Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-09
SATISFACTORY PROGRESS
ARRANGEMENrS HOR CENTENNIAL
CELEBRATION BEING FASTENED.
Committees aAH Subcommittee Hold
ing Meetings. Daily-The Work
at Headquarters.

take place the 18th Of next month. AS Is
well known. the general scope OF the ceie-
bration has been mapped out by the cltl-
Gems committee, and now that all the COLI
mittees have been appointed, and IN most
instances the subcommittee selected. Inc
work has been widened out so as to inciuoe
the numerous details which the celebration
Of an event Of the dignity and Importance
Of this one involve. Committees ana SUD-
COMMITTEES are meeting daily, while at the
headquarters Of the citizens committee'
1925 Pennsylvania avenue, Mr.. ". r. van
Wickle, the associate secretary OF tine com
mittee. and his clerical assistants are Dusty
engaged in answering letters and attending
to the many things which naturally oe-
volve upon the central body or sucn an eA-
tensive organization as the centennial com
mittee now Is. Mr.. w. V. Cox, the secTe-
tary. spends portion Of each day at me
headquarters. and now he finds, as the
the pressure of things to do becomes great
er. He is thinking of devoting MS entlre
time for couple of weeks to the cehteh,
NAL committee werk, and as ne LOOK ~
clerk Of the national museum he WILL de-
vote his vacation time to this DUTY.
Committee Meetings Today.
Today there will be three committee meet
ings Inc reception committee, Oh whlch
Mr.. Charles ]. Bell is chairman, will meet
for the first time this afternoon at 4:lo
o'clock, in the rooms of the board OF trade
1t Is desired by the managers that there
will be a large attendance of the members.
At the same hour, at 600 14th. street, the
subcommittee on transportation. OF winch
Mr.. Bond is chairman, will meet while this
evening at half after the subcommittee
on decorations, Of which Mr.. e. W. Whte
is chairman, will meet In the DoarQ OF
trade rooms.
Saturday afternoon at half after the
subcommittee on hotels, of which Mr.. AT
Lee Is chairman, will meet In the board OF
trade rooms
The first meeting Of the press committee,
Of which Mr.. T. W. Moves is chairman
will be held at o'clock Tuesday afternoon
in the rooms Of the board of trade.
The bronze medal which is to be struck In
commemoration Of the District centennial
by order of the committee is to be ready
for delivery by the 1st of the month. The
designer of this handsome and effective
memorial Mr.. Charles E. Barber, WAC is
the chief engraver of the United States
mint at Philadelphia, has notified Mr.. Van
Wickle that the first impressions Of the
| medal would be printed tomorrow. 1t is
| the intention of Mr.. Van Wickle to go over
| to Philadelphia and inspect these impress
| sions. AS the work is being done under
| such auspices it is natural to expect that
| the medal Will not only be artistic, but eX-
ecuted in tirst-class style. In addition to
these features the material to be used will
be historic metal from the Capitol and the
| White House.
Subcommittee Named.
| At the last meeting Of the committee on
medals and badges, the chair was author
lied to appoint subcommittee Of fifteen to
take the necessary steps for the proper dis
tribution of the commemorative medals and
| badges. Chairman Van Wickle announced
| this morning the personnel of this commit
VI n Is foil ftn,,
ley Harris. Henry 0. Hall, Clifford Howard,
| John +. Jarvis, Benjamin Miller, J. r. Mar
| shall, Harry c. Moses, William ]. Palmer,
| A D. Prince, DR.. l.. B. Swormstedt Henry
| w. Samson, Thomas P. Woodward. and the
| officers ex-officio.
| meeting of the above subcommittee has
| been called for Monday, November r. at
| 4:15, at the board of trade rooms, Star
| building.
| The subcommittee on printing held a
meeting at the board of trade rooms, Star
| building, yesterday, at 3:15, and active
J steps were taken in connection with the Of
| fetal program of the national capital cen
tel NAL celebration. 1t was decided that no
bids would be entertained for advertising in
| closely as possible to the outlines of the
pI ogram submitted some days ago. The
| following members were present: Barry
| Buckley, chairman; Edwin S. McCalm0nt
| w. Francis Thomas DR.. T. Richie Stone
and A. F. Dinsmore.
A short session of the subcommittee on
| music Of which T. F. Alvey Is chairman
was held yesterday afternoon in the board
| of trade rooms. No conclusion was reached
| in regard to the matter under consideration
| 1t was decided at meeting of the sub
committee on decorations, held last evening