Evening star., 1899-04-12
Marked Progress Continues to Be
Noticeable in Plans.
FLORAL PARADE TO Be 4 FEATURE
Arrangements to Advertise CeIe-
bration Literally and We'll.
NOTES OF INTE r E s T

The progress being made in the prepara-
tfons for the national peace jubilee con-
tinues to be gratifying and will receive ad-
ditional impetus this afternoon at the meet
ing of the chairmen of the various COM
mittees having charge of the several fea-
lures of the celebration. The meeting win
be devoted to. an interchange of views in
order to reach a perfect understanding as
to how each committee can best conduct its
affairs in harmonious relations with all the
others. All the chairmen except three have
indicated their intention to be present and
the absentees will be represented, so a COM
plete representation is assured.
The Floral Parade.
The committee on the floral parade will
meet tonight and Col Henry May, the
chairman, has urged all members to at
tend. The vice chairmanship of this COM
mittee has been rendered to Mr.. ]. M. Ran
kin. The floral parade promises to be a
most attractive feature and the indications
are that 1t will be participated in not only
by numerous business firms, but by many
private individuals as we'll. Inc season
will be particularly propitiouS Tor nne
display. as dame nature will then be riot
ing in her blossom beauty and not houses
and outdoor gardens alike Will iend their
IuXuriance to the decorations. There Will DE
naturally a very active competition be-
tween those who participate In the parade
for the honor of making the most attrac-
tive and artistic displays especially as sub
stantial prizes are to be offered for the
best exhibits. The details of the feature
will be thoroughly discussed at the meet
ing tonight.
The members of the finance committee
and authorized agents are engaged in col
lecting the funds subscribed to the jubilee
fund, and the executive committee, through
Chairman Knox and Vice Chairman Thay-
er wishes to impress upon every one the
proprety of paying money only to those
showing proper authority.
Veterans of '61.
Mr.. Patrick Curtin, one of the veterans
of the 1st Regiment of District Volunteers,
caller at headquarters this morning
and suggested that the old veterans who
enlisted here in 1861 in that regiment be
invited to participate In the parade This
will be done, and it will be doubtless an in
teresting feature to compare the old boys
of the war of 81 with the youngsters of the
of 1S9S
Lafayette Post, No. 20, G. A. R., has Sc
lected the following members to represent
it on the general committee: Commander
R. NJ. Calhoun; chairman; E. ]. Sweet. M.
A. Dillon, H. W. Burns and William Irving.
Executive Committee Members.
The executive committee has been added
to quite substantially during the past two
weeks, and its membership is now as fol-
lows: W. S. Knox chairman; Barry Bulk
ley, secretary; R. H. Tnayer, vice chair
man; W. S. Knox, V. Baldwin Johnson,
James w. SOmerville, Gustaye Bender E.
r. Campbell F. 4. Sebring Hiram Buck
ingham, G. s. Whitmore, John H. Wood, A.
f. Sperry, H. d. Norton, A. H. Feathers,
Thos. Gleason, Allison Nailor, jr., T. E.
Bessnlan, A. 2. Pardon, E, G, Shafer, Hen
ry May, Leo Simmons, General H. c. Cor
h a1 Doll, L =
Lacey. S. B. Hege, ]. NJ Edgar, F. C.
Wood, VIM. L. Elterch, c. c. Lancaster
William Dickson, S. S. Yoder, F. S. Hodg-
son. John c. Yost. George w. Driver, Stan
ton Weaver, Chaplin Brown, II. l.. West, l..
P. Wright. R. P. Murphy R. H. Thayer,
Barry Bulkiey. J. r. Mckeivey, E. 3. Hay
A G. White, NJ. Dyrenforth, F. K. Ray
mond. Frank Mace, J. II. Ehle, A. l.. Viale,
j. c. V. Smith, Harry Frelinger, Fred G.
Calvert. r. H. Lewis, Peter Hahn, S. X.
Strattan. Henry Randall Webb, DR.. Marcus
benjamin r. n. Calhoun, Col. Green Clay
Goodloe, U. S. Marine Corps.
Advertising Contracts.
The advertising committee met at 4:15
yesterday afternoon those present being
F. A. Sebring. chairman; w. c. Long, VIM.
Ramsay, J. E. Shoemaker, G. Vernon Knox,
Henry Brooks S. A Manuel, John B. Scott,
Major Morgan Lewis George II. La Fetra,
A. w. Kelley, George c. WeiGs, j. X.
Young. Snyder & Wood, Clifton Lown, Il.
J. Levy, William Hardcastle, George Bart
lett. Perry Carson, f. E. Cooper, r. H.
Terrell r. E. Smith, w. c. Martin, E. M.
Hewlett, Job Barnard and F. w. Evans.
The bid of Ashworth & Campbell to dis
tribute 10000 jubilee programs in the large
cities of the country was accepted. The
cities in which these programs will be
placed are Philadelphia, Trenton, N. j.,
Newark, New York, Buffalo, Harrisburg,
Pittsburg. Cleveland. Columbus Cincinnati,
Louisville, Chicago, Wheeling, Charlestown,
w. Va, Richmond. Providence, Boston
Hartford, Springfield and Albany. T. w.
Cadick was awarded the contract for print
ing jubilee advertisements on backs of en-
Velopes, at 10 cents per 1000, and the de-
sign of ]. E. Shoemaker for an imposing
ed in four colors, very large in proportions,
and 400 of them will be struck off at a cost
of $S16.
Plans for the Pageant
The committee on historical pageant met
last night, those present being V. Baldwin
Johnson, chairman; Judge I. G. Kimball
vice chairman; Conrad Syme, secretary;
and w. w. Danenhower, c. c. Lancaster
l.. w. Perkins, NJ. w. Lewis Dr. Ritchie
Stone, Mrs. Hannah Sperry, Mrs. Mary S.
Lockwood, B. l.. Whitman Maj. Richard
Sylvester, Mrs Ellen S. Cromwell Rev. NJ
P. Smith, w. E. Abbott Professor Chas
E. Swisher, James f. Bell, j. c. V. Smith
Professor Charles E. Munroa, F. L. Gra-
ham, Professor Fabrican, Professor H c.
Kirk, A. F. Sperry, John Doyle Carmody
George w. England, Harry King, Capt J.
NJ. Edgar, Capt. Glendie b. Young, Flora
Kirkwood, ]. Theo RupIi, William II. Ran
ley and Miss Mary Desha.
1t was decided to put the building at 14th
and w streets in order, to permit it's use
for the construction of the pageant floats
w. Z. Van Horn, the contractor for the