Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-25
. ORIGINAL STATES
REUNION HERE IN
1882 IS PLANNED
Approval of BicentenniaI Fea-
ture Given by All but Two
of Commonwealth.
ENTIRE DAY JULY d
WOULD BE SET ASIDE
Alabama Woman Proposes Celebra-
ton Also by Louisiana
Purchase States.

A reunion in this city of the Is
original States, from which the present
Nation of AZ States has grown, is being
planned as one of the big features of
the year-long celebration in 1882 of the
booth anniversary Of the birth OF
George Washington.
Already favorable responses have been
received from all but two of the States.
The co-called reunion of the Revolu-
tionary States" is being planned by the
George Washington Bicentennial Com
mission of the District of Columbia, to
occur July 4, 1882.
The plan. as announced by Fred
eriek Vining Fisher, executive secretary
of the local commission, who is CO.
operating with the national commission
and the national directors, is to have
these Is original States take over the
entire celebration that day in the
District of Columbia"
The responses that have been re-
ceiyed from the Governors of the Is
original States to invitations for this
outstanding event have been very en-
couraging. Only New Jersey and New
Hampshire remain to be heard from
and they are expected to join in the
plan soon.
Plan Districts Part.
Cuno H. Rudolph, chairman of the
local bicentennial commission, and Mr..
Fisher are planning the part which the
District of Columbia will take IN the
year-long celebration in cooperation
with the United States commission,
created by act of Congress, which mas
chosen Representative SOL Bloom OF
New York and Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant,
Sd. as associate directors, with head
quarters and a large force OF employees
now at work in the Washington Build
ing here. The United States commls-
sion is planning a NATIONWIDE program
centering in Washington.
The first of the Governors OF the Is
original States to respond 10 the M
vitation TO participate in the reunion
July 4, 1892, was Gov. Pollard OF VIZ
GINA. who wrote to the District COM
mission:
II am appointing Mr. Robert Lecky,
ir.. of Richmond, Va, as representative
of the Virginia Bicentennial Commits
sion to cooperate with the District OF
Columbia In regard to the events 10
take place in the District of Columbia
in 1882 and having a bearing on Vir-
GINA. I am appointing Col. John w.
Williams, clerk of the House OF Dele
gates, Richmond. as Virginia repre-.
Sentative to meet with the District OF
Columbia Commission and representa-
tiyes of the 10 original States to con-
slider the feasibility OF arranging an
event on July 4, 1882"
Ritchie's Reply Prompt.
Gov. Richie of Maryland was an
other who sent in a prompt reply.
IT viii be glad, indeed" said Gov.
RitcI1ie "to select some suitable persons
vaI 80 aff
meeting in the interest of holding re-
union Of the IS original States in Wash
tngton on July 4, 1892"
Later Gov. Richie sent the names Of
George l.. Radcliffe of Baltimore,
George j. Clautice, executive secretary
of the Baltimore Association of Com
anerce, and ex-Representative Charles
n. Coady To attend the proposed confer
ence.
favorably are Gov. Buck Of Delaware,
Gov Trumbull of Connecticut, Gov.
Roosevelt of New York and the Gov
ernors of Georgia, South Carolina,
North Carolina, Rhode Island, Massa-
chusetts and Pennsylvania
Gov. Roosevelt has appointed Charles
j. Tobin, chairman of the New York BIZ
centennial Commission, to represent his
State on this occasion. Col. Tobin has
just WIlICSu 10 OI
Commission saying that the New York
Legislature has granted the New York
Commission authority to act within
and without the State" and directed it
to Tend every assistance within its
power so that the celebration will be Of
lasting honor to the Nation"
No Conference Date Fixed.
While no date has yet been fixed for
4t@n af a4aN{T 81 4I1o
Is States to arrange the details and
put the final seal Of approval on the
plan for the big celebration July 4
1882, the expectation is that 1t will
be held some time in october of this
year.
Already the Centennial Legion
composed of the crack independent
military companies of these States that
owe their origin to the days of the
Revolution" said Mr.. Fisher yester-
day, has offered to take part in the
bicentennial celebration and will prob
ably be a great part of the pageant and
panorama Of independence in 1892
From Mrs. Marie Bankhead owen OF
Alabama, a sister of former Senator
Bankhead of Alabama, has come an
other idea which is meeting with APP
prevail from those who have the
celebration in charge. She proposes
IIldt, IOllOWulB Tie IcuIlfOu III washing
ton City of the Thirteen Original
States, there shall be reunion of rep
resentatives of the States formed from
the Louisiana Purchase in this city to
''pay their homage to the memory OF
George Washington"
At first the commission had in minc
celebrations by the individual State.
in Washington, to be held in the order
of their entrance TO the Union. But
1t has been suggested that this might
not be advisable, since some of tn.
States would have days in the inclement
Winter days and some in the pleasant
days OF the Spring, Summer and Fall
It was further suggested that 1t woulC
be improper for any State to hold g
George Washington bicentennial cele.
bration here in advance of the /;
first States.
For these reasons the proposal o
Mrs. Owen has been taken under con
sideration. Mr. Fisher says that, If i
is adopted, it would give Washington
a brilliant program all though the va
cation months of July, August ant
September, 1892, to have the State
come in groups of the period in which
they came into the Union and pa
their common tribute at the feet o
Washington In the historic year."
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