Evening star., 1899-04-15
Important Meeting Tonight Of Peace
Jubilee Committee.
BUSINESS TO BE CONSIDERED
The Fund for Celebration Now
Reaches Over $4,000.
NOTES OF REST

W. 8. Knox, Frank Raymond, Chapir
| Brown and Rufus H. Thayer of the peace
| jubilee organization had a conference with
| the President this morning in regard to the
| part to be taken by the chief executive in
| the jubilee festivities. The visitors asked
the President if he would hold n public re-
ception the evening of the 23d of May and
review one or more of the parades. Mr.
Mckinley greatly encouraged the commit
tee by assuring them that all this could be
easily arranged, and 1t would greatly please
him to aid in making the celebration the
big success now promised.
The details of the part to be taken by the
President are yet to be arranged. The COM
mlttee greatly appreciated the President $
desire to comply with their wishes.
Important Meeting Tonight.
The meeting of the peace jubilee execu-
tive committee tonight will have a large
amount of important business to transact,
and Chairman Knox has urged every MEM
Der to attend. Various committees having
the several jubilee features in charge will
make reports upon them and announce the
amounts OF money they deem requisite to
carry out their ideas and plans. There are
several contracts awaiting the executive
committees approval.
A Canvass by System.
A number of members of the finance COM
mittee met at peace jubilee headquarters
today and conferred on the subject of max
ing more thorough canvass of the city
and District. While no definite conclusion
has been reached, it is probable that a sys-
temadc plan will be adopted by which all
the business and professional men as well
as people of leisure in the District will be
given an opportunity to subscribe to the
fund. The plan under contemplation pro-
Fldes for the preparation of lists containing
names in defined neighborhoods showing
those VINO have already been requested to
contribute and those who have not yet
been approached with a view of calling
upon the latter by committee members and
authorized agents. The entire subject will
be considered finally at the meeting Mon
day night.
A special meeting of the Advertising COM
mlttee was called for today at 4:30 o'clock.
Chief Clerk w. H. Michael of the State
Department has been made a member of the
executive committee Of the historical pag-
cant committee. Louis H. Perkins Mai
F. S. Hodgson ard John l.. Newbold have
heen chosen chairmen, respectively, of the
subcommittees of the same committee on
dress, military and horses and trappings.
Chairman Thomas Wilkinson, jr of the
business mems committee of the civic pa
rade committee desires merchants proposing
to be represented in the parade by floats
or other special features to communicate at
an early date as possible their intentions
ed them.
Fund Now Over $4,000.
The meeting of the finance committee
last night, at which 1t was decided to call
the gathering that assembled at headquar-
ters this morning, was well attended
Chairman Allison Nailor jr.. presided, with
William Ramsay as secretary. The reports
of additional subscriptions pledged showed
that the jubilee fund had crossed the $50 900
mark. The new contributors and the
amounts subscribed by them Were as fol-
Washington Saengerbund, So: B. H. War
ner, S23; s. 7. G. Morsell, S15: james A
Bates. SO; William A. Wimsatt $40: J.
Harrson Johnson & Son. s25: j. W. shafer,
$40; George 5. Davidson s25: Samuel G.
Stewart, $40; Abe King, $25; John Curtain,
$40; j. T. Moran. $40; Z. ]. Mayer s.; Con-
sinners Brewing Co, 800: E. l.. Jordan
$50; WolwOrth & Graham, $40: Heilbrun &
Co., $50; Kneessi & Sons, $40; S. W. Augen-
stein. so: j. B. Wight, sl5: w. H. Gran
ston. $50; d. ]. Kaufman, $25; John L. New
bold, s100; James S. Herman, $50; G. Hurle-
baugh 50; B. S. Adams. s15: Louis j. Kes-
sell So; n. Hess Sons. $50: Heiskell & Nc
Leran, $40; L. NJ. Saunders, SO; William
Clinedinst, 50: J. B. Henderson, SIS; Thos
A; Ladson, 81: S. W. Curriden, $40: Louis
Dieter $40; John c. Ray, $40; Richs Shoe
Ice Company, $50: E. A. Saum, So; NJ c.
Whelan. so: Barber & Ross s25: T H.
Pickford, So; Otto Mears (additionaD, s25
c. E. Burns. So; Josephine Wells, So: Henry
H. Brown, $40; c.. A. Muddiman So; Hugo
Worch, So Lewis Baar. So Previously sub
scribed, S19O21. Total, $40, ,1SS.
Other Committee Meetings.
There was a large attendance at the
meeting of the committee on civic parades.
which was presided over by Chairman VIM.
Dickson, with Robert E. Mattingly secre-
tary. The various subcommittee sub
mitted reports through their chairmen
which denoted gratifying progress. 1t was
decided TO ask the executive committee for
an appropriation of 81 600 to be utilized in
offering prizes for the best displays in the
various divisions of the civic parade
Prominent firms which advertise largely
have been invited to participate in the
parade by sending floats or other devices
appropriate to their special lines of trade,
and Invitations will also be sent to frater-
nal and other organizations in nearby
states to participate.
The executive committee the commit
tee on historical pageant met last night at
the Hotel FredOnia. Subcommittees were
appointed to take charge of the various
features of the pageant.
The committee on music completed it's
organization at a meeting held yesterday,
evening. and considered the question of
band concerts. The discussion will be con-
cluded at a later meeting. The committee
as row constituted Is follows:
Chairman, Frank T. Howe; vice chair
man. P. F. Foster; Charles Bayly. John
C. CLANCY, E. Fl. Droop, W. ]. Dwyer, B.
Frank Gebest, T. E. Cannon, Emil Holer,
j. B. Mccarthy, Willard Hocomb Harry
w. Howard. Charles J. James, w Bruce
King, Dr. f. S. K!mbaIl, Josef Kaspar
d. ]. Kubel, Ernest Lent, Joseph E. Luck
EFT, Herndon Morsell Mariana Mama, w,
ID. Mcfarland Whitman Osgood u H.
Painter, Charming Pollock, Randolph Rap
ley, Herman c. Rakemann, Maurice Splain
Eugene Stevens, Ed Stein, James A Tray
lor, Edward Varela, Henry A. White Will
liam Waldecker, Hugo Worch and Henry
Xander.
Don't Miss the
special Square Piano and Organ sale to
begin Monday morning at Knabe's 1422
Pa ave. NV. See advertisement, page B. =