Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-23
FOR PEACE JUBILEE
Plans for Celebration by
United States in 1914.
0cAL Committee MEETS
Probability Of Washington Sharing
in National Fund Provided
in Burton Bill.

Washington may share in the distri
| button of the seven-and-a-half- million.
dollar fund provided in the bill Of Senator
Burton with which to arrange a nationa
celebration In commemoration Of the ons
hundredth anniversary Of peace between
Great Britain and the United States, ii
Congress authorizes the appropriation.
At a preliminary meeting yesterday aft.
ernoon, in the boardroom Of the Munic.
ipal building, Of the local peace commit.
tee of one hundred, appointed by the
Commissioners to work in conjunction
with a national committee in arranging
for the celebration to be held in 1914, DR.
James Brown Scott. chairman, said that
while the national committee will get
first call on the proposed appropriation
it is possible that large part Of the fed
eral contribution will be divided among
the cities. Washington included, which
plan local observances Of the anniversary
Officers Elected.
Former Commissioner Henry B. F
Macfarland unanimously was elected vice
chairman of the committee. Maj Gen
George B. Davis. retired, was chosen Sec
rotary. and Charles J. Bell, treasurer.
On motion of Mr.. Macfarland, DR.. Scott
was authorized to appoint an executive
committee, to arrange for the employ
ment of assistants to the secretary, and
to appoint various committees to which
will be assigned the duties of planning
the anniversary program.
More than fifty members of the peace
committee were in attendance at yester-
days meeting. DR.. Scott. formerly of
the State Department, at present secre-
tary of the Carnegie endowment inter-
national committee, who was chosen by
the Commissioners for the committee
Craftsmanship. delivered brief address.
after being introduced by Commissioners
Rudolph. He complimented Commission
err Rudolph upon his selection of the COM
mittee, saying that out of the one hun
bred persons invited to serve but two
had declined, and these for business
reasons.
Discusses, Treaty of Client.
Dr. Scott discussed the treaty of Client,
which brought to a close the war of 1872
and marked the beginning of the 1OC
years Of peace between English speaking
peoples. The fact that between the bound
aries of Great Britain and the United
States there have been no fortifications
has had a great deal to do in preserving
peace, he said.
THE important thing, however, in the
preservation of peace, he declared, lis
that there shall be desire on the part
of nations that peace shall exist and that
there shall be constant and enlightened
public sentiment. and. beyond all. that
the relations of the nations shall be
maintained upon the principles of peace"
Following the address Of DIR. Scott and
the election of officers, the question of
the providing Of funds for the local cele-
bration came up for discussion.
National Committee May Assist.
DR.. Scott said that 1t was possible that
the national committee would lend assist
ance in this matter in the event the Bur-
ton bill becomes a law. He said the
executive committee, which he will appoint
within a few days, will keep in close
touch with the national committee, of
which Andrew Carnegie is chairman and
former President Roosevelt is honorary
chairman.