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appointed to Cooperate In arranging fos
the 1882 celebrations, have marked
time, waiting for some sign from the
national Bicentennial Commission
None has come.
Considerable impetus has been given
to the movement within the last few
weeks, however, as the result Of the
action Of the executive committee OF
the commission in appointing Repre-
Lieut.. Col. U. s. Grant, director Of
public buildings and public parks, as
associate directors of the bicentennial
celebration.
Grant and Bloom Busy.
Col. Grant and Representative Bloom
have been active since their appoint
ment February 10. They are going
ahead without waiting for the adoption
OF definite plan by the commission
although thei. activities and expendi-
lures win be subject to the approval OF
the commissions executive committee,
OF which Senator Fess is chairman.
Senator Fess told Q representative OF
The Star yesterday that, according to
his view Of the matter, the commission
At9VC
been expected Of It I'D to the present
time. Up to this Winter, he said, 1t
has not been necessary to have definite
plans for the public celebrations, be-
cause there has been ample time to
make them. The recent appointment
Of Representative Bloom and Col. Grant
as associate directors, added Mr.. Fess,
Is q definite step toward the devising
Of plans. He said the commission,
through its executive committee, would
approve the plans of Mr.. Bloom and
Col. Grant as they proceed.
Many persons, explained Senator
FeSS, have q wrong conception" Of the
bicentennial. He referred to the three
permanent memorials already projected
and then explained that the commits
sion has been very active through
speakers In various parts Of the Nation
ia arousing interest in the bicentennial
and in the life and character Of Wash
ington.
In this connection, it has been pointed
out by Mr.. Bloom and others connected
with the commission that the keynote
Of the commissions tentative plans for
the celebration was sounded by the late
titus of Harvard University, who was
greatly interested In the proposed
commemoration. Not long before he
died he suggested that the celebration
should be Spiritual, not materialistic. u
It should be directed, he said, In large
measure to the rising generation, not
the passing or the past. 1t should ap-
peal to thinking people, not to the care
less or Indifferent an dts aims should
be to increase the number Of Washing
ton disciples for the struggles OF the
future.
Worlds Fair" Plan Is Dropped.
All idea Of an international EXPOSE
ton or worlds fair has been discarded
Tentative plans, not yet approved by
the Commission, call for special pro-
grams everywhere on all national holi-
days in 1892, beginning with Washing
toms Birthday anniversary on Febru'
airy ~ and lasting until Thanksgiving
Day. The meaning of the life anc
character Of Washington Is to be stress.
ed on all these occasions during tha'
year.
for celebrations of q particularly not
able character In the City OF Wash
ington, according to the tentative plans
one of which has been worked out bl
william Tyler Page, executive secretary
of the Commission. If these plans ar
carried out-and Representative Boon
Il working along this line enthusiasm
cally-the year 1882 will witness NOR
numerous and more national and loca
celebrations In washington than an.
year in it's history.
.Ji,st to give some idea of the propose
as It AFFECTS Washington, the tentative
plan includes invitations TO every ma
tional or international organization IL
this country to hold its annual conven
tion in this city in 1882. Mr.. Bloom 4
already taking steps to get In touch
with these organizations. Also Mr.
Bloom is working out scheme OF ma
tional advertisement for the bicenten
NAL celebrations in Washington that, n
United States and hundreds OF thou
sands In other countries TO come her
some time during the bicentennial year
Two States Progress.
The failure of the National Bicenten
NAL Commission to adopt an oficia
program, which would provide for tn
expected cooperation Of the States ant
| the District of Columbia in making tn
| 1892 celebrations Nationwide, has ap
| parently had a definite result in causing
all but the States of New York and Wiz
| ginia to put of making their own plans
| Those two States already have plan
pretty far advanced, but they are partl
dependent on action by the nationa
commission.
Although act of Congress creating tn
Bicentennial Commission, directed tn
commission to take the necessary step
to provide for the Coordination all'
correlation Of plans prepared by Stat
commissions" only IS States and til
District of Columbia have even gone s
far as TO appoint commissions, thougl
they have been twice requested TO do s
by the national commission.
The Commissioners of the DiStric
promptly complied with the request an
appointed q commission OF representa-
tive men and women, with Cuno
Rudolph as chairman, and DR.. Cloy
H. Marvin, president of George Wash
ington University, as vice chairman
This commission has held about nv
meetings, the most recent being earl
last month It has numerous plan