The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-02-26
new FEATURES FOR
THE PEACE JUBILEE
An Enthusiastic Meeting of
the General Committee.
Heroes of the War With Spain to
Be Invited.
Chairmen of the SubcOmmittecsA An
nOunced and the Prog
Adopted.

| An enthusiastic meeting OF the general
committee OF the Business Mems Associa-
tion was held last night at its headquar-
tiers, 1914 F Street northwest. The pro-
gramme for the Peace Jubilee was submit
| ted by the executive committee and unan-
imously adopted.
Those present included representatives
Of every business association in the city,
| and from their hearty endorsement and
unanimous approval of the programme
| showed that all sections of Washington are
! in thorough sympathy with the movement
Members of the different patriotic and fra
| ternal societies were also present. and
| pledged their support TO the proposed ju
bilee. Letters of approval were read from
| prominent business men and officials of
other cities, stating thai they were in full
accord with the proposed celebration, and
would in every way help the Washington
| Business Mems Association in making it
! a great national event.
! The association is now considering the
addition OF many new features to the pro-
| gramme, as the necessary money for the
great project is already assured. The pro-
gramme, as already adopted, will afford
| celebration surprising anything of the
| kind ever held in Washington, and it is
| the object of the committee to make it
eclipse in grandeur and briAiancy the IA
nous carnivals OF the Old World. IT was
stated on good authority last night that, if
possible, the President will have all of the
great heroes of the Spanish-American war
| here at the time, including Rear Admira,s
| Dewey and Schley. and Generals Miles,
Shafter and Wheeler, who will represent
| the modern army of the United States in
| the historical pageant.
| Frank X. Raymond, chairman of the gen.
| eral committee, announced the following
chairmen OF the various subcommittee,
who will choose their workers: Finance
Allison Naylor jr; railroads, L. NJ. Saun-
ders; press, H. l.. West; historical pageant
V. Baldwin Johnson; school children's pa
rade, DR.. A. p Pardon; music and con-
certs, Frank T. Howe; jubilee revelries.
Frank H. Thomas; fireworks. George w.
| Driver; medals, badges, and programme
| r. p. Murphy; parks, reservations, and
fountains, Chaplin Brown; stands and privi-
leges, Harrison Dingman; public comfort,
L. P. Wright; floral parade, public and pri-
vate equipages, E. II. Neumeyer; decora-
lions, NJ. Dyrenforth illuminations. SAM
uel W. Stinemetz.
Chairmen have not as yet been appointed
! for three committees, those on salutes and
| chimes, military and naval parade, and
| civic parade.
| W. S. Knox, chairman of the executive
| committee, stated that no one had declined
| to serve when asked and that the remain
| ing vacancies would be filled in a few days.
| The chairmen of these subcommittee were
| made members OF the executive commit
! tee.
The programme as published in last Sun
days Times was unanimously adopted, and
| is as follows:
First Day. May 23.-sunrise. national salute
| from gunboats; ringing of chimes. II m, salute
| to the Union from gunboats, Fort Myer, and
| Arsenal, spectacular and realistic scene; ring
ing OF chimes. y. M, parade OF military, naval,
| and civic organizations, TO he reviewed by the
President, Cabinet officers, foreign ministers etc.
| Night public reception by the President prob
| able); outdoor programme band concerts, one at
| south front OF Treasury and east plaza
of Capitol; Avenue brilliantly Illuminated with
electric lights, lanterns, colored fires etc; IL
| Elimination OF Capitol, ointment, public build
| ings, business houses. and residences.
| Second Day. May 2i.-l0 a M, parade OF school
| children with banners, flags, flowers, garlands,
| etc UP and down the Avenue. and then in review
| of the President; thence TO White House grounds
or White Lot, and there have exercises in fIlll
keeping with the sentiments OF the Jubilee. sing
ing anil May Day exercises. p. m, parade OF
fower-decorated private equipages OF all kinds, in
| classes, for which suitable prizes will be given,
| headed by Queen OF Flora and her court; this
parade to be followed by another OF flower
decorated public convey ances, floral, patriotic,
and fraterna floats bicycles, and business wagons,
etc. competitive. Night. band concerts, as before
| iluminations, as before; display OF aerial fire.
| works from Monument grounds, Mount Vernon
| Square. Capitol plaza, and Rock Creek Bridge 1t
Pennsylvania Avenue.
| Third Day. May 2j.-2 p. m. historical pageant.
| to include iableaus, floats depicting scenes Incl
dent to the discovery of America, the Revolution
| airy War, the singing OF the Declaration of hide
| pendencc, Washington Crossing the Delaware,
birth of flag. Liberty and the thirteen original
States, Perry Lake Erie, OF 1872 and 1915.
| a reunited country, the army, the navy, our new
| colonies, etc, General jackson and staff General
| Zachary Taylor and staff, Gen. g. b. McClclland
and staff, and the soldiers and sailors of the
| United States from the colonial 10 the present
| time; making a magnificent spectacle, requiring
| upward OF 1000 men and several hundred horses.
| $3.50 p. m, east plaza OF the Capitol, patriotic
addresses by some of the leading orators OF the
| nation Night, band concerts, before; il
| luminations, before; more elaborate display
| of aerial fireworks, as before
| Jubilee Revelries-Fancy and grotesque cos
| tuning. a spectacular event. introducing many
unique Ynd original conceptions; bS subscription,
| at Convention Hall.
| Special Fcatures-Electric display on Avenue
| and F Street. unique illumination OF Capitol and
| Monument, have Bartholdi fountain i'll perfect
| working order; at night electric display Ia com
! bination specially prepared display OF flowers in
| Botanic and Agricultural grounds, around base
| of Monument, in all parks and reservation, at
| intersections of streets, have fountains IN all
| parks in perfect working order, do not allow
| viewing stands TO be erected on any parks or
| reservations, make flowers and evergrcens main
kind of decorations, all vessels decorated and IL
| Illuminated.
1t was then announced that hereafter the
executive committee will meet every Sat
urday night in the Office of w. S. Mexican
for the transaction of business and the
reception of reports. Among the speakers
at last nights meeting were V. Baldwin
Johnson. Of the Business Mems Associa-
ton; Michael ODonaghue. Columbia
Heights Citizens Association; c. c. Lam
caster, Northwest Suburban Association;
Court F. Wood. East Washington; S. S.
Yoder, Hancock Command. Union Veter-
ans Union, and S. c. Palmer. OF George
town. All of these pledged their support
to the success of the Jubilee. Gustave
Bender. of Congress Heights, said that at
a meeting OF the representatives of the
nineteen German societies of Washington,
held last night, it was unanimously agreed
to lend their aid to the Business Mems
Association in its work for the Jubilee
This he said, Was done in the face of the
fact that Dewey had asked that the Oregon
be sent to Manila for political reasons. -
| w. S. Mexican, secretary of the asso-
ciation and general director of the Jubilee
left last night for Baltimore Philadelphia
and New York, where he will confer with
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