Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-15
BY DONALD A. CRAIG.

participate, both in the National Capt.
tai and the States, in the 1892 series OF
celebrations of the booth anniversary OF
the birth of George Washington
11eraIded as 1.-THE greatest celebration
thus far known in history" the associ-
ate directors and the members OF the
George Washington Bicentennial Com
mission no longer have any doubt THAT
1t will break all records.
Many of the plans for the year-long
program here and throughout the
country, as formulated by the directors.
have been set forth In this series OF
articles. New proposals are constantly
being received and adopted. :.
while there is not the slightest DOUBT
In the minds of the two associate dlrec-
tors of the observation-disclosures. Col. U:
s. Grant, Sd, and Representative SOL
Bloom of New York-that every state
and Territory will be eager to par'iei-
pate in an appropriate manner IN the
series of celebrations both in washing
ton CITY and at home, the directors
want 1t understood that the time Is
growing short in which the prepare Ior
celebrations of such scope ana magni-
tude.
NAmatM0ef Nubt OCt DusSs
Nearly ene-half of the States and
Territories have begun the work OF
rreparation in one way or another, pu.
II remains for the remainder SIN 20
"ret busy" In the first little group OF
a IN name local bicentennial commits
s,ons and start to work were the Dis
frict of Columbia, Maryland and VIZ
ginia. :, the
oninion of the associate directors. When
the inactive States and territories mast
i,e stirred into action without further
deiay, It is believed at the headquarters
of the national commission IN the
Washington Building here that the Ge-
Law on the part OF about nan OF tiie
states and Territories has been que 70
failure to realize the magnitude OF VIC
undertaking and the length OF Time
that IL viii take to prepare for 1t:
OF the local commissions that nave
I,een named some have been created by
acts of the State legislatures, while
some. in States where the legislatures
have not been in session. nave peen
named by the governor as q citizens
or governors committee, to De con-
armed by act of the legislatures wnen
they convene at their next sessions.
But meantime, these committees,
however they have been named, hsve
begun to function in cooperation WIN
the United States commission Whose
headousrters are in this city.
n row seems certain that every State
and Territory. and most foreign nations
viii be represented in the series OF pro-
grams in honor of the memory Oh
George Washington, which VIII pegin
FEBRUARY AZ, 1899, and will continue
with one each month-and many
auxiliary celebrations In between--untii
the grand Anal on Thanksgiving Gay OF
the bicentennial year.
Appeals to Inactive States.
Before leaving for New York TO con-
silt moving picture men about making
the Government film OF the HE OF
George Washington, which Is TO pc one
of the principal features OF the blcen-
tennial year and will be made available
all over the Nation, Representative
Bloom stated that he was appealing.
through delegations Of Senators ana
Representatives in Congress. TO every
inactive State to get busy" at once ana
help to swell the success OF the bicen-
tennial series Of celebrations.
Cuno H. Rudolph, chairman OF tne
District of Columbia Bicentennial Conn
mission, told The Star today that the
local commission Is moving toward the
formation of an adequate organization,
which will be able to care for the nun
Sireds Of thousands Of extra visitors that
are expected to flock to Washington
City during 1892 and which will func-
ton through its various committees In
cooperation with the national commits
sion In the preparation OF the monthly
and other programs that Will be a part
of the great celebration In this city.
The District commission Is still look
ing for the right man" TO take the JOB
of local director Of the bicentennial Mr..
Rudolph said that no decision had
yet been reached on this point, but that
the manor woman-WhO Ii named Tor
the post must be one Of outstanding
ability.
Financing Local Problem
One of the problems Of the District
is how to raise the money
that will be needed to pay the local di-
rector, the once force and the general
expenses of the local celebration, not to
mention caring for the extra number OF
visitors expected to come here. In the
States the money Is appropriated by the
Legislatures. Here most Of 1t, apparently.
will have to be raised by local business
men.
The local commission will need soon
adequate office space In central loca-
ton downtown. 1t Is hoped that suite
of office rooms for this purpose Will be
offered in some building not now fully
occupied, so that this item OF expense
may be lifted from the shoulders Of the
local commission.
An Informally organized committee
of local business men, representing the
various trade organizations OF the city,
has been formed to cooperate with the
District commission under Chairman
Rudolph. The chairman Of the local
business mems committee is Mark Lans-
burgh.
One Of the plans of the associate
directors Of the bicentennial Is to have
every national or international organi-
cation in this country hold its national
convention in 1892 in this city and
devote part of its program to COM
memoration of George Washington:
The work of arranging for the time OF
such a large number OF conventions
so that they will not conflict Is in itself
enormous.
Convention Bureau to Aid.
The Washington Convention Bureau,
along with other business interests OIL
Washington, is laying plans TO CO.
operate with the District and the
national bicentennial commissions III
this respect. Augustus Gumpert, al.
rector OF the convention bureau, TOLD
The Star that during the latter part
of this year and all OF next year the
bureau will bend its efforts TO impress
upon all national organizations the de-
STABILITY and ACCESSIBILITY OF holding
their 1882 conventions In Washington
land also to suggest to them the ides
!. that instead of naming their conven-
ton of that year a certain annual
meeting to call it tia George Washing
I, ton hioentsnnial convention Of theil
organization"
Mr.. Bloom has suggested that the
associate directors will cooperate with
the local convention bureau to the ex-
tent of adding the invitation OF the
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