Evening star., 1899-02-03
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
Action Taken at the Meeting of the E1-
ecutive Committee
Amount to BE Raised by the Citizens
II
The Ffnancs Committee
Appointed.

meeting of the executive committee of
the centennial celebration of the removal
OF the capital to Washington was held yes
terday afternoon. There were present
Messrs John B. Wight, Theodore W.
Noyes, C. ]. Bell, A. r. Britton. J. w.
Thompson, R. Ross Perry. NJ. NJ Parker
and Lawrence Gardner. Mr.. John B. Wight.
chairman, presided, with Lawrence Gardner
as secretary.
The subcommittee appointed at the last
meeting to consider the probable program
of celebration and prepare an approximate
estimate of cost reported at length to
what events might well be celebrated, and
they recomme 1ded that the sum of $50 900
be raised by the citizens. which recon-
mendation was adopted.
The bill now in Congress, which has
passed the Senate and is now in the hands
of the committee on District of Columbia
of the House, authorizing the appointment
by the President of a committee represent
ing the states and appropriating $4,000 for
their expenses, was read.
To complete the organization Mr.. NJ. NJ.
Parker was unanimously elected treasurer.
After discussion as to the mode of organ
iZing 1t was decided that to avoid duplica-
ton Of work the chairman of the finance
committee and the treasurer be the same
person. Mr. Parker objected to this plan.
as 1t entailed so much extra work on him,
but he finally consented to serve.
The finance committee is now as follows:
Myron NJ. Parker. chairman; T. C. Alvord
John r. Arms Chas. II. Alexander. s. Thos
J. w. Bayne H. l.. Biscoe, ]. w. Bovee, M.
D.; c. A BOynton s. S. Bradley, w. W.
Burdette. H. F. Blount. Chaplin Brown, A.
T. Britton. J. c. Bell, VIM. E. Barker ]. W.
John Cassells, w V. Cox, o. f. Crosby, W.
z. Curtis, ]. II. Crawford J. NJ Chamber
lin. w. H. II. Church, F. Crocker, D.
Ciagsett Gag ,,sa, $; " Whass cur15den John F.
Lewis J. Davis, J. J. Darlington, H. Fl.
Darneille j. Maury Dove Geo. T Dunlop,
c. c. Duncanson. NJ Dyrenforth, II. Brad
ley Davidson. H. E. Davis, G. W. Evans,
Emery, John Joy Edson B. b. Earnshaw,
j. T Freeman, A. F. Fox, Percy Foster,
A. p Pardon, j. L. Fitch, H. w. Fuller, J.
H. Gordan, w. F. Guide, Henry Gasch, Ar
NJ. Green, c. c. Glover, Thos. NJ. Gale, w.
B. Gurley Ralph Gait, Walter Gait.
George Gibson, John ]. Hemphill. William
H. Hoeke. W. S. Hoge, j. Whit. Heron,
s. b. Hege,. Frank Hume, p. H. Heiskell.
jr., William Horn, George c. Henning, Rob-
ert N. Harker. Stilson Hutchins. John f.
HerreIl, W. B. Hibbs, r. Harris, f, B. Hay,
Christian Heurch Walter Hutchins. R. S.
Tracy l.. Jeffords, E. s. Johnson. Charles
A. James, w. S. Knox. J. Blake Ken
dali, s. H. Kahn. w. P. Kellogg,
John s H. B. kanfmsnn' narnsr. W. !! p smhsr Lambis
A. NJ. Lothrop Blair Lee. Gustave Lans-
burgh, A Lisner, = McLerahan Nat Mckay,
]: H. MCGOWAN. j. d. McChesney, ]. n.
McGill, F. 2. May, James MoIrell T Jacob
Mayer. e. S. NARROW, David Moor George
w. Moss, NJ. Mareau, Daniel Murray ].
r. Mclean, VIM E. Mattingy, John L.
Newbold, Allison Nailor. W. j. New
ton, C.. F. Norment, F. B. Noyes,
James L. Norris, o. Owen James f,
Oyster, W. H. Offute, A. X Paris, JOS.
Paul, w. H. Pearce. DIR. c. B. Puryis.
H. b. Parker, Robt. F. Portner, f. s. Parker
A. NJ. Read, w E. Roberts, Samuel Ross
W. o. Roome, Frank K. Raymond, T. Il.
Roessle, Burton R Ross j. H. Ralston, W.
H. Rapley, c. H. Syme. r. F. Schneider F.
l.. Sturtevant G. g. Sloan, e. G. Shafer, j.
". Somerville. f. S. Smiyh, F. H. Stevens,
H. X. Simpson, G. WE. Swartzell Fred.
s. Smith, F. c. Stevens, l. G. Slater, Colin
Studs, +. j. Steltwagen. o. G. Staples Isa-
dore Sake, 8. s. Shedd, H. T. Sewers. j. ii.
Small, Thomas W. Smith, r. II. Thayer,
4. H. Tucker. Ross Thompson, w. S.
Thompson, Lem. Towers, Geo Truesdel
r. w. Tyler. w. B. Thompson, Scott Tow
ers. Frank H. Thomas. w. 2. Van Wickle,
Nj. l. Weller, Simon Wolf, H. K. Willard,
H A. Willard, H. L. West, H. Wells, S. P.
hitwell Jas. p. Willett, Geo. II. B. White,
Geo. B. Williams, Jno. Wilkins. jesse b.
Wilson, DR.. B. l.. Whitman, Jno. S. Webb
{. G. Willard, l.. D. Wine, b. II. Warner,
j. NJ. Wilson, A. S. Worthngton r. D.
Weaver, Thos. f. Waggam&n, w. S. Wood
ward, Levi Woodbury. Jno F. Waggaman.
Beriah Wilkins ~ E. Young w Il Zeh