The Washington herald., 1914-06-14
Washmgten win Be Center q
Historical Event, and Other
Cities Throushsut Country.
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mittecs OF engineers. architects. scuip-
tors. and landscape artists of renown.
outlining a definite scheme for the pres
ent. and anticipating the future. as the
beginning Of an era of artistic develop
meDt and embellishment of the Canadian
frontier and such. other points as may
consistently be associated with this cen-
tennial project. and which shall harmons
lie with the general plan to provide the
foundation Of centuries OF artistic de-
velopment as an expression of progress
sive civilization.
The celebration will include interna-
tional congresses. opening In New York
and ending at the Panama Canal Expo
sition In San Francisco. concentrating
the peace sentiment of the world upon
the specific accomplishments desired
through the third Hague peace confer.
ence. which probably will be in session
at the time. There will be suitable
paseantry celebrations in connection with
all the International and local celebra-
tons.
A monument will be erected on the bat
tleheld OF New Orleans, on the site of
the house where Gen. Packingham died.
in memory OF the dead of the British and
American armies. and dedicated to the
hope and belief that II Is eretced on the
site of the last battle between armies Of
English-speaking origin
Many Cities Participate.
Among the cities which already have
sisIified their intention of taking part in
the centenary celebrations are Albany.
Albuquerque. N. Mex; Baltimore, Ba.
tavia, n. Y: Boise. Idaho: Boston, Buff.
falo. Burlington. Iowa: Burlington, Vt;
Cambridge, Mass: Chicago. Cincinnati,
Cleveland. Council Bluffs, Iowa: Danville.
Va: Denver. Des Moines, Iowa: Detroit.
Duluth. Fargo. y. Oak: Fort Worth,
Texas; Harrisburg. Pa; Hartford. Conn;
Helena. Mont: Indianapolis. Ithaca, n.
Y: Knoxville. Tenn; Lansing. Mich: La
Sale, n. Y: Lincoln. Neb-.; Louisville.
KY: Meriden. Conn: Middlebury, VT;
Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Montpelier, VT;
Nashville, New Haven. New Orleans New
York City, Niagara Falls. Oakland, Olean,
n. Y; Oneida, y. Y: Oneonta N Y:
oswego. n. Y; Philadelphia. Pittsburgh.
Poughkeepsie. y. Y; Providence. R. L.;
Reading Pa: ST. Louis. Salt Lake City,
San Francisco. Sauit Ste Marie, Mich;
Seattle. Spartanburg. S. c.: Syracuse.
Toledo. Utica. n. Y; Washington. d. c.;
Alexandria. Va. and Yankton. s Oak
The headquarters Of the American COM
mittee in charge OF the celebration are
at so Church street, New York City. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt Is chairman of thS
finance committee. President Wilson and
the Cabinet members are members of the
American committee The officers of the
committee of one hundred in charge oil
the Washington celebration are janet
Brown Scott, chairman: Henry B. r.
Macfarland, chairman of the executive
committee: George B. Davis. secretary:
Charles ]. Bell, treasurer; s. n. IL
North. assistant secretary. and W. r.
Van Wickle. second assistant secretary.
The American committee at present ha,
more than 10000 members, all of whom
are actively engaged in the preparatioa
of plans for the coming celebrations