Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20
SPACE AT JAMESTOWN
GREATER WASHINGTON COM
M1TTEE GETS $500 SQUARE FEET.

Congratulations and Fluctuations were in
order today among the promoters of the
Greater Washington movement. The cause
OF this citation was said to be because
Messrs. D. ]. Kaufman. Woodwork Clum
and I. c. Dulin, the committee represent
ing the movement to have Greater Wash
ngton properly represented at the James
town centennial exposition, who went to
Norfolk to obtain space at the exposition
for the Washington exhibit, were success
full in their efforts and Washington will
have ample opportunity in prominent To-
cality to make fine showing. The COM
mtttee has secured $500 square feet of
space in the manufacturers building, with
an option that will give the committee time
to allot the space to those wishing to make
exhibits of Washington industries at the
big show They also secured 25Q00 square
feet OF space in the court of the manu-
part. for exhibition of the District of
Columbia as the national capital.
Will Submit a Report.
The special committee on space at the
jamestown exposition met this morning in
the office of Mr.. kaufman. In regard to
the matter, and agreed to submit a report
containing the information as to what the
committee has secured, and the suggestions
exhibits
1t was stated today that at a meeting
of the Jobbers and Shippers Association,
to be called for next Friday evening. at
important steps will be taken looking to
the rehabiliating Of the organiza ton and
setting out for an active winter cam
paign for greater commercialism here
Picturesque Washington.
The people of many cities and states are
busily engaged in discussing the city Of
Washington Its picturesque places, fine
public buildings and hospitable citizens, and
the capital can be said to be very much in
the public eye at this time. The recent ma
tional encampment Of the United Spanish
War Veterans here had much to do with
this result. Many of the soldiers of 1898
upon their return to their homes in forty
three states gave glowing accounts to the
local newspapers of their pleasant expe-
riences here, what they saw and how they
were entertained.
In addition to the matter anent WASH
ington that is being disseminated by the
Spanish War Veterans, number Of articles
about at this city have recently appeared in
the magazines. The visit of Henry James
to Washington last year resulted in two
brilliant articles on Washington published
in the North American Review for May
United States was Fl. G. Wells. In the final
article of the series which was published
in the October issue of Harper's Weekly
he related his Impressions of Washington
and of President Roosevelt. AN English
View of Washington" is Sidney Brooks
article in the Harper's Weekly of Au-
gust II. In the article of Commissioner H.
B. F. Mcfarland on 1.-The Needs of the
National Capital" in the Outlook of June
30, the economic and sociological aspects Of
Washington find reatment; "Washington
as Representative City," by Dr. Henry S.
Curtis; The Sanitation of the City of
Washington" by Ben Winslow, Scientific
American, September 1 and succeeding
numbers Sanitary improvements in the
National Capital by Clinton r. Wood
ruff, World Today for July, and Wash
ington's Colored Settlement" by r. w.
Buell.. World Today for August.
Child Labor at the National CAPITAL" is
treated by DR.. Charles P. Neill, Commits
sioner Of Labor, in the March number of
the Annals of the American Academy of
Political and Social Science.