The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-09

/ Endorsed by Baltimore, Philadelphia
/ New York. and other cities. a national
celebration Of the opening Of the Panama
Canal viii be held in Washington if the
efforts of the Chamber of Commerce
and Board of Trade are successful
/ The first formal steps were taken yes
/ terday when Joint committee met at
/ the Chamber OF Commerce. with II. B.
/ f. mcfarland in the chair. Other men,
/ beers OF the committee are w. F. GUIDE.
/ r. c. Graham. Scott c. Bone. E. c. Bran
denburg, r. n. Harper and Charles J.
/ Bell.
/ Mr. mcfarland, in presenting the plaB.
/ said that Washington has the assured as
I distance # Baltimore, Richmond. Nor
folk, and Annapolis. Representative
Moore. of Pennsylvania, has already
/ moved such a resolution in Congress.
and interviews with city officials indi-
cate that Philadelphia and New York
viii also cooperate.
East 10 Give Aid.
The chairman felt from what he had
| learned that the whole Atlantic seaboard
will unite to promote the celebration OF
, this great event at the seat OF the gov
eminent that is accomplishing the work
/ A resolution presented by Mr. Macfar-
land was unanimously adopted. II was
/ decided that the joint committee should
report to the respective bodies and ask
that the matter be presented to Con-
/ gress at the earliest possible date.
| Following is the resolution:
"OnIy Logical Point"
I ]
should be celebrated at the Capital OF
the government which is constructing
that canal. the greatest engineering
work in history. The national govern
ment should not go elsewhere for such
a celebration. The button that will open
the canal 10 the American feet and the
ships of the world should be pressed by
/ the President at the Presidents house or
the Capitol
The celebration should be inter
national in character and all the nations
should be invited by Congress to partici-
pate Washington is the Official home
of the ambassadors and ministers of all
/ these nations. and, as the National Capt.
/ tai. the place which these nations would
regard as the most appropriate for this
/ celebration.
i Official ceremonies OF an impressive
| character, In which all of the govern
Tnents, including our own. should be rep
resented, should cover reasonapie period
/ Of time. Besides these. there should be
a prolonged governmental exposition Illus
/ trating the history and resources OF the
country in permanent buildings belonging
/ TO the national government. supplemented
( by permanent buildings TO be construct
ed by the States, preferably in or near
| Potomac Park, which would remain for
permanent State exposihons afterward.
Attractions for Visitors.
! 'If the celebration should not occur
until 1915, the new buildings for the De
| partment OF State. the Department or
Justice, and the Department of Com
merce and Labor. facing the White
/ House Park on the east. would probably
/ be ready for occupancy. and could be
used as buildings for special national ex-
/ position purposes. Besides these new
buildings, the Presidents house, the Cap
/ itOl, the Library Of Congress. the Ma
tional Museum, and other similar build
/ ings would be centers of interest 10 the
visitors, who would more readily come
/ 10 Washington than to any other city.
1 The army and navy could be utilized in
/ connection with the official ceremonies,
and besides these, there might well be
the greatest exposition of aviation up 10
| that time and other similar interesting
/ features"