The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-27
MANY OFFERS OF HELP
Warm Words of Approval Of the
Centennial Celebration.
Justice Brewer, Commissioned DaeIl,
Commissioner Evans, Secretary
Root. Comptroller Tracevyeu, Cen
eraI Wilson. Secretary Wilson, Hnd
Others Send Co1a,l.sendutory Letters

The following extracts from letters of
acceptance ON the National Centennial
Committee on Reception show the interest
of the people in the success of the Cele-
bration D. J. Brewer. Justice of the Su-
preme Court, says: "Will try to assist
in carrying cut the purposes Of the Com
mittee" Robert S. Chew says: 1T viii
give me much pleasure to serve on the
Committee and to further in any way in
my power the success of the Celebra-
ton" Charles H Duell. Commissioners of
Patents. writes: 1T gives me pleasure to
accept the appointment and in connec-
ton herewith to express an earnest
wish for the complete success of the
Celebration" H Clay Evans. Commits
sioner of Pensions, says: Il take pleas
ure in accepting and doing everything l
can toward making the matter success
Secretary Root writes it would give
him pleasure to aid in anyway IN secur-
ing the success of the Celebration.
R. J. Tracewen, Comptroller or the
Treasury, says: 1T affords me pleasure
to say that I stand ready to aid the Com
mittee in any way that will tend to make
the occasion a success. A L stuart
Superintendent of Public Schools. writes;
Il accept the appointment with pleasure.
mccess of the event. James Knox Iay-
or. Supervising Architect of the Treas
nv SAYS: q will be very glad tc accept,
and will hold myself in readiness 70 do
what l can to make the occasion sue
,ess'' Gen. John NJ. Wilson, Chief OF En-
rfneers. u s A, writes: Il accept the
sppointment, and will do all in my ROVER
to aid your Committee in the work II has
assumed in the interest of our beautiful
city" James Wilson, Secretary or Agrl-
culture says; Anything l can do 10 con-
tribute to the success of this function Will
be very cheerfully done. I have great
pleasure in accepting the appointment
Hon. John A KasSon said: I beg 10
saw that shall be glad to render what
service | may be able to afford Rev
g. Nj. Newman, pastor OF the FIRST Con
gresationaI Church writes: i shaIi De
glad to do what l can in any place Ior the
success of the Celebration, and therefore
accent the assignment so kindly made
Rev. D. J. Stafford, D. D, says: i am
glad 10 accept The position, which 90
with a full sense OF the honor, and shai4
be happy to serve in any way that you
r,av suggest Gen G. H SlaybauSh.
Commander of the Department OF the re-
tG.nac. writes: Il accept the appoint
ment, and shall be pleased to respond 10
any call for service in connection there
with, which may aid in making the Cele-
brati0n q success.
Colonel MyroE NJ. Parker, treasurer of
the National Capital Centennial Fund. an
nouneed this morning that the following
additional! subscriptions had been re
paived. Charles ]. Bell, SlC0; Clarence F
Norment $50; 4. Lisner, $25; w w Bur
dette, S25: Il NJ. Read, $40; Dr. Grlhth
E. Abbot, S1O; George c. Henning, Sl0i
Charles Schuchert. SIS: Ernest Wilkinson,
s.; H. X Simpson, So; William w. Dodge
So.
Commissioner NIacfarIand announced
today the following additional appoint
mcnts on committees:
Reception Committee-Col- Charles J.
Allen C. G. Amy. Hon. George NJ. Bow
ers, Brooke NJ. Baker, ". V R Berry
Charles Bispham, George c. Bl1omer-
Rev. J. c. Butler Benjamin F. Barn s
Scott c. Bone, Iient. H H CauldHeil
Frederick z. Chaplin, John J. CnsW. j.
Il Colwen Andrew Carnegie, Dr. Mar
YIN a. Custis, Henry R. Davis. F. l.
Denny, George NJ Dunn, L, kamp Du-
val! Louis A Dent Reginald De Koven
James E Fitch, Hon John w Foster,
DR.. Samuel H Greene. George HELEN
6 S. Rowland. Hon. W. NJ. Johnson, Ar
thur Keith, Joseph Letter, Alexander
\ Legare. Oscar LUckett, James / Mccall
lum Charles A. Mckinney, Richard I.
