Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-20
Indications Of General Interest in the
Peace Jubilee Celebration.
PARTIES PREPARING TO COME TO IT
Committees Actively Completing
Work on important Details.
POINTS ON THE PROGRESS

People of means and leisure in various
parts of the country are in correspondence
with leading hotels regarding accommoda-
tions during the peace jubilee Week-an-
other evidence of the general interest being
taken in the celebration. Letters received
at headquarters from Maryland, Pennsyl-
Vania and Virginia contain inquiries about
the event from lodges of Masons and other
organizations based upon the intention OF
such bodies to arrange for excursions to
the capital, and everything points to very
numerous attendance from these sources.
The work on preparations continues to be
prosecuted with vim and energy, and the
enthusiasm Of those engaged upon it shows
no signs of tagging.
Chairman ]. c. Hornb.ower Of the COM
mittee on stands and privileges has Sc
lected his associates and they are as fol-
lows: W. B. Bryan, S. G. Cornwell, Z. w.
Dom, Leon Dessez, Gasher.e De Witt,
Daniel Fraser, Stuart w. Griffith, James
G. HILL w. H. Hoeke, ]. Blake Kendall,
Ben Minor J. r. Marshall, w. H. Nc
knew, William NJ. PoindeXter. N. H. Shea,
L. J. Stelwagen, Isadore Saks and Gen.
Maxwell Woodruff.
Mr.. William v. Cox and Mr.. Paul Beck
with of the national museum have been APP
pointed members of the committee on his
torical pageant
Mr.. Beckwith has also been made a men,
Der OF the subcommittee on dress of the pa
seant committee, and so have Messrs. w.
II. Rapley, Charles G. Duln and G. A.
Fortier.
Committees were actively al work yester-
day, no less than five Well-attended meet
ings being held.
The Closing ReveIries.
The committee on revelries, presided over
by Mr.. Edwin B. Hay, with George A. OAR
ling secretary, considered the features of
the great event at Convention Hall with
which the jubilee will close.
Chairman Hay outlined the scope of the
revelries and general discussion followed,
which showed the intense interest felt by
all the members in their share of the cee-
bration. 1t was decided, after an inter-
change of opinions, to allow no masks to
be worn, otherwise all the requirements of
a fancy-dress ball will be obligatory upon
those participating. The price of admission
was fixed at s. for a single ticket and So
for a ticket admitting a gentleman and two
ladies. The committee will meet again next
Wednesday, when subcommittee will be
announced on reception, public comfort re-
freShmeHts, prZes, decorations. floor, stage
and tickets, the chairmen and members
of each to be men experienced in arrang-
ing SUCH details on other occasions
Capitol to BE Illuminated.
The committee on fireworks also met with
Chairman George w. Driver, presiding, and
H. IL Armstrong, secretary. The cOnStruc-
ton Of the lake at the monument grounds,
in which the naval pieces will be shown,
was decided on. 1t will be made of tarred
canvas 200 feet long by eighty feet wide
and eighteen inches deep. A committee con-
sisting of |. M. Wright, George w. Rae and
F. A Hopkins was appointed to take charge
of this. was also decided to illuminate
the west@front of the Capitol building with
magnesium lights for fifteen minutes on the
second night of the jubilee after the fire
works display closes subcommittee We're
appointed as follows: To secure fifty High
School cadets to act as ushers at the fire
works display, w. r. Teller, Frank A
Butts John Small Joseph Auerbach, John
a. kapp and Prof. Harry King; to secure
police protection, Frank A. Browning
George w. Rae, R. H. Armstrong and F.
V. Alvey; to secure attendance of the Ma
rne Band during the three nights of the
displays, George W. Driver and Frank A.
Butts.
Music and PnrudA Faafures