Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-17
THE CAPITOL CENTENNIAL.
Cooperation Asked of Neighborinc Cities
Committees 90 Expedite Their Work.

Cooperation Asked OF Neighborinc Cites
Committees 10 Expedite Their Work.
Saturday Chairman Lawrence Gardner, Of
the general committee on Capitol centenuial
celebration, visited Alexandra and specially
invited the various organizations OF the town
to participate in the celebration. Acting Mayor
snowden and City Treasurer Harlow assured
him that they would do all in their power 10
assist in the celebration, and q town meeting
will be called some time this week for the par-
pose OF interesting the citizens in the matter
and perfecting the necessary arrangements.
This week Measrs. Gardner, hay and Weller
will visit Baltimore. Frederick and Hsgerstogn,
Nd. ami Richmond, Norfolk aud Fredericks-
burg. for a similar purpose
Mr.. Gardner has addressed a letter 70 fb>
chairmen Of the various subcommittee. stating
that IN view of the brief time remaining for or
ganization IL IL desirable that the committees
Of which they have been appointed chairIaeu
should be called TO meet at early date as
practicable and take up the work committed to
them under the rules Of the general committee.
Prompt action 10 not only important, but Isso-
essary.
Characser Of the Celebration.
In his letter Chairman Gardner further SAYS;
When your committee meets would suggest
that the object and character OF the celebra-
ton be impressed upon the members. The co
casion is national as well local, semi-ofioisl
in character. and Of enduring historic impsr-
lance and intended to be dignifed and worthy
Of former events connected with IL by historic
links As you know. President George wssh-
ington himself laid the corner stone OF the Cap
itol aud made an address. and the corner stone
of the extension of the building was laid BY
President Millard Fillmore. the orator Of the
day being Daniel Webster, then Secretary Of
O. MI l.sL Ia
these occasions has become part OF the official
records of the government The present cele-
brAtion is intended TO be of the same dignifled
character and not TO be confounded with fbs
usual pageant and display.
Before the plan Of any committee can be car
ried out il must be submitted 10 the general
committee with detailed estimate OF cost IL
seems to me that the line Of policy is for each
committee to make their estimates rs low ~ n
consistent with the dignity and importance Of
the particular work TO be done. In other words,
let the policy be not 20 measure the efficiency
OF each subcommittee by the amount Of money
expended, but by the work accomplished 81 .
small cost.
Chairmen Of subcommittee have in all cases
been selected from the general committee. and
il is especially desired that each chairman shall
| attend the meetings Of the general COMMITTEES.
Where. In any case. this may not be onsenient.
the respective charmen should see that n wee
chairman or secretary attends, so that infornss-
tion may be given, IL desired, by the general
committee
Saturday evening the committee on decora-
tons met, with q. unusually large attendance.
Chairman s. b. Yoder, however, was absent
upon the attendance OF the funeral of friend.
Mr.. Gardner was present for the purpose Of
aiding the committee by suggestions. Mr..
| Tracy L. Jeffords WIS made vice chairman, aad
when the committee adjourned il was 10 meet
| in front of the east main entrance Of the Carl
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time the local decorators will be invited 10 meet
the committee fo- the purpose Of making sug-
gestions as the form Of the proposed decoss-
| tionA