Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-18
the EXPOSITION OF 1892.
Making Arrangements for the Meeting
Of the National Board Of Promotion.

Making Arrangements for the Meeting
Of the National Board Of Promotion.
AxETrNo OF THE WASHINGTON MEMBERs-coN-
nfryIs ON RECEPTION AND BANoUET-THE
ALMOST UNANIMOUS SENTIMENT IN FAVOR Oh
TINS crrr FOR THE CELEBRATION.
The Washington members of the national
board Of promotion Of the Three Americas ex-
position held q meeting at Willard hall last
night 10 complete arrangements for the con-
vention Of the national board on Wednesday
next The only business for the meeting was
10 appoint committees to receive the visiting
members of the board and to care for their en-
tsrtainment while here. A large assemblage
Of leading citizens who are members Of the ma
tonsl board took part in the meeting and there
IVES no lack Of confidence and enthusiasm. The
aaht Of Chicago and New York for the EXPOSE
lion is regarded by the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. who
want the exposition to be q national affair, held
at the national capital-as rather favorable
than otherwise to the success Of the enterprise.
They have no doubt about the exposition being
held here and think that the activity of the
rival cities, robbed of its selfish features, will
assist in squirting Congress to action. For this
reason the members of the national board Of
promotion are paying very little attention to
is directed entirely to the routine business
preparation to present the proposition in the
proper form to Congress.
ENCOURAGING WORDS FROM COMMISSIONER DOUG
LASS.
The meeting was called to order last night
by Commissioner Douglass, who said that
nothing had occurred since the last meeting Of
the board that was not in every way encour-
aging. The project had steadily gone forward,
arxd~ ta.a f<.
graduate themselves. He then called upon
Secretary Anderson to state the object Of the
meeting and to make any report he thought
proper Of the progress of the work.
SECRETARY ANDERSON REPORTS PROGRESS.
Mr.. Anderson stated the only work to be
done was to appoint two committees to pre-
pare for the meeting of the national board on
Wednesday next-a committee on reception
and committee on banquet The convention,
be said, would meet at Willard hall at IL
O'Clock on Wednesday, and at 8 o'clock We'd
nesday evening the local members of the board
would give banquet to the visiting members
The convention, he said, would be largely at
tended, probably a hundred members being
present Up to date the representatives
of % states had announced their intention to be
present and there would be
NOT LESS THAN THIRTY STATES REPRESENTED.
Among the delegates would be members from
New York and Chicago, who we're earnestly in
favor Of making the celebration national, at the
national capital. He read letters from promi-
nent men east and west who we're earnest ad-
yocates for Washington, and said that commu-
nications from the members of the national
board in nearly all the states and from govern
ors, mayors and chairmen of boards Of trade in
all parts of the country showed the active in
terest they were taking in the celebration at
the national capital. He had Just returned
from New England, and he was satisfied that
that section OF the country was almost unani-
mously In favor Of the national capital. Let
tiers from the south and west showed the same
favorable state of feeling there. In Boston. he
said, he found the people practically unani-
NOUS for Washington He thought the active
rivalry of Chicago and New York was doing no
harm. The work to be done by the convention
Of the national board was, he said, to decide
upon the form of bill tC be presented to Con-
gxess and the presentation of the plan; to ap-
point committees, &c.
COMMITTEES.
A motion was then made to the meeting to
appoint committee of fifty or more, at the
discretion of the chairman, to receive the mem
bers of the national board The resolution
was adopted and the committee will be ap-
pointed by the chairman of the meeting Com
missioner Douglass
The following committee on banquet was
then appointed by the meeting: NJ. NJ. Parker,
=. Kurtz johnson, W. d. Anderson O. q
and Commissioner Hine.
Mr.. NJ. l. Weller asked if the convention was
TO last more than one day, and suggested that,
II so, subcommittee of the committee on re-
ceptlon should be appointed to attend to the
entertainment OF the visiting members. This
suggestion was approved and a subcommittee
Of fifteen was decided upon. It was then sug-
gested that some of the money for the expense
Of the banquet might be collected at this meet
Ing instead OF waiting until another time
Nearly $500 was at once subscribed for this
purpose.
Gen. McKibben offered, in connection with
the entertainment Of the guests, to take them
70 Mount Vernon at his own expense
WHY THE CELEBRATION SHOULD BE HELD HERE
Mr.. Hallet Kilbourn and Prof King made
brief speeches. Mr.. kilbourn particularly
pointed out some Of the strong reasons for the
celebration in 1892 being held at the national
capital Chicago and New York were great
metropolises of America, to be sure, but so
were New Orleans. San Francisco, St Louis,
bt. Paul and other prosperous and populous
cities Each was the city of the state wherein
twas located, but Washington was the CITY of all
the states, of all the people-the only national
city. As to the matter of contributing money
for the exposition he would suggest that Con-
gress be asked to give the tax payers Of the
District
AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE S5,0O0.OO0.
This suggestion was greeted with applause.
A gentleman who had been travelling through
Europe stated that he had found there that the
people were looking forward to an exposition
at the national capital Of the United States,
and bad no thought of going elsewhere to
find 1t.
AMONG THOSE PRESENT
we're: Commissioners Douglass and Hine, Col
Robert L Fleming, Geo. W. Driver, p d. Muir.
ply, C. g. Duncsnson, Henry King, Martin F.
Morris, W. W. Burdette, John Young. O. ID
Staples, E. ID. Brady, James wormley, Hallei
kilbourn, John III. Magruder. A. H. Smith
John Joy Edison, DIR. z. I. Sewers, Rev. Father
Richards, William B. Moses, Rev. Father Chap.
pelle, Alex. Anderson, Col Joseph McKibbep
Henry Polkinhorn, DIR. 7. s. Verdi, Gen. Pleas.
anton, Carter Marbury, H. c. Dodge, Chas. N
Lincoln. Prof. Cabell, C. E. Church, Mills
Dean, Chaplin Brown, Chas Pelham, E. Kurtz
johnson, Samuel Z. Walker. Simon Wolf, Chas
Waller, Geo. E. Kennedy, Chris. Heurich, A. E.
King, Geo. Shehan, Zach Carpenter, Charles
Bradley, Lewis Clephsne, L. NJ Saunders
Donald McCathran, Frank Aldrich, Mai. Arms
James Bowen, Matthew Trimble, A. =. Worth
tngton, VIM Felter. II. L. Biscoe, Lawrence
Gardner, N. i. Repetti, ]. " n. Huyck, Col
loumans, Irving Ashby, Elphonzo Youngs, ID
= Mccartney, Louis Schade, DIR. Dexter, JOSEPH
Libbey and 3. 8. Shedd.
Mr.. Burrows and the Bear.
fsom the New York Sun
"A performing bear took the wind opx ~ xh<