myriads of electric and other lights will be in accordance with that of the decorations, and the result will be a” harmonious and beautiful whole that cannot fall to com- mand general compliment from the crowds af strangers who will be here in March. (Continued on Eleventh Page.) in its ap-