Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-26
BUSY AS THE BEES
Marked Progress Continues in Peace
Jubilee Affairs.
fHE WHEELMEN ARE ENTHUSIASTIC
Probable Program Of the Historical
Pageant Outlined.
GOVERNORS ARE COMING

National peace jubilee affairs are pro-
crossing apace and those at the headquar-
tiers at lila F street northwest are as busy
as bees from early morning till late at
night. There was consultation this morn
ing between Chairman Knox and Vice
i Chairman Thayer of the executive and
Chairman Raymond of the general commit
tees, at which several important matters
were considered
! An enthusiastic visitor was Consul Fraser
OF the League Of American Wheelmen, who
| assured the jubilee people that the league
Iwheelmen would tnrn out in thousands in
the bicycle parade. There is a great deal
OF rivalry between the various bicycle clubs
1 as to which will make the most artistic
and notable showing on the occasion and
this assures many novel features. There
VIII be numerous special displays in the
way of floats. and bicyclers are summon
ing all Their ingenuity to Guido each other
lcoiiectlvely as organizations and indiyid-
uahy as well. A mass meeting will be held
at tne Hotei Regent tonight, to which all
| wneelmen are invited.
| prominent florists are already being re-
questeo by owners of private eauipages to
estimate on original designs for the adorn-
| ment of those equipages in the 1or.I no
rade and the indicati tons are that this fea
| ture will be equal to the famous annual
event at Nice, where the wealthy peonIe
superiority
| Growth of General interest
| The interest all over the country contin-
ues to grow, as the numerous letters of in
quiry received in every mail show. and
chairman Wright of the committee on ac-
commodatlons is kept as active as he was
when in charge of public comfort at the
| last inauguration, listing accommodat tons
| OF local people who are willing TO helm take
care OF celebration crowds, and answering
inquiries from those elsewhere who intend
| coming The leading hotels are bookinp
prospective visitors in large numbers Adj
| Vertlsing matter is being sent everywhere
ana most gratifying feature of the gem
| eldi interest mentioned is the constant de-
| mana being made for this literature The
trunk line railroads have appreciated tho
| Importance of the jubilee by reconsidering
sner intention to give reduced rates only
| Tor a radius of $50 miles and assurances
| nave been received that half-fare rates will
De given from all points within LOCO miles
OF Washington, thus guaranteeing a great
t a..eiiuaHce IRON the south and middle
| west and New England
| The Historical Pageant,
| Inc committee on the historical napeant
net last night 1t was presided over nv
Chairman V. Baldwin Johnson Reports of
most gratifying character were received
| from all the subcommittee Mr.. William
| van Horn, the contractor presented a nro-
posed program for the pageant which was
| as follows: was
| Platoon of police; Marine Band; commit
| Zee chlet marshal and aids: heralds with
| trumpets1 float l, History; knights moun+
ed; float 2. Columbus at Court of spain;
hoat 3, Landing of Columbus; Indians: set,
| tiers; standard bearer, 1776.
| Division 2-Band; minute men; Spirit of
| 49, MorSans Riftemen: float T. Birth of
me Rag; battle flags of the revolution;
Gen Washington and staff; continental in
fantry; float D. Washington Crossing the
! Delaware; sailors of rs; artillery of '7G.
| Division 3-Band: float 6, Liberty: stand
ard bearer, 1872; Gen. Jackson and staff:
| Perry on Lake Erie.
| DIVISION Band; standard bearer, 1915;
Gen. Taylor and staff; infantry of 1915;
| noat g. Mexican War; sailors of 1915
| Division 5-Band: standard bearer 1851.
Gen Grant and staff; infantry of 1861 float
D. North and South; sailors, 1861
Division 6-Band; standard bearer, 1885,
float 10. War: company of United States in
fantry; float IL, Victory; company of United
States sailors; float 10, Peace; company
United States cavalry: float -, Uncle Sans
| Nursery; battery United States artillery
| 1t was also announced that four COM
panies of the list Regiment, District Ma
tional Guard had been secured to represent
| the soldiers of the various epochs in the
| nations history.
Company B, I'd Battalion, Capt ChisoIm.
Will represent the minute men of 1776 Com
| pany "A, 4th Battalion, Capt Walsh will
impersonate the soldiers of 1872: Comnanv
| c, 4th battalion, Capt. Streeks, the army
| as represented in 1S45-1S4S, and Company
| ID, 4th battalion, Capt. Hodges, the Union
| boys of 81.
A motion was carried that all persons
| who wished to assume characters in the
| pageant should al once forward their
| names to peace jubilee headquarters.
Presence of Governors.
responses are being received from the
governors Of the states to the invitations
recently sent out asking them to partici-
pate with their stats in the celebration.
| The governor of Delaware, according to a
| letter received this morning, will come and
| bring his staff. The governor of Wisconsin
| sent his regrets, but warmly commended
| the project, and wished it great success IT
| is highly probable, according to private adj
| vices, that Gov. Roosevelt of New York
| will come to the celebration and will also
| deliver an Grafton at the peace Jubilee
meeting.
Executive Committee to Date
| There have been several members added
| to the executive committee recently and
| the complete organization to date is as
follows:
| w. S. Knox, chairman; Barry Buckley
secretary; R. H. Thayer, vice chairman:
w. S. Knox, James w. Somerville E. R.
Campbell, Hiram Buckingham, John H
Wood, H. D. Norton, Thos Gleason, T E
Hessman, f. G. Schafer, Leo Simmons
Samuel c. Palmer, r. S. Lacey, j. M Ed
gar, VIM. L. Elterich, William Dickson.
F. S. Hodson, George w. Driver, Chaplin
Brown L. P. Wright, j. r. McKelvey, A
G. White, F. K. Raymond, j. H. Ehle j.
c. V. Smith, Fred G. Calvert. Peter Hahn,
| S. K Strattan, Henry Randall Webb, Dr.
Marcus Benjamin, V. Baldwin johnson,
| Gustave Bender, F. A. Sebring, G. s. Whit
more. A. F. Sperry, A H. Feathers, ALI
son Nailor jr., A. P Pardon, Henry May,
! L. NJ. Saunders, F. T. Howe, S. B. Hege,
F. c. Wood. c. c. Lancaster s. s. Yoder,
John c. Yost, Stanton Weaver, H. L. West,
r. p. Murphy, Barry Buckley, Z. B. Hay
NJ. Dyrenforth, Frank Mace, A. l.. Vials,
Harry Frelinger, r. H Lewis r. NJ Cal
| houn, Col. Green Clay Goodloe, Maj L. p
| Williams ]. C. Hornblower, o. D. Thatch-
| er, F. H. Thomas, Henry Coggins, Miss A
Wheeler Maj. Richard Sylvester, Mr.
Roche, George Ksithley, J. E. Snow, Mrs.
| Daniel Manning, w. 1. Hines, Fred Kah-
| lert, Frank H. Hosford, Mrs. Dan Lothrop
Mr.. Carr, Miss Jane Creighton, w. L.
Marsh.
FIRST QUARTERLY MEETING.
An Sol In,