The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-12-30
STATE ADVISORS
,TOPUSH SUPPORT
OF new YORK FAIR
MRS. ASTOR AND w. w! AID
RICH HEAD NATIONAL
COMMITTEE TO PROMOTE
EXPOSITION

New York, Dec. 90, 1o36-The
New York Worlds Fair of 1899 has
established a system of national adj
visory committees which will ulti-
mately number among its 10000 ac-
tive members 100 men and 100
women from every state in the ma
ton. The services of the leaders
IN each state will be utilized in de-
xeloping and producing a worlds
fair that, while carrying the name
Of New York, will in fact be truly
aational enterprise.
An announcement to this effect
was made to-day by Grover Whalen,
President of the Fair Corporation,
during impressive news reel cere-
monies attending the launching of a
campaign to enlist the cooperation
of all states.
Winthrop w. Aldrich, Chairman
of the Board of the Chase National
Bank, President of the New York
State Chamber of Commerce, and a
director of many nationaily-known
business establishments, accepted
the craftsmanship of the National
Advisory Committee. Mrs. Vincent
Astor, Observation-Disclosures leader
Of philanthropic and civic move
jments, accepted the Craftsmanship
of the Women's National Advisory
Committee.
{ Plan State Chairmen
These dual organizations will
function separately in activities
along parallel lines. They will en-
ploy all organized facilities for
putting the states into the Fair and
keeping them there for the general
good, according to the announce
fnent.
State chairmen, as nominated by
the chambers of commerce of their
respective states, will be announced
in the near future. Each state unit
Of the dual national committees will
enroll 100 men or 100 women, de-
signated because of their promin-
ence in business and civic activities.
The whole system is devised along
hines like those of the Liberty Loan
drives. It is described as "con-
IBtitutinR an almost unprecedented
strength IN organized public en-
deavor."
1--WE are producing everyman's
eair," said Mr.. Whalen in announc-
ing the campaign. DAY by day
we are encouraged to believe that
we can interest every man from
every cline in the New York Fair.
To the end that this be one of the
realities of 1889, the National Adj
visory Committees are being formed
for the function of bringing every
one of the 48 states into prominent
participation in the Fair and for
showing every American citizen that
he has an active part in the expo
isition long before the opening date
of April so, 1889.
"The state units of the dual COM
imittees will function individually in
matters of interest pertaining to the
Fair and as regards state partici-
Ipation through the erection of build
fngs or exhibits. Each state will
have its liaison between its people
and the Fair Corporation. Each
state chairman will be chief liaison
lofhcer' between the Fair and the
Estate commissions and representa-
tive civic, commercial and profess
lsional groups set up to foster public
Interest in the 1889 Fair and pro-
lmote state participation"
General Nolan to Tour
During the ceremonies Mr.. Wha-
lien presented Major General Dennis
IL. Nolan, retired, director of the
Fairs department of Foreign, State
land Municipal Participation. Gen.
teral Nolan is to visit most of the
states and confer personally with
governors. The work of the ma
Itional committees will be in direct
support of his efforts to interest the
various states in participation.
Clubs in great variety. womens
organizations, civic groups and other
sociaI units-all of these, Mr.. Wha-
len said, will be brought into the
New York Fair activities through
the Jason of the state divisions Of
the two national committees.
"The state committees viii be
furnished all Information the Fair
Corporation can assemble concern
ing the progress being made and
purposes as they develop" Mr..
.Whalen promised. "The units will
be supplied with photographs.
models and literature. They will be
able to supply every man with as
much information as the New
Yorker has of the Fair. Every man,
no matter where he lives in The
United States, may know exactly
what is going into the making of
the nations exposition, and he will
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