The Washington herald., 1906-11-21
EXHIBIT IS ASSURED
Capital Business Men Push
Exposition Through.
SPACE NEARLY ALL TAKEN
Committees Request for Funds Gets
quick Response-MOre Floor Room
VIII Be Sold, but 400 Feet viii Be
Reserved for General Reception
BOoth-secretary CIum Reports.

Washington's commercial exhibit at the
jamestown Exposition was made a GER
tainty at an enthusiastic meeting of the
Joint committee Of the three trade bodies
yesterday at the rooms Of the Board Of
Trade. after the premature announcement
that the committee had given up the
project as hopeless.
In the absence Of Chairman Thomas
Smith. r. y. Harper was elected tempo
rary chairman, Mr.. Smith assuming
charge later. Mr.. Harper stated that IT
was decided at a meeting Of the COM
mittee last Saturday night to invite those
who had contracted for space to sit with
the committee, to see what could be done
toward bringing the exposition project to
a success. Mr.. Harper said the mer-
chants Of the city had seemed a little
backward about taking space, and unless
some definite action could be taken at
once 10 make use OF the space on which
the committee had an option it would
be necessary 20 make the exhibit smaller
than desirable OF abandon the project.
secretady CIum Reports.
Secretary Clum was asked to report on
the space taken, and 20 place before the
meeting the exact status of the problem.
/ He reported that in section II Of the space
! reserved, l. 46S square feet Of space had
been contracted for, leaving a balance Of
1.295 square feet in that section now open.
He said that IN section 19. approximately
475 feet had been sold. and that AS square
feet OF it could be transferred TO section
L. leaving about $50 square feet to be dis
I posed of, without which il was thought Il
was not desirable 20 attempt a display
/ from W ashingtcn.
/ c. J. Bell reviewed the experiences of
/ the committee. and the efforts made TO
dispose Of the space. saying that the com
mittee had felt a little discouraged and
had invited in the prospective exhibitors
10 discuss the situation with them.
A letter was read from the Joyce En-
/ craving Company which literally electri-
4 fed the meeting. Mr.. Stiles, manager Of
the company. stated that he could not be
/ present and sent the letter 10 say that by
all means the project should not be given
up, and that his company would so 20
jamestown any way. preferably with the
/ Washington exhibit but alone II reduced
10 that necessity. The letter pledged the
! company to its share Of the expense.
The question of making use of the space
for a reception-rOom for Washington was
brought forward by +. c. Graham. Of the
National Electric and Supply Company,
and he strongly advocated such step.
whether the remaining space could be sold
or not. Mr. Graham offered to pay $50
toward defrayins the expense Of utilizing
the space for a reception-room after all
the exhibitors had been supplied.
Crisis Is Passed.
Then the danger point in the situation
was bridged when Chairman Smith said
he had decided he could not afford 10 be
left ont, and agreed TO take 800 square
feet Of the remaining space.
Secretary Clum was called upon 10 ex-
plain how much would be needed to pay
for the space, and after deducting the 500
square feet taken by Mr. Smith, an
nounced that about $50 would be suffi-
cient to meet the emergency. In short
oroer. r. c. DUlin pledged 500. c. J. Bell
$50, and Monroe Luchs Sl00 which. with
that offered by Mr.. Graham, made up $500
Of the $500 necessary 10 pay for the space
/ A representative Of Moses & Sons agreed
10 contribute the necessary furniture 10
make the reception booth attractive and
comfortable
At this point "a motion was unanimously
passed that the space contained in section
Il should be permanently reserved, and
announcement made that the project
would go forward.
Space for Reception Booth.
The committee then briefly discussed the
plan Of offering portions Of the space 10
merchants or manufacturers who might
yet desire TO join the exhibit, selling the
open aHotments down 10 about 400 square
feet. which would be reserved for the gen
Ieral reception booth.
Several details Of the plans Of the COM
mittee were referred to the sub-commit-
tee on scope. and the secretary was in
structed TO complete the canvass for
/ space. all TO report at a meeting Of the
committee next Monday afternoon at 4
o'clock in the rooms OF the Board OF
Trade.
The exhibitors as thus far determined
are: Miss Daisey Erb, dealer in burnt
leather goods; D. J. Kaufman, mems
clothing: F. G. Smith Piano Company.
J Carl Gundlach. costumer and society
goods; National Electric Supply Company.
Joyce Engraving Company, r. F. An
drews Paper Company, and J. ]. Georges
& Son. chiropOdists.
"District Day" to Be on June IL.
, It was announced yesterday at the Dis
| trict Building that June Il. 1907, will be
/ District Day" at the jamestown Expo
sition. This date was selected because
it is the anniversary Of the adoption of
J the organic government Of the District
. of Columbia in 1873. The Commissioners
/ were invited by the managers of the ex-
position to name q suitable date for Dis
trict Day" and in response to that invi-
tation, have done so.
The Commissioners selected as a com
! mittee 10 make arrangements for the
celebration of the day. the presidents,
respectively, of the Board of Trade the
Business Mems Association. and the Job
bers' and Shippers Association. the edi-
tors Of the Washington daily newspapers,
I and former Commissioners OF the District
: now resident In Washington.
VIII Not Dfsband.
Assistant Secretary Clum, of the job
bers' and Shippers Association, stated
last night that there was no foundation
whatever for the statement made that the
association was discouraged, and might
soon disband- He declared that nothing
could be further from the truth He said
the affairs Of the association were in bet
ter shape now than they had been at any
time since the organization Of the body.
WILL REPRESENT THE BOARD.
Committee Named VIII Attend the