Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-27
RUDOLPH CHAIRMAN
Supersedes MacfarIand on
Sane Fourth Committee. /.
PAN-AMERICAN PAGEANT
Three Nations Have Formally Ac-
quiesced in Plan.
DIPLOMATS GIVE APPROVAL
Project in Allegiance Until March I
to Await Further Replies from
Latin America.

Commissioner Cuno II. Rudolph. presf-
dent of the board of District Commits
sioners, was today elected chairman OF the
joint committee from the Chamber of
Commerce and the Board of Trade to
further the cause of the safe and sane
Fourth of July celebration for 1910.
The election took place at a meeting
of the committee this morning in the
law. offices of former Commissioner H.
Il. +. mcfarland in the Evans building
and was at the instance of Mr.. Macfar-
land, who declined To serve longer as
chairman. owing to pressing business.
The meeting was called to consider
preparations for the contemplated pam
American peagant. According to The re-
port of Mr.. mcfarland the pageant is
practically an assured fact.
Since the meeting OF the committee last
fall, he reported, he has consulted all
the Latin American ambassadors in
Washington on the subject, and each
had expressed hearty approval Of the
idea. The Latin American representa-
tives here, he said. had all communicated
with their governments.
The matter was also brought officially
to the attention of the international bu
reau OF American republics.
Three Nations Acqulesce.
of the countries to be represented in the
pageant, it was explained, will be fur
nished by each of the countries partici-
pating and the patriotic societies OF the
United States. Favorable replies have
been received so far from Bolivia,
Guatemala and Panama.
Inasmuch as there had not yet been
sufficient time to hear from the other
governments 1t was determined to wait
until the first of March for further re-
plies. If then the countries agreed to
participate, further plans for carrying
out the feature will be submitted.
The joint committee consists OF Cuno
III. Rudolph, president board of CoInmis-
sioners, chairman; Charles j. Bell. James
f. Oyster, Henry b. +. Macfarland, Will
liam V. Cox, George il. Harries and
Thomas c. Noyes.
Commissioners Favor Sane Fourth.
The question Of safe and sane Fourth
of July has not been brought before the
board of Commissioners in any official
way yet. Talks with Commissioner Ru-
dolph and Commissioner Johnston before
the meeting this morning elected that
both are much in favor of the idea.
Commissioner Rudolph said he most
certainly wanted to see the safe and sane
idea perpetuated, and that he intended TO
throw his weight in that direction as
much in the future as he had in the past.
and more so if possible.
Commissioner Johnston was asked
whether he had been asked to consider
the matter officially.
NO he replied, but / certainly am
in favor of the idea. I think it embodies
the higher forms of patriotism
youth is. noisy in its expression of pa
trotism. 1t has not had the experience
which leads it to choosing the higher
forms as yet.
Il am as much boy as any of them.
and ] am all for the youngsters. i be-
lieve ! can do them a service In stand
ing with those people who are helping
this movement to perpetuate the safe
and sane fourth idea"