Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-20
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Committees Named Today by Financial
Managers Of sesqui-C Centennial.
Invitations to Include Organizations
IN Washington - Plans Agreed
UpOn-General and Personal.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 20, 1899.
The finance committee in connection with
the proposed sesqui-centennial celebration
next October met this morning at 10 O'clock
In the office of Attorney c. c. Carlin, on
North Fairfax street long session was
held, and plans relating to finances agreed
upon. All of the numerous committees are
actively engaged. The committee on parade
met last night in the rooms of the Business
mems League. DR.. VIM. NJ. Smith, chair
man, presided, with Capt. J. Z. King sec
rotary. The proposed celebration was dis
cussed at length and plans outlined 1t was
decided to communicate with the various
organizations in Washington and the Vir-
gina cities, inviting them to take part in
the exercises.
Inc Following subcommittee were named !:
Mlntary committee-Capt. James L. King
capt. Albert Bryan, Col. L. c. Barley, Capt
b. II. Parsons and Mr.. Thomas w. Robin
son.
Civic committee-Capt. ]. ". Davis.
Frank Hume, Justus Schneider, s. G. Brent
and Charles Bendheim.
Music and entertainment-Geo. A. Appich
ID. r. Helwig, Louis Shuman, M. Schiller
Birrell. :,
AioAiSpoI tdlioH-E. l.. joyce, j. b. Fad
gett. c. F. Thomas, J. K Swarts, c. W.
Watties and Horace Swarts.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. d. Hopkins, s. H.
Lunt; A. ]. Symonds, Fora Hill and Edgar
Industrial-Mayor George L. Simpson. ].
h Lon. c. B. Paf, c. B. Graham, A. j.
Wedderburn, George Schwarzman Waller
Roberts and ]. R. N. Curtin.
Decora tions-R. e. Knight, John Donnal-
iy, Robert Elliot, r. H. Cox and F. Schwab
Secret societies-James Mansfield, d. R.
Stansbury, r. E. Knight, Fora Hill, r. w.
Arnold. %. r. Boyer, "A J. Symonds, G. w.
Trade and labor organizations = Walter
McCafrey, e. M. Birrell, J. NJ Reed, Geo.
Hepburn and John Schwarzmann
=, Ladies eommitteeAF. P: Russell. James
and Edgar Warfeldasr.4
H. Smith, aarrg bonn hs11ey R. W NJ
Latham and A. T. Hamyay.
Fireworks = Harry Eleischmann, T. L..
and George F. Hayden.
Vehicies-R. L. Meye1sseo James Patterson,
iora Hill, b. B. Smith and Louis Brill.
esmeaas p as G. B. sl% Graham j.
H. Marbury. W. F. carS Sss Frank e. Ands w.
son. A. J. Wedderhzrn. Francis L. Smith,
G. Grimes. John H. Hrider. Luctan 6.
smith, r. D. CattslGeorge H. Rucker, F.
8, Corbett; Louis Kraft, Charles Powers,
Minneid watkins. Joseph L. Crupper,
James Il. Lob. A. c. Wyckoff, w. p.
Graves, Joseph e. Willard and s. r. Dono-
hoe.
Joint Final Celebration.
The joint final celebration of the Fairfax
and Blackford Literary Societies of Ahe
Episcopal High School will be held this
evsning at Liggatt Hall, at that institution
Edgar Snowden of this city is president Of
the Fairfax society, ana Charles H. Cooke
Of Mississippi presiding officer OF Black
ford.
The following VIII take part in the exer-
cises:
Fairfax societyAA4igus NJ. Crawford.
reader; Charles c. Haskell, deelaimer; r.
w. Johnson, debater,s and Angus M. Craw-
ford. joint valedictorian
Blackford society--I1erbert r. Calf, read
er: R. Pegram Holt, disclaimer, and Charles
G. Stearns, debater.
The annual commencement exercises of
the High School win take place. at o'clock
tomorrow afternoen.