Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-23
DEFINITE SENTIMENTAL PLAN
LACKING AFTER 5 YEARS WORK

must necessarily dovetaiI witt, the pro-
gram OF the national commission In this
city, It has been impossible for the Dis
trict commission TO proceed to the
adoption Of any definite plan.
Within the last few days q temporary
citizens committee representing the
leading civic and trade organizations
OF this city, has been formed to CO.
operate with the local commission.
This temporary committee Is to be sue
ceeded by permanent citizens COM
mittee for this purpose, which will
service until after 1882.
Pages Report Is Cited.
From members of the national COM
mission, representative Of The Star
learned that Mr.. Page, executive secre-
tary Of the commission, In his report at
the last meeting, held at the White
House, January is, called specific at
tention TO the fact that the failure Of
the commission to adopt DEFINITE plan
was holding Up other plans throughout
the country. Mr.. Page referred TO the
fact that he had attended and spoken
at many meetings Of civic and patriotic
bodies, bringing their attention TO the
proposed 1889 celebration.
The response has been generous"
continued Mr. Page in his report, "indi.
eating great interest. Such organiza-
tions desire to cooperate. On every
hand the question was asked-'what
Is the plan of the commission This
would seem 10 indicate a desire for q
general plan of celebration somewhat
along the lines Of the one outlined in
my report Of last year. This plan would
involve little. II any, expense on the part
Of the United states. The expense
would be largely betrayed by the States
through their commissions. What was
stated then may now be repeated with
Later in his report, Mr.. Page said:
Certain chambers Of commerce, prom
inently the Chamber of Commerce of
Seattle, Wash, and the State Chamber
Of Commerce Of Virginia, are DESTROYS
Of cooperating, and the same may be
said to be true Of all such bodies
throughout the country. They are
waiting, however, the adoption Of q
general plan by the United States
Commission, and the same may be said
OF some Of the State commissions"
Barueh Plan Awaits Action.
One Of the proposed plans before the
executive committee Of the National BIZ
centennial Commission, has been sub
mitted by Bernard M. Baruch of New
York, who is q member of the commits
sion. 1t provides for moving pictures
showing the progress OF the country
since WaShington'S day, for radio talks,
special school holidays and various
other methods Of emphasizing the
Washington idea" during the bicen-
tennial year.
The plan proposed by Mr.. Page was
embodied in an address which he de-
iVered to the House on February az OF
this year. but 1t has been before tbs
commission for two years. It Is worked
out with considerable care and pro-
VideS for special exercises In memory
of George Washington on every impor-
tant holiday during 1882, from February
"a to Thanksgiving day.
Representative Bloom, in his capacity
as an associate director Of the bicen-
tennial celebration, Is confident that the
events Of 1892 will be the most memo
rable of their kind in the Nations his
tory. He Is gladly considering all plans
that are submitted TO him from every
source, and, IL they seem good, Is going
ahead with them, subject to the APP
prevail of the executive committee.
He Is not bothered because some 80 OF
the States have failed to appoint COM
missions to make plans for their part IN
the bicentennial. He expects that every
ASeAe
asked the Senators and Representatives
in Congress to get busy" and urge the
governors by letters or kilograms TO act
without further delay.
Bloom WithhOlds ideas.
Mr.. Bloom is forging ahead with prof.
ectS which stir the imagination. He Is
not yet ready TO make public his plans,
which, OF course, are being worked out
in cooperation with Col. Grant. but ex-
poets to do so soon.
In the pending deficiency bill there is
an appropriation Of 100000 to defray
the expenses of the commission and the
associate directors until July !. Mr..
Bloom expects TO get q much larger
amount from Congress for the next MS
cal year. Headquarters has been opened
temporarily In the Capitol, but the as
Sociate directors expect to have offices
at q convenient location in the business
section of the city before long. Mr..
Bloom believes Congress should be will
ing to appropriate any amount OF
money within reaSon-even into the
| millions OF dollars to make the BIZ
centennial great success.
The national commission on the oc-
casions of its infrequent meetings has
| come together at the White House.
The members are men and women who
dIc 80 DuSy Will ObbiCE dIldnS O1ldG OLlCy
have found is difficult to give much
time to this work, although they have
all been enthusiastically in favor OF
making the bicentennial celebration q
memorable one.
The commission consists of President
Hoover, chairman; Vice President Cur
It's, Speaker Longworth, Senator Fess OF
Ohio, vice chairman; Senator CappeI
of Kansas, Senator Glass of Virginia
Senator Overman of North Carolina
Representative Tilson of Connecticut
majority leader OF the House; Repre-
sentative Hawley of Oregon; Repre-
sentative Byrns of Tennessee, Repre-
sentative Moore Of Virginia, Mrs
Anthony Wayne Cook Of Pennsylvania
former president-general Of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution; Mrs
Mary Sherman of Colorado, Henry Ford
of Michigan, Hanford MacNider Of
Iowa, G. BaScom Slemp of Virginia
Wallace McCamant of Oregon, and
Prof. Albert Bushnell Hart Of Massa-
chusetts.