The times., 1899-04-17
WORKING HARD FOR
THE PEACE JUBILEE
Much to Be Done in the Next
Six Weeks.
Twenty Active Committees Holding
Meetings Night and Day.
The Floral Parade Promises to Sur.
pass Anything of the Kind
Ever Attempted.

But six weeks remain in which 10 COM
rlete the extensive preparations for the
National Peace Jubilee, as the big csle
braiiou begins on Tuesday morning. May
%, and lasts until midnight on Thursday,
May 25 Already a wonderful amount OF
labor has been accomplished and the en-
ergetic hustlers who have the arrange
ments in hand are confident that the pa
geant will not only be big success, but
will outdo anything of the kind ever at
tempted in this country.
The programme chosen for the three
days is remarkably inviting one, and in-
cludes scores OF novel ideas and striking
features Even the slightest detail has
been given careful attention, and every mo-
ment of the time allotted for the Jubilee
Will be made entertaining to those who at
tend The month of May was chosen be-
cause the National Capital is at its best
at that time of the year, and the natural
beauties of the city are expected to give
the visitor even as favorable an impress
sion of Washington as will the celebration
prepared by its citizens.
Nearly sixty committee meetings in the
interest of the pageant have been held up
" uaicf lIOiu vague proposed 1Qed
In the latter part of January the jubilee
has grown into a great celebration of ma
tional interest and OF mammoth proper
tons. At present the committees include
1000 of the most active business and pro-
fessionaf men in the District, and success
seems assured.
Twenty active working committees are
now organized, with nearly fifty subcom-
mittees- From two TO three committee
frler- t.lrfl 4
ing occupied by Jubilee Headquarters and
new business is daily transacted and fresh
progress made. The proposed celebration,
marking as IL does, the victories of cur
army and navy in the recent conflict with
Spain, has won the support of nearly every
individual and organization in the District
from President Mckinley and members OF
his Cabinet TO the business and profess
sional men and Government officials resid-
ing IN this city.
AS an exhibit of the interest taken in
the affair and the support received. the
following are some OF the organizations
which hare heartily endorsed it and have
elected delegates TO work upon the various
committees:
Heights Citizens Association: Congress
Heights Citizens Association; East Wash
ington Citizens Association; Georgetown
Citizens Association; Mt. Pleasant Citi-
zens' Association; Northeast Washington
Citizens Association; Northwest Suburban
Citizens Association; Department of the
Potomac, G. A. R.; Lincoln Camp. Sons OF
Veterans, U. S. A; Hancock Command,
L. " u: Old Guard; Burnside Post, G. A.
R.; Grand Lodge, X. of P: German Gen.
tral Nerein; Department of the Potomac
u ". u; FarTagut Post. C. A. R.; Wash
ington Lodge, b. P. o. E.; Washington
Council, Y NJ. l.; Phil Sheridan Post. G.
A. r.; Washington Light Infantry Vet
Grams Association, David d. Porter Com
mand, U. V. L.; Veteran Volunteer Fire
mems Association; Columbia Camp. Sons
OF Veterans. U. S. A.: John A. Rawlings
Post, G. A. R.: Local Camp, Sons of Veter-
ans. U. 5. A; Grand Lodge. !. o. o. F.;
Encampment No. So u W u: Jour
neymen Horseshoers' Union; Brother
hood Electrical Workers; Hackmen and
Cabmens Protective Union; Central
Labor Union: Photo-Engravers' Union:
Plate Printers Union; Columbia Typo
graphical Union; Allied Printing Trades
Council; Building Trades Council; Society
OF the Cincinnati: Society of the War OF
1872; Society of Colonial Wars; Lafayette
Post G. A. R.; Sons of the Revolution;
Daughters of the American Revolution;
Improved Order Red Men; Order of the
Mystic Shrine; knights of Khorassan;
Arion Gesang verein; Plumbers and Gas
ntters Association
Following are the committees having
the celebration in charge:
Stands, etc. Chaplin Brown; badges and pro-
eraInmes, r. P. Murphy; decorations and illuIDi-
nation. NJ Dyrenforth bands and concerts, DIR.
= T. Howe; press. II. L. West: civic parade.
William Dickson; fireworks George W. Driver;
historical pageant. V. Baldwin johnson; school
parades, DIR. II. p. Pardon; Jubilee revelries, Z.
b Hay; salutes and chimes. 6 S Yoder: finance
Capt A Nailor, jr-; special features C. C. Ian
easter; floral parade. Col. Henry May; adyertis.
Ing, r. A. >ebring; railroads, L. NJ Saunders:
military and naval parade. Gen. H. C. Corbin:
privileges, J. C. Hornblower: law and order,
Major Richard Sylvester; information and ac-
eommodation, L. p Wright
The largest of the committees is that on
finance, which numbers 200 members. with
Allison Nailor. jr.. as chairman. This
committee has obtained $50, ,1ss in subscrip-
tions TO date. and the required total of
$4,000 will be obtained without effort. Il
is claimed
The committee on the historical pageant,
10 be held on the second day OF the jubilee.
has nearly completed its task Already the