The Washington herald., 1910-04-24
CITIZENS TO MARX
SITES In HISTORY
Report Submitted by Plan
and Scope Committee.
AN APPROPRIATION IS SOUGHT
Fund from Congress Needed for
Erection of Suitable Tablets I'm
Bronze Bearing Description at
Ten spots Each Year-Committees
on Sites Are Appointed.

Citizens Of Washington will not be
asked to contribute toward the fund for
the marking OF historic spots in the Dis
trict. and the only aid which will be re-
quested Of the people OF the city will be
that they supply information relating to
points Of historic interest
A report containing the above provis-
ions was submitted by the committee on
scope and plan, composed OF Judge Bar
nard. W G. Clephane, and F. c. Bryan,
10 the executive committee Of the COM
mittee on permanently marking points
OF historic interest at a meeting yester-
day afternoon at the New Willard, and
was unanimously adopted.
The report also contained a recommen-
dalton that an effort be made 10 obtain
from Congress an annual appropriation
of S1.OO0 for the purpose Of marking ten his
toric spots each year. 1t was further
recommended that historic points should
be designated with markers. preferably
OF bronze, uniform In design. distinctly
lettered. and bearing no supernuous Or
namentation, the tablets containing. in as
few words as possible. sufficient de-
scfiptive matter 10 call attention.
Three Committees Appointed.
The report further read: We recon-
mend the appointment OF the following:
A committee or sites consisting Of twenty mem
bers whose duty b. shall be 10 select such sites as
may he worthy Cf bearing one Of the markers Of
this society.
A committee on historical accuracy. composed Of
five members. Il shall h. the duty Of the com
mittee ON historical accuracy 20 carefully nvesti-
gate and report favoUb,y UTon those particular
sites buildings which may have been the scene
Of noteworthy events IN the history Of the country
AZ large. or IN the District a. Columbia. and the
historical accuracy Of which f. In the Judgment
II that committee. definitely and accurately estab-
hshcd. No point about which the slightest doubt
can be entertained should BE- reported favOraby
BY this committee as deserving Of tablet.
committee on design. consisting q five mem
hers peculiarly adapted 90 this work. who snail
report 20 the 'xccI-ise committee general design
fer all the tablets and markers recommended by
the whole committee and a special design and
formation for each particular marker or tablet.
Their Appointments Urged.
In accordance with the recommended
tons Of the report Of the committee on
scope and plan. the following committees
We're appointed:
man; DIR. William Tindall. vice chairman; Frederici
L. FiShback vice chairman. Wilhclmus r. Bran
Amos r. Cassemau. Allen c. Clark. James Crug
gon, Harry q. Hall, Dr.. II. Percy Healing Dr
Edwin 4. Hill Joseph ]. Keefer. DE Il. Randolph
kcim John McElroy Benjamin de Nlier- Miller
Andrew H. Raun. Benjamin ". Reiss Hugh T
Taggart Albert H. Van Deusen. Brainard II. War
ner and Michael I. Weller.
Committee on historical accIracy-Dr. Marcus Ben
jamin. chairman; William W. Bishop. MadisO
Davis. Judge A. h. Hagner. {. G. MagHlder. Jr.
and Or. James ID. Morgan.
Committee on design Frederick D. Owen. chair
man; Henry W. Hendley. John G. Proctor H. S
McAster and Frank X. Wheater
Conference with Senator.
The legislative committee. composed OF
Henry B. F. mcfarland, chairman
Theodore W. NOyes. and Frederick c
Bryan, submitted a report stating the!
mad an informal conference with Sena
Tor George P. Wetmore chairman of tn
Senate Committee on the Library anJ
the Joint Committee on the Library. Tn
report concluded as follows:
We therefore recommend the joint committee o
the library he formally notified Of the organization
a the Permanent Citizens Committee on Mqrxin
Historical Sites and given our suggestions as 10 IN
sites that should he marked in the order Of thei
importance the character Of the tablets " othe
markers including their cost and any other informs
ton which might b. valuable 20 the Joint Commit
tee on the Library. with the expression Of our hoT
that tie committee may provide for the erectio
Of some az least Of such markers in time %
unveiled on the next Fourth Of July AS Part Of th
safe and sane celebration Of Independence Day.
George T. Bowerman, chairman o
the newly appointed committee on site.
announced a meeting Of the committa
20 be held in the Public Library Tuesda
afternoon at AS o'clock. w F. Va
Wickle. chairman Of the executive com
mttee, presided