The Washington times., 1901-10-25
LOCAL COMMITTEE NAMED.
District Residents to Aid in Ad
vancing the Arch Project.
4 Thorough Canvass of Washington
to Secure Funds for the Mckinley
Memorial Proposed-Some Addi-
tions to the Executive Committee.

4 Thorough Canvass of Washington
to Secure Funds for the Mckinlcs
Memorial Proposed-Some Addi
tious to the Executive Committee
| The Executive Committee of the Mckin
ley National Memorial Arch Association
| met yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock al
| the Office OF the American Security land
/ Trust Company. All the members Of tht
committee were present, with the eXcep
ton of Charles c. Glover and Beriaf
| Wilkins. Charles J. Bell presided.
John Joy EdsCn reported. from the sub.
committee, of which he was chairman, tn,
| list of members of the District Of COlum-
bia Committee. Suggestions offered by
various members of the Executive Com
mittee were given extended consideration
in order TO ensure the complete fulfillment
of the latter committees purpose to Sc
cure the most public-spirited men in the
District to take up the work.
E. Southard Parker was unanimously
chosen to act as chairman of the District
OF ColuIrbia Committee and has accepted
BY virtue of his office he becomes mem
Der of the National Executive Committee
| as well. Under his direction, Immediately
after the Organization of the committee
it is purposed to make a thorough can
yass of city and suburbs alike. Great
hopes are entertained for the unqualified
success Of the appeal to the citizens OF
Washington, who knew President McKin-
ley better than any community in the
whole land. with the possible exception
of his former townsmen of Canton.
1t is held by the officers of the Associa-
tion that little could be expected of the
country at large if the residents of the
Capital should display any hesitancy
however slight. in forwarding plans foI
such a magnificent national undertaking.
The work Of the local committee, there
fore, is intended to be not only n notable
instance of celerity in raising funds, bu;
a worthy example to other sections of
the country in the methods of work en-
pIoyed.
-Four additional members of the Execu-
tive Committee were nominated by the
subcommittee. consisting of Mr.. Mae
farIand. Mr.. Bell and Mr. Walsh, and
were unanimously elected. In addition to
z. S. Parker, by reason OF his chairman
ship, they are General Miles, Admiral
Dewey and Gen. II. V. Boynton. General
Miles and Admiral Dewey had previously
been rendered the honor of serving as
national vice presidents, but on account
of their residence here. as well as their
high official station and esteemed ability
as counselors, their services in the de-
liberations of the National Executive
Committee were deemed of great value.
General Beynton was made chairman of
the Press Committee and General Miles
and Admiral Dewey are to be chairmen
respectively, OF the Army and Navy Com
mittees.
ffaa FGF of
was further increased by -he addition Of
General John NJ. Schofield, Commander
in-Chief OF the Military Order of the
Loyal Legion; j. Edwin Brown. Com
mander-ln-Chief of the Union Veteran
Legion, and r. St George Dyrenforth
Commander-in-Chief of the Union Veter-
ans Union. Other names are to be added
to this list shortly.
Letters are now Deing prepared to be sent
Immediately to the vice presidents for the
States and Territories. informing them
of their selection and outlining plans for
the prosecution of work in the Common
wealths in general, and more particularly
in the large cities of the country. Upon
the organization of State and local COM
mittees. they viii send out, in co-opera-
tion with subcommittee of the National
classes, such as fraternal societies. banks,
schools and churches. Among the churches
the aid of DR.. T. Dewitt Talmage is con-
hdently counted upon for satisfactory re-
suits.
The Executive Committee adjourned to
meet again at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
The daily sessions Of the committee, com
posed, as it is, of men of varied important
business interests. have occasioned favor
able comment, and the early consumma-
tion of the National Memorial Arch prof.
ect is confidently expected because of their
prompt and unseifish efforts to that end
The District Of Columbia Committee
Will probably hold its first meeting on
Monday next. at the call of Mr. Parker.
The fun membership Of the committee is
as follows.
E. southard Parker. Chairman.
Justice Richard H Alvey, John T. Arms,
Baird, II. A. Barrows. David S.
Barry, George A Bartlett. Dr. J. W.
Bayne, Conrad Becker, Alexander Gra-
ham Bell, James E. Bell. Justice E. +.
Bingham, w. J. Boardman, Scott c.
Bone, Charles A Boynton, Henry V
BoyntOn. Rev. f. NJ. Bristol. Adds b.
Brown, Chaplin Brown, $. Thomas Brown,
Rev. J. G. Butler.
John NJ. Carson, Henry Casson. p. B.
Chase, G. A. Clements, John F. Cook,
George W. Cook, W. V. Cox, W. H Crook
Henry E. Davis, Lewis J. Davis. John
T. Devine, w: W. Dudley, E. G. Dunnell
George w Evans.
Eugene O. Fechet. A. F Fox.
DR.. f. A. Gardner, Louis Garthe. George
Gibson, Col. G. c. Goodloe. Ashley NJ
Gould. Bernard r. Green. Rev. S. II.
Greene, Rear Admiral James A. Greer,
william Hahn, George E. Hamilton.
Rev. T. S. Hamlin. George II. Harries,
George c. Henning. Jonn +. Herrell,
l.. G. Hines. Thomas j Hobbs b. w.
Hunt Stilson Hutchins.
Charles a. James, E. S. Johnson.
S. kann, w. w. Karr. Rudolph Kauff-
mann. S. II. Kaufman. Dr. Richard
Kingsman. William S. Knox.
DR. d. S. Lamb. John Leetch, L. NJ
Lipscomb \. Lisner. A. NJ Lothrop.
J. -. McChesney, F. b. Mcclure DR.. G.
l.. Magruder James Rush Marshall, Otto
ritt, John p. Miller, Charles Moore. Fred
J.. Moore. Thomas Morrison, Charles r.
Morse. W 3. Moses.
Scott NJ shit Kev. 5. NJ. Newman, Rich
ard T. Nixon. Clarence +. Norment
Crosby 5. Noyes.
s. {. Palmer Myron NJ. Parker. E.
Southard Parker. a. *. Paris. r. Ross
Perry. Roy. 4. G. Il. Pierce. Rev. +. ID.
Power. Rev F. ]. Prettyman, Mahlon
William II Rapley. Henry Rechtin. w.
W. Richardson Theophilus r Roesslc. G.
c. Rogers, John ". Ross, Cuno II. Ru-
dolph.
Isadore saEs. b. i. Saul, L. NJ Saun-
ell, W NJ Shuster Rev. Alexander Mac
kay Smith. + H. Smith. Sidney T.. Smith
Or. Il. r Sewers, Ellis Spear, Rev. ID. J.
Stafford. O. q. Staples. Edwin ]. Stell-
wagen, Rev. Louis Stern. L. e. Stevens
F. II. stickney, Israel w. Stone, Henry
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