Evening star., 1901-10-29
Organization of National Memorial
Arch Association.
ACCEPfANCES BY VICE PRESIDENTS
The District of Columbia Com
mlttee Completed Yesterday.
W DIRK IN THE STATES

Meetings of the national executive COM
mittee and the local committee for the
district OF Columbia of the William Nc
hlnley National Memorial Arch Associa-
tioh were held yesterday afternoon. the
lormer IN the directors rooms of the Ameri-
can security and Trust Company, and the
latter In the rooms OF the Washington
board OF Trade. in The Star building.
Much business was transacted at both
meetings, and both were largely attended.
Ihe organization of the District of CO.
lumbia committee was effected. and II will
begin active work very soon.
District Commissioner Macfarland presi-
dent of the association, presided over the
executive committee. Chairman Charles j
Bell being unable to be present during the
entire meeting. Mr.. Macfarland laid be-
fore the members of the executive commit
tee the letters of acceptance from Miss
Helen Miller Gould and Mr.. David s. Jor-
dan as national vice presidents. Mr.. Mac
farland suggested that a woman's auxiliary
be organized, with Miss Gould as its head.
The proposition was favorably commented
on, but definite action was postponed until
some time in the near future.
1t was reported that the list of national
vice presidents and vice presidents for the
states and territories is about complete
Ihe nominees are now being informed of
have been requested in each instance, it is
expected that the names may soon be made
public. Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philip
pine Islands will be represented. Mr.. Mac
farland announced that Former Governor
Elisha Dyer of Rhode Island had accepted
his appointment vice president and
state chairman for Rhode Island.
The bylaws of the association, prepared
by Mr.. John B. Larner, the general Ncoun-
sci, was submitted Mr.. Larner requested
that the members fully acquaint themselves
with all the details of the document be-
fore acting upon the draft.
Gen. Miles Present.
Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles was
present and notified the committee of his
acceptance of the craftsmanship of the sub
committee on the army. Mr.. William T.
Harris, United States commissioner of cdu-
cation, stated that he had made plans for
notifying all universities, colleges and edu-
cational institutions of the arch project.
with invitations to help in the movement
to secure the necessary funds
Rev. T.. Dewitt Talmage, chairman of
the committee on churches, reported that
he had secured a list of nearly all the
clerSymen in the United States, numbering
nearly 100000, practically all of whom will
be asked to cooperate and render assist
ance in behalf of the fund. DIR. Talmage
Is preparing a list of the members of the
committee on churches
Ine PreSs committee.
General H V. Boynton, chairman of the
press committee, reported that he had COM
pleted the executive and general commit
tees. He suggested that in addition To
those whom he had already named, the
editors of all newspapers of any size or inn
pcrtance be invited to become members OF
the committee and to assist in keeping be-
fore the public the objects of the associa-
ton and to report its progress. General
Boynton will prepare list of the newspa-
pers and letters will be addressed to the
editors. The committee, as already named
by General Boynton, is follows:
Press executive committee-MeSsrs. H. V.
Boynton. chairman; John NJ. Carson and
f. A. Richardson vice chairmen; d. s.
Barry, New York Sun service; c. A. Boyn-
ton, Associated Press; E. L. Keen, Scripps-
McRae Association; e. G. Dunnell, Robert
]. Wynne, Charles A. Hamilton, Elmer Z.
Paine, Q. Q. Steeley. ]. K. ohl. Scott c.
Bone, Washington Post; Rudolph Kauff-
mann. Washington Star; w. w. Richard
son, Washington Times.
General executive press committee-A. B.
Atkins, ]. H. Aubere, George NJ Bailey w.
r. Bell, S. G: Blythe, H. J. Brown, H. s.
Brown. L. w. Busbey. Otto Carmichael.
L. A. Coolidge, NJ. Z. Crane, E. Cuthbert,
w. 8. Daniels, A. J. Dodge, L. R. Fearn.
Louis Garthe, e. ]. Gibson, Henry Hall,
F. H. Hosford, s. E. Johnson, r. NJ. Lar
ner, F. E. Leupp, f. S. Little, H. L. Mer-
rick, c. w. Metzgar, F. Michinard. Albert
Miller, ]. P. Miller Raymond Patterson,
F. F. Schrader, Reginald Schroeder, NJ. G.
Seckendorff, John s. Shriver. M. F. Tighe,
]. 8. Van Antwerp. Walter Wellman.
Press general committee-Paul Ackerly,
Isabel Worrell Ball, Webster Ballinger, I.
E. Bennett, l. M. Bond E. NJ. Boyd, E.
Boyle, ]. Boyle, E. w. Brady, ]. A. Breck-
ons, c. W. Campbell, F. J. Carmody. F. w.
Cauldwell, w. e. Clark, o. L. Colburn, C.
A. Conant, ]. e. Crown, c. Daniels. w. s.
Daniels. J. ]. Dickinson, Mayo Dudley, c.
A. Edwards, w. A. Edwards, John Ftz-
gibbon. H. q. Gardner, F. B. Gessner. G. F.
Gililand A. Goodman, II. J. Groves. L. w
Habercom. F. Hall, A. Halstead. F. A. Har-
rison, A. E. Heiss, H. T. Hopkins. E. S.
Hoskins, F. H Howland c. P. Hunt, +. A.
Johnson, g. ]. Karger. E. r. Kranick. H.
d. Landon, A. NJ. Low, c. A. Luhnow, C.
Marriott Marie Mattingly. J. e. Monk R.
G: Onsley, c. c. Randolph. w. Richardson,