Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-06
THE CAPITOL CENTENNIAL.
Regular Meeting of the Executive Comm
tee and the Business Transa acted.

Regular Meeting of the Executive Commit
tee and the Business Transacted.
The regular weekly meeting Of the general
Capitol centennial committee was held last
evening at the headquarters Of the committee
419 10th street, Chairman Lawrence Gardner
presiding and the following members being
present: j. W. Babson. Harrison Dingman, W.
J. Frizzell. Z. J. Hannah, J. Harrison Johnson,
F. A. Lehman, Commissioner Chas F. Powell,
A F. sperry, DR.. ]. NJ. Toner, L. C. William
son. Edw. B. Hay, NJ. L Weller and Thos. W.
Smith.
utes OF the last meeting, an order Of business
was adopted, and Chairman Gardner called for
reports Of committees. None OF the commit
tees, however, were prepared to report.
GEN. oRDwAY ELECTED MARSHAL
On the motion Of Mr.. D,ngmsn, Gen. Albert
G. Ordway was unanimously selected as the
grand marshal OF the parade.
At the suggestion OF DR.. Toner, it having been
decided TO increase the committee on ceremO-
MES at the Capitol by two. the architect at the
capitol. Mr.. Edward Clarke, was appointed as a
member of that committee.
Chairman Gardner stated that nearly all of the
subcommittee had been organized, and that the
reception committee would be announced in a
few days. Chairman John Joy Edison of the
finance committee busily engaged in the
completion OF his committee, and when it was
completed the District would be divided off
into sections for the purpose Of collecting funds
Invitations had been addressed to the civic
organizations authorized to be invited and the
Oldest Inhabitants Association and the Veteran
Volunteer Firemen had already accepted the in
vitatiOn. President John Hockemeyer of the
Union Of German Societies had arranged for
meeting Of all the German societies for
the evening OF the 9th instant. The chairman
also suggested that those who participated in
the laying of the corner stone of the extension
OF the Capitol in 1851 and in the laying of the
original corner stone in 1898 be invited to be
present.
Mr.. Lehman, chairman Of the committee on
illumination, reported that the architect Of the
Capitol and Superintendent Green of the new
Congressional Library building had assured
him that they would afford him every facility
possible. Mr.. Lehman also stated that he was
in correspondence with the leading electric
firms of the country. and he was confident that
the illumination Of the city and Capitol would
be grand success.
DESCRIPTIVE PAMPHLET.
Chairman Sperry of the committee on print
ing read the copy Of the proposed pamphlet de-
scriptive of the coming celebration. and the
committee was directed to secure estimates for
its publication. As reported last evening the
publication included description and cut of
the Capitol, with n brief historical SKETCH be-
ing further embellished with apt quotations
from Shakespeare and Thomas Moore. who de-
scribed the American Capitol in 1904 Records
of Alexandria Lodge Of Masons, No. %. under
Grand Master George Washington. which laid
the corner stone. and an account of this event
as published in the Alexanderin Gazette, will be
included in the book; also extracts from Daniel
Websters address at the corner stone LAYING in
1851, and some interesting old cuts.
wASUINGTOy'a GAyrr
Mr.. L. C. Williamson suggested that as the
Masonic order would take a most prominent
part in the coming celebration, it would be
most appropriate to make use Of the gavel used
at the LAYING Of the corner stone of the Capitol.
The gavel was in the possession of one Of the
Georgetown lodges. Mr.. Williamsons sug-
gestion adopted.
Mr.. Weller, at the request Of Mr.. Duncan s.
Walker, moved the following resolution, which
was adopted
That a committee consisting Of three mem
bers, of which the chairman of the general
committee shall be chairman. be appointed to
take charge of matters pertaining to legislation.
On the motion of Mr.. Sperry it was unani-
mously resolved that invitation to all the
civic and military organizations in the District
to participate in the parade be published in
the daily press.
The committee then adjourned to meet next
Tuesday evening.