Evening star., 1899-04-27
NO SPRING FEVER
The Prevailing Malady is Not Evident
Among Peace Jubilee Workers.
new FEATURES OF The CELEBRATION
A Singing Brigade and Night Pro-
cession of BicycIers.
ACTIVE COMMITTEE WORK

ACTIVE COMMITTEE WORK
The depressing influence usually eXerted
| by genial spring upon the population, keep
| ing it nervous over the wisdom of eschewing
| its winter underClothes for more diaphanous
| apparel and causing lethargy and a ten
dency to yawn, has not been shown to have
| any effect upon the hundreds of enterpris-
| ing citizens who are pushing the peace
| jubilee along to certain success. Chairmen
and members of the various committees,
| clerks at headquarters and the contractors
! engaged on the various features display
alike activity and energy that are altogeth-
| er applaudable. Vice Chairman Thayer,
| Secretary Bulkley, Chairman L. P. Wright
and the other officials at headquarters
| were hard at work before the departments
began business this morning. and all day
the steady stream of callers having various
matters to confer about kept them harder
at it.
Gov. Tyler Coming.
A letter was received this morning from
Governor Tyler of Virginia announcing his
purpose to attend the jubilee with his staff
and expressing hearty wishes for the sue
cess of the celebration.
Col. Henry May has called meeting OF the
committee floral parade at peace jubilee
headquarters, to be held at O'Clock to-
morrow morning. An attendance of all
members is urgent as many important mat
ters Will be presented for consideration.
The subcommittee of revelries on seating
facilities at Convention Hall was announced
today 1t consists of r. W. Bulkley, chair
man; ]. Ellinger, Frank Bynum, Odell
w nipple and James A. Emery.
The subcommittee of the same on decora-
tions was also announced as follows: Clay
ton Sims, chairman; Howard Perry, vice
chairman; c. K. Macy. secretary; c. X.
Bergman, ]. Harry Cunningham, Joseph
H. Curran. c. S. Frost, 7. A. Garner, w. A.
Smith, l.. p. Spinner and S. W. Stinemetz.
Ed. Hay Receives the Crown.
There We're numerous meetings last night,
all having some feature in the jubilee to
consider The gathering of members of
the revelries committee was particularly
large and enthusiastic. Chairman Edwin
B. Hay presided at first, with George A.
Darling secretary. The selection of j. Ed
ward Browne of New Orleans Mardi Gras
experience as chairman of the stage COM
mittee and of DR.. T. RitChe Stone as vice
chairman was announced. Chairman Hay
explained the duties of the various sub
committees at length and then departed 20
fill an important engagement wee tnalr-
man BulkIey took the chair and Immediate
" a motion was made to make Mr.. Hay
king of the revelries. The suggestion was
greeted with applause, enthusiastically sec
ondad by Leo Simmons and adopted unam-
mouSly.
At a meeting of the fireworks committee,
presided over by Vice Chairman kapp in
the absence of Chairman Driver, whose
illness was regretted, reports of progress
were received, and it was announced that
several hundred members of the District
Regiment would assist in the spectacles at
the Monument grounds.
A Singing brigade.
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cided on at the meeting of the music COM
mittee presided over by Chairman Frank
T. Howe. This was to have brigade of
singers in line with the civic parade. 1t
will consist of both ladies and gentlemen,
who will sing patriotic airs from the Peace
monument to the White House, and there
give a handkerchief salute to President
Mckinley
1t was decided to limit the orchestra at
the opening concert the night preceding
the jubilee proper to sixty instruments, to
be employed at union rates. The committee
will meet again Friday night.
The committee on advertising held we'll
attended meeting, with Chairman +. A
Sebring presiding. The contract for print
ing 2OGoO half-sheet posters was awarded
to Byron Adams.
Trades Unions to Participate.
Chairman II. W. Szagedy presided over
meeting of the subcommittee on trades and
labor organizations which are to take part
in the civic parade. Secretary ]. L. Feeny
read a letter that had been sent out to the
trades organizations. a portion of the letter
was as follows:
Has your union decided to participate in
the national peace jubilee celebration? VIII
YOUR union parade in a body or contribute
a float to the trades parade? If your or
ganiZation decides to parade, about now
many members will participate? If your
organization has not taken any action IN
regard to the peace jubilee, will you kindly
bring the matter to the attention of the
members at the next meeting of your union
and send information as early as you can?
1T is the intention of the committee on
trades parade to invite every labor union
in this city to participate. as 1t is our de-
sire to have organized labor of the District
thoroughly represented in the celebration
IF your union has not a representative
on the subcommittee on trades parade you
are requested to send one delegate. The
committee meets every Wednesday even
ing at peace jubilee headquarters, 1116 F
street, where all communications should be
addressed"
Enthusiastic Wheelmen.
All the cycle clubs of the District were
represented at a mass meeting held last
night at the Hotel Regent. 1t was decided
permit only decorated wheels in line. Sew
eral thousand participants are assured in
this attractive feature, and there will be
many floats in line as well. 1t was decided
to offer prizes respectively, for the best
club display, best display by a bicycle deal
er, best tandem, best comic display, best
comic couple on singles and best couple on