Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-09

ward said he was used 20 sueh assaults, and
consequently was not TO be frightened.
Mr. Curtis called Mr.. French to the chair,
and made few remarks. to the effect that
IN MS opinion neither school should receive
the medal.
THE MEDAL GIVEN TO THE FIRST DISTRICT,
a vote was finally taken on Mr.. Paekard's
resolution, and IL was adopted by q vote of
- to !, one member, Mr.. Philip L. Brooke,
resolution were Messrs. Brown, Brooks,
Champlin. Ferguson. Hart, Hovey j ohnson
Moffat, Packard, Ryder, Smith, DERRICK,
Mitchell and Smith; and against, Messrs
French, Lloyd, Curtis and Woodward.
ANOTHER PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
MT Hart rose TO personal explanation in
him and Mr.. John E. Thompson, principal
OF the fourth district grammar school, just
aiter the adjournment of the last meeting of
count published in THE STAR. wherein it
was stated that Mr.. French gave to Thomp-
son An unqualified denial of the statement
that he (ThOmpson) had interfered in the
matter OF the medal, and asked if Mr.. French
had made such unqualified denial.
Mr.. French said he hated to be dragged
into this matter at all. He did tell NJ,
Thompson that he had not interfered; but the
fact was, if il must be told, that Thomp son
had interfered with the committee, on one
them in their action.
a GRATUIToUs INSULT TO TEACHER.
Mr.. Hart said me had no intention of ask
ing whether Thompson had influenced the
committee.
Mr.. Woodward rose excitedly. and said IL
was time the use of such language was
stopped.
HART's REPORT DENOUNCED AS "UNGEN-
TLEMANLY, UNFAIR AND DISHONEST"
Mr.. Hart, from the committee 10 collect
money for the Aga Ssiz memorial, submitted
q report showing the amounts collected and
forwarded, as follows list district. S37 40:
Sd, $685.; 4th. $3.50: total. sIi3.75. with a
note stating that the ID district had no. turned
over any money.
Mr.; Woodward again sprang to his feet,
ana denounced the report as ungentlemanly
unfair and dishonest He said that Mr.. Hart
knew that he had money waiting to turn it
over TO him, and he had said that when he
tMr. WOOdward) returned from Carlisle they
would fix up the report. He HART mad now
sent on the money without informing him
at nome in charge OF his wife waiting an OPP
portunity TO turn IL over. The course Of Mr..
Hart had been unfair and unkind.
MI Hart said Mr.. Woodward could never
be got 10 attend the meetings of the commit
tee, and he got tired Of waiting for him.
MR.. WOODWARD GIVES HART THE LIE.
This brought Mr.. Woodward to his feet
again N moment. He said the gentleman
had told an untruth, and he knew il. 1t
was not the first time he had done the same
thing in relation to the members. He tried
10 stigmatiZe the board in the newspapers
but the board had pinned it on him. He
(Mr. WOodward) had attended all the meet
ings OF the committee but one, and he (HarD
knew it,
The chair made an appeal i'm behalf of or
der, and hoped no gentleman would so far
forget himself as TO use unparliamentary
language.
Mr.. LLOYD offered a resolution directing
teachers TO permit the pupils of the schools
TO ma Ike voluntary contributions for the
Washington monument; laid over.
The president appointed as The committee
to confer with the District Commissioners
relative to the water-stOck bonds Messrs
Derrick, Lloyd and Woodward.
THE WASHINGTON SANGERBUND has
elected its officers for the ensuing year as fol-
lows: President, Louis Waldecker; vice pres
ident, f. Knoop; CORES ponding secretary.
Louis BTOdhag; recording secretary. Carl
Pianne; treasurer, y. BischOff; librarian,
C.tRaedeT; standard bearer, Jvlils Viedt, jr
b. III. WARNER, real estate broker, adver-
Uses large amount of money TO loan on
zeal estate security.
PROPERTY-owNFRs who nave not made
application for damages TO property by
reason OF public Improvements can now file
their claims-with j. {. Lay & Co., No. 2z3 4
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