Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-25
The Yorktown Centennial.

CONFERENCE IN THE CITY TO-DAY AS TO THE
CELEBRATIONS AT YORKTOWN, BALTIMORE AND
WASHINGTON.
A meeting of the joint committee representing
the Yorktown centennial commission, and the
citizens Of Washington and Baltimore was called
for this morning. to be held in the office of Hon.
Geo. Il. LOring, the commissioner of agriculture
There were present DR.. LOring, the representa-
tive of the Congressional committee; Commits
siOner Dent. representing the citizens associa-
ton; Judge H. II. Blackburn and Col. J. C.. Nc
kibben, Of the National Fair Association and
Messrs. D. E. COnklin and r. Bland represent
ing the city of Baltimore. The question of the
dates to be fixed for
THE ENTERTAINMENTS IN BALTIMORE AND WASH
INGTON
was discussed, but no conclusion was reached
DIR. LOring stated that the steamer George
Leary had been chartered to take the members
of the Congressional commission. the orator.
poet and others to Yorktown, and would prob
ably leave on the evening Of October 18th. with
party of 200. The representatives of the Fair
Association said that their exhibition would
open on the 10th and continue week. The
gentlemen from Baltimore said their entertain
ments began on the 10th and continued three
days. They especially desired to have the
French guests there on the 18th, when the
Oriole celebration took place.
DIR. LORING SUGGESTED
that 1t might be best to postpone the civic dis
play in Washington until after the 2lst, when
the guests would have returned from Yorktown
After some discussion, tn0ugh it seemed to be
the general conclusion that the guests should be
entertained in Baltimore the 10th, 18th and
18th, and in Washington on the 18th. 14th and
18th of October The only matter in the way of
complete and harmonious arrangement was the
doubt as to the date of the arrival of the French
guests. 1t was decided to hold conference
with Secretary Blaine on this point, and the
committee adjourned.
After leaving Commissioner LOring's office.
Messrs. Blackburn, McKibben. Bland and Conk-
lin called at Secretary Blaine's office. Secre-
tary Blaine being absent, they talked with Sec
retary Hit. who said there would probably be
| twenty guests from the French government and
| that the French expected to send one or two of
| their large war vessels with troops The State
| department expects these guests to arrive in
this country about the 9Th of OctO-
/ Der. This will give them five DAYS
to get on their ''land legs" before the
commencement of the festivities for their EN-
| teitanment. The members of the committee
after leaving Assistant Secretary Hit reasse,1-
| hed at the Fair Association rooms 1t was
| finally decided that the guests will be enter
/ tanned in Baltimore on the 10TH 18th and 18th
and here on the 18th, 14th and 18th of October.
The guests will then leave for Yorktown on the
/ nth. Tie committee decided to issue Joint LET
ters of Invitation to the French guests inviting
| them to attend the several entertainments. Ar
rangemeats have already been made with a | the
leading lines of railroads and steamboat lines
east oftIe Mississippi hafrate fares the tickets
To cover the tllrt points-YorktOwn Washinu-
ton and Baltimore 1t has been also decided
that tue advertisements issued by each organiza-
ton should have reference to all the other en-
ter:a nments as well as It's own. A resolution
was passed requesting DR.. L0ring, who goes
Eortn to-day. t0 see Vim. h. Vanderbilt and RObt.
| s0naer. and request them to give an exhibition
"f siseed by their celebrated tr0tters ut the fair
1 .eti..tiS.