The Washington times., 1910-05-12
Mass Meeting TO Be Called
for Purpose of Push
ing Project.
CAPITAL TO JOIN
WITH GOLDEN GATE
Memorial Building Here and
Cruise Through Canal
Features Of Plan.

/ 4 great Joint exposition 70 be ber6
I IN washington and san Francisco in
1919, conmemOratinE the comDlerfon
T o. Ine Panama canal and surpassfnr
( IN magnitude and grandeur the great
/ est celebrations the world has saar
( today gives promise Of being the ort-
come OF the fight which has bae,
+ Waged BY nearly half a dozen cities 70
land the Panama Canal Exposition
4he sending o. q mammoth armada
F from Hampton Roads through the
es-iai 70 the Pacific may be the link
, Used Tor bringing the two cities -
setheT in the double ceIebra4fo-,
/ should plans which are being fo--7---
I lated here materiauze-
a mass meeting OF the citizens If
& y asEington may be held next Thurs
cay 70 discuss the plans The call FOR
tle meeting wiz be issued tonight ao-
coFolnS 20 President GUIDE. ~ ~
4 Chamber OF Commerce
IT the plans are adopted the -,~o,o-
T si1ion viii be laid Immediately bafo-.
C--1 1Issloent Of the United States.
Con sFess' Government officials. a76
+ tHe promoters OF the san Fra1cfsoo
s@posltion' with the view OF having
.- .--5 Jolnt arrangement entered into al
the earliest possible moment
Suggestion Attributed to Taft
PRESIDENT Taft IS credited with having
--Ihlsneo the original suggestion - :
( double CeIebatIon.
NJ G1ce today asserted that II --ss
me statement Pesident Taft is ssf5 :,
w., maze tf al dinner given al the
cs--S 80 rouse last night 70 C-oT-a----
[--stt OF California and a -la-4-- - -
-r-. ,-- l-1---7 Nil-c1 convinced him 80
: -,C-- ----e- - 1.--llon Ce--o-llon can be held l1on
fQre been suggested --e-s-o-
&c ...t. plo-isi1ea statement which sTr
T.4e referred 20 Is the f0Tov-i-r-- ~
4 believe mar IL il So. % = - -
S.ll5 c---ll lt7--o14 oI the great work at Panarns
S--SG-0 oe cor111eE1orated BY = s--5r1r--l-
Cr-eoIdlloD- and that the notions - -
= 80 SiLolld De invited 10 josn win The
Alted States in holding fhar os7e5-l- -,
Personally. I see no reazo, nh
Ly1o1s celebration should not be heidi
IIaI IS 20 say. a celebration = -,
francisco Z on the Pacific coast srT =
SS7-7Dsal eSI l1on a some designated point On
Building Proposed for CaD.taL
NJ GUIDE said today:
II the exposition is TO 20 10 the ofr,-
which puts up the largest amount Of
money San Francisco VIII get Il wash
ington should not attempt To couDete
On a money oasis with a city which
already has raised $4,000.
TheTefOTe. Il seems 10 me. PrsS5dsn-
Taft has hit uDon a most happy suEzes-
non as Tar ss @ashingtOu's interests
are concerned
Washington and san Francisco csn
form a combination which 10 other
cities can.
The Capitol can furnish the national
features OF the exposition san Fran
cisco can furnish me commercial and
exhibition features
4 believe Congress would be willing
10 make an appropriation with which
20 erect q oUlidiEg ia Washington that
vii &c an e1e4ril1g monument 70 the
completion Of the canal, and IN whicn
the formal exercises Incident TO It's com
pletion could be helG-"
Scope of 2elebration.
The general plan OF the Joint ceiebra-
tion, which win be presented al The
mass meeting Thursday, is the follow
ing.
First. the opening OF the exposition
at Washington, which VIII be marked
by the sailing OF the armada from
Hampton Roads
Second. the formal opening OF the
canal as the feet passes through en-
route TO san Francisco
Third, the arrival of the feet at san
Francisco, Wnlc1 VIII be appropriately
celebrated at the exposition there
" hlle the fleet IS mobiliziug a.
EldllRLt Ton AADat-S- anu DELDLE the oDen-
ing OF the exposition in WASHINGTON
the Gude plans depict q week or more
OF festivities In the Capital
The Potomac river. the author de-
Clares. should be dotted day and night
with craft Of every description pIv-
Ing back and forth between old
Point Comfort ana washington, car
TyinE thousands Of persons 70 see the
armada which viii be the first TO
sail through the Panama canal
It was stated today the mass meet
inc ar-
at the Chamber Of Commerce. but a
definite announcement as TO the place
of meeting probably might not be
week