Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-16
THE CAPITALS. CENTENNIAL
COMMITTEE RAHfDLY PERFECTING
PLANS FOR CELEBRATION.
Large Number ofsGovernors of States
Expected to Attend-Com-
mitteesofe etfngs.

Some idea Of ths amount Of detail IN
VOWED IN arranging 1or such an affair as
the celebration Of lthe District centennial
anniversary may be- gathered from the fact
that an average ons5O0 letters are sent out
each day from thesheadquarters Of the citi-
zens committee. A clerical force, under
the direction of Mr.. w. P. Van Wickle,
the associate secretary is handling the cor
respondence, and attending to the other de-
tails In very satisfactory manner. Mr..
Van Wickle is devoting most of each day
to the work of the committee, and it is
found that not only are the business affairs
OF the management in good condition. but
the record Is so kept that ready refer
ence is possible to the minutest detail.
1here Will be two subcommittee in seS-
sion this afternoon one of the press COM
mittee and the other In charge of the ar
engagements at the depots. This evening
there will be a meeting of a subcommittee
of the donation committee.
The latter committee is subdivided, and
most of the subordinate bodies have had
meetings, and the canvass of householders
and business men along the line OF parade
has been actively begun. A meeting of
the subcommittee, of which Mr.. Cans Is
chairman, having charge Of It'll street from
pennsylvania avenue to E street, was held
last evening. According to reports received
the people are taking lively interest IN
the subject, and their hearty cooperation
will contribute to making the work of the
committee success
A copy of resolutions which were adopted
by the board Of management Of the Dis
trict of Columbia Sons of the Revolution
has been received at headquarters, in
which the society pledges to the committee
In charge Its earnest support, sympathy
and loyal cooperation.
Mr.. r. Ross Perry, the chairman of the
committee on exercises at the Capitol, has
appointed the following subcommittee on
reviewing stands: John B. Larner, chair
man; Glenn Brown, Andrew E. Bradley.
D. A. Chambers, Major W. P. Huxford,
Allen Davis. Thos. P. Mangan, John w.
Pilling, Wilson G. Reed and Elliott Woods.
Governors Expected.
In reply to an inquiry in regard to the
number Of governors who will likely attend
the ceremonies, Mr.. Cox, secretary of the
committee. said that the governors have all
been written to, but as yet few have been
heard from. II think, however" he said,
there will be large number present. You
will recall that at the time of the first
meeting of the joint committee at the Ar
lington Hotel last February there were
twenty governors present, and letters were
received from quite number who init
mated that, while they would not come to
Washington then, they expected to particle
pate in the ceremonies. There are hardly
more than half a dozen instances in which
the different states are mot represented on
the committee by the respective governors,
and Congress has generously provided for
the expenses Of the members of the commit
tee from the country at large
The committee has Information that the
governors Of Connectisut, New Hampshire,
Virginia and Maryland, with their STATS,
are arranging to come to Washington, and
1t Is supposed the governors OF other states
have similar Intentions but have not as yet
formally declared them.
A request was received this morning from
nf tot Of
nectfcut for Information as to the centen-
NAL celebration, especially In reference to
the participation OF the governor and his
staff.