Evening star., 1901-08-29
DISTRICT DAY AT BUFFALO
REPRESENTATION PROMISES TO EN-
CEED EARLY EXPECTATIONS.
Have Been Sntisfac-
torily Conducted and All is in
Readiness for Next Tuesday.

The great interest which is being mani
tested in the arrangements for District
day at Buffalo leads the committee in
charge of that celebration to predict that
Washington is to be represented beyond
expectation. Commissioners Macfarland
and Ross and the members of the commit
tee of arrangements will leave for the ex-
position Saturday, and Engineer Commis-
sicner Beach, who is now in Chicago, will
arrive there Monday.
Reports received from Buffalo indicate
that the day is being looked forward to
there a banner day. The presence OF
the full Marine Band with the prospect
of several concerts during the day and
evening of September g. will be a crowd
drawing feature.
The celebration of District day at the ex-
position has been given most careful
thought by the Commissioners and the COM
mittee appointed by them. The request for
the celebration came to the Commissioners
from President Milburn and Director Cen
eral Buchanan. in carrying out their pro-
gram of setting apart one day for each
state. The date, September ). was Sc
lected by the Commissioners on account
OF its proximity to Labor day.
A Representative Body.
To make the affair as representative of
the District as possible, the Commissioners
appointed a committee of arrangements
on which were included former Commits
SlGEeTS JOHn w. DOuSldSS, CHAIR II. "
Hne, NJ. NJ. Parker, George Truesdell and
John b. Wight. Matthew G.. Emery, the
only living eX-mayor of Washington, was
also included, were John Joy Edison,
president of the Board of Trade; Mitchell
Dyrenforth, president of the Business Mems
Association. Theodore w. Noyes, Walter s.
Hutchins and Beriah Wilkins As Mr.. Will
kinS was to be in Europe John +. Wilkins,
his son, was substituted.
Two honorary vice presidents were ap-
pointed at the request of the exposition
managers, and on motion of Commissioner
Ross John W. Douglass and l.. G.. Hine
We're selected In this capacity. Mrs. Mary
Foote Henderson, wife of former Senator
Henderson CT Missouri and Miss Isobel
Lehman were constituted a board of lady
managers for the District.
Barry Bulkley, acting secretary for the
committee of arrangements, left this morn
ing for Buffalo to look after the details of
the arrangements in advance of the arrival
of the committee.
The Program.
The program of the day will include re-
ception to the District Commissioners in
the morning in the United States govern
ment building. The Marine Band will rem
der a concert of five numbers as a part of
the morning program. At o'clock in the
afternoon the Temple of Music will be the
scene of the celebration presided over by
John w. Douglass Interspersed with Sc
lections of the band there will be addresses
by President Milburn, Commissioner Mac
farland and Director General Buchanan.
In the evening, also in the Temple of Mu-
sic. there will be Stereopticon exhibition
of views in and around the District of Co
lumbia, with an explanation lecture by
Barry Bulkley.
The indications are now that many
Washingtonians will go to the exposition
Saturday and remain until after the eel
ebration.