Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-12
P[ANF0RCENTENARY
District to Observe Anniver-
sary of Treaty of Client.
NAME committee OF 100
Commissioners Appoint DR.. J.. B
Scott Chairman-Movement Is
International.

The commissioners today named
committee Of 100 to arrange for the
celebration in the District OF the Tooth
anniversary of peace among English
speaking peoples. marking the close Of
a century which began with the sign
ing of the treaty of Client and the ter
mination OF the war Of 1912. DR..
James Brown Scott. secretary Of the
Carnegie endowment for International
peace. was appointed chairman.
Under the direction Of a nationa'
committee. OF which Andrew Carnegie
is chairman and former Presiden'
Roosevelt Is honorary chairman. plans
are being made for a general celebra-
ton throughout the country in 1915 in
commemoration Of the peace anniver-
sary. The District committee. in con-
junction with similar bodies appointed
in other cities. will cooperate with the
national committee in making the
event one OF great interest. Similar
movements have been started in Great
Britain. Canada and other parts Of
the English-speaking world.
Senator Roots Suggestion.
Senator E.lihu Root has suggested to the
committee that for five minutes February
by the American and ritish governments
Of the treaty signed at Client all human
activities so as are possible. shall cease.
and that the 1J0.OOoOOO Engllsh-speaking
people throughout the world shall engage
in silent prayer and contemplation.
A number of suggestions have been
made regarding the nature OF permanent
memorials. amone them proposal that
q monument In the form Of water gate
ne erected on the American and Canadian
sides Of the Detroit river. at Detroit.
Mich. and Windsor. Ontario.
On account of the magnitude OF the I'M
dertaking the national committee has
found II necessary to organize far in ad-
vance of the celebration. which will be-
gin February II. 1915 and extend into
The summer. coming to close with cere-
monial exercises at San Francisco.
Particular interest will attach TO the
local celebration IN View Of the fact that
the table on which the treaty OF Chen:
was ratified by President Madison is now
. part OF the exhibits in the Oc;agon
House. the property of the American In
stitute OF Architects.
Members Of Committee.
The local committee of To-, appointed
today. includes the following:
James Brown Scott, chairman: Rear
Admiral George w Baird, job Barnard
JOIN Barrett. Alexander Graham Bell,
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Gen. John G. Black. Gist Blair. w. J.
Boardnan, George r. Bower.nan. Adds
B. Browne, Charles Henry Butler, ex-
United States Senator William T.. Chan
Philander z. CLAYTON. Walter &. Gle
phane. ". V. Cox, James i. Oys-
ter. w. Mex. Clayton. J. ]. Darling
ton Maj. Gen. George B. Davis.
ksy George cen Fisk 1o.n Dudlsy o John
Henry Ganne,t. Gen. George L. Gillespie.
C. c. Glover 4 p Gordon e trimming
Gen. Green c. Goodloc. Gen. A. w. Greedy.
Bernard r. Green, y. +. Hagner. arnold
Hague. Percival Hall. Rev Franklin Ham,
Harding. willet NJ. Hays, John p. Hen
derson. Rev. Joseph J. Himmei. WIN am
Hunt. Thomas Hyde. ]. r. Jameson. DR.
Ralph Jenkins. Hennen Jennings. DIR. H.
L. +. johnson. Gen. John \. Johnston.
Maj w V. Judson, F. E. Lerpp. \. Lisne..
Rev Randolph n; Mcnin. John K Me
gruGer. jr.. Frederick Il. Mcguire. j.
Rush Marshall. Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A.
Miles. r. D. Millet. DIR. James D. Nor
gan, s. n. ID. North. Theodore W. Moves.
P Pase NJ NJ S0y Parker Thomas Gord SesH n
ehot. r. Ross Perry. Rev. Z. G. b.
Pierce. Herbert Putnam, Samuel j.
Prescott. Rev. Wallace Radcliffe. Mgr
William T. Russell. Cuno II. Rudolph.
Shiras. Alpheus H. Snow, Edward J.
Stellwagen. Gen. George NJ. Sternberg.
Gen. Thomas w. Symons, Rear Admira!
&. III. Stockton. D.. Charles +. Stokes.
Rabbi Abram simon Rev. wi bur p.
Thirkield COrcoran Thorn. f. \. Walker.
Rev. John Van Schaick. William P. Kan
Wicisle. DR. George II. Vaughan Charles
u. Walcot,. Edward RI. Wales. Willia'n
Waller. Henry L. West Or Harvey W.
Wiley. d.. w. Ii. Wilmer Gen. John II.
Wilson. Simon Wolf. Maxwell V. Il.
Woodruff. Robert g. Woodward. s. w.
Woodward. Brig. Gen. William u. Wother-
spoon. Robert J. Wynne, George W.
White Y III Warner