The times., 1899-11-07
THE CENTENNIAL PLANS
Two Local Organizations Discuss
the Proposed Celebration.
The President Appoints the Govern
ors of Various states to Represent
the Country at Large - Columbia
Historical Society TO Assist
Tie Date Not Yet Determined.

The proposed centennial. celebration OF
the location Of the seat Of government in
the District Of Columbia was discussed at
length at a secret meeting Of the citizens
committee in the Board OF Trade rooms.
yesserday afternoon. The committee con-
sisted Of Thomas ". Noyes. R. Ross Per-
ry- Berish wilkins. and n Y. Cox, with
John B. Wight presiding. The chairman
announced that no representatives Of the
press should be admitted under any circum-
stances and nothing could be obtained Of
the proceedings.
"a " Cox was appointed secretary Of the
committee and no business Of Importance
was transacted.
President Mckinley yesterday appointed
a committee consisting Of the Governors Of
The various States in the Union, to repre-
sent the country al large and act in con-
junction with the local committee. The
committee as named is as follows:
Alabama, Joseph F. Johnston; Arkansas,
Daniel ". Jones; California, Henry T.
Gage; Colorado. Charles 5. Thomas; Con-
necticut. George E. Loundsbury; Delaware,
E W Tunnel: Florida, W. D. Bloxham;
Georgia. Allen d. Gambler Idaho, Frank
Steunenberg; Illinois. John r. Tanner; In
diana. James A Mount; Iowa Leslie NJ.
Shaw; Kansas. W f. Stanley; Kentucky,
William o. Bradley; Louisiana, Murphy J.
Foster; Maine. Llewellyn Powers; Mary
land, Lloyd Lowndes; Massachusetts,,
Roger Wolcott; Michigan, Hazen S. Pin
gree: Minnesota, John Lind; Mississippi,
Al McLaurin Missouri Lon Y. Stevens;
Montana. r. 3. Smith; Nebraska, William
A Poynter; Nevada Reinhold Sadler; New
Hampshire. Frank W Rollins; New Jersey,
F. NJ Voorhees,, New York, Theodore
Roosevelt; North Carolina, D. L. Russell;
North Dakota. F. B. Fancher; Ohio, Asa
S Bushnell; Oregon, T. T. Geer; Pennsyl-
vania William A Stone; Rhode Island,
Elisha Dyer; South Carolina, ". H. Eller-
be; South Dakota, Andrew E. Lee; Ten
nessee, Benton McAiilIin; Texas. Joseph d.
Sayers; Utah, Herber N. Wells; Vermont
Edward c. Smith; Virginia, J. Hogs Tyler;
Washington, John R. Rogers; West Viz
ginia. George ". Atkinson; Wisconsin, Ed
ward Scoheld, and Wyoming, De Forest
Richards.
A committee representing the Senate has
already been appointed and 2 House COM
mittee viii be chosen by the Speaker
when Congress convenes. When this has
beer done the Joint committees will meet
in this city and prepare plans for an ap-
prUpTists national celebration in 1905.
with the consent OF the local citizens
committee. which met yesterday.
A bill providing for an appropriation OF
SO 900 10 cover the actual expenses Of the
committee appointed by the President was
passed in Congress IN February last Il
Is expected that the people Of the District
VIII contribute literally 10 the fund for
the celebration, and an effort viii be made
20 have the affair a complete success.
The Columbia Historical Society held a
meeting at the Shoreham last night and
the subject taken up for discussion was
the centennial of the location OF the
Capital IN Washington, with reference to
The proper date for holding the proposed
celebration The historical records show
that the first Congress assembled here
during October, 1900. Il Is probable. how
ever. that the celebration viii be held
earlier In the year. when the weather is
pleasant The local citizens committee
mas not yet decided upon the month.