Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-19
PROMOTERS HOLD MEETING
Personnel of Committee Which Will
Undertake Venture Announced.
SCHEME FOR INCORPORATION
Shares to Be Worth $50 Each-As
sistant Secretary Bacon Presides
Over Meeting.

name of the magnificent mammoth. hal
which it is proposed to erect in this city
| 1.-The National Auditorium Company OF
Washington. D. c." is to be the name
of the company which will finance, pro-
mote and otherwise manage it.
These names were decided upon at a
meeting of the committee of prominent
Washingtonians behind the movement
who assembled in the offices of Charles
C. Glover at Riggs National Bank today
and discussed tentative plans for this au-
ditorium
Personnel of Committee.
This committee. which is to be the back.
bone and the leading spirit in the move
ment for the auditorium, it was announc.
ed after the meeting. is composed of Rob.
ert Bacon, assistant secretary of state
George f. Hamilton. president of the
Capital Traction Company; George Schultz
of the National Hotel: Clarence F. Nor
ment, banker; James F. Oyster, mer'
chant: Gen. II. C. Corbin. U.S.A.. retired
Cuno H. Rudolph, merchant; c. j. Bell
banker: Edward J. Stellwagen, financier
and Christian Heurich, brewer.
With the exception of Mr. Norment,
every member of the committee attended
,today's meeting. Mr.. Bacon was elected
chairman, Mr.. Hamilton vice chairman
and George f. Schutt secretary.
Messrs. Glover, Bacon and Hamilton
were appointed subcommittee to sug-
gest to the committee at its next meeting.
which will be in a few days, the names or
fifty prominent men to serve as moor
t@,, s,rSl1 At hn
fined to the District of Columbia. but will
include a score of prominent men in .vari-
Gus parts of the United States. who have
already been approached. The promoters
propose that the auditorium project shall
be of a national scope. and will insist that
the men at the head of 1t shall be repre-
sentative of all sections of the country.
The subcommittee was directed to draw
up articles of Incorporation for presenta-
ton at the next meeting. 1t was decldeu
today to incorporate In TINS city ana 70
put the par value of shares of the COM
pany at $50. This committee will be ad-
vised legally by Mr.. Hamilton, who at the
next meeting will be named as counsel for
the company.
The next business was. the selection Of
the name for the company and the audi
toTiunl.
A number of names were considered,
and after discussion The National Au-
ditorium Company of washington, -.
T.. ana Inc Natlonal AuuiCorium,
were chosen.
Earnestness and enthusiasm animated
the meeting. The promoters evidenced
confidence in the project and determi-
nation to make it go forward with a
rush.
80 r..a Character of Structure. -.
What kind of building is to be
erected is by no means determined. for
something absolutely practical. beautiful
and magnificent is contemplated. num-
Der of locations were suggested Only
three were regarded as worthy of consid-
Grafton. At the next meeting a commit
tee to select the site will be appoiSted.
The three sites that seemed to please
the committee are in different Sec
tions of the city. Only one of them is
centrally located, although the other two
are in excellent neighborhOods and near
car lines.
In the event site in the central bust
ness section is decided upon the plans
for the building will be drawn so as to
provide fer storerooms on the ground
floor. Aside from mammoth meeting
hall that will accommodate II 0N peo-
pie there will be smaller rooms that will
accommodate from 100 to LOCO persons.
1t is the intention of the committee to
provide good sized rooms to be used for
show and display purposes during con-
ventions and, at other times, for bust
ness and advertising purposes.
At the next meeting of the committee
a special citizens committee will be APP
pointed to arrange for the holding of a
monster mass meeting at which the citi-
zens of Washington will be invited to at
tend and to listen to the tentative plans
for the erection of this auditorium. Their
support will be asked.
In this connection every citizen OF
Washington. no matter how humble, will
be permitted to buy stock in the COM
pany.