The evening times., 1899-05-13
THE PEACE JUBILEE.
Intense Interest i'm the Coming DEM
Onstruti0n.

OnstruttOn.
With only ten days remaining to COM
plete the arrangements for the Peace Ju-
bilee, the managers of the celebration are
now overwhelmed with work.
The scene at committee headquarters
is one of great activity. A score of work
ers are busy answering letters and ques-
tions the entire day. Committees are still
being formed to perfect arrangements for
unexpected details which continually
arise. Reports are being submitted and
the room devoted to committee meetings
is constantly in use.
The contract for the erection of the
Presidential grandstand. which is to be To-
Gated in front of the White House, within
the Court of Honor, was awarded this
morning to the Capital Building and Re
pair Company, of Washington, whose bid
for the construction of the work was
Sf.4i4S5.
The grandstand is to be erected in ac-
cordance with the design submitted by Mr.
Smithmeyer and will be fitting addition
to the beauty of the court. II is to be o
covered affair. and will accommodate 400
people. President Mckinley, the members
of his Cabinet, the Diplomatic Corps. and
Sutsls, Will ottups II
the various parades. The cost of the stand
is $500 more than that for the one erected
as the Presidents reviewing stand for the
inaugural parade.
Great interest is being shown by num-
Der of people in the literary feature of the
Jubilee. which will consist of public speak
ing from the reviewing stand in front of
the Executive Mansion May %, at i:30
o'clock. On this occasion patriotic ad-
will ba h,- sbal
orators. The programme for the event was
/ submitted this morning and is as follows:
! THE Heroes of the Nation Hon. Web
ster Davis: THE United Republic" Hon.
Hilary A. Herbert, former Secretary of the
Navy, and THE World-Power Republic, -
Hon. Shelby NJ. Cullom. of Illinois. Presi-
dent Mckinley has been invited TO preside
upon this occasion. and will, in all proba
bility, accept the invitation.
A committee on invited guests was ap-
pointed this morning and is as follows:
r. H. Thayer, chairman; C. C. Lancaster.
vice chairman; Chaplin Brown, George A.
Darling, John Joy Edison. DR.. George n.
French. Harry c. Mclean. John NJ. Ran
kin, Walter F. Rogers, F. Fl. Smith. A. S.
Solomons H. Randall Webb, Kimon Nico-
ladies, r. X. Helphenstine, and W. H.
Hanback,. The duty of the committee will
consist of the selection of the persons to
be invited to the various features OF the
Jubilee and to extend to them a proper
invitation. A letter signed by E. b. Hay
chairman of the committee on revelries
and by the officials of the executive and
general committee has been drafted and
will soon be forwarded to various distin-
guished persons. The letter is as follows:
The honor Of your presence is requested at the
"Reveries,'' the spectacular and grotesque cos
tune ball. which will be the closing feature OF
the National Peace Jubilee exercises, in Conven-
tion Hall Fifth and Streets May "a, 1899, at
8 o'clock.
The committee appointed yesterday to
fix the time Of the various events for the
Revelry Ball will hold a special meeting
at headquarters this afternoon at 80
O'Clock for the consideration of business
pertaining to its department. The hour
for the spectaculars, for the professional
and entrance of the king, Col. E. B. Hay,
and other features will be determined upon.
The executive committee will hold en i'm
portant meeting tonight at O'Clock for
the consideration of estimates upon various
contracts and to hear reports of the diff
ferent committees, and to determine what
additional expense will be required for hew
features, and to settle many pending CUES
lions. This will be the last but one Of
the meetings of the executive committee,
and a full attendance is desired.
L. P. Wright, chairman of the committee
on accommodation and public comfort re-
ports that his desk is full of letters when
opened in the morning, from all sections
of the United States, making enquiries
concerning railroad and hotel rates for the
Jubilee. The scope and Importance Of the
coming event is assuming grand propor-
tions Hundreds of people from the far
off States, as well as those of adjacent
cities, have written the accommodation
committee requesting that quarters be
found for them. The managers of the Ju-
bilee estimate the number of visitors at
about 100000. This number is almost as
sured, they say, and base their statement
upon the demonstrations of interest in the
event, sent in by agents from all parts
of the country.
The managers of the Jubilee were very
much elated this afternoon to receive a
letter announcing that all railroads be-
tween the Atlantic Ocean and Mississippi
River would reduce their rates to half
fare for ten days, on all lines running to-
ward Washington on account Of the cele-
bration. This completed the best railroad
prices ever secured for an event at the
Capital. The agreement will include St.