The Washington herald., 1908-06-25

At meeting of the joint committee Of
the Chamber OF Commerce and Board Of
Trade. appointed 10 take charge of the
exercises incident to the dedication OF the
new Municipal Building. on July 4. i'm
portant details Of the programme were
considered.
Clarence +. Norment. chairman OF the
committee on finances, reported he had
received subscriptions amounting 20 $500
and he thought the amount OF money 10
be placed at the disposal OF the Joint COM
mittee would be upward Of $4,000
Reception Committee.
The committee on reception was ap-
pointed as follows:
SCOTT C. Bone. chairman; c. ]. Bell ard Arthur
e. Moses, vice chaimen g. T. Fleming. secretary
Milton =. Aies. Justice Thomas Il. Anderson, Ad-
mrai George ". Baird. James Baird Justice Job
Barnard. James J. Becker Bernard II Bridget
John T. Chancey Chief Justice Rsrry NJ Clabaugh
l. A. Coolidge John VI. Culp T. g. Dulin Albert
Evans. Rev NJ. Ross Fishbum. George S. Fowler.
Thomas NJ Gale Julius Garfnkle Justice Ashley
NJ. Gould Francis NJ. Gunnell. b NJ Guy William
Hahn. George =. Hamilton. Or Walter s Harlan.
J. T. Hcndrick F e. Henry. W. B. Hibbs James
+. Hood. James G. H0oc Archibald Hopkins.
Gcorge r. Howard. Dr II. l. r johnson Sigmund
Kahn. Rudolph Kaufman. H. j. Kaufman James
y. Lambic. John 5. Leech. ". +. Lipscomb
William Loeb. IT.. +. r Mc,iuire g. y Nolan
anau, John X. Mclean. /. T Micherer B s.
Minor, Clarence T. NCmcut James O'nouucu
Anlck Palmer. James G. Payne. Justice stanton J.
Ransdel ". II Rapiey. o. J. Ricketts, Justice C.
II Robb. Rev. W. T. Russell J. l. SakS Rev.
John Van Schaick. +. d. shaw y II. Shea Chief
Justice seth Shepard. j. II Small. n. Thomas W.
smith. W Z. Smith. Justice Wendell T. stafford
+. J. Stellwageu. Anton stephan. W. c TAYLOR.
C,rcaran Thom. r. J. Trscewcl r. W Tyler. $
X Waters W Il Wilmer. II. A. Willard. j. q.
Wilson. l. II. Wilson Alexander Wolf T. 2
Woodward and Justice Daniel r Wright
Walter A. Brown. Of the invitations
committee. reported that invitations had
been sent 10 the following persons 10
attend the exercises:
President Invited.
The President and members Of his Cabi-
net governors Of nearby States. mayors
Of cities, and former Commissioners OF
the District Of Columbia. Mr.. Brown re-
ported that acceptances had been receiveI
from Secretary Cortelyou. the mayors OF
Baltimore. Annapolis Richmond. Ian
caster, and York. Pa. Samuel ". Smith.
chairman OF the House District Com
mittee. and Representative Olcott OF the
same committee.
John JOY Edison. chairman Of the Joint
committee. said the following had been
asked 10 speak: The Vice President.
G-r. John NJ Wilson. Charles 3. Han
ford, an actor who will recite the Star
Spangled Banner Adds Brown, who will
speak for the Board Of Trade. and Chapln
Brown. who will speak for the Chamber
Of Commerce.
After the exercises Il has been arranged
that an informal luncheon will be served
al the New Willard for the speakers and
invited guests. II was reported that the
fireworks committee had decided 20 flu
inmate Pennsylvania avenue early in the
evening. with more elaborate fireworks
on the Monument Lot later in the even
! ing.
A pleasing feature OF the programme
will be the fiag-raising on the new build
ing The staff will remain bare until Mr..
Hanford has recited THE Star Spangled
Banner" after which the chorus. accom-
panied by the Marine Band. will sing il.
! Then the flag viii be hoisted TO the
breeze, a salute of twenty-One guns will
be fired. and two aerial bombs will be
exploded, carrying flags 10 a height OF
about 800 feet above the building.
Edward II. Droop. chairman OF the
music committee. reported the Marine
Band under the direction OF Lieut.. San
telmann, and the National Guard Band.
under the direction OF Donald Mcleod.
would play selections. There will be a
chorus of go voices to lead in the singing
Of patriotic airs. prominent singers from
the Saengerbund. the Arion Singing So
ciety, and the Y. NJ. c, A. taking a part.
The Musical Programme.
At $3.50 o'clock in the morning the
Marine Band will play the following pro-
gramme:
March. "Our Glorious Banner" w. Fl. santelmnnn
Overture. Jubilee Won Weber
March. Pride of the Nation. "...........E. H. Droop
American fatFol Meecham
Star-Spangled Banner" Francis Scott Key
At the reception inside the building
after the speeches the National Guard
Band Will play the following selections