Evening star., 1901-02-02
SESQUf : CENTENNIAL DAY
GEORGET0wN ASSOCIATION TO
CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY.
June 8, 1901, Selected N the Date ana
Partial Program Outlined
Other Business.

The Georgetown Citizens Association met
last evening at the hall of the First Co
operative Building Association, 1916 32d
street, and among the items presented for
consideration was a report by Mr.. Boteier,
from the committee Of commerce. who said
the bill before Congress for the use OF rail-
road tracks on the Aqueduct bridge would
probably pass both houses of Congress at
this session
The matter Of observing the sesQuf-cen-
teinial Of Georgetown was brought up In
a report submitted by the chairman OF a
special committee, Mr.. J.. Barton Miller
The report recommended that the centen-
NAL should be observed June 8. OF this year,
and that in view of the Importance OF the
affair the committee did not deem II wise
or expedient to recommend any particular
form OF celebration. The report suggested
that among other features special exercises
commemorative of the occasion De neia IA
the public schools, and that In the after
neon there be a military parade and dis
play Of fireworks in the evening:
The committee also suggested mat tne
business men assist In the ceieoration anu
that there be a parade Of mercantile IN
terests Sports on the river front, 1t was
believed, could be held. At sunrise .ne
morning of the celebration, 1t was aiso
suggested. simultaneous blasts coulo pe
fired at the different quarries along .ne
river front, ushering in the natal day Win
a salute.
Mr A. K. Paris moved that the recon-
mendations of the committee as TO the
proper day upon which the sesqui-centeh-
nial should be celebrated be accepted Inc
committee was increased by the addl,ioh
of three new members. Messrs. A. M Baer,
Walter Weaver and ]. Hadiey Doyie. Ine n
committee was instructed to look into the
matter and recommend suitable ceiepra
tion to be reported at a special meeting oi
the association, to be called by the Presi-
dent.
Officers Reelected.
The officers of the association were re-
elected unanimously upon the motion OF
Mr.. DOYLE. The list is as follows: Presi-
dent. Mr.. B. r. Janney: vice president. MI.
John Leetch; second vice president, Mr.
George w. King; secretary, Mr. James H.
TayIor. treasurer, j. w. Bogley.
Mr. Easterday introduced resolution.
which was adopted, requesting congress 10
confer authority upon the commissioners
of the District to issue permits Tor the eA-
tension of conduits for telephone purposes
and for such facilities as may be neces-
sary for making house connections, pro.
vided that no poles be erected upon any oi
the streets or avenues In support or the
resolution Mr.. Easterday stated that 1t
was impossible to secure telephone service
in this section. owing to laws Wnlch pro-
hibit the stringing of overhead wires, anu
the forbidding of permits to lay condultS.
He cited several instances where people
wanted telephone connections ana were
unable to get them.
Mr.. George w. King was vigorously op-
posed to the passage OF the resolution. He
wanted it referred to a special committee
to inquire into the motive of the resolution,
stating that the Bell Telephone Company
was not doing anything Tor run. he
claimed that in passing the resolution the
association would stultify itself. having
some time ago passed a resolution favoring
the new company. He claimed that the
telephone company would use the indorse-
ment contained in the resolution as an in-
dication that the people of the West End
we're satisfied with the present service.
The resolution was passed. and COM
mittee consisting Of Messrs. Easterday
Paris Baer, Thompson and Taylor ap-
pointed to use every .endeavor in its power
to secure change of existing conditions.
Resolutions of regret were passed con-
cerning the death of Mr.. Wolf NOrdlinger
and of Mrs. J. Hite Miller. the deceased
wife Of a well-known member.