Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-17
PRESS AND PRINTING
OF CoMMITTEEs AND SUB
Committees.
Fastening the Plans for the Centen-
- nial Celebration of the
National Capital. 'E

The material for the program which is to
be issued by the committee of citizens in
charge of the arrangements for the cele-
bration December - of the centennial of
the removal of the seat of government to
the District is expected to be in hand from
the various committees by Wednesday. 1t
is the purpose to have 1t printed at an early
date and hence the details are being per-
fected.
From information received today by
Chairman Macfarand it is expected tina.
Governor Wolcott. of Massachusetts, VIII
speak on behalf of the governors at the re-
ception given in their honor at the White
House the morning of the 18th instant.
Commissioner mcfarland and Col Bing-
ham, in charge Of public buildings and
grounds, will also speak. The President and
other distinguished people will then be es-
corted by military naval and civic parade
to the Capitol, where addresses Will be
made in the House Of Representatives. The
celebration of the day will be brought to
close by a reception in the evening at the
CorcOran Gallery of Art.
Subc ON mittee Of Press Committee.
A meeting Of the subcommittee Of the
press committee, Louis Garthe, chairman,
to prepare for the use of the newspaper
press articles relating to the centennial
celebration and it's historic meaning, was
held yesterday afternoon in the rooms OF
the board of trade. Mr.. Theodore w.
Noyes, the chairman Of the press commit
tee, was present arrangements were made
to establish a news bureau at 122o Penn
sy1vania avenue, headquarters of the citi-
zens' committee, where material useful to
correspondents In the preparation OF news
matter will be available. 1t is proposed to
have prepared articles descriptive of the
celebration and of special historic features
of the c3Dita1. SDacial DrOyiSoD made
for the preparation Of short articles for
use by the country newspapers in Maryland
and Virginia In order to arouse an interest
among the residents of those states
A meeting of the subcommittee on decora-
ton, Of which Col. L. B. Cutler is chair
man, was held last evening in the board
Of trade rooms. Arrangements were made
to encourage much as possible the dec
Grafton Of buildings along that section of
Pennsylvania avenue assigned to the care
Of the committee.
Design Under Confederation.
The subcommittee on printing for the
national capital centennial committee, COM
posed Of Messrs Barry Buckley, chairman;
Edwin c. Jones. secretary; B. L. Blackford,
w. F. Thomas, E. 8. McCalmont w. 8.
Odell, A. F. Dinsmore, DR.. T. Richie
Stone and Bushrod Robinson. has had sew
eral important meetings this week for the
purpose of inspecting and deciding upon an
tennial celebration. After careful consid-
GRAFTON Of the propositions presented, and
with the desire to have a program in every
way BETTING the occasion in point of ar
tistic merit. the committee yesterday de-
cided to award the contract to Messrs.
Bailey, Banks & Biddle of Philadelphia
the motion that the executive committee
decide in favor of that firm as its first
choice having been presented by Mr.. W.
Francis Thomas of the subcommittee 1t
is a source of qualification to the subcom-
mittee, as it Is to the executive committee,
to be able to announce that the initial page
Of the program will be designed by a local
artist Mr. Frederick D. Owen, Messrs
Bailey, Banks and Bidde having consented
to incorporate his design in their work It
Is the belief of the executive committee
that the program, as suggested by the
committee on printing, will be the hand
soonest piece of work ever offered for any
public occasion in Washington.
. Additional Subscriptions
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Parker. chairman of the
finance committee, national capital centen-
NAL, reports the following additional sub
scriptions: George Truesdell, $40; Frank
A. Lutz jr., $40; Joseph Gawler, $40; J. W.
Foster, $40; Edward l.. Jordan, $40; Jerome
Hubbard, $40; James Y. Davis Sons. $40:
Hugh Reilly, $40: D. W. Prentiss, $40;
Louis D. Wine. $40; Walter r. Wilcox, $40;
Theodore L. De Land, IS: Samuel Fl. Walk
er, IS: L. N. Collamer, IS; w. 9. Whtmore,
IS; w. H. Proctor, IS; DR.. Charles G. Stone,
s.; J. r. Harlow, IS: H. w. Van Dyke, s.;
William ]. Flather, s..