Evening star., 1921-09-19
CITIZENS OBTAIN
TOTAL OF $3.50
S25, 900 Goal to Entertain
Arms Delegates Expected
by Saturday.

At noon today total Of $3.50 had
been raised by the finance committee
of the Central Citizens committee to-
ward a fund for the reception and en-
tertainment of the delegates and their
assistants who will attend the con-
ference for the limitation of arma-
ments to convene here in November.
Announcement to this affect was
made today by Milton E. Allies, chair
made public at the same time the list
of those firms and individuals who
have subscribed up to noon and the
amounts Of the same. Mr.. Allies. al.
though well pleased with this early
response, said that 1t would require
much additional work in the next few
days to raise the $4,000, which total
has been set by the Central Citizens
committee.
Expected Before Saturday.
1t is expected that the total would
be subscribed in its entirety before
next Saturday.
Associated with Mr.. Allies on the
finance committee are: Daniel J. Gala
han, vice chairman; I. ]. Roberts. Sec
retary, and ,Hilleary G. Hoskinson
treasurer. The personnel of the full
membership of this committee will
be announced in few days.
In making known the subscriptions
Chairman Allies said today that the
committee of representative citizess
which is arranging for this reception
to the foreign visitors is especially
anxious that the National Capital and
it's citizenship do everything within its
-
hospitality and welcome during the
stay of these foreign guests. 1t is the
committees desire to adopt a general
program which will offer hospitality
and entertainment of a most dignified
and impressive nature, and, at the
same time, to avoid anything bearing
on the nature of a county fair en-
tertainment.
Wants Friendly Spirit.
Besides extending welcoming
hand to the visitors and the holding
Of several functions for their enter.
tainment on behalf of the citizens OF
for a general display of friendliness
on the part of the entire citizenship.
Although the program to be fol.
lowed is very indefinite at this time
it is the expressed intention of the
committee to provide an attractive
d
tions, illumination, and one or more
formal receptions at least during the
first week or two Of the arms sessions
Whether or not the $25.000 set by
the committee as the amount necessary
for these activities will be sufficient
has not been fully determined.
Mr.. Allies said that he was being
greatly aided in raising the money
by Mr.. Callahan, the vice chairman OF
the finance committee, who, because
of his loni experience in civic matter.
of this kind, is peculiarly qualified
for the task. The finance committee
although impressed with what it con.
siders a good showing for the shor
time it has been at work. emphasize.
the fact that it will be necessary t.
cover wide variety of businesse.
and individuals of the city to raise
the $25,000. Thus far twenty-nint
firms and individuals have giyer
their subscriptions to the COMMITTEES
and it is expected that at least twic.
this number will have been entered
upon the books of the COMMITTEES
by noon tomorrow.
Chairman Allies anticipates con.
siderable of a boost in the collection
Of money following the meeting a,
o'clock tomorrow of the chairmer
of the various subcommittee an.
pointed by the central citizens com.
mfttee. At this meeting the sub.
chairmen will offer reports of the
work done by them so far, and will
make suggestions for the considera.
ton Of a definite program of enter.