Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-06
THE AFTERMATH OF HOME.
COMING.

committee adjourned.
The meeting which was held Ia the
rooms Of the Chamber of Commerce was
spirited, and at times the waters were
troubled considerably.
The meeting was held for the purpose
of receiving reports from the several
committees, In order to ascertain the
amount OF receipts and expenditures To-
cident to the celebration. The repor s,
in the main, it Is said, were BY no
mesns satisfactory.
Messrs. G. L. Bootae, O. S. T.
Burke and J. Y. Williams we're ap-
pointed an auditing committee, and the
following were appointed a COMMITTEES
TO Close the affairs OF the executive COM
mittee: WA Smoot, jr NJ. P.Greene,
J. NJ. Bill, z. Won de Westelskeo. Il.
8. Barrett, A. ID. Brockelt, O. b swan,
O. O. Oarliu, O. s. 7. Burke, E. f.
DowDham, F. ]. Paff, and VIM. B.
Smoot.
A vote of thanks was extended VIM.
Obauucey'sSons for the park cornerstone
aud for their splendid work. The off,
cials of the electric railway were thanked,
by vote, flr their cooperation aud con-
graduated upon the successful manner
In which the large crowds we're handled
on their line.
REPORT OF SECRETARY.
Mr.. President and Gentlemen As
secretary of the Washington Monument
Association, and acting on the commit
tee of publicity and promotion | beg
leave to submit the following report:
The committee on publicity aud ths
secretary OF the Monument Association
have acted practically as one committee.
There has been circulated through their
efforts about so, 900 old "Home- coming
Week" envelopes, which have been
used by the merchants ysthout coat to
| the organization and have been scatter.
ed from one end Of the country to the
other. The committee circulated them
10 small lots when requested TO. Seme
Is, 900 post cards were mailed and dis
tributed, comprising the seven cards
issued BY the committee. Over 800
notices Of meetings we're sent through
the secretary's Office on the official post
cards, and some 500 OF the cards with
the presidents Nv. NJ. A photograph
were used in the same way. Over 3, 900
letters were written Some of course
duplicsteo) and between 5000 aud
1000 containing the various buildings
In Alexandra we're printed aud circu.
lated.
The Alexandria G.zstte and Wash
ington papers we're furnished with daily
| bulletins of matters of interest which
we're generally published 10 full, and for
the valuable services rendered by our
city and Washington papers is greatly
due the success Of old Homecoming
Week" The bulletins sent 10 the press
OF the district greatly aided our work,
without cost, and 1t msy be added that
the press of the state generally and of
Maryland and 10 fact far south, north,
east and west Alexsndria's "Home-
coming Week" has been given without
cost the kindest support and finest ad-
vertisement possible; and |, trusting 1
may be excused for adding, we owe the
entire press of the United States grateful
remembrance for their very cordial aud
grand reports OF our celebration on the
3Oth.
herewith submit my accounts as
follow:
Here follows tabular statement of
the receipts aud expenditures Of the
committee
The finance committee at its fret
meeting authorized the secretary OF the
| Washington Monument Association to
expeDd for clerical work &S a week and
sufficient sum to cover stamps aud
printing. He then stated that he ex-
pected the snm would reach $3.50.
Later when the executive committee was
organized he stated that he would need
In all about 5000 aud, as q member Of
the committee on publicity, he stated
that that committee would certainly
need like amount; but after Ii was
said that the decoration committee would
need 81 400 In addition to the $500
already expended, the amount for Office
and publicity work was reduced to $3.50.
/ A large amount of the work done ia
the secreary's Office wss along the line
of publicity, In fact the greater majority
of the work done was of this character,
except in assisting other committees
and securing subscriptions, and Il gives
the secretary pleasure to state that while
the expenses of bis Office will exceed the
$3.50 by SO. 40, the committse on pub
licity have only expended $40. 80 out of
the 5000 that 1t was stated would be
needed. In other words, of the $3.50
that was authorized your committee and
the secretary have used only 202.70, or
$l47. 80 less than the amount authoriz-
ed; snd there have been contributions
secured through the secretsry's ONCE
amounting to a sum approximately one
fourth OF the entire collections. While
taking no credit for a simple perform
ance Of q pleasant duty, 1t seems bat
Just that this statement should be made,
and, at the same time, on behalf Of the
association and himself, individually, he
desires to take this opportunity to thank
each aud every one OF the intelligent
active workers Ia a successful under
tsking for their painstsking, hard aud
good work
Respectfully submitted.
A. J. WEDDERBURN,