The Coming Inauguration
Ample Accommodation for All Who Wish to Attend Balls and Ceremonies
The inaugural committee assures the public that Washington has plenty of lodging and dining capacity for the crowds expected at the presidential inauguration.
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Burlington Weekly Free Press · February 13, 1885 · Page 1
1 min readWASHINGTON, Feb. 10.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. The inauguration committee on public comfort has issued the following notice: We have felt it a duty to acquaint the public with the fact that we have good and abundant accommodations for all who desire to visit Washington during the inaugural ceremonies. We have elegant accommodations for ladies and gentlemen from $2 to $10 per day. Up to this date there has been registered on our books 2,900 rooms with accommodations for 37,000 persons, 25 dining rooms that can furnish meals to 37,000 at 50 and 75 cents per meal. Parties that have secured quarters through the committee will be met at the depot by gentlemen of the committee, who will furnish them messengers to show them to their rooms.
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