The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-18
MAY Be MADE A HOLIDAY
Probable That Government Offices
Will Close December II.
Believed That the President VIII Is
sue n Proclamation to That Effect
in Order to Aid In the Observance
of the Centennial of the Location
of the Capital mt Washington.

II is believed that President Mckinley
18th of December legal holiday. and the
District Commissioners intend to request
| the Board of Education to close the
schools that day. thus giving every
| body an opportunity TO witness the his
| toric pageant and ceremonies attendant
| upon the centennial anniversary of the
| location of the permanent seat of gov
eminent at Washington.
| The prominent clubs of the city pro-
| pose to keep open house all day, and a
number of churches are preparing for
| special services of praise and thanksgiv-
ing with extra choir and music.
Roger Wolcott, Ex-Governor of Massa-
chusetts, has notified George c. Perkins.
Chairman Of the Centennial Executive
Committee. that he will come to Wash
ington to take part in the Centennial cere-
monies on December II. Commissioner
Mcfarland. Chairman OF the Citizens
Committee. received information yes terday
indicating that Mr., Wolc0tt will make The
address on behalf of the visiting Gov
errors at the reception 10 be given at the
Executive Mansion during the forenoon Of
the day of the celebration.
Chairman Mcfarland is in receipt of
letter from Rev. Page Milburn, of this
| city, in which he says that lit might be
| interesting to discover how many clergy
men of the different denominations in
Washington are natives of the National
Capital" He named the following cler
gymen as being natives of this city: Rev.
George V. Leech, Rev. Frank Havenner.
Dumbarton Avenue NJ. E. Church; Rev.
Alexander Bielaski, Ryland NJ E. Church:
Rev. Page Milburn, Union NJ E. Church;
Rev. Joseph Kelley. Fourth Presbyterian
Church; Rev. c. II. Butler, Keller Memo
riel Lutheran Church. Chairman Macfar-
land suggested that these gentlemen con-
stitute themselves into committee and
asitate fitting celebration of the event
in the churches of the city.
| By next Wednesday all necessary ma
terial to make up the programme of the
| celebration will be in hand, and 1t is the
intention to have 1t printed at an early
| date. The Sub Committee on Printing, of
which Barry Buckley is chairman, after
most careful consideration Of the PROPOSE
lions presented. and with the desire to
have programme in every way answer
ing the occasion, decided to award the
contract to Messrs. Bailey, Banks g. Bid
die. Of Philadelphia.
Word has been received at headquarters
from ex-Gov. Elisha Dyer. of Rhode ISL
and, who is a member from that State of
the Committee from the Country at Large,
and also OF the Executive Committee. that
be will make every effort to be present at
the ceremonies
Col. NJ. NJ. Parker. Chairman of the FL
nance Committee. reports the following
additional subscriptions:
George Truesdell. 500 Frank A. Lutz.
jr., $40; Joseph Gawler. $40; Edward l..
Jordan, $40: Jerome Hubbard, $40: James
Y. Davis Sons, SO: Hugh Reilly, $40: d.
W. Prentiss. $40; Louis D. Wine. $40:
Walter r. Wilcox, $40; Theodore L. De
Land, S. Samuel II. Walker. IS; L. N.
Collamer, s.; w. S. Whitmore. So; w. H.
Proctor, s.; DR.. Charles G. Stone. So:
Hon j. R. Harlow. S.; H. W. Van Dyke.
s.; William ]. Flather, So; Hon. ]. ". Fos-
ter. $40.
The Centennial Committee has received
numerous poems bearing on the celebra-
ton. submitted for adoption by the Com
mittee as the Centennial ODE
Secretary Cox said yesterday that for the
present, at least the committee had de-
cided not to publish a poem In connection
with the programme and exercises Later.
when the report is written, the committee
In charge will select the poem or poems
most suitable of recognition for use in the
report. 1t is more than likely some of
these Interesting contributions will be
given to the press at the time of the cele-
bration.