Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-07
Government Clerks, Association.

Government Clerks Association.
A regular monthly meeting OF the Govern
ment Clerks Association was held lest night
| at Temperance Hall. Mr.. James M. BIanch-
| ard, the president, in the chair.
A NUMBER of new-elccfed candidates came
| forward aud subscribed to the censtitu ton
Mr. Stern offered a resolution, that COM
mittee Of five be appointed toprepare q memo.
rial to Congress at its next meeting. asking
that as far al practicable the miscellaneous
| books belonging to the different Execut De.
| partments may be collected in one place,
where the employees of the Government may
| have access to them out OF office hours.
| Ihe resolution was seconded by Mr.. Brady,
who Earnestly advocated its passage. He
! thought that if such an arrangeme ent should be
made as was contemplated therein, it would
enable rue clerks to be better Informed, and
/ as a consequence their usefulness to the Gov.
/ ernme mt would be very much enhanced.
Mr.. Kelsey endorsed the objects OF the reso-
| luton, as far as they were set forth, but
thought 1t rather meager and incomplete. In
| his opinion q committee shou,a also be ap-
pointed to memorialize Congress for charter,
which would give the association q respon-
| sible character and place 1t before the country
| in the light that it deserved to be. That the
! organization would become prominent me-
| dunn tor good and usefulness, there was not
the shadow OF doubt, and to secure for it a
| charter from Congress would be step in the
| right direction. 1t would be sometime before
Congress again assembled, and, in the interim,
he thought it wonid be proper to take very
preliminary for lay ing the wants Of the asso-
| citation before that body. He would also sue.
gest that the matters under consideration be
| laid before the heads of the departments, in
order to secure their cooperation. With this
ooJect In view, he offered as su bstitute, reso-
| lnuons-
That committee OF eight be appointed. to
consist OF one member from each OF the execu-
| tive departments represented in this associa-
tion, whose duty 1t shall be to present the in =
| teretts and purposes OF this society to the
heads OF departments, with the view OF se-
curing their aid and inf luen ce in the esta bsh.
ment OF permanent clerical headquarters TO
| be furnished with reading. room and library,
and other means, to advance the moral, social,
intellectual and official interests of the Gov.
| ernments employees at Washington. That said
committee be further authorized and instructed
TO take the necessary steps to effect q perma.
nent organization of this association by ob'a aim
ID ing "a cnaIter ana appropriation from Congress
Mr. Stein was indisposed to accept the res
elutions OF Mr.. Kelsey as a substitute for the
one he had offered. Although they were dri-
wing at the same thing, yet experience had
taught him that where everal objects were to
be attained, II was far better to divide them up
into several branches than to consolidate them,
and impose laborioas duties upon one com.
mirtee.
Mr.. Brady favored the reference of the W. hole
subject to special committee, with instruc-
tions to consult and report action at subse-
quent meeting. He thought there was plenty
OF time, and no need existed for precipitancy
OF action.
The views expressed by Mr.. Stern were fa-
yored by Mr. Ollie.
Mr.. Stern argued in favor Of immediate &C.
aon on the resolutions and hoped they would
structions to enter fully upon tn cir labors He
thought there was no time to lose
After some further remarks from Mr.. Kelsey
in advocacy OF the reference OF the resolu tons
10 special committee, the vote thereon was
taken, and 1t was decided in the Affirmative
Inc following names were tnea suggested as
the committee, and appointed by the president:
b F. stern, Treasury Department.; J. E. Brady,
war Department. H. ID. J. Pratt, State Depart
ment; W Duane Wilson, Agricultural Depart.
ment; W. $. Graft Interior Department.
The subject OF incorporating a cooperative
feature In the association. tor the purchase of
fuel, provisions, &C., at mere reasonable prices
than ara now and have been paid, was intro
duced and discussed; bnt upon a statement
that meeting having this object in view was
called for tonight, no acton was taken and
the meeting thereupon adjourned.
BASE BALL.-Yesterday afternoon, at four
O'Clock. game of base bali was played be-
tween the Active and Creighton cIn bs, for the
junior championship, on :he new grounds Of
the Nationals, which resulted in favor OF the
Active, the score standing % for the Creighton
and "a for the Active.
A game was also played on White Lot, back
OF the Presidents yesterday a.ternoon, be-
tween the Continental and Capitol clubs, the
score standing, at the close OF the game, 60 for
the Capitol and l3 for the Continental.
married and single members of the Fourth
Auditors office, which was postponed on last
Saturday, came off Yesterday afternoon on the
sroanas nnod OF tne Gymnastlc Club corner 9Th
the single members. by q score of 81 to 3.
THE RIVER FRONT, August 7th, 1s67.-Affairs
along the "front' this morning were of an ex-
ceedipgly meagre character, as the following
exhibit will show:
Rileys Wharf-SaiIed-S Schooner Morning
Light, Simmons, down the river. for wood;
steamer Columbia, Harper, for Baltimore and
intermediate landings, with large numoer
OF passengers and heavy freight.
Croach's Wharf.-Sailed-Schoon Kitty
Ann, lacock. down the river, light.
Sizth street Wkdrf.-Sailed-Ste Kenne.
bee. Wilson, intermediate landings and Balti-
more, merchandise and passengers
The steamer Minnemissett is undergoing re-
pairs to her boiler at 7th street wharf, and the
steamer Wawaset is plying between this city
and Alexandra in her place.
SUPPOSED CASE OF DROWNING On Satur-
day evening Mr.. Fenton Evans, a resident OF
this city, wne works at the Treasury Depart
menf, accompanied an excursion party to Piney
Point, upon the steamer Hi Livingston. and as
he has not been hear0 OF since apprehensions
are entertained that he was drowned. He was
seen IN the evening sitting on the railing of the
vessel, and about the same time the schooner
Lizzie, OF Baltimore, was run into as she at.
tempted TO cross the bow of the steamer, and
the momentary shock thereby sustained, 1t is
a he was not seen afterwards, and his hat
was picked up on the deck, and taken to
GEORGETOWN. 1t is the general opinion that he
lost his life soon after he was seen upon the
railing. which was just as the beat arrived op-
posite Giesboro.
ARREST OF A FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE
About week since, orders were received here
from the police authorities of Washington, d.
o., to arrest man named Wilson, who
claimed residence here, on West Lexington
street, upon the charge Of having stolen
quantity Of goods in Washington. The case
was given to detectives Richards and Morris,
who succeeded in tracing the accused to
house in w. Baltimore, where they arrested
him alter q considerable chase, the accused
having attempted to escape. He was de-
1lveIed into the custody Of detective Coons. Of
Washington, and when at the Camden station
again attempted to escape, but was caught
again and taken on for trial.-Baltimore Com
mercial, yesterday
BUILDING AssoCIArIoNs.-Provide Build
ing Association held its first regular meeting
last night for the payment OF money, the Pres.
ident, Geo H. Plant, Esq, being in the chair
About $2.1G0 was cold At an average OF SIX
The limit in this ass ociation 10 35 per cent.
At the fiith meeting OF the Immaculate Con.
ception Building Association, held on Mon.
day evening, about 50, 600 were sold at al av-
erage Of 40.
SERIOUSLY ILL.-We regret to learn OF the
serious Iiln. So Of the wife OF Sayles J. Bowen.
Esq. Mr.. Bowen accompanied his wife on to
Auburn, New York, .last w: ak, and tnen he
returned to this city. His wife was unweIl
uhpn ho Ia - hor hnt on Monday hp rooo;vcd