Mcrrick Francis Michler a. K. Michler,
Clarence Moore, Lieut.. Horace G. Mac
farland David R. Mckee, Commander
Frederick A Miller. W. P. Metcalf, John
miller. Dr. T. F. Malian, Henry c. Ne
Cauley. Col John G. Nicolay, Rev s NJ
Newman, D. D., J. c. O'Donnell, Rev Il.
D. Power. Rev. DR.. w. E Parson, Thomas
H. Piekford, Irving c. Rose, Dr.. F. F.
Repetti, ]. P. Story, jr., Judge c. F.
Scott. Rear Admiral Edwin Stewart,
Franklin Webster Smith Hen Wills
Van Devanter. Gen. Maxwell Y. z. Wood
hull Richard Wallach. Horace Wylie,
Richard Weightman Ernest Wilkinson,
W c. Whittemore, Joseph L Weller.
Finance Committee-Wilbur W. Delano,
Judge / G. Kimball J. c. Stoddard
Committee on Exercises Executive Man
sion-Thomas Brown, Lewis P. Clep-
hane Rev. W H. Chapman. Owen
V. DonnelIy, Burr n. Edwards Rich
ard ]. Earnshaw. Edwin H. Fowler, DR.. A
:. Pardon, Frank NJ. Heaton, Philo j.
Lockwood, Fred A. Lehman. Benjamin F.
LaTccnb, P Maloney, B. Piclman Mann,
Rev Alexander w Pitzer Robert Portner
Benjamin F. Queen, Freedom G. Smith, \.
t. SperTy, John H Small. Clement S. Uck
CT, John l.. Weaver.
Committee on Exercises at the Capitol
William u. 15a.twin Cotter T. Bride, Al
Ian o. Clephane. T. L. Delano Rev Thorn
as C. Easton, H. ]. Gensler. DR.. A B.
Richardson. Ashton S. H. White, Charles
H Weaver, ]. L. Willidge.
Committee on Parade and Decorations
r. H. Armstrong, Gen. George W BalIoch
Beale, B. A. Bean, F. L. Caradozo, jr.; P.
H. Christman, Capt. William Du BoIs,
Clarence E. Dawson, Joseph A. Dempf.
Frank p Daley, R. P. Emerson. George
Field Joseph G. Falck, Howard Fisk, D.
~. Classic. Alphonse Girouard, Christian
p. GLEN. Andrew Gleason, John NJ Hen
aersor, Eugene de F. Heaid William F.
Hart, o. B. Hallen, David NJ. Hess, Charles
81 Hendley, Col. John A. Joyce Samuel
f. Jacobsen, Frank II. Jackson. Henry j.
Kehoe, DIR. E. S. Kinball, Theodore F.
Laist NJ NJ Lewis, John Leetch, Trueman
Lanham, Jesse B. K. Lee J. H. Lloyd, II.
b. Leary, John H. Miller, ]. H. Moser,
c. F. Noske, James \. ODonneI, Capt.
Edward A Patton DR.. ]. ]. Purman, W.
B. Patterson, William r. Pebble Frank
Pitzer. R. r. Riordan. S. NJ. Ryder, Fred.
springman. John B. Scott. Julius ". Toll
son, T. NJ. Whitney c. H. Worden. W. T.
Willett, and John Yarrow.
Committee on PTess-William NJ. Mason
j. Fl. Shannon,
Committee on Medals and Badges-Wil-
liam II. Aver, George II. Bailey, C. T. T.
Beale, Charles E. Barber, Harry A Bah
cock Henry X. Beck W. H Burk Edward
A. Crane F. L. Cardoso, Col. Luther CaId-
well, G. Fred Conbcye, George Oakley
Cox, ir.; William +. Clark, Arthur
p. Davis. H. w. Draper, s. NJ. Ely
Horace w Eeaton, Loring E. Clifford
John c. Clifford. George E. GilIard, Prof. H.
l. Hodgkins, William c. Haskell William
w Hubbard ]. N. Hawxhurst. DR.. H L. E
Johnson, Fred Kranz, Capt Thomas W