The times., 1899-03-14
RAISING FONDS FOR.
THE PEACE JUBILEE
An Enthusiastic Meeting of the
Finance Committee.
More Than Eleven Thousand Dollars
Already Subscribed.
Gratifying Reports Received From
Many SoUrccs-ProgrcSs OF the
Work of Organizations.

The finance committee on the National
Peace Jubilee TO be held in this city May
23 81 and -. held a meeting at the Ebbitt
House last night. About sixty members
were present and reports of great progress
were made. Allison Nailor. ir.. chairman
of the committee, presided. and William
Ramsay acted as secretary.
Subscriptions to the amount of $3.50
were received during the meeting. With
the amount already subscribed the total
now received amounts to sll ,055. Chair
man NailOr stated that the above sum was
the result of but single weeks effort ON
the part of few individual members and
that the required S35 600 would be easily
obtained within a few weeks.
General Director ". s. Mexican then ex-
planned that the subcommittee of the
finance committee had not yet been organ
lied, but that the work was under way
and tha the subcommittee would report at
the next meeting. These subcommittee
II was explained. would canvass the vari-
Gus sections of the city and the chairman
appointed to each district would complete
/ the appointment of the subcommittee. The
speaker stated that if Sl2 900 could be
! raised before the committee had been or
ganized $4,000 could easily be secured
when the machinery had been set in mo-
tion.
The members of the finance committee
were given subscription books containing
receipts or vouchers for the sums sub
, scribed. Copies of the official programme
were also given out for the first time. This
programme has already been published in
The Times.
w. ;. Knox. chairman of the commit
tee covering the northwest section of the
city. reported progress and stated that the
merchants and business men were aroused
and were contributing literally. F. X.
Raymond stated that the business men in
+ Street intended to make the Jubilee
success and We're doing everything posi-
BILE to boom it. j.. A. Sebring who is
working on the northeast section of the
city, stated that the people of that section
were enthusiastic and could be relied upon
10 do their share.
I. F. Murphy stated that he had little
trouble in securing subscriptions Reports
from Georgetown and other sections were
heard and all pointed TO a complete sue
cess.
Mr. Mexican announced that headquar-
ters for the various committees on the
Jubilee had been secured at lll6 r Street.
and a motion that the next meeting be held
there was unanimously agreed to-
In answer to query from e l.. Jordan
as 10 the status Of the Board of Trade in
reference to the proposed Jubilee W. s.
Knox replied that three -fourths of those
present at the meeting were members of
the Board of Trade, and that the whole
people OF Washington were now working
TO make the celebration a national tribute
to the men who fought during the late war
Great enthusiasm was exhibited during
the meeting and those present claimed thai
the Jubilee would do more TO boom the in
terests Of Washington than anything that
has been held here in many years. 1t was
reported that several new organizations
had got into line in the past few DAYS and
that queries were coming in from Chicago.
St. Louis. New Orleans San Francisco.
Boston, and other cities in regard to the
proposed celebration.
The passenger agents OF the various rail-
roads Will be entertained in Washington
this week and rates and advertising fixed
up. The employees OF the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing have formed a com
mittee TO boom the Jubilee and they will
contribute several novel ideas
\ vote of thanks was extended TO the
proprietors OF the Ebbitt House for the use
Of their parlOrs. W. S Knox. chairman of
the executive committee stated that let
ters had been sent to the clergymen Of the
churches OF the District of all denomina-
tons asking cooperation in making the
parade OF school children success
Following is the list OF the subscribers
and the amounts subscribed at this meet
ing