Evening star., 1899-04-10
Marked Progress Being Made for the
Celebration.
IMPORTANT MEETING WEDNESDAY
Contract Ready for the Historical
Pageant Feature.
HARMONIOUS CONDITION S

A meeting or the chairmen of the various
| subcommittees having charge of the sew
| 1al features of the national peace jubilee
| celebration has been called for Wednesday
| afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. Chairman Knox
| is earnestly desirous of having all chairmen
| present, the meeting will be in the ma
| ture of a conference to determine just eX-
/ actly the manner in which the work can be
prosecuted so as to simplify preliminaries
as much possible. If the chairmen are
| unable to attend, it is hoped the vice chair
| men will come. general understanding
over the several features will be reached,
sidered.
Mr. Henry Randall Webb has accepted
| membership on the executive committee to
! represent the Society of the Cincinnati
Col. z. c. Bain chief of staff of the De-
| partment of the Potomac, Union Veterans
Union, has been selected to represent the
| department on the executive committee in
place of A H. Feathers. who resigned from
| the department. In consideration of sew
ering his connection with the latter body
! Col. Feathers rendered his resignation on
| the executive committee Saturday night,
| but, in view of the energy he has displayed
! on behalf of the jubilee, his resignation
was unanimously declined by the commit
| tee, and he was retained as member.
| The Washington Gruetli Verein, of which
| D. Reckenbacher is president, has found
| itself unable to participate a body in
| the jubilee celebration, but has unanimous
| ly voted to urge its members to contribute
| to and participate in the same to the eX-
| tent that each feels individually able.
Mr. Andrew John, the representative of
| the Seneca Indian nation of New York,
| which numbers 800 souls. visited head
| quarters today and requested a position to
| be assigned in the line of the civic parade
| for a delegation and its band of twenty
pieces. The request will be granted.
Pageant Contract Awarded.
| The announcement of Vice Chairman
Thayer IN Saturdays Star that he was
| gratified at the harmony and unanimity of
purpose characterizing those associated in
| making the enterprise a success was en-
| phaszed Saturday night by the meeting of
| the executive committee. There was a
large attendance of members, and each
seemed inspired by earnest determina-
| tion to do the best he could, individually,
| for the movement, and lend every assist
| ance possible to all his colleagues
| The most important work accomplished
was the awarding of the contract for the
preparation of the historical pageant to the
| firm of Van Horn & Son of Philadelphia
at their bid of $500. Chairman V. Baldwin
| johnson of the committee having this i'm
| portant feature in charge reviewed the
| labors of the committee and praised the
| fidelity with which the members had ad-
dressed themselves to the work in hand.
| He called upon Judge l. G. kimball, chair
man of the executive committee of the
pageant committee, to further report Judge
Kimball went minutely into the details lead
ing up to the final decision on the subject.
| and stated that the firm of Van Horn &
| Son would put thirteen floats in the line
of the pageant, and will furnish all the
wagons decorations and costumes to be
worn by the participants, who will be Sc
| lected from this city. The firm will give
| bond of 5000 to guarantee the proper full
| n -
| 1t was decided to invite the veterans of
| the 1st Regiment, District of Columbia.
Volunteers, to take the parts of the sol
| diers in the pageant, and all members of
| the regiment who desire to accept the in
Vltation, which time prevents being sent to
| each individually, are requested to send
| their names to Mr. V. Baldwin Johnson,
| No. 11O1 Rhode Island avenue, to Secre-
| tary Bulkley, at headquarters lila F street
| northwest.
| On motion of Mr.. j. P. Healy. represent
ing the Building Trades Council. it was
| decided that union labor only should be
| employed on the work connected with the
| celebration. and that local labor should be
| given preference as far possible.
BndGes and Advertising.
| The committee on badges. through Chair
man R. P. Murphy, recommended, and the
| committee approved, the purchase of 25,O0O
| peace jubilee buttons, to be distributed by
! merchants, hotels and Others. The design
on the button was compllmented mShly. 1t
shows an American flag, surmounted by
dove, witn the words National Peace
Jubilee, Washington, D. c., May 1926"
| surrounding the flag
The committee on advertising, of which
| Mr.. f. A. Sebrng IS chairman, was
| thoriZed to boom the jubilee energetically
! throughout the country and TO make con-
| tracts with the lowest responsible bidders
| for advertising matter including four-sheet
! posters and other attractive eye-catching
i features.
! Satisfactory progress reported by
! Chairmen VIM. Dickson of the committee
on civic parades, Henry May, floral parade
! and decorations and Allison Nailor, jr.,
| finance. The latter committee will ho.d an
| important meeting tonight at headquarters.
| All members of the committee floral
| parade are requested by Col May to meet
| at headquarters Wednesday night at s
| o'clock sharp.