Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-09

senator Chamberlain, spea king OF the
attitude of President Taft and of Con-
gress toward the subject of waterways.
said:
81 happened to be on a platform ia
Washington shortly after his election
when he and President Roosevelt both
embraced the bond issue. AlthougA he
may possibly touch the soft pedal a lit
tie, | believe the President is just as
much in favor of the bond issue for the
waterways improvement now as he was
a that time.
II am not III favor OF policy of pro-
rrastination. Gur Congress of the United
states sometimes shows tendency TO
put things off TO the next session. but /
tell you il il true now that this has been
brought home to them so strongly that
no man can arise in those nails and OPP
pose the will of the people,
Committee ON Resolutions.
The committee on resolutions. which
will frame the platform OF the con-
sress, was appointed yesterday 1t con-
sists of: James E. Smith. chairman,
Missouri: Senator Henry w. Hill, New
York; Albert Bettinger. Ohio; j. N.
Teal Oregon: c. S. E. Holland, Texas;
.. W Blaine. Kansas: Mayor Martin
Behrman. Louisiana: D. U. Fletcher,
Florida: Victor Rosewater. Nebraska;
A. c. Miller. Iowa: T. f. Wilder. ILL.,
nois; Senator James d. Fraser. Tonnes
see; J: H. Small. North Carolina; Will
liam II. Gratwick, New York: Henry
IIirtfeld, Idaho; Lloyd Chamberlain,
assachusetts; W. X. Wheeler Califor-
MA: Henry w Blair. New Hampshire;
Sumpter Cogswell. Alabama: J. T. Rob
inson. Arkansas: Harrison e. Freeman.
Connecticut; Anthony Higgins Della
ware; Mr. Drummond Florida; j. y.
King. Georgia: Il. S. Conway, Illinois;
Lon Bryson. Iowa; DR.. Soils Runnel9,
Indiana Swager Sherley Kentucky:
G. Thomas. Maryland Frank Fes-
sender Crane. Massachusetts; a.
e. McDousal; Minnesota: c; II.
Misao,r Miss Iss ssippl; J; E Smith
W. \. T. Jones. New Mexico; Francis
.. Newiands Nevada; Samuel F. Perry
New Jersey; McDougal Hawkes., New
York; E. W. Van c. Lucas. North Caro-
r. Frobasco. Ohio: f.. w. Mulkey. Ore
gon; George f. Bartol, Pennsylvania
Jeremiah T. Robinson, Rhode Island; p
\. Gadsen. South Carolina; Newell
Saunders, tennessee: w. :. Gresham
Texas: l.. +. Abbott. West Virginia; +.
y. Cope and, Wisconsin,; Thomas W.
Smith. District of Columbia: r. r. Sum
nnerylle, United Commercial Travellers
rs o"iatton of America; w. o. Hudson
Travellers Protective Association Of
America. Harry st. George Tucker, Vir-
Sinia; Is. T. Miller, California; archie
Lee Talbot. Maryland, and Dr. S b. |.
Penrose. Washington.
Lakes-to-Gulf Committee.
Gov. Deneen o. Illinois. Gov. HadIey of
Missouri, Gov. Sanders OF Louis ana, ex-
Gov. Francis of Missouri, LYMAN e.
Cooley and w. *. kavanaugh are the
members of a committee appointed by
the board OF governors of the co nmittee
Of $40 vi the Lakes to the Gulf Assoc a
ton - call upon President Taft Vice
President sherman, Speaker Cannon,
y. T.. Frye. chairman OF the
Senate committee on commerce: Score
tary Of War Dickinson. and Mr. Alexan-
III the interests OF waterways, and espe-
ciaiiy OF the lakes TO the gulf waterway
Wonan's Auxiliary Meeting.
Tlc Noman's Waterway Congress, an
auxiliary TO the National Rivers and
Hai pors Congress, held meeting in the
Nfsy Willard yesterday. Several hundred
deieGate Were present from thirty-two
states. Mrs. Hoyle Tomkies OF Shreve-
port. La, Is president. and Mrs. Charles
-. Fai, banks. wife of the former Vice
President. is one of the vice presidents.
The womans congress is preparing to
carry OF "A campaign OF education in the
public school. and considerable work has
been doae with civic bodies toward the
plans OF the congress, which principally
are. 10 l1eautify the rivers and streams
of the country by planting trees and
shrubs. and laying out flower beds along
~Aa hanlss.