The morning times., 1896-11-30
READY FOR THEIR JUBILEE
Republicans Have Completed Ar
rangements for Thursday.
Many Prominent Speakers Have
Promised to Be Present-There
VIII he Good Music.

The Republicans of the city have made
practically all the preparations for the
jubilee meeting, which will be held on
Thursday evening next, at Center Market
Hall
The celebration will be under the auspices
and at the suggestion of the National Union
Republican Club, but all of the affiliated
clubs have been cooperating actively and
with zeal towards making the event one
of great interest and significance.
Immediately after the news of the election
call was sent out ny the National Union
Club requesting kindred organizations to
unite in a general jolGfication, and sug-
gesting the appointment OF representatives
to meet as joint committee and make the
arrangements necessary in the premises.
The joint committee accordingly met and
organized by the election of Hon. A. n
clapp as chairman and b: f. Crawshaw as
secretary. A general plan was outlined, and
the work divided up among the following
committees: Speakers and invitations, fl
nance, hall and decorations, music, reso-
Iutions, press and printing, each of which
organized for its special work, and their
final reports will be submitted at the joint
committee meeting tomorrow evening at
the office of the secretary.
The committee on speakers has received
acceptances from Hon. John Sherman, Hon.
George L. wellington, Hon. ]. NJ. Langston,
Hon P. H. McCaull, Hon. John "A. Nc
Donald, Hon. W. w. Mcintyre. Hon. John
NJ. Thurston and Hon. Redfield Proctor
may also be present. Senators Quay and
Lodge. Hon. j. B. Foraker, and Represent
atiye Mercer send regrets at not being able
to be present.
Hon. A. NJ Clapp, who is one OF the fe W
survivors of the Republican convention in
1856 at Pittsburg, at which he was u dele
| gate, has been unanimously chosen to pre-
side. He will be assisted by three vice
presidents from each club represented
! The program contemplates addresses by
| distinguished speakers, interspersed witt
| music by IN ale chorus of about fifty voices
under the direction Of Percy s. Foster
| songs by the Campaign Glee Club OF Maj
| Beebe, and martial music by the Hender-
| son Drum, Fife and Bugie Corps. A poem
] will be- read by Col. John A. Joyce, and
| stirring resolutions will be reported by the
| committee. Admission will be by tickets
| which are to be appOrtioned for distribution
| among the several clubs, the members ol
| which can procure them from their re-
| spective secretaries as follows:
National Union Republican Club, B. F.
| Crawshaw, McGiii Duiding, VI street
| northwest, or Charles H. Krencr, assistant
| secretary. at club headquarters, 923 T
street northwest; Mckinley and Hobart
| Interstate Club, w. g. Lowd, Globe build
| ing. 339 Pennsylvania avenue; Repubft
| can Invl lncibles, j. 81. Adriaans, 494
| Louisiana avenue northwest; Anacostia
| Republican Club, Henry johnson, Ana
| costa; Maryland Republican Association
| C. II. Krener, 923 F street northwest
| West End Mckinley and Hobart Club, NJ
| B. Cruise, 1926 Twenty-first street north
| west; Wide Awake Club, E. G. Male, 1922
| Eleventh street northwe Ganaudet Nc
i Kinley and Hobart Club, Robert Zahn
| Kendall Green; Indiana Republican Asso
citation, william NJ. Bass: East Washing
ton Republican Club. Col. George O. Ross