The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-22
Committee of Sixty Appointed to
Decide Important Mat
ters Tonight.
CITY's RIGHTS RECOGNIZED.
Pierre Cheateau's Suggestion to
Use Arts Building if Permis-
sion Can Be Obtained
Meets Endorsement.

dlStoTlCdl society, NO. IbVD Locust street.
plans We're furthered for the collections of
| material for the establishment of perma-
nent museum in s.. Louis.
A committee OF sixty members. composed
of members Of the leading organizations of
st. Louis, was appointed to meet at the
Mercantile Club tonight at O'Clock. This
committee was empowered to appoint an
executive committee, who In turn should
be empowered to appoint all other COM
| mittees necessary to carry out the work
of the proposed museum.
Judge Walter b. Douglass, president OF
the Missouri Historical Society, presided,
and James a. Reardon acted as secretary.
George W. Parker, president OF the ST.
Louis Furniture Board of Trade, urged
that steps should be taken to secure all
available museum material suitable for
general museum. He said that at Its last
meeting the St. Louis Furniture Board of
Trade discussed the subject, and aided it
materially by subscribing 400
WI McGee, Chief of the Department of
Anthropology Of the Louisiana Purchase,
spoke of the valuable material that the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition offered the
citizens of st. Louis for a museum. which
they could have almost for the asking if
they would but show that a reliable or
ganization would be formed He said that
he understood the Missouri Commission
had $4,000 left OF the appropriation made
to them for the Missouri exhibit at the
Worlds Fair and that he believed IL the
right steps were taken Missouri would ap-
propriate this amount toward the estab-
lishing OF a museum as matter of State
pride Doctor McGee said that every day
he received letters from other cities ask
ing for anthropolosy exhibits. but that
every applicant said provided that ST.
Louis is not going to establish a museum"
ST. LouIS'S RIGHTS RECOGNIZED.
He said that the other cities and mu-
seums recognized the right of st. Louis to
all museum material and were willing to
surrender all claim to ST. Louis il mu-
scum was established. and, further, that
the Commissioners were willing to turn
over their exhibits for museum purposes
20 ST. LOUIS II the citizens provided suit
able building to receive them.
He further suggested that such a mu-
scum could possibly be established with
the aid and cooperation of the ST. Louis
public schools. the Washington University
and the Missouri State University.
Doctor McGee's remarks were received
with applause. and the probability of se-
curing the $4,000 of the Missouri Com
mission appropriation was discussed at
length; zen also the plan of cooperating with
the educational institutions
James Arbuckle OF the Latin-American
Club proposed that a subscription or ap-
preparation be secured to assure suitable
building for the museum and the MAIN
tenance of the same.
Gentlemen. II We wait until We get an
appropriation to build and maintain a mu-
scum" said Pierre Chouteau. we will
scribed to secure and care for specimens
for two or three years. And l propose
that committee of prominent and enter
prislng men be appointed to wait upon the
exhibitors and secure the specimens, with
the understanding that We will keep them
in a secure place and will surrender TO
any museum the donor may designate, il
at the end OF three years we have not
built or bought a suitable building for
such museum.
II further propose that a committee be
appointed to wait upon Mayor Wells and
the Board of Public Improvements and
ascertain If We cannot have the perna-
nent art building as a sort of a storehouse
for such specimens
TO WAIT ON THE MAYOR
Mr.. Chouteau's motions were met with
hearty applause. and a committee Of three
was appointed to wait upon Mayor Wells
to-day. The members of the COMMITTEES
were Pierre Chouteau, H. H. Wernse and
L. D. Kingsland. II. E. Fflsinger. Paul
Osker and a number of other prominent
speakers discussed the various exhibits
that could be secured IL suitable place
for museum should be provided for the
exhibits
1t has been definitely decided that gen.
eral museum shall be established. and
that all the available material for such an
institution will be collected. 1t is expected
that at the committee meeting collectors
Will be put in the field to secure all ma
terial possible
The Committee of Sixty is composed OF
the following persons. who represent the
leading organizations in the city:
Pierre Chouteau D: I Bushnell James A.
RaSn Of the s. as sosF o
Trade; James Areuekls OF the tatinshmsriein r,s
.aP D. Rinssisnd. M M St. Louis Manufactarers: Asso-
siatton; W T. TT Ihogson; St N Loui, Clearing &
sociation: J. E. McLeod. Lumbermen's Assosia-
tion Roe'cE p s,sysnS Aaeadsy 1s H1 SCI b
II. Peckham. st. Louis Confectionery Associa,
t!op nanlsy St LuiZ Farm ro Implement 1.M.,sI and
isai soeIsty Judge 5Ghn y Terry Real -Ess.n Es,.,e
inston University; Bishop Tgt,le. F J; V; slsitt M
sen; ssa M5 Doetor jesse Missouri s.ate University
Srayem.ss Mayen seiia Leasae RaSe, Leon Harrison +
Davis. Missouri Commission: W; X Bixhy.
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