The Washington times., 1902-08-30
WORKING FOR POTOMAC
RIVER REGATTA
Boat Club Members Are Pre-
pairing for October 6 Event.
Argonaut and Vesper Fights May Come
to ROw-Complete List of Com
mittees Appointed.

The joint committee on the Potomac
River regatta. composed of representa-
tives from the Potomac and Georgetown
University boat clubs, of this city, and
the Old Dominions, of Alexandria. held
a meeting at the Potomac Boathouse
last night and transacted a large amount
of business
President Doyle and several members
of committees already appointed re-
ported favorable progress, especially in
the direction of securing assistance
from local business firms and others.
Will Solicit Subscriptions.
1t was decided to follow up the circu-
lars sent out asking subscriptions to the
regatta fund with personal call by
members of committee appointed for
the purpose. These gentlemen will at
once make canvass OF the city, and
hope in a week or so to have the
amount necessary to successfully carry
out the big affair scheduled for October
6, and which will be the big feature of
the Grand Army encampment entertain
ment program.
already signified their intention of com
ing here. number of others have asked
the committee for information upon the
subject of events, prizes. and accommo-
dations, and it is hoped that some OF
these may be sescured by committee
man who will so to the regatta on the
Harlem at New York on Labor Day
The comm .ttee is in correspondence
with the ArgJnauts, of Toronto, and the
Vespers, of Philadelphia, inviting them
to row their much-talked- of eight -oared
race at the October 6 regatta on the
Potomac. Ever since the national re-
gatta these crews have had contention
over the result of their race. This
river would afford them what they want
"a neutral course-and at the same
time their race would be decidedly
strong feature of the affair t-r,s.
Circular were sent broadcast to the
boat clubs of the country last night.
and they are hoped to bring good re-
suits.
At last nights meeting all the re-
committees necessary to work
up the regatta were appointed. as fol-
lows:
Committees Appointed.
Committee on subscriptions-Mes
John Hadley Doyle, ex officio; George
Slaybaugh, chairman; Odell Whipple,
c. G. Warden. W E. H. Merritt. Joseph
T. DAILY. H. d. Blackstone, E. r. Gasch,
c. w. 2. Stodder. Capt. George Herman,
Lieut.. Guy Marean. c. W. Hecox. w X. |
c. NJ. Sheldon, j. K Free
man, and Wilson Young. of Potomacs;
C. X. ZappOne. Joseph Lynch. James
O'Shea, $ s. Edmonston. and DR.. s.
Logan Owens. of Georgetown Univer-
;ity; Albert Bryan, Arthur Bryant, Louis |
A. Green, and c. $. F. Burke. of the
DID Dominions. of Alexandria. Va.
Committee on comfort and reception
Messrs. Joseph T. Daily, chairman; Ken |
gla. Stevens. Bresnahan. Moore. Eber
bach. Garrett. Medbury VIII Whipple. |
Dove, Davis. Cough and Hill
lreth. Of Potomacs: Keitley Powell, n |
Herman. Farrelly, and o'Rourke. of
Committee on course-Messrs. Charles |
Baker. Meigs, McConville, and c. G. |
Warden.
Committee on transportatlon-Mess |
VI. ]. Thompson. chairman; c. Il. Zap |
1one. James O'Shea. and Joseph Lynch, |
If Georgetown University; z. Richard |
iasch. y. d. Blackstone, DR.. Henry |
coburn. and W. X. Nottingham, of Po
c. s F. Burke Arthur Bryant, |
md 5. $ Green. of Old Dominions.