Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-26
TRIBUTE FROM TAFT
President to Speak at LEN
fant Memorial dwelling.
TO BE MILITARY DISPLAY
Ambassador Jusserand and Senator
Root Also Will Take Part.
COMMITTEES ARE ANNOUNCED
Surprise Expressed That Former
Commissioner Macfarland Was
Not Given a Part.

President Taft has signif1ed his intention
Of making an address at the unveiling
of the LEnfant memorial at Arlington
May % at pm. the date and hour being
suggested by him, according to Commits
sioner Judson. who presided at the meet
ing of the general committee in the Dis
trict building at noon today. Commission
er Judson announced that the French
make addresses.
1t is probable that the military portion
of the unveiling will be one of the strik-
ing features of the afternoon, as Maj.
William J. Bardon, United States En-
gineer Corps, is a member of the gen.
eral committee, and it was suggested by
Maj. JudsoI. that he would arrange for
troops and the band.
Considerable surprise was expressed at
the District building when 1t became
known that former Commissioner Mac
farland had been left out of all commit
tees in connection with the unveiling and.
as far as is now known. his name has
not been considered for committee.
Mr.. Mcfarland took a prominent part in
the project to have the body Of l. LEnfant
disinterred but the story In the air to-
day Is that owing to the fact that Mr..
Macfarland believed that LEnfant's as
credit as L'Enfant in connection with the
planning of the city, he was not COnsid-
cred as being entirely in harmony with
the spirit Of the L'Enfant unveiling. Mr..
Began In 1909.
The movement to honor L'Enfant for
his work in mapping out the city OF
Washington was crystallized in 1909,
90 n.
preparation Of thousand dollars for the
disinterment Of LEnfant's body from it's
grave on the old Digges farm in Prince
were designated by law to take charge
of the matter, and the former board or
Commissioners assigned the work 10
Commissioner Macfarland. Commissioner
Macfarland was the only Commissioner
present at the disinterment April %. 1893
He was prominent at the ceremonies at
the Capitol April % and the renter
ment of the body that afternoon at Ar
lington. He recommended that the ouriai a
be In the national cemetery at Airing
ton and obtained permission from the
War Department.
Members of Committees.
The general committee and other COM
mittees announced today are as follows:
General committee-Maj. w. v. Judson,
chairman; Glenn Brown, DR.. James D.
Morgan. Gen. George H Harries, Capt.
James F. Oyster, Gist Blair. Henry Ran
dali Webb. Mrs. n. n. Potts. William
Stone Albert, Commissioner Cuno H. Ru-
dolph, Commi ssioner John A. Johnston.
Mgr. William T. Russell. Theodore W..
Moves. F.. d. Millet, w. f. Shannon, Cass
Gilbert. Thomas Nelson Page. G. D. Wal
cott. J. r. Marshall. Mrs. S. A. Willis,
Mrs. c. w Richardson. Mrs. Madison
Bsllinger, Hennen Jennings, John Joy
Edison. Corcoran Thorn. Mrs. Matthew T..
Scott. Col. Spencer Cosby. Lieut.. Col.
William c. Langfitt, Maj. William J.
Barden.
Executive committee-Maj. W. v. Jud-
son. chairman: Glenn Brown and Dr.
James D. Morgan.
Committee on arrangements-Gienn
Brown. chairman: Col. Spencer Cosby.
Gen George H. Harries. F. D. Millet, }.
r. Marshall. Hennen Jennings, Lieut.. Col.
William c. Langfitt and Maj William ).
Barden.
Committee on invitations.Dr. James D.
Morgan, chairman; Gist Blair. Theodore
W. Noyes. Mgr. William 7. Russell.
Thomas Nelson Page and W. E. Shannon.