The evening world., 1911-08-19
CITY WILL JOIN
CELEBRATING
COLUMBUS DAY
Committee Named by Mayor
Gaynor to Ask for Appro-
pnation of 500, 600.
TAFT LIKELY TO SPEAK.
Great Afternoon Parade to Be
Followed by Big Banquet
at Night.
TAFT LIKELY TO E

For the first time In the history Of
Columbus Day. which IL celebrated Oct.
Il Of each year. New York City 10 to
take official part.
The Board of Aldermen will be asked
to appropriate 10000 to pay for the
city's share in the festivities. This was
decided on to-day by the COMMITTEES Of
citisens appointed by Mayor Gaynor to
take charge Of the arrangements. They
met at the City Hall and completed
tho plans.
John p. o'Brien, who IL prominent IN
the Knights of Columbus: Joseph p.
Day n George Loft. among the nom.
bers OF the committee appointed by the
Mayor. aid that the idea OF giving Of
hcial recognition TO tho celebration had
met with popular approval.
. Already many organisations are In
the hab!. cs celebrating Oct. &c. OF which
date In 1872 Columbus discovered Amer
ica," said Mr.. O'Brien. addressing tho
committee. and they have been doing
so Independently. but this year they
propose cooperating with tho city and
the clty's committee in order mat all
the people thus represented may have
an opportunity OF participating. I rep
resent several OF these organizations.
and It ID our ain to make Oct. Il q day
long to be remembered"
ACCEPT OFFER OF OFFICES
MADE ~ THE WORLD.
A suite Of four Offices in the Pulitzer
Building. free OF charge. was offered to
the committee by Arthur Bennington
on behalf Of the New York World. an
these were readily accepted. Several
typewriter concerns M other business
organizations-the Underwood Type
writer Company. Walter F. Barnes and
the Kent Costigan Company-offered to
provide all office furnishings for the
committee.
It was stated at the meeting that nc
the ofiolsls and the committee to max,
the celebration 4 notable n e A mag
niicent parade In the afternoon. IL
which the italian societies. under tn
leadership Of James Il. Marsh. will b'
represented. and a banquet In the even
Ing at which tho President Of the
United States will be asked to speah
are among the features Of the days col
ebration.
In order to facilitate the work the
Mayors committee appointed other com
mittees as follows:
Finance-Herman A, Metz. Chairman
A. Lincoln Sellgman. Arthur E, Stillwell
Robert w. De Forest, Jacob II. Schiff
August Belmont George w. Perkins
William J. Schienfelln, Col. Robert N
Thompson. James Butler, william Salo
mon, Frank Bowling, Frank W. Smith
Bird $. Coier, Luigi Solari. Caesai
Cont. r. NJ. Morasco. Henry Morgan
THAI. Cleveland II. Dodge, Benjamin II
Greenhut, Isldor Straus. Henry Phipps
Cornelius y. Bliss, J. f. Allen and 10
seph p. Day.
Parade-Trank w. Smith. Chairman.
| A. l.. Erlanger. John i. O'Rourke, Gen
Frederick Dent Grant. Cleveland II
Dodge, Herman Rider. Lewis Nixon
Gen. Charles +. Roe, Capt. william !
Costlgan. Daniel f.. Griffin, Allan A
Ryan, Joseph \. Gouldeu, J. o. Ward
Joseph y. Day. Patrlck A. Goognegan
LOWS ~. tOnlcy, JdnleN futlt', iona J.
O'Brien. Justice Luke y. sta pie ton
Ernest J. Cuozso. samuel W. Falrchlld
Alfred q. Vanderbilt, Arthur Bcnnlns'
ton Joan y. i,ockefellor, jr.
Banquet-John l.. O'Br!cn, chairman
Henry w. Taft, Isaac y. Splgman, join
D.. %Crimmins, hltol u. Parker. I,ldu,
Straus, william Nus eleuheln. william
G. McAdoo, George Gordon Battle. !. Il
Haas. capt. william j. Cost!aan. DAME
+ Griffin. James +. Mult'ru. Lp'C
SOLAR and r. W. WOolworth.
Recept!on-James r. Mu'hcrn, chair,
man, John -. Crlnmins. NJ. f.. Tough.
man, Ernest Malcolm, James E March
Charles V. Fornes. James W. Gerard
Andrew j.. Connlck. Adolph Lewiston
Francis Burton Harrison, l.. Tecunseh
sherman, II. r. Wilson. Jr, Daniel j
Griffin, Justice Luke n. Staplcton, JET
ferson Hogan. James -. Duke, Nicholas
Murray Butler. joseph l.. Grace and
Frederick Il. Couder ir,