Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-08
REPORT ON PLANS
National Memorial Arch Association
Completing Its System.
COLLECTION OF FUNDS PROVIDED FOR
Action Taken by Alexandria County
Development Company.
COMMITTEE APPOINT TED

COMMITTEE POINTED
At a ell-attended meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the William Mckinley
National Memorial Arch Association, held
late yesterday afternoon. the COM
mittee on general plans. of which Com
missioner Macfarland Is president, sub
mitted it's report. which includes the plan
for the collection of contributions, the de-
sign for the certificate of membership and
a draft of letter to be sent to each of the
vice presidents selected.
The matter of greatest public interest
considered was the adoption of the form
of certificate to be sent to subscribers. All
the members of the executive committee
expressed themselves as favoring a design
that shall be as complete statement as
possible of the objects of the subscription
and at the same time contain as few words
az possible 1t was determined finally that
the printed blanks should be furnished to
all persons likely to receive or solicit sub
scriptons, it Is thought best that the
subscriptions should all come to the treas
urer of the national organization in the
same form in order to facilitate handling
The form which had been approved by all
the members of the general committee on
plan was unanimously adopted by the exec
utiVe committee.
The Plan Adopted.
1t is as follows:
I'VE, the undersigned, subscribe the sum
set opposite respective names, in aid
of the fund to be secured, by popular sub
scription, for the erection in the city of
Washington, of national memorial arch
in honor of the late William Mckinley.
1T is proposed to raise sl,aW.ooe for this
purpose.
Those subscribing 1000 or over shall
thereby be constituted patrons of the asso-
citation, and will not be called upon for pay
ment of their subscriptions until the sum
of $4,000 has been pledged.
subscriptions of $50 and over shall be
paid in such installments as the executive
committee shall from time to time re-
qure for the demands Of the treasurer.
Every contributor shall become mem
Der of the association.
The form of letters to be sent to vice
pr esidents was discussed thoroughly, but,
the letters are of personal nature. the
committee thought best not to make the
form public The design for certificates
adopted calls fer blank about the size of
a sheet of commercial note paper. A Wig
nette portrait of the late President Will
form the central feature of the decora-
tive design which Is described AS very
chaste and artistic. The certificate will
be engraved at the bureau of engraving
and printing, but the cost of the work VIII
be borne by the executive committee.
The responses received since the last
meeting from gentlemen selected as vice
presidents were announced to be as fol-
lows
For the state of Colorado-DaVid Fl. Mof-
felt of Denver.
For the state of Missouri mot including
the city of st. Louis)-Richard G: Kerens.
For the city of St Louis-Rolla Wells,
For the state of Utah-Perry S. Heath
Of Salt Lake City.
For the state of Concentrations r.
Cheney of Hartford.
For the state of MiSsiSSippl-Gen.
Thomas C. Catchings.
For the city of Buffalo, n. Y.-Carleton
Sprague.
Mr.. GOmpers Expresses Interest.
Samuel Gompers. president of the Ameri-
can Federatio of Labor, and one of the
members of the executive committee and
member of the board Of managers, was
present for the first time since his appoint
ment, having recently recovered from
severe illness He assured his fellow
members that he had taken more than any
ordinary interest in the project and that
he had directed every effort Of his organ
ization to increase the interest on the part
of the workingmen of the country. He
said that as chairman of the committee
on labor organizations, he was preparing
a letter to be sent to all of the organiZa-
scriptions, and he would notify the COM
mittee from time to time of his progress.
Gen. Wilson Added to Committee.
Chairman Bell stated that in making up
the executive committee one man, a resi-
dent OF the District of Columbia had been
overlooked, and he proposed that Gen. John
NJ Wilson, u S. A, retired, former chief
of engineers of the army, be made a mem
Der Mr.. Bell contended that General Will
son was one of the first persons to think
of erecting an arch to the memory of Presi-
dent Mckinley and he was also one of the
board of engineers which had for its duties
the selection Of site and design for the
memorial bridge. General Wilson's family
has been residing in the District of Column
bia for over 115 years, he said, and he
clearly entitled to place the commit
tee. The nomination was unanimously
agreed upon.
Members of Press Accept.
Gen. II. " Boynton, chairman of The
press committee, reported that he had re-
ceived favorable replies to almost all of his
letters to the various editors throughout
the country naming them for places on his
committee. The local correspondents for
all out-of-town papers have all accepted
positions on the committee.
Mr.. Parker, chairman Of the District Of
Columbia committee, who was unavoidably
absent from the meeting, in a letter gave
encouraging assurances of the rapid prose-
cution Of the work of organizing subcom-
committees of the local organization.
The executive committee will hold an
other meeting on Monday at pm.
Action by Development Company.
While the executive committee of the
William Mckinley Memorial Arch Associa-
ton was in session yesterday afternoon a
meeting Of the board Of development of
Alexandria county, Va, was being held in
the Bond building, also considering ways
and means for assisting to bring the memo
rial arch into a condition of tangibility. A.
NJ. Lothrop presided and James e. Glenn
ents acted as secretary. The attendance
was not so large as had been anticipated,
owing to the fact that the meeting was
called for Tuesday, election day, and then
postponed. Another meeting will be held
Monday at 4:15 pm. in the office of James
E. Clements, in this city.
Chairman Names Committee.
At yesterdays meeting President Lothrop
announced the appointment of the follow
Ing gentlemen as a committee TO solicit
subscriptions: Frank Hume DIR Josenh