Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-13
Expect OPPONENTS
TO QUIT FAIR BOARD
Friends Of Sesqui-c Centennial
Would Replace "Drawbacks"
y. With Engineers
12 WON'T ATTEND Meeting

Friends OF the Worlds Fair and ac-
Kan Uvo proponents of getting things.
done policy advocate that in event there
I are designations Of pullbnck directors.
live, wide awake engineers be elected
In their place.
q As the result Of disclosures of in.
action and opposition. and the public
reaction. 1t is regarded as likely that
there will be designations at the meeting
Of the board Monday.
Prominent members Of the Engineers
Club gave many weeks of their time.
without expectation of remuneration, in
preparing their fair report published
last spring. But none OF them was
appointed to the directorate.
Their report covered site. practical
engineering phases. buildings, grounds.
attendance and hundreds Of details. 1t
was prepared by men thoroughly fa-
miliar with the enterprise. and whose
mO<s direct. most feasible and most
efficient engineering methods
1t Is openly declared that IL men OF
this caliber had been chosen for the
board the fat would never hav" been
permitted TO drift. Joseph 4. Stein
metz. formerly president Of the Engi-
neers' Club. who declined Il directorate
himself because of business reasons.
was one of those who frankly advocated
engineers on the board.
Proposes John Meigs
81 believe" he snid. that some OF
the most active and enterprising of the
city's engineers should be appointed to
the Worlds Fair board and kept there.
Building a fair Is nn engineering job.
Engineers get down to business. They
also have imagination and perception.
Ii you want to see action, get some OF
our energetic men. some hustlers on
that board. I'd nominate John Meigs
for one.''
Interest at Worlds Fair headQuar-
ters centered today on the meeting OF
tho directors next Monday. The Ques-
tions Of a president and guiding head,
of settling the dstc Of opening and OF Il
tentative but practical program Of work
for the next few months are all TO be
settled.
A poll taken by telegraph and 'elc-
phone of the thirty nine members in
dicates that the following directors will
BE- unable 70 attend
Mrs. Rudolph Blankenburg. WHO is
ont of the city for the summer.
James NJ. Beck. who is in Europe;
present address unknown to his secre-
tary at Washington.
Edward W. Box. who is al Caw len.
Me-, for the summer.
J. Howell Cummings. who is out of
the city.
John Gribbel. away for the summer
recuperating from illness.
Mrs. J. Willis Martin. abroad.
George McFadden. in Europe.
George W. Norris, at Campobello.
Gnstport. Me.
Samuel Rea. who sails for Europe
James NJ Wilcox. who has declined
70 qualify.
Rodman Wanamnker. in Paris.
Joseph +. Widener. in Europe.
Governor Sproul May Attend
Governor Sproul has never attended
q meeting Of the directors. but it is
hoped he will be able to attend Mon
day. Agnew I. Dice. president of the
Reading. Is expected to attend, but
his presence is not certain.
John Frederick Lewis declared to-
day that "the most prrssingly impor-
tant immediate move was tho selec-
tion Of the right man as president. -
I'VE must select as soon as posi-.
ble.' he said. IA conspicuous man as
president who can do some big things
In conspicuous way. He should be u
Philadelphian, n man of some means.
but not necessarily wealthy. and ho
should be able 10 give much of his
time and energies to the job. lt is a
difficult thing 10 do. but I think we
should be able to pick such a man. He
will require vision, enterprise and Il
lot OF steam.
The directors are going TO pro-
ceed with all our plans-of that I am
certain. I believe We are all reason
able men that will follow public sentl-
ment and the opinion Of tn" majority
as to postponement, Most individuals
and organizations are against post
ponement. we have discovered. and I
think we need not worry over that is.
sue
Mr.. Lewis placed himself strongly
on record in favor OF the selection
of several able engineers for the fair
board, and said there should be full
recognition OF their abilities and Of
their past services 70 the cause
Charles Day, architect and engineer
and a new director, said he would be
glad to make any contribution he could
10 the successful executions of plans for
the fair.
Hopes for Decisive Action
Edwin :. stuart. former Governor
Of Pennsylvania, said he would attend
the meeting and hoped to see decisive
action.
because of my own interests" said
the former Governor, and my various
connections, | shall eventually have Ia
relinQuish my dictatorship. Although
am n busy man and have many de
mands on my time, l remained on the
board against my wishes. attended
more meetings than any of the other
directors.
MY own view is that not enough
directors attend the meetings. 1t is mo-
job, this Worlds Fair project. tha,
can be carried on successfully by a
mere handful Of men. All must turr
to. in order to make the Sesqui Cen
tennial q success.
Jules L. Mastbaum. another director
made the vigorous declaration:
mot as a business man. but as ,
citizen of Philadelphia, am glad TO sa,
that ! am now confident that th
Worlds Fair will assuredly be held
!, that 1t will be held on big scale, an,
that It will be great success ant
credit to Philadelphia. The bushes
men of prominence in this city are no
all mere money -getters they take prid
~ doing big things for the cic an
nation. as has been repeatedly shown
The Worlds Fair enterprise will b
runuinO smoothly under strong lender