Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-21

to the Arlington estate. byIieut Col Chas
]. Allen, U. S. A.; and memorandum fur
nished by Gen. John M.tWilson, chief of
engineers, U. s. A., giving in brief the his
tory of such action as Congress has au-
thorized looking toward the erection of a
memorial bridge across the Potomac river"
A Distinguished attendance.
The roll being called showed the follow
ing present: Senators iHalA, Perkins, Simon,
Clay, Turley and Mcmillan: Representa-
tlves Cannon, Heatwole. Sherman, Hemen-
way, Gamble and Boil. The following gov
ernors: Colorado. Chariesr 8. Thomas; Del
aware, Ebe w. Tufnelf Florida, proxy,
Col F. @. Brown; Georgia. Allen D. Cand-
Ter; Idaho, F. Steunenberg: Indiana. James
A. Mount: Maine, Llewellyn Powers; Min
| nesota, John Lind; Montana, Robert B.
Smith; Nebraska, W. J. Poynter; New
MIA, William A. Stone; Rhode Island, Eli
sha Dyer: South Dakota, Andrew E. Lee;
Tennessee, Benton McMillin: Utah. Heber
NJ. Wells: West Virginia, G. W. Atkinson:
Wyoming, DeForest Richards Alaska, John
G. Brady; Arizona, n. o. Murphy; and
John b Wight, W. v. Cox, secretary, NJ NJ.
Parker, Chas ]. Bell, James G. Barrett,
John Joy Edison. r. Ross Perry. John w.
Thompson and Beriah wilkins
Representative Stewart was present as
proxy for Gov. Scofieh of Wisconsin. and
Gen. Geo. H. Harries for Mr.. Theodore w.
Noyes Of this city.
December Decided On.
After the roll call the consideration of
the report was resumed. and 1t was de-
cided that the time for the celebration should
be some date in December.
1t was suggested by Mr.. NJ. NJ. Parker
that as number of. propositions had been
submitted in the report of Mr. Wight that
perhaps it would be well to refer the mat
ter to a committee to report at the after
noon session. This suggestion was put in
the form of motion by Mr.. Parker at the
request of the chair, and it was adopted.
The chair appointed as such a committee
Senator Mcmillan. Representative Heat
wole, Gov. Dyer of Rhode Island and
Charles J. Bell and NJ. NJ. Parker of the
District.
1t was decided to take a recess until 3
clock this afternoon. when the report of
the special committee will be heard.
The committee then adjourned and were
entertained at luncheon in the adjoining
parlor as the guests of the local members
of the committee.
Report of subcommittee.
The committee was called together again
at oclock and the report of the commit
tee, to which was referred the suggestions
for a proposed celebration of the anniver-
sary. was read. In this report the COM
nittee recommended that the celebration
be held some date in December next, to
be selected. and that appropriate exercises
be held on that day by the House and
Senate at the Capitol the program to be de-
cided by the two houses.
1t was further recommended that as
memorial of the anniversary the Executive
Mansion should be enlarged on architectu-
raj lines in harmony with the present de-
sign of that historic structure, and also
that an avenue to be known as Centennial
avenue should be opened through the mall
from the grounds of the Capitol building
west to the Potomac river.
Military and Naval Parade.
The laying of the corner stone of the pro-
posed enlargement of the Executive Man.
sion or the opening of Centennial avenue
it was decided, should be made the occa-
sion on the day of the centennial celebra-
ton of a military and naval parade, and
the delivery of historical addresses by men
of national reputation. The exercises of
the day, it was determined. should end
with reception and ball in the even
ing.
In this report the committee substitutes
for the laying of the corner stone of the
proposed memorial bridge across the Po-
tomac and as an alternative the enlarge
ment OF the Executive Mansion, sug
gested in the report Of Ythe local commit
tee. the alternative proposition of that re-
port and also the opening of Centennial
avenue.
This latter proposition has frequently
been proposed in and o9t of Congress for
II HuInDeF oI years. paS1aand Is familiar to
citizens of. Washington. 1t is also fea-
ture of the plan OF the, city as designed
by L'Enfant it being the French engineers
idea that the public buildings should be
placed on each side of the avenue.
The report of the committee was being
discussed when The Star went to press 1t
is the intention of the COMMITTEES to call
by appointment upon the President this
afternoon.
The members of the committee will be
given reception and dinner this evening
at the Arlington Hotel by the board of
trade of this city