Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-25
THE PROPOSED ExpossTuON.
The Project Again discussed mt q
Meeting Of the General COmmitsce-A
Plan 60 be Submitted To Congress.

Nearly one-haif of the members OF the com.
mttee of go appointed by Commissioner
Webb met last evening at Wizards hail for the
purpose of devising plan for the proper cele-
bration in 1892 of the four hundredth anni-
versary OF the discovery Of America and in
1850 of the one hundredth anniversary of the
adoption of the Constitution. Commissioner
Webb presided and explained briefly the OBJ
jects of the meeting. The resolution previously
adopted by the smaller committee favoring
the celebration OF these events by a permanent
exposition in this city, where the arts, indus
tries and resources OF the republics OF the con-
tinents OF %orth and South America could be
exhibited, were presented. Quite an ami
mated discussion ensued. in which eN-tioy. ".
e. Ordway, Geo. {. Gorhain- JeH Chandler, DIR.
Geo. Il. LOring, Hallet kilbourn and X. Ross
Perry took part.
Mr. Ordway urged the desirability OF having
some organization i'm the District, as. he sug-
gested, the DrsJ question thai would Toe asked
when application was made To Congress tor aid
would he as TO what the District would do.
Mr.. Gorham said he did not propose that the
citizens OF Washington, who, lac said, were like
children permitted TO play Ia the governnents
Iish the proposed exposition.
Mr. JEDI Chandler took the same view as Mr..
Gorham, and said he thought the best eNhibi-
ton the District could make WAS to show its
own helplessness. There was no industry Or
commerce here.
Dr. Loring endorsed the exposition project,
and said that the Industries OF the country, as
well other interests, were represented in
Congress. and nowhere could the diverse inter.
eSts of trade and industry be studied TO such adj
vantage as in " Washington.
How the matter should be presented to Con-
gress discussed, and finally il was agreed
TO submit this question TO "A special committee
OF five, To- be appointed by the chair and that
this committee should report 10 an executive
by the chair. "he meeting then adjourned,
after deciding TO meet again al the call OF the
chair.
The following members of the committee
were present: Lewis Atraham, A. ID. Anderson,
4. l.. Barber, q j. Bell, w. w. Be,knap, :. =.
Burdett, ;. 4. Bryan, Or. II. d. bradford, f. +.
Brooks, J. W. Boteler, j. ii. Bradley, r. j.
Bright, F. N. Browning, A. 7. Brltton, l. \. Bur
rift, +. NJ. Burchard, II. ID. Cooke, Jen Chand.
Lewis Clephane, Edward Caverly, A. NJ. Clapp,
Geo. Ii. Corkhill, Lee Crandall, L. q. Davis, W.
I. Dodge, w. ". Danenhowcr, Josiah Dent, J.
T. Dyer, J.. j. Davis, Fred Douglass VIM. Dick
son, A. Eberly, Il. X. Evans. Fhos. Entwistle.
Z. w. Fox, R. l. Fleming, w. NJ. Calf, Lawrence
auIehp Geo GSs ae Shas E h
Hallet Kn1ourn, Linden Kent, Horatio
Lynch, Gusiave Lansburg, ]. b. Lambie,
George B. Loring, j. :. Lawrence, Daniel Leech,
W. F. MattingIy, John W: Magrnder, +. r Mad.
ray, ]. I: olmstead, y. q. ordway, +. W. oys-
ter, NJ. NJ. Parker. II. Ross Perry, 4. W. Poor, K
w. s. Roose. F. a. Richardson, a. safs, o. q.
Staples, Thomas Somerville, Dr. j. .. stanton,
]. Hale sypher, s. 4. Suit, Commodore W. >.
Smithmeyer, DIR. Smith Townshend, Enoch
Vliet, Simon Wolf, u. 5. Walker, b. H. Warder.
A. A. Wilson, Samuel E Wheatley, DIR. j. G.
yelling, J. o. Wilson and s. w. Woodward.
ACTION OF A BALTIMORE BODY.
At special meeting yesterday Of the "MeF
chants and Manufacturers association Of Bah
timore a resolution was adopted endorsing tho
project OF holding worlds exposition atW ASH
ington during 1892, In comTaemoration OF the
discovery of America by Columbus and de-
claring thaf IL is the opinion of the association
that il Is right, and a duty OF the general gov
eminent TO extend such financial aid TO the
project as TO make the exposition q perfect sue
cess. and we recommend 20 the merchants aud
manufactures OF this state that they give IT,
proposed exposition their hearty support"