The Evening critic., 1882-11-14
THE LoNGFELLoW MEMORIAL.
Formation of washington Com
mittee 10 Aid the Movement.


Pursuant to Invitations sent out by ox.Post-
master General Horatio o. King to several OF
the most prominent gentlemen In tho city,
large gathering was hold mt his residence, No.
7O7 IL street northwest, Monday evening, to
tako steps to form local committee OF the
Longfollow Memorial Association. Mr.. King
read n letter from Mr.. Arthur Gilman, secre-
tary OF the Longfcllow Memorial Committee,
stating that tho committee desired TO raise
100000 by dollar subscriptions that rs 1t was
intended to mako tho memorial National
AFFAIR .he committee would DO glad to have tho
National Capital take an Interest In tho matter.
In answer to questions, Mr.. King said tho asso-
citation contemplated purchasing land In front
OF the old Washington House, In Cambridge,
Mass, wherel Longfellow lived 80 long, and
erect monument TO the poet and mako Ma
tional park dedicated to his memory. Mr.. King
said he had called the meeting ut Mr.. Gilman 8
request but he wanted IL understood ho would
not solicit subscriptions.
An organization was effected by the election
OF the following officers President, Morrison
II. Waite; yice-prosidonts, William Il. Sher-
man, j. NJ. Toner, James @. yelling, A. II.
SpofIord secretary and treasurer, Horatio
King.
Tho following gentlemen wore nominated as
members OF the local committee General Ben
jamin Alvord, Hon. John d. Alloy, Judge A. o..
Adds, Postmaster ID. b. Anger, David ufanam
Birney, Hon. Joseph IL. Blackfan, Ira N. Bur
rift, w. Ross Brown, p. II. Derkau, Swann Bur
BENJAMIN +. Blttingor, william A. Bartlett,
w. W. Corcoran, Judge W. $. Cox, Colonel
Thomas l.. Casey, John J.. ChIckerlng, Horace
george george u. corthlli, Dr.. Elliott coaSs,
d. Drake, Hon. }. q. Bancroft
R @sRs B bSy FS cs%h ISn SSr D %a
Colonel william W. Dudley, Theodore Il.
Dwight, j. r.. Dodge, General Richard g.
Emory, John Eaton, John II. Elliott. 7. D.
Elliott, Commander John II. Eastman, U. $. NJ;
Secretary -Frelinghuysen, Secretary Folger,
y red
Henry f. French, Hon. Orange Ferrlss, II. q.
Fox, Francis Fowler, Assoclate;Justlce Gray,
DR.. Edward NJ. Gallaudet Hon. George 9. Cor
Hon. James Gillian, Frances IL. aoodall,
Professor Asaph Hall, U. s. N; General Joseph
Holt, Associate-Justlce Harlan, Postmaster
General II. o. Howe, Prof. ]. L. Hllgard, Prof. U.
W. Hoffman, Stilson Hutchins, Hon. VIM. Hun
ter, A. J. Huntington, Chief Clerk John W.
Hogg, W. IT. Hildrup, Captain II: l.. HoXie, L.
u. Hay, Nathaniel S. Howe, Professor William
Hardness, First Assistant Postmaster General
Frank Hatton, General William u. Hazen, s..
s. Henkle, p. L. Healey, Colonel Q. II. Irish, s.
W. Johnston, Hon. John J. Knox, George Kent,
S. IL. Kaufman, G.. M. p. King, Hallet Kill
bourn, Hon. Horatio King, Secretary Lincoln,
Hon. George d. Loring, Charles Lanman,
WA. Leonard, Judge Edward Lander, Denja-
min G. Loyejoy, Hon. William Lawrence, Major
Garrett ]. Lydeckor, Associate-Justice Samuel
i. Miller, Associate-Justice Stanley Matthews,
| General NJ. O. Melgs, Judge Arthur Macarthur
| Hon. II. II. Merrick, Colonel Garrick Mallory
| o. II. Mason, DR.. Charles L. Macdonald,
| Eleazer II. Miller, Martin L. Morris, District
| Commissioner Thomas p. Morgan, William
| Mcleod, John G. Nicolay, Professor Simon
| Newcomb, Crosby s. Noyes, Samuel V. Niles
| Henry s. Neal, Admiral ID. ID. Porter, DR.. Peter
| Parker, Professor ]. W. Powell, Judge samuel
| I. Phillips, George u. Patch, Admiral O. p. II
| Rodgers, Colonel A. L. Rockwell, H. Rams
dell, Rev. ]. L. Rankin, William J. Rheos, Judg,
| William A. Richardson, General George d
| Ruggles, +. Francis Riggs, Hon. A. q. Riddle
| General w. Il. sherman, Hon. A. Il. Sponord
| Associate Justice Strong, Judge-Advocate.Gen
| eral D. q. Swain, Rev. Byron Sunderland. Hon
| Samuel shellabarger, Judge William D. Smell
DR.. ]. NJ. Toner, Hon: Thomas 4
Tullock, DR.. Thomas Taylor, Chiei
| Clerk John Tweedale, Colonel Isaac s
| Tichenor, Hon. W. W. Upton, General Stewart
| Van yliet, Chief Justice Morrison II. Waite,
DR.. J. W. yelling, District Commissioner j. II
| West, Professor j. Ormond Wilson, Commo
| dore John l.. Worden, Colonel John Nj. VIII
| son and Hon. Jeremiah Wilson. General Sher-
man asked what was the next move, and Mr.
| King explained that each member would have
TO pay 81 and receive q certificate Of member
chip. General Sherman headed the list. After
the signatures had been obtained refresh
ments were partaken of and Il social time
Daseed.