Evening star., 1899-04-05
HE WILL NOT RESIGN
Director General Mexican Says He
Will Retain That Position.
new PHASE IN JUBILEE TROUBLE
General Committee WIZ Consider
1t Tonight.
WORK OF COM = ES

Mr.. w S. Mexican was notified yesterday
evening by Chairman w. S. Knox of the
peace Jubilee executive committee that his
services as secretary of the committee
would terminate at 10 o o'clock Thursday to-
morrow morning. at which time he would
be expected to turn over all the records or
the committee in his charge to Mr.. Barry
Bulkley, who will hereafter act as secre-
tary.
AS stated in : ne Star yesterday, the COM
mittee to which Mr.. Mckeans resignation
had been referred, composed of Messrs. w.
S. Knox. Chaplin Brown. J. w. Somerville.
NJ Dyrenforth and Leo Simmons, deter
mined to accept 1t. This committee. which
had been equipped by the executive COM
mittee With full powers. also concluded to
change the arrangements under which the
jubilee plans have been heretofore conduct
ed, so far as the office of director general is
concerned. Accordingly it was determined
to create the office of vice chairman of the
executive committee and equip this officer
with all the powers formerly exercised by
the director general. Mr.. Rufus f. Thayer
of the law firm of Thayer and Rankin will
be rendered the vice craftsmanship. The re-
port of the committee to this effect will be
submitted to the general committee to-
night.
A new feature of the controversy was
introduced today which will doubtless cause
the meeting of the general committee to-
night to be even more interesting and live
ly than was heretofore expected. Director
General Mexican stated today to a Star re-
porter that he did not contemplate resign
ing his position as director general, to
which, he said he was formally elected by
the general committee at its meeting jan
uary - last. Mr.. Mexican said he had ad-
vised with many of his friends, who have
been active in promoting the jubilee enter
determined IN
his position. The only resignation he had
rendered, he said. was as secretary of the
executive committee, which, he said, was
virtually a subcommittee of the general
committee, and he further stated that the
committee appointed Ito. consider the res
igH3tion in question had no power to do
any ything further than accept or reject it.
the entire matter will come up for con-
sideration at the meeting tonight, and the
result will be awaited with much interest.
The Powers of the Committees.
A member of the committee of five, when
informed of what Mr.. Mexican had said
regarding the powers of that committee,
stated that Mr.. Mexican was mistaken in
his views.
Il do not see how the general committee
can have anything to do with this matter"
he remarked The general committee,
when it created the executive committee,
equipped it with plenary power to finally
decide upon all matters connected with the
national peace jubilee. 1t certainly could
not be claimed the general committee would
require all contracts and such things de-
termned by the executive committee to be
presented TO 1t for approval. The subcOm-
mttee, of which / am a member. was ap-
pointed not only to consider Mr.. McKeans
resignation, but it was also given full power
to act as IL saw proper in the premises.
These are the facts as all members of our
committee under stand the case
Planning the Pageant.
The committee having in charge the ar
rangements for the historical pageant held
satisfactory meeting last night. Chair
man V. Baldwin Johnson presided, with
Conrad H. Syme, secretary. There was
large attendance of the members. Bids to
cover the cost of the floats, costumes. re-
hearsing the various features and putting
the pageant on the streets were received
from Sosman & Lands of Chicago, l.. w.
Seavey of New York, John Young of New
York and Van Horn & Son of Philadelphia,
the latter being the firm which designed
the pageant in the Philadelphia celebration
The amounts of the bids were not made
public. The discussion over them developed
a general desire on the part of the COM
mittce members to give local costumers and
designers an opportunity to compete, and it
was decided to hold the matter over until
Thursday. In the meantime, Carl Guudlach
ard Morgan Sherwood, scenic artist at the
National Theater, will be asked to submit
estimates and bids not later than II am.
tomorrow. The committee will meet at the
Hotel Fredonia tomorrow night and will
make its recommendations to the executive
committee Saturday night.
A committee of three was appointed last
night to secure a building where the pa
gCant floats can be constructed.
German Mass Meeting.
Arion Hall was crowded with German
speaking citizens last night, in attendance
upon a mass meeting called to consider the
participation of this substantial element of
the national capital in the peace jubilee.
William L. Eterich was chairman, and
Mr.. Gustave Bender secretary. Seven vice
chairmen were also chosen, as follows: DR..
S. A. Czarra, r. Saur, NJ. Glaeser, w. Rock
daeschel. Ferdinand Mueller Prof. Holer
ard John Enders. The meeting unani-
mously indorsed the action of the German
Central Verein, which represents nineteen
separate German societies and orSaniza-
tons, in sending delegates to act as men,
hers of the general committee of the jubi-
lee. A motion was carried allowing the va
rious German societies of the city until
April - In which to report to the secretary
their plans for participation in the jubilee
parade. When these reports are all sub
mitted another meeting will be held to take
united and final action.
The rough draft of the proposed float was
presented, but final action was deferred. 1t
was suggested that the float represent Co.
clasped and greeting Liberty. About the
float will be six figures, representative of
famous characters in German American
histSy The sum of $134 was subscribed
last night toward the carrying out Of the
plans and committees were appointed to
aid In securing additional sums. All Ger
man-Americans have been invited to partic-
ipate, whether they are affiliated with the
German Central Union or not.
Finance Committee.
The finance committee meets next Friday
night The officers of the committee and
the members who have accepted places on
the committee as follows:
Allison Nailor. jr., chairman; A. w. Kel-
ley, vice chairman; William Ramsay, sec
retary; G. A. Whitaker, assistant secretary;
w. E. Amin, Fred W. Behrens, Samuel
Bieber Louis Behrens Sidney Bieber J. II.
Buscher, ]. +. Barbour, Geo. A Bartlett,
H. c. Burch. A. l.. Bliss, T.. p. Berry, w.
H. Baum l.. S. Brown Chapin Brown,
julius Baumgarten, Gustave Bender, w. H.
Bayley. Charles Childs, T. A. Chandler, T.
w. Cadick, w. A. H. Church ]. d. Car
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