Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-16
Pepper In FaUor
of Park for Fair


my IDEA. properly phrased. 4. this"
different sections OF Broad street rep.
resentative of different nations. Part
Of the street. for example. might be
q miniature Cairo with elephants and
cancls a. beasts Of burden, sAd donkeys
for children to ride" ~
Mr.. Pepper explained, further. that
hts complete conception OF (ke fair, as
he outlined It In bis address Tuesday
night. to the Membershlp Committee OF
the Sesqui. Centennial, had been sub.
mi!tsI @ week: ago to ". ". Xtss.bnry,
Mr.. Pepper was told Of the state.
ment Of Samuel NJ. vauclain, chief op.
ponent Of the Sesqui. Centennial, that
ideas similar to the Senator's had been
expressed by Mrs. II. +. Stotesbury.
n.nner mn k,9x r.o;i.a. nothing Of that" Mr..
Because Of criticism Of Senator Pen.
per's address, Colonel D'Oiier, president
Of the Sesqui Centennial Associa tion,
issued the following statement today:
What Senator Pepper said at Scot.
tish Rite Hall In picturins the attrac.
lions Of the Sesqui Centennial that
would bring people from oil over the
world to Philadelphia in 1925 should
not be misunderstood or misinterpreted.
Colonel D'Olier Interprets
Senator Peppers suggestion. out.
lined In his address, proposed an px.
tension rather than curtailment Of
fair activities. The Senator has been
n strong and active supporter Of the
exhibition since Its inception.
''fle assisted In drawing the applica.
st~,, e., tLs, oko wkAN mud hv Il ~ tho
exhibition association, and personally
sponsored In the Senate the resolution
yivins Federal sanction. lie has re.
sponded In q helpful way at every op.
portunity. >.
'.Senator Pepper said In his address,
md in his conversation with me re-.
peated, that he took the present plan
for granted and added suggestions for
extending the celebration throughout tho
city as well as In the park. and for
utilizing the fair for the permanent
good Of Philadelphia.
"flis suggestion In no way detracted
from the plan for the exhibition as
outlined. but proposed adding certain
very attractive features to the celebra.
tion and enlarging its scope.
Ills plan to have the greatest or.
chestra, the most famous actors and
the biggest athletic events here during
the SesQui. Centennial was with the
minds Of the world as center for art,
music and athletics. which would per.
sist after the Sssqui. Centennial had
ended.
Suggestions Merely Supplementary
His suggestions for carnival spirit
in the city are framed to supplement,
Ahn, htS aoksk1kknn oo
consideration. He offered his plan AZ
a suggestion to be considered by the
committee in charge with other pro.
pOsals, and to have such part as ap-
pealed to the committee and the public
incorporated In present or future
plans"
Jules Mastbaum, a director OF the
SeSlui. Centennial Association. also in.
dorsed Senator Peppers idea. Mr..
Mastbaum said he was In hearty accord
with the suggestion II Mrs. Stotesbury
and Mr.. vauclain, that the block Op.
positc Independence Hall be used for
park.
Mrs. Stotesbury advanced a tentative
plan some time ago, Mr.. vauclain says,
which included the arcadins Of Chestnut
street from Broad street to indie.
pendence Hall. Sd
"The arcadins Of Chestnut street
was proposed" said Mr.. Vauclain,
because such scheme would have al.
leviated congestion. Mrs. Stotcsbury's 3
plan. however, did not include the
Transforming Of Broad street into a
menagerie. us Senator Pepper pro.
posed"
Suggested Park Also
Mrs. Stotcsbury was likewise the first
to suggest that the city should buy the
property bounded by Market and Chest.
nut streets, between Fifth and Sixth,
for the purpose Of creating q court OF
honor" there In tho form Of park
which would preserve Independence
Square from being virtually obscured
BY the large building. which now threat.
erected monuments donated by the orig
inal thirteen States, Mr.. Vauclain said.
Mr.. Vauclain added that he consld.
cred the wisest plan to center the cele.
bration uround Independence Square
and the court OF honor" proposed by
Mrs. Stotesbury.
lie said Senator Peppers vision Of
the fair was not to be taken serious.
III you divide Broad street in half
and give 0ne.half to parade OF ele.
plants and ,camels what would happen
to transportation Mr.. Vauclain asked.
! Judge Bonniwell, In commenting on
Senator Peppers suggestion, said
! II zee no reason why Senator Pep.
per's plan cannot be used In conjunc.
ton with the plans already formulated
for Paramount Park. His decorative
ideas for Broad street are very good,
but ! have grave doubts as to whether
| N so a =, ..k .,l,,1. rn,,1.1 ho rI
Judge Bonniwell. who returned last
night from Harrisburg. where he at
tended a meeting Of the PENNSYLVANIA
State Chamber Of Commerce. said that
body had inl0rsed unanimously the
Sesqui. Centennial Exposition and
adopted resolutions to that effect.
The Membership Committee, headed
by Judge Bonniwell, this morning
launched q spirited drive for 100, ,OOl
members In the Sesaui. Centennial As.
sociation. The headquarters Is at 1?a
South Broad street.
Part Of Flnance Plan
Before a general canvass u started
will call on those persons who have
already indicated their intention OF be
coming contributing members Of thu
association. The work Of cnrOllin,
these persons began today. A. sooi
ns this work has been cleaned up III,
General Committee will be divided int,
groups. each ~ which will be assigne,
to a particular field.
! The Friday Current Event Club. O
Germantown. has won. the honor O
being the first organization Of any kim
to send its check for 100 per cent mem
bership to the Sesqui. Centennial A
sociation.