Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-12
National Association Making Preparu-
tiOns for the Camna IGN


The officers of the National Association, of
Democratic Clubs are actively engaged IL,
formulating plans for the presidential cam
paign, and they say the organization will
be IN much better condition this year than
ever before. Arrangements for the cele-
bration OF the 18th birthday anniyersar.
OF THOMAS Jefferson, which will be in the
form of subscription dinner IN Masonic
Hall. Tuesday night, April L. are well I'm
der way.
The dinner of this year will be a double
event-the Jefferson birthday anniversary
and the centennial anniversary of the firt6
OF the democratic party-and will there
lore. II IS believed, attract more than rsuaJ
attention: 1t is probable that the entire
democratic congressional delegation will ne
present along with number of democrats
governors, mayors of cities and other
prominent members Of the party from mos
OF the states. Already i large humber of
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the dinner have been re-
ceiNed and the full expectations OF Scene
tary Mexican and the committee co-o,,p,af
ing with him win no doubt be re1lizad
me committee aiding in the arrangements
Tor the celebration consists of Representa-
tive James L. SlayG.n Of Texas and l. /,
Livingston of Georgia and Harry q
Roundtree Of Baltimore
lnasmuch as the dinner will be a sub
scflption affair, there being no special
guests, and every person attending having
alike, the speakers for the event viii all he
selected from the subscribers. This VIII
not be done for q week or more We. Thu
toasts, however, have beea agreed tu,oI,
and they VIII be Of Very noticeable char
acter and appropriate TO the times. liter
ances Of Thomas jefferson will ind place
in the list.
lnasmuch as the birthday anniversary of
Jeherson falls on Good Friday, April IL
1t was decided to have the celebration on
the date above given. One of the features
in the arrangements fer the dinner win he
the matter of tables. There will be q cross
table Tor the officers OF the association and
the speakers, and ten other tables. one for
eacn OF ten states voting in lNol for
Thomas jefferson as president These
states were Georgia, Kentucky, Mary.and
New York, New Jersey. North Carolina,
Pennsylvania, Tennessee Vermont anil VIZ
ginia. Each Of these ten tables viii hava
some leading citizen of the state to ACT as
presiding officer The decorations of the
tables and the hall will be especially at
tractive and appropriate. and the musical
program Tor the evening will be selected
with care.
Secretary Mexican is making an especial
effort to have the leading dernocratfc or
CARNATIONS of the country send official rep
resentatives to the dinner. The FIRST 10 re-
spond to this invitation was the fan,ous
DemocIatc club of New York city, of
which Richard Croker is an active member
The board of governors of the club took
official action in the matter and has s.
cured large number of seats. 1t is init
mated that number of the members of
the club will also attend. in addition 10
this special delegation. Tammany society
VIII send On good delegation, as will the
Democratic Society OF Pennsylvania the
Jenersonian Club of Ne:rark, n. j.: the
Americas Club of Camden, N J.; the Tren-
ton Democratic League Of Trenton, N J.:
the Erie County Democracy of Buffalo n
Y; the Albany PhalanX of Albany N Y.
the Massachusetts Democracy of Boston
Mass; the Duckworth Club of CINCINNATI
Ohio; the Iroquo:s Club of Chicago III, and
other like organiZa tons.
Parties are being formed in several of the
southern states, notably North Carolina
and Kentucky, and it is now indicated by
the information coming to Secretary Mo
kean that every seat in the hall will be oc-
cupied. Maryland. Virginia and The mis-
triet Of Columbia have already secured
seats.