Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-31
THE PROPOSED EXPOSITION
The Committee OF Twenty-One Talk
over the Matter and Appoint Sub.
Committees.

The committee of twenty-one entrusted
with the duty of preparing plans for and pro-
noting the proposed celebration of the dscov-
cry of America by an international exposition
in this city, met last evening at Wizards hotel.
The following were present: John III. Magruder,
Lewis Abraham, f. Kurtz Johnson, f. W. Fox,
Archibald Hopkins, F. a. Richardson, DIR. H. T.
Sewers, y. G. Ordway, ] eff Chandler Frederick
Douglass, y. ID. Anderson, Hallct Kilbourn.
Commissioner Webb presided, and the score
tary, Mr.. Anderson, stated that since the last
meeting he had seen Senator German, who
had promised to have resolution introduced
in the Maryland legislature favOrng the inau-
guTatiOn of an exposition and its being located
at Washington. The chairman said By way of
comment, that an effort should be made to Sc
cure similar action in other state legislatures.
MIR. kilbOurn, in 4 speech, proposed an outline
of an organization. which was subsequently
adopted. He said that first of all this thing
should be started in Congress, and he moved
that a committee be appointed to have a reso-
luton. providing for the appointment of q joint
committee of Congress to consider this matter,
introduced at once in both houses OF Congress.
Then Il committee should be appointed to draw
up an address, which should be sent all through
the country, with Il petition enclosed, which
people could sign and send to their Senators
and members, and thus bring public sentiment
TO bear upon Congress. He thought, also, a
committee on finance should be appointed.
Ex-GOy. Ordway suggested that a committee
should also be designated to write to the gov
ernors of the various states and territories and
cndcaVor to interest them in this matter, so
that they could bring it before the legislatures
in their messages.
The chair appointed the following committee
to go to Congress: +. a. Richardson, n. q. ord
way, Jef Chandler, George {. Gorham, Walter
=. Hutchins.
ON motion of Mr. Ordway the committee was
increased TO seven, and Mr.. Kilbourn declining
to serve. a motion was made to compel him to
serve, and the chair said, !ocularly. it was
adopted. Mr.. kilbourn and Mr.. Simon Wolf
We're appointed additional members of the
committee.
The other committees were announced by the
chair, as follows: Finance-Messrs. Magruder,
Sewers and John y. Baker; to prepare an adj
dress-Messrs. Anderson, Hopkins and Doug
lass.
Mr.. Chandler said that everybody liked to
visit Washington, especially in the month of
May, and he thought that it would be good
idea for the citizens to raise money and invite
the governors of the various states and terrific
ries 10 visit this city as their guests and provide
Il banquet for them, to which members of Con-
SresS and others whom the committee thought
advisable should be invited. He thought that
in this way they could be interested in the en-
terprise. He would start the contributions with
500 Tor himself, and, as Il preliminary TO the
adoption of this idea, he would move that T..
kurtz Johnson be elected treasurer. The latter
protested but was elected.
Messrs. kilbourn and Ordway endorsed Mr..
ChandlerS plan, the latter saying that CORES
pondence should at once be opened with the
governors, so that they might understand
when the invitation to the banquet came
that it was from n solid organization. He Sug-
gested that the chairman Mr.. Webb. the secre-
tary, Mr.. Anderson, and the treasurer, Mr..
Johnson, be constituted a committee for the
purpose of communicating with the governors,
and this committee was appointed n COM
mttee to consider the ACCESSIBILITY of the citi-
zens OF the District giving IL banquet to the
governors was appointed consisting of Messrs.
Ordway, Hopkins and Magruder.
Mr.. Abraham favored the appointment of
committees OF one or more to visit the boards of
trades in the various cities and address the
members on this subject, and il was thought
that this was n feasible suggestion, which could
be acted upon in arranging the other details.
Mr. Ordway thought that it would be good
idea to divide up the members of Congress
among the members of the committee, SO that
they could all be interviewed on this subject.
II was decided to defer this matter until next
Friday evening, when the committee will meet
again.