Evening star., 1901-06-28
DISTRICT DAY AT BUFFALO
PROGRAM FOR ITS CELEBRATION
SEPTEMBER 3 NEXT.
Features of the Federal City IL Music,
Speech and Pfctures-The
Committees.

Arrangements for the celebration Of Dis
trict of Columbia day at the Pan-Ameri-
can exposition, on September g. are rapid
ly nearing completion. The program is in
the hands of an executive committee, con-
sisting Of ex-Commissioners Douglass and
Wight. Mr.. John Joy Edison and Mr..
Mitchell Dyrenforth, and the work of ar
ranging the minor details of the day is
nearly completed.
The committee has scored an important
point by securing from the Secretary of
the Navy an order sending the entire Ma
rine Band to Buffalo for District day,
part of the marine corps exhibit, and the
band will be at the service of the District
for the day. undoubtedly adding to the at
tractiveness of the program since 1t Will
be the only day that it will be present
during the exposition. The proprtety OF
having the national band take part In the
celebration of the national capital day was
promptly recognized by the Navy Depart
ment.
Program Outlined.
Under the program, as now outlined, the
Commissioners Of the District of Colum-
bia, who will all be present for the day,
will hold a reception in the morning. prob
ably in the United States government build
ing, which will be asked for as the head
quarters for the day of the national capi-
tai, and the Marine Band will play at this
reception. In the afternoon at the Temple
of Music which has been placed at the dis
posal of the District committee by the
management of the exposition, and which
will hold several thousand people, simple
and dignified exercises will occur. Com
missioner Macfarland as president Of the
board of Commissioners, will deliver the
address of the occasion, on the District OF
Columbia, having accepted the commit
tees invitation to do SO: Mr.. John G.
Milburn. president, and Mr. William I.
Buchanan, director of the Pan-American
exposition. have also accepted and will
speak. Mrs. Thomas c. Noyes, it is hoped.
will sing, and the Marine Band will render
appropriate selections.
AS Congress has made no provision for
District exhibit at the Pan-American ex-
position, the committee has in contempla-
tion the exhibition on the evening of Dis
trict day of a series of pictures, thrown on
the largest screen by the largest stereopt-
con in use. representing the principal gov
ernment buildings. historical spots and
landscape beauties in and about the Dis
be given out Of doors, that the many
thousands of visitors to the exposition who
may not have seen the national capital
may get good idea Of It from the pic
lures.
The selection Of Tuesday September 3.
as District of Columbia day enables Wash
ingtonians to get the benefit of the two
holidays Immediately preceding, Sunday
and Labor day. The committee has every
reason to believe that satisfactory rail-
road rates will be granted later with
Niagara Falls privileges.
The members Of the committee of ar
rangements are ex-Commissioners ]. w.
Douglass ]. B. Wight, L. G. Hine, M. NJ.
Parker and George Truesdell, ex-Mayor
Emery, Mr.. Theodore w. Noyes. Mr.. John
F. Wilkins. Mr.. Walter S. Hutchins, Mr..
John Joy Edison and Mr.. Mitchell Dyren-
forth. Mr.. Douglass is chairman Mr. Dy-
renfOrth secretary and Mr.. Barry Bulkley
assistant secretary.