Evening star., 1901-12-07
Joint Conference Of Committees Today
at Arlington Hotel
LOCAL And CANTON ORGANIZATIONS
Commissioner MacfarIands Pre-
posaI for Cooperation.
MATTER BEING CONSIDERED


this morning a deputation from the execu-
tive committee of the William Mckinley
National Memorial Arch Association for
Snally proposed that the two bodies CO.
operate in the collection of funds and that
the total fund thus collected be divided
ohe-thlrd to go to the construction of a
tomb at Canton and two-thirds to go toward
the construction Of arch in Washington.
After the presentation of that plan the
members of the arch fund committee retired
and the Canton body remained in executive
session. The subcommittee from the arch
association and the entire board of trustees
Of the Canton fund are to convene at the
Arlington at 80 O'Clock this afternoon and
take definite action concerning it.
The meeting Of the Canton committee at
Inc Arlington this morning is in pursuance
81 a call issued recently by Judge William
y Day, president of that association. Those
who responded were Secretary Ryerson
Richie, Cornelius y. Bliss of New York
senator Marcus A Hanna of Ohio, Former
GOV David X. Francis of Missouri. Robert
). Lowry of Atlanta. H. c. Payne of Wis
ccnsin, Judge Lynch of Canton, Myron T.
Eerrick of Cleveland o.; Senator Charles
r. Fairbanks of Indiana. Alex ander H Ra-
yeile Of Chicago, Gen. Henry NJ. Duffield of
Detroit George B. CortelyOu, private secre-
fary to the President; john c. Milburn of
Buffalo and Henry T. Scott of San Fran
cisco.
Those in the delegation from the other
association were: Henry B =. Macfar.and.
president of the board of District Commits
sioners and pre- s.Gent Cf the William Nc
kinney National Memorial Arch AssCcia-
tlon; Lyman p. Gage, Secretary of the
Treasury and treasurer of the arch asso-
c1ation; Thomas F. Walsh, secretary of
the arch association; Charles J. Bell chair
man Of the executive committee of the arch
association; F. SOuthard Parker. chairman
OF the arch committee for the d strict Of
Columbia; Barry Bulkley. assistant secre-
tary of the arch association.
Only Mr.. Macfar.and and Secretary Gage
spoke Mr. MaCfarland presented the plan
OF the arch committee. and Mr.. Gage, as its
author. ampified what Mr.. MacfarIand had
SAID OF the division Of the funds.
Mr. MacfarIand's Address.
Never before in the history of the two
movements" said Air. Macfarland, had the
two associations met for conference and
cooperation
He thought it expedient, therefore to re-
view of the desire to cooperate
ments. Early in October. he said, mass
meeting was held in Washington, as a re-
suit of which The William Mckinley Ma
tion&i Memorial Arch Associa zion was or
ganized October .. While th, people of
Washington We're peculiarly Interested in
Mr.. Mckinley. the movement -hus started
was entirely national in its character and
reflected the sentiment of the whole
country october II, Mr.. Macfarland con-
unued' lts promoters read in the morning
papers that an association had been organ
lZed in Ohio to build memorial in Canton
The second project was at once discussed
by the officers of the arch association
Ihere seemed 10 be no reason why both
should not cooperate and work together
In perfect harmony and that has been the
attitude of the arch association ever since
TN the part of the committee present this
morning, Mr.. Macfarland said there is the
strongest desire to cooperate with the Can
ton movement in every way possible.
The arch movement. he continued con-
tinued its labors after October II with the
most gratifying success. The association
became national in every sense Senator
ianha 'ne1 came to Washington and in
Vlted the officers of the arch association to
suspend operations until funds for the erec-
uon ana maintenance of the Canton monu-
men; should have been assured. The time
proposed by the senator was indefinite To
abandon the enterprise for an arch in the
nations capital under such circumstances
meant apparently the death Of the move
ment- The arch association had therefore
sought joint meeting with the Canton as
soclation by committees where common
plan of action might be adopted and the
cooperation of the two bodies be assured
1t was agreed by the executive COMMITTEES
for the arch fund that a fair basis for such
cooperation would be the division of the
iuhGS coHected Except those obtained in
tne Dlstrict OF Columbia and the state of
ohiO), twc-thirds to the arch fund and ono
third TO the Canton fund.
Statement by Mr.. Gage
Mr. Gage followed Mr.. Macfarland with
statement of the reasoning on which the
division of the fund was based He had
proposed the plan TO the arch association
II seemed to him and TO the committee. he
said, that the proportion proposed repre-
sented the relative Importance and expense
of the two monuments. 1t conformed.
moreover with the two sums asked for bv
the two associations.
When Mr.. Gage concluded an informal
discussion followed. Chairman Day having
adjourned the meeting of the Canton com.
- rFT-nnr1Tiiy he
mittec retired in few minutes. and the
Canton body resumed its executive ses-
sion which had been interrupted.
AT this afternoons meeting, which will
also be held in the Arlington, the two
committees will meet and take action on
the proposal from the arch association. In
view of the desire to cooperate which
seemed TO prevail the committeeman
seemed confident that a basis of COM
mon action. either along the lines indi-
Gated or otherwise, will be agreed upon.
Hawaii Proposes to Contribute.
statement from Secretary Richie pre-
ceded the consideration Of the proposition
from the arch association. From Hawaii
said the secretary, had come communi-
cation from Gov. Sanford b. Dole, who had
accepted position as an honorary member
Of the board of trustees and who wrote
that he expected a most satisfactory con-
tribution from Hawaii. as the people of
that island esteemed the late President
highly. Gov Hunt of Porto Rico was
equally confident The secretary was SAN
guine that the thousands who had gone to
Alaska would contribute literally The
contributions from New England had been
generous. The executives of Maine and
Massachusetts, Cows. Hill and Crane re-
spectively, had written they We're press
Ing the work vigorously and incessantly
In the south the responses had been most
encouraging. Gov. Aycock of North Caro-
lima, Gov. JEFF Davis of Arkansas Gov
Jennings OF Florida and Governor Heard
of Louisiana had been especially active.
The Grand Army of the Republic, he said,
would do good work. The movement
among school children promised to assume
unexpected proportions, Gov. Van SAINT of
minnesota having assured the committee
tnat the school children in that state alone
would give $4,000