The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-31
OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
GETS BUSY ON PLANS
Methods to Raise $4,000 ru,.
Discussed, With Team for
Berlin Meet in View
CURT1SS HAS IT IN WAyb
Made Chairman Of Committee q,
Finance-Dr. sloane in
Charge Of Publicity.

The first meeting of the Ane-...
Olympic Committee to reorgau!se And A.
point committees to look after np.,,...
publicity. team selection ana rul.s o..
the Olympic gaines at Berlin I'm 1915 40.
held last night in connection with dl,.
ner given by Col. Robert NJ Thonns,,
president OF the olympic Comnitt.s a,
the New York Athletic club.
In order to raise the $4,000 ro,es.,-,
to finance the team the cx,cuti.a con.
mittee decided 10 follow the p.,n sr,.
sested by the New York 4. G. 4 elr,,is-
notice will>be sent to all the cluo,. ca.
leges and schools asking ,h.,n g., .,b
scribe amounts according 10 tl. dI,,,,..
OF the community. The New York 4 =
pledged $500. some members paving
fiat amount OF 800. others to nav t.'
amount OF their pledges ia ins,4lrent.
Julian w. CurtIss was elected chairns,
or the finance committee and p.ll Az
point his own assistants tnrpugno1t H..
country. Schemes We're suggested ancr.
by small sums given hy patriotic scbo.
children will be fostered.
Prof. William NJ. Sloane Of Colurnbl.
DIR. j. r. Manning. president OF IN. Socc-,
League. and James l.. sullivan were an.
pointed publicity committee Pro,
Sloane, who recently returned frcm a TOW
through Europe, said that the wrong i'm.
preston is held by the foreigners. They
believe that all the expenses OF the sth.
letes are paid from the time the Oiynm
committee first convenes. As a matter q,
fact the athletes pay their own expenses
until they reach New York before eaIlio,
for the Olympics. IL Is the Intention q.
the committee TO send u letter broaacas,
explaining the method OF selection and
just how much Of the expenses the con-
mittee pays and how much the private
clubs or the individual athletes pay
straw vote was taken by the CON.
mittee on the question of women In tie
Olympic games The vote showed TIA,
the United States favors women corpe,.
ing in gymnastic and rifle shooting. u.
Is opposed TO their entering In swimming
or any other contests where skirts Wlull
have 10 be discarded
committee II ten was appointed e.
collaborate with Allison V. Ariuou- %
Chicago. Prof. W. NJ. Sloane ana Ever.
Jansen Wendell. the three int.ru.'ofs.
delegates, 10 attend the lr;errt.;on..
Amateur Federation. which viii be rcd "a.
Lyons. France. on June >. Tine ..i"ra.lo
has charge OF the order of even .U,
programmes. James T.. sullivan. Bar;oY
$. Weeks, Everett e. Brown. Jos.pa Mae.
cabc. DIR. Manning. Lieut.nHit-1uI.u.l Al.
der Harris Laning, L. :. "; Dr. Grl''a,
NJ Hammond, Gustavus z. k!rby off,
Matthew +. Halp!n were .tppol .ei .
committee The members VINO vi A:
tend the Interna;i oral olympic co.g-gss.
al Paris on June ~ will be ,ickaJ irl.4
this group. but will be announced ia.,.
Other committees will be aunuul t,! b
James z. sullivan this afternoon, :. -,.l..
with the newly elected vice-pres'a ....
The members Of the executive y.at...-
tee present were Edward +. Babb o..
ton: Everett c. Brown. Chicago Jt..aI
w. Curtiss New York. Matthew J. la
pin, New York; Dr. GraeIne NJ Han
rnond, New York Gustavus r. kirby. N-p
York Joseph y. Maccabe. Boston ~.
William VI. Sloane. New York N.l.G.
II. Page. New York; James T. SULLIVAN.
New York; Or. q. X. Manning Col lsni-
ert NJ. Thompson. New York Justice !,>-.
tow :. Weeks. New York: Evert Ja1ser
Wendell, New York; Alfred j. LII, w.
ton.