The Washington times., 1901-10-29

| Kinley National Memorial Arch AssOCia-
ton met yesterday afternoon at o'clock
| al the office of the American Security and
I Trust Company. Mr.. Charles J. Bell pre-
| sided at the opening of the meeting, but
because Of another assignment gave place
| to the President of the Association, Mr.
| Macfariand, as Vice Chairman. The next
| meeting will be held on Wednesday after
noon.
Mr. Macfarland announced the receipt
of two additional acccptances of national
| vice presidencies extended by the Associa-
tion. The frst was from Miss Helen NJ
Gould, who says: 1T gives me great pleas
ure TO accept the office of vice president
Of the William Mckinney National Me
mortal Arch Association. for l am heart
! lily in sympathy with the object of your
association.
The other response was from David
| Starr Jordan. of the Leland Stanford, jr.,
| University, California. Mr. Jordan writes:
Il have received your kind letter an
! nouncing my election as Vice President
Of the William Mckinley National Me-
mortal Arch Association. 1 take great
pleasure in accepting the honor conferred
upon me-
The for. nation OF a national commit
tee of prominent women, probably with
! Miss Gould as chairman, was suggested
! by MIR. AIacfarland and discussed. The
| idea seemed TO meet with general favor,
| and favorable action is likely TO be taken
at an early date. Great qualification was
| expressed hy the committee members that
| Miss Goul,, mad given to the national me-
mortal arch project her enthusiastic inter-
! est and support
! The first acceptance Of a State vice
.
Governor Elisha Dyer, OF Rhode Island.
! The formal notification of the prominent
citizens honorcd in like manner in other
States is to De made today by the sending
out from the local headquarters Of gen
eral letter accompanied by a personal
note from the member of the Executive
Committee upon whose recommendation
the selection was made. In this manner
every State and prominent American city
has been given a representative. Hawaii,
Porto Rico, and the Philippine Islands
have been placed on the list with Ameri-
cans resident in those countries, but the
announcement of their names will not he
made until the native representatives
have also been chosen.
The bylaws of the Association as drawn
up by Mr.. John B. Larner, counselor of
the Association, were submitted and dis
cussed but action upon their acceptance
was deferred.
The circulation throughout the country
of the request for funds was carefully
considered. General Miles consented to di-
rect the appeal to the army, and viii take
steps TO see that all officers and enlisted
men of the service have an opportunity to
contribute. DR. William T. Harris, Com
missioner of Educa tion, has undertaken to
reach all the colleges of the country, the
sUperintendentS OF instruction, teachers
and scholars. Private academies and
schools viii also be reached through Dir.
Harris, who has a fun acquaintance with
their number, location, and mana cement.
The Rev. Dr. Talmage. Chairman OF the
Subcommittee on Churches, presented
printed lists showing the names and ad-
dresses OF large number of the minis
ters of=all denominations throughout the
| nlted States. He promised to submit at
the next meeting list of prominent cler
gymen and laymen to serve as members
or his subcommittee.
General Foster. as Chairman OF the
Committee on Representatives in Foreign
Cities, presented a partial report. to which
other names will be added by him at the
OF the Subcommittee on FraterHal Or
ganizations Of the United States, stated
that plans are under way for getting the
addresses OF these bodies He Is also pre-
pairing subcommittee to consist OF rep
resentat.ves of each organization in this
city.
General Boyuton, Chairman of the Sub
Committee on the Press, announced the
committees of local newspaper men to
further the work of the National Me
memorial Arch Association, and detailed
plan to enlist the sympathy and interest
Of the leading journals OF the country.
II is his purpose TO address communica-
tions to the editors OF nearly evD news
papers Of considerable circulation and
influence, and secure their cooperation
in disseminating information of the prof
Get in hand, and in forwarding subscrip
tions to the fund. The committees named
by General Boynton are as follows:
Press Executive Committee-John NJ
Carson and +. a. Richardson. Vice Chair
men; D. 5. Barry, New York sun Service;
g. A Boynton, Associated Press; f. l.
Keen, Scripps-McRae Association; r. G.
Dunnell, Robert J. Wynne. Charles a.
Hamilton, Elmer E. Paine, o. o. Stealey
j. K Oil, Standing Committee OF Corre-
spondents; Scott q. Bone, Washington
Post; Rudolph Kaufman, Washington
Star; W. W. Richardson. Washington
Times.
General Executive Committee of the
Press-A. B. Atkins. j. H. Aubere George
II. Bailey, W. r. Bell, S. G. Blythe, II. j.
Brown, H 5; Brown. l.. w. Busbey, Otto
E. Cuthbert. W. S. Daniels, A. J. Dodge
L. K. Fearn, Louis Garthe, Z. J. Gibson
Henry Hall. F. II. Hosford, S. L. Johnson,
IL L. Merrick. c. W. Metzgar. F. Michi-
nard, Albert Miller. J. P. Miller, Raymond
Patterson. f. f. Schrader. Reginald
Schroeder. II @. Seckendorf John S.
Shriver, N. F. Tighe, J. S. Van Antwerp.
Walter WellUan.
Press General Committee-Paul Ackerly, |
Isabel Worrel Bail, Webster Ballinger,
/. E. Bennett. !. NJ. Bond. E. NJ. Boyd, |
p. Boyle, J. Boyle, Z. w. Brady, j. A. |
Brecksns, c. W. Campbell, + j. Car
mmody, F. w. ,, Cauldwen, W. E.
nant n54rh J. . E. crown oSl1'FG g Daniels Is w W.
s. Daniels. j. J. Dickinson, Mayo Dudley.
c. A. Edwards, w. A. Edwards, John
Fitzgibbon, II. G. Gardner, F; b: Gessner.
G. f. Gilliland. A. Goodman, H. J. Groves, |
L. w. Habereom, r. Hall, A Halstead, |
F. A Harrison, a. E. Hess. II. r Hop |
kins. T. s. Hoskins. E H Howland, G |
p. Hunt. F. A. Johnson, G. J. Karger, |
f. L. Kranick. II. ID. Landon, A. NJ. Low, |
c. A. Luhnow, w G. MacRae, c. Mar |
riott: Marie Mattingly J. Z. Monk,
r. NJ. Norman, II. b. Nesbitt, r. l.. |
o 'BrieH, C. Ousley, c. c. Randolph, |
o. X. schimansky. j. H. Shannon, |
c. NJ. Shinn X. T. Small Albee Smith. |
jr.. II. Snowden, c. N. Stadden, Fred |
Starek, II. c. Stevens, +. +. Sullivan. J. |
T. Suter, jr., ]. Waldeck, e. G. Walker, |
Walter Wellman, II. l. West
The certificate of the Incorporation of the |
Association was placed on file yester- |
day In the office of the Recorder of Deeds |
The particular object Of the Association |
Is stated to be the promotion of arts in |
the District of Columbia by the erection |
of q memorial arch in the District in |
honor of the late William Mckinley by |
national public subscription.
The incoTporators are Messrs. Henry B |
F. Macfarland Lyman J. Gage, Thomas |
r Walsh John JOY Edison, Charles J..
Bell Theodore w. Noyes, Befiah Wilkins. |
Walter S Hutchins, Mitchell Dyrenforth
Charles c. Glover, John W. Foster j. w
Douglass, E. Southard Parker Samuel J.
and the Rev. r De Witt Tai
mage, d. d.
The affairs Of the Association are to be