Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-14
GOVERNMENT BOARD ORGANIZES.
Flaming the Work for the Buffalo
Exposition.

Exposition.
Shortly after O'Clock yesterday after
noon meeting of the Representative of
the several departments on the pan-Ameri-
can exposition board was held in the dipIo-
matte ante-room in the State Department,
for the purpose of Organization. Those
present representing every department to
participate in this exposition, were Col. Jos.
H. Bingham, chairman, and representative
of the Department Of Agriculture; Major
W. H. Michael, State Department.; Mr.. w.
H. Hills. Treasury Department: MIR. John
c. Scofien, War Department; Mr.. B. +.
Peters, Nevy Department; Col. j. B. Brown
low, Post Office Department.; Major Frank
Strong, Department Of Justice; Prof. Frank
w. Clarke, Department of the Interior; DR..
F. w. True, Smithsonian Institution and
National Museum; Mr.. w. dec. Ravenel,
Y. s. commission of fish and fisheries; Mr..
W. c. Fox, bureau of American republics.
and Mr.. C. H. Verrill, department of labor.
All these gentlemen are the accredited rep
resentatiyes of their respective departments,
with the exception that Mr.. Scofield, who is
chief clerk Of the War Department, was
designated to act as a member of the board
for his department in the absence of Major
j. B. Guthrie of the 18th u. S. Infantry,
who was some days ago appointed the War
Department representative. Major Guthrie
is at Fort Porter, Buffalo
The majority of the members of this
beard were members of previous govern
ment exposition boards, especially Of the
Nashville and Omaha expositions of 1897
and 1898, respectively. Mr.. Nerrill pre-
scented a letter from the commissioner Of
labor stating that owing to the illness and
absence from the city of Mr.. o. w Weaver,
the original representative OF the labor de-
partment, Mr.. Verrill had been appointed.
to succeed him.
Former exposition boards have not been
o1ganized until but few months before
the exposition, which has not enabled the
departments to prepare the most credtabfe
exhibits possible. This board however, viii
have plenty of time to plan and gather its
exhibits, for the exposition does not open
until May, 1901.
At the meeting last evening the board
elected it's principal officers and committees.
A high compliment was paid to the gentle
men elected secretary and disbursing OIL
GERS to the board. Mr.. w. V. Cox. who Is
a prominent local man and chief clerk OF
the National Museum for the last twenty
years, was elected unanimously as the
boards secretary. Mr.. Cox was secretary
also of the Nashville and Omaha exposition
boards, and has been connected ofncialy
with all previous expositions in which the
government has participated. including sew
eral foreign exhibitions.
Mr.. w. M. Geddes of Nebraska, who was
disbursing officer to the Omaha exposition
board, was unanimously chosen to act IN
like capacity at Buffalo.
At the meeting many preliminary mat
tiers were considered and the principal COM
mltteeS selected Inc executive
lis as follows: Col. J. 81. Brigham. chairman;
MI W. H Hills, Prof. F. W. Clarke, Major
W. H. Michael, Major j. 3. Guthrie, .. 8. A.
A small preliminary allotment of funds
was made to each department and to the
common board. The board, having control
of plans of it's building or buildings, 1t is
quite likely that the members will soon
visit Buffalo to go over the proposed site of
the exposition, and consider the best loca-
ton for the government building. The ap-
preparation made by Congress amounts in
all to $500 GEO, of which amount 100000 Will
be devoted to the building. Major Michael,
chief clerk of the State Department. and its
representative on the board. accompanied
the party which last week visited the ex-
position city as guests of the exposition
company Major Michael said that the ex-
position would be on a grander scale than
any exposition since that at Chicago.
The board adjourned subject to the call
of Chairman Brigham. Col. Brigham Is
better known perhaps as assistant secretary
of agriculture and an influential Ohio re-
publican. He was mentioned In connection
with the recent gubernatorial convention
at Columbus and is understood to be IN the
greatest favor of the administration and
Ohio He has been chairman of both the
Nashville and Omaha exposition boards.