Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-17
BUSINESS LEADERS
I |ND0RSE BIG FAIR
State Chamber Of Commerce at
Annual Meeting Pledges
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DIRECTORS TO ASSIST WORK

Members of the Pcnnsylrrnia State
Chamber Of Commerce stand pledged
to mid in making the Scsqui Centennial
sn overwhelming success.
A resolution indorSing the fair as
now provided and plc,iging Hs.iHtnnce
Of the ChamEer in every way was
adopted nj the annual meeting Of that
body yesterday. Many of the directors,
among WHOM. are leaders VI finance and
business in the state. EXPRESSED their
determination to hep in tNc fair plans.
Sanutor Peppers Suggestions, in.
cluduNE street exhibitions AND historical
pagcaut>, are framed I" supplement,
not q. r"u'ac". the biz cNh.hiio under
SpnsiIng- on. according to Colonel
Frsnkli. DOlier. head Of the Sc>IuI-
CcItorr.i Association.
Cu,n.' p'Olicr ,Hid he dill not re-
garG ator Peppers proposal a.
sui ... for the proposed fair on u
lar ,lc. On the contrary. the >lc
ges' Soc. added certain very attra"tiy"
fentn', to the celebration and enlarge
me It's scope
"n. Senator" Colonel D'Oli"r went
on 'ccn II strong and ac'iv" sun-
Dor' jhc exhibition since its in
CO . n II" assisted in drawing the
ar. a'i for the charter and the by
law, - m" nvhibition association. and
per 81 y >!OHs0rcd in the Senate the
goo, on ing Federal sanction. and
La, n,l"i in Il helpful way at every
or oG'Dntv.
Fair All Over City
"e..r-,r Pepper said there. and in
hi, re".H'i'n with me- repeatedly.
f1.t * Ip rrpSpnt mans for
Gra hut added suggestions for eX-
&c.. '.n :lr celebration Throughout the
cit d., well aS in III" Park. and for
Iti lin il Tor the permanent good OF
plI'y nlnhia.
"li,s suggestions in no way drtra"trl
fro III" plans for III" exhibition as
orr med. hut proposed adding certain
vsr, attractive features to the clnbra- :
tion nnl "nlar"ing it, scope. Hi plan
to have the greatest orchcs,ras. The most
famuu, actors. the biggest athlete
evcn' h"rc during the Sc$qri- Ccnt"n-
MIA az with the idea of e-tahf> hing
IN tho 'ninis of the world this "ity as n
co. for art. music and athletics which
We persist after the Sesqui Cen =
tcL ; had ond"d.'
j., - Eonniwrll. chairman Of the
NJ uprship Committee of the EXro>i :
ti,r committee. announced that The
i =
M 0'rn. reported n 100 per cent mem
ber.1ir in the Se>Qui Centennial. eacl
Of for'v-two members giving SO.
Mrs. StOtcsbury's Suggestion
IT, r"orosal to enlarge Indepcndenc,
SqUlr" and have the extension COM
p'n..' ~ limo for the Scsnui-C -Centcnnia
wa i"st suggested to Colonel D'Olicl
~ w.. T.. Y Stoic$bUry. Speakin.
generally of plans for such ar i'm
.,rt. she said today:
''''hc proncrty between Chestnut am
Market streets and Fifth and Sixtl
st, cots could be condemned, the trollc,
ira ks depressed and unified plal
Of establishment secured. provided
through IL committee of governors of tn
'n~'v- Hi"ht States. n memorial statu
from each State typifying perhaps II
particular industries. these statues t
be suitably placed by national ar
Jury in the enlarged square. the thir
teen original States 70 be given tn,
preference in design. position and size
This idea follows in general outline th'
etGtuary groups of the French prov
Paris. Magnificent fountains could b.
placed in the grounds and two triumpha
arches erected at either entrance. on
hy the State nf Pennsylvania and on'
by the Federal Government.
1.-The city Of Philadelphia. in recoC
Sitlon of the extraordinary privilege o.
teing the custodian Of this sacred M
tioral shrine. would. no doubt. be will
ing to assume the EXPENSE incident tC
the necessary condemnation Of prop.
erty and the preparation of tho square
for the statunry.
The dedication of those arches and
,;,l ,,tn l.,
I'll, GoverEors of the several States and
committees representing their 1ogisla
lures would help to form an adequate
celebration of the Se~lui- centennial