Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-15
THE CAPITOL CENTENNIAL.
The President Expresses Satisfaction With
the Arrangements
The Work Of the Committee Comu,et-
ed-The Sons Of the American Rev.
olution to Assemble fn Numbers.

Messrs. Warner. Gardner ana other mem.
pers OF the general Tor executive commits
tee having charge OF the ARRANGEMENTS for
the Capitol centennial celebrati ton on Non.
day had a conference with the President
on the subject today. They showed him the
program of arrangements. ana hoped thss
II met with his approval The President
said he was perfectly satisfied with IN.
arrangements. and had no suggestions IN
make in regard to them
Work of the Executive Comm,ttee.
The executive committee OF the capttoi
corner stone centennial celebration a. tus.
lily at work fixing up the final details IL the
arrangements for the exercises on Monday
The cards Of admission for the grand s,ans
are being sent out Owing TO the limited
amount OF funds at the committee,s dis.
posal the stands are not as large as they
would like to have made them, and there.
fore the number Of tickets Is restricted The
committee is endeavoring to dispose Of the
cards Of admission in an equitable manner.
and hope that IL those who receive them
are disappointed in the number they win
understand that the committee could d
no better.
The Chime of bells.
The chime of thirteen bells that has bees
offered by the McShane foundry of Baltl-
more arrived this morning and VIII be
placed on the new library building. where
they will be rung on Mon lay. The ringers
will be Prof. James r. Gibson, chirner u
the Metropolitan NJ. E. Church Of this city,
and Prof Victor Stoffel Of St. Alphonso's
Church. Baltimore. Nd. There win be
three concerts one from to 10 o'clock q.
m, the second from ! to pm and the
third from to pm
Sons of the American Revelation.
The committee on meetings Of the Dis.
trict of Columbia Society. S. A. r.. yesters
day completed arrangements for the par
ticipation Of the members OF the national
and state societies In the parade and cere-
monies of the Capitol corner stone centens
NAL celebration. A representative of the
kindred society Of the Sons OF the Revolu1
ton was present at the meeting. and Il was
agreed that the two societies and the visit
ing officers. committees and members Of
the national and state societies of the Sons
of the American Revolution should as
semb., at the Arlington on the morning Of
The 18th and proceed at II 30 a. m. to the
position assigned them near the War De
partment in the formation Of the parade
Gen. j. G. Breckenridge is the president Of
the District Society, s. A. R., and his aids
Will be decided on at a meeting OF the
board OF management Friday afternoon.
Gen. Shields. Prof. A Howard Clark, DR.
Cox and Mr.. DeCaindry are on the commit
tee on meetings. The advancement com
mittee will also help take care OF the
guests, and will meet at the board OF trade
rooms at pm. on Saturday.
Among the distinguished visitors who win
be the guests Of the society during the cell
eoration are Cen Horace Porter. president
general s. A. R.; VIM. Writ Henry presis
dent Of the Virginia Society, s. A r., ana
orator of the day; Gen. Bradley johnson.
president Of the Maryland Society; Mr.
Henry Hail. historian general OF the s. A
R., and Mr.. Haskins OF New York treas
urer general. one hundred visitors are exs
pected from the different state societies Of
the S. A. r.
On the evening OF the 18th an Informal
reception at the Arlington Hotel Will be
rendered by the District OF Columbia So
ciety s. A. r. to Gen. Porter and the on
GERS of the national society and members
Of the several state cocieties The recel-
ton promises TO be most ENJOYABLE and
members wishing extra tickets are request
ed to give the treasurer, Mr.. W. '. Cc1,
the names OF friends accompanying them
at as early a date as possible. as II will
aid the committee on arrangements. Final
arrangements will be completed at the
meeting Of the board of managers today
both for these ceremonies and for the meet.
ing called for the national society," which
will be more largely attended than any
Chicago. as so many members will assem-.
bic here for the Capitol centennial. Maine
and Oregon were the last two states
heard from.
Marshal Calls Aids.
Ralph L. Gait marshal OF the first div1.
sion Of the centennial procession. has desigs
mated the following as his aids:
y. l.. Burchell, w. II. Barnes. ID. Z. p,:r.
ton, J. T. Burns, J. b. Cralle. ID. Connell.
J. W. Downing. W. b. Davis. A Daetz. E.
Fairbanks. James NJ Green, Geo. H. Gheen.
Clans IpnQkaR- NJ i DnRan Carl RurEs
dorf. James c. Howe. Walter +. Hewe,t
r. Edwin Joyce. Hugh A. Kane. w. s.
| Knox, Henry Lansburgh. Sol Lansbursh
A. ]. Miller, Thos. A. Rover. W. ID. Rudy.
H X. Willard. Z. G. Schaefer. c. W. Hood
Jacob karr.