The Washington herald., 1910-12-09
big CELEBRATION
PLANNED FOR 1915
Capital Endorsed by Leading
Cities of the East.
WILL MARK CANAL OPENING
First Formal Steps to Hold NAM
moth Fete in Washington Taken
by Chamber of Commerce and
Board of Trade-ResoIution Pre-
scented by Macfariand Adopted.

Indorsed by Baltimore. Philadelphia.
New York. and other cities. national
celebration OF the opening Of the Panama
Canal viii be held in Washington II the
efforts of the Chamber of Commerce
and Board of Trade are successful.
The first formal steps were taken yes
terday when a joint committee met at
/ the Chamber of Commerce, with H B..
f. Macfarland in the chair. Other mem
bers OF the committee are w. +. GUIDE.
/ +. c. Graham. Scott c. Bone. f. c. Bran
denburg, r. n. Harper, and Charles J.
/ Bell.
/ Mr. mcfarland. in presenting the plan,
/ said that Washington has the assured as
sistance Of 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
will also cooperate
East TO 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 scat of the gov
eminent that is accomplishing the work
A resolution presented by Mr.. Macfar-
/ land was unanimously adopted. 1t was
| decided that the joint committee should
report to the respective bodies and ask
| that the matter be presented 20 Con-
| gTess al the earliest possible date.
! Following is the resolution;
"OnIy Logical Point
| ''The completion of the Panama Canal
should be celebrated at the Capital or
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 fleet 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.
Official ceremonies OF an impressive
! character, In which all OF the govern
ments. including our own, should be rep
! resented should cover a reasonaple period
/ Of time. Besides these, there should be
Ia 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 eXpositons afterward.
Attractions for Visitors
eff the celebration should not occur
until 1915. the new buildings for the De-
partment OF State. the Department OF
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
/ ased 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
The army and navy could be utilized In
connection with the official ceremonies,
and besides these, there might well Se
the greatest exposition Of aviation up to
that time and other similar interesting
I features