The Washington times., 1901-11-16
ARCH AND MONUMENT PLANS.
The Executive Committee of the
Former Project in Session.


The Executive Committee of the Nc
| Kinley National Memorial Arch Associ-
| alton met yesterday afternoon at 4
| o'clock at the office of the American Sc
| curity and Trust Company. Charles ].
! Bell presided and the other members
| present were the officers OF the associa-
| tion, Messrs. Macfarland Walsh. and
/ Gage; General Miles. General Foster, Mr..
| Glover, Mr.. Edison, the Rev. DIR. Tai
mage Mr.. Wilkins, Mr.. 7. w. Noyes.
ar. w. S Hutchns. Mr.. Mitchell Dyreu-
| forth, Mr.. E. Southard Parker, and Gen.
| John NJ Wilson. The greater part of the
| meeting was taken up with a discussion
/ of the relations between the Association
| and the association for the erection of
| the Canton monument. The opinion of
| each member of the committee was ex-
| pressed, and various propositions de-
! signed to prevent conflict between the
| two organizations were presented, but
| final action was deferred.
Secretary Walsh read number of COM
municatIons from State vice presidents
and others, making enquiries regarding
| the advancing of the work in various To-
calities The committee will meet again
on Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
same place.
The Subcommittee on Government De
partments of the William Mckinley Ma
tionaI Memorial Arch Association met
yesterday afternoon at the office of the
city postmaster. The meeting had been
called by the chairman of the sub-cum-
mittee, Postmaster Merritt, for the pur-
pose of deVising ways and means to as
sist In accomplishing the purposes Of the
Association.
After the meeting had been called to or
der. Postmaster Merritt read a letter
frcm f. Southard Parker Chairman of
the Executive Committee. in which he
Informed Mr.. Merritt Of his appointment
Government Departments, giving him
fun authority to appoint subcommittee
of the subcommittee. and to increase
the membership to such extent as he may
deem necessary. Mr.. Parker further
stated that it is desired to begin opera
tiOns without delay, and requested that
the secretary be notified of the names
ana addresses of those who will he ap
pointed as members Of the committees.
Mr.. Parker also offered the rooms of the
Board OF Trade for thv use of the COM
mittee. He further says:
"lt is presumed that you may find IL
necessary to appoint SUBCOMMITTEE for
every Government building-i so that the
field may be thoroughly canvassed. Sub
scription blanks viii be- supplied You
whenever required, and / wish to inform
you that it is the intention of the EXecu-
tive Committee to furnish every sub
scriber with certificate of member
ship, irrespective of the amount of sub
scriptiOn, which certificate. 1t is belleV-
ed will have important historical value
ard will be priced by every recipient"
After the reading of the letter. the
meeting elected Theodore l.. Deland, of
the Treasury Department., secretary of
the subcommittee. number of sugges-
tons were made in regard to the question
under consideration. The motion of Mr..
Deland was finally adopted, that the rep
resentatives from every Government De-
partment and office be constituted spe-
cial committee, and report at the next
meeting. as TO the best method of col
lecting funds in their respective depart
ments The next meeting of the Com
mittee is to take pace on Tuesday aiGer-
noon. November ~. at i:15 o'clock, at the
office of Postmaster Merritt.
The sub committee consists of the fol-
lowing members: Fl. A. Barrows, George
A. Bartlett, James E. Bell. Col W. II.
Crook, Frank L. Evans, George w.
Evans, Bernard r. Green. Thorn
as ]. Hobbs, B. w. Holman,
l.. NJ. Lipsc0mb, Rufus V. Merchant,
Thomas Morrison, Charles r. Morse.
Henry Kechtin, V. p. Titcomb. sydney E.
Smith. F. Fl. Stickney- >snTy G. Swan,
Edward A. Clifford. Theodore L. Deland,
a Ralph Serven. Edward A. Moseley. T.
V Powderly. John W. Babson, William
Hutchins. Thomas j. Sullivan. William
ID. Collins, Michael a. Lynch.