Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-23
su Memory of Wendell Phi,l:ps.


! THE MEET NG AT TIE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
LAST NIGHT ADDRESSES BY DISTINGUISHED
sPEAKEHs-MR FREDERICK DOUGLASS RECoLLEC-
! TIOEs or Mr. PHILLIPS, &c.
| Memorial services IN honor Of Wendell Phillips
were held at the First Congregational church last
. night, under the auspices OF the leading colored
people OF the District The galleries as well as the
body OF the church were crowded. not seat being
vacant In front Of the pulpit was portrait OF
Wendell Phillips. draped with the American Tag,
Topped here and there with black ribbon.
Hon. B. K. Bruce presided over the ceremonies
Col. Harlan. Hon. j. +. Cook, Hon. j. D. Long. J.
W Cromwell, Rev Dr. Rankin. Mr.. Fred. Douglass,
Rev. VIM. Warning. Henry johnson. Prof GreeneT
md ". Ii. smith occupied places upon the plat
FORM
The services were opened with prayer hy Rev.
Waiter Prooks: The Orpheus Gee club gave
admirable rendition OF vocal selection suited to
resolutions comInendatory Of the many good quail
titles OF heart and mind of Wendell Phillips These
were unanimously adopted after which the Har-
ilCllc association sang IRE 81, Spirit Rest
MIR. FREDERICK DOUGLASS ADDRESS.
Mr.. Fred. Douglass was then introduced by Mr..
Bruce as co-lahorer OF Wendell Phillips and ad-
dressed tie assembly. He spoke OF Wendell Phil
lips OF the most brilliant Of tGe advocates OF
human liberty. lie spoke in tones OF sorrow OF the
death OF that great man, and described his funeral
services as simple and Iii conformity with The char
aCter Oh the man. lie said it seemed as If the list of
the great men departed was longer than that of
those WHO Teinlin lie named over many great
names feiAem6ered for their works for h,iinanitys
sake. ana placed Wendell hill.lS' first among them
al. In speaking OF his advocacy OF the caIls Of the
Colared people he said that looking upon his action
"Iyn 'i5iS ne 80 MN! VINO cry itT iiEersti
character ahd bravery necessary for such u work.
lie tLen described what It meant in those days
OF slavery when Wendell Phillips first es-
p0used the cause Of tie co!ored people,
10 be al abCltionst. He spoke OF Wendell
p p3 y as student an 9rator lec1rer ard
he would walk arm and arm with Old Fred Doug
lass IN the afteIpdTt OF the steamboats, among the
cattle ana swine. because the co,OrCd people were
not allowed 10 90 in any other part Of the boat and
sit in The rchcty lin crow cars, because those
alone open to the c0lored Daople" He said
That Wendell Phillips respected not race n0r color,
but mankind The cause OF alt-slayery." he said.
IN conclusion. has had many advocates, but it has
had nut one Wendell Phillips
At the close OF Mr. Douglass address. Miss Agnes
SmaIiWo0d sang, II Know That Ny Redeemer
EX-GOVERNOR LONG,
OF Mass, then addressed the asst IDLY. He said:
Il very heartily endorse these resolutions adopted
here tonight, except that they should be bound
not in black hut in gold No Place could he better
in which to hold the memoriaI services OF Wendell
Philips Than the capital of the United states.
whose only blot his influence hoped 20 wipe out,
ana no day could be better for these services than
his We generally speak of the Steps-the great
events that mark great mans carecr-but we 90
not speai thus of wendell Phillips. His career
blows wheresoaver it lfsteth. Now III gentle
ZepyrS tEat lightly breathe music from The troiian
h@r; row in fierce gales that sweep The universe.
His v ) not th1 TASK OF 2 Lincoln 10 force great
events, tu, Father the mission Of restricting
popular sentiment" He spoke in eloquent terms
OF the feeling ~ gratitude 10y thousands Of men.
women. and children. in nearly ali parts If the
world inf pred ny the acts Of Werlich Phillips
OTHER ADDRESSES.
Addresses were delivered al>J by Commissioner
Loring, who spoke of the great ital,thfopist from
personal acquaintance. and >aii tu,t Ia had re-
novel all prejudice againt the colGred people
wherever his influence was felt; .nd by Prof Il. I.
''itCLtI, ard DG. Rankin
s':se Ohio kseCersion.
A LARGE ATfE:pANcE At MARIvi's HAIL-AD-
DRESSES By fIsyiHGUIsHEp orloASs, ETC.
MarnS hail w25 crowded last evening. the coca
sion being the annual reception OF tht Chic repub-
lican Association the Senator's Repre- entatiycs
and Judges Of tn Supreme Court from Ohio Con
roller William Lawrence presided, and with him
on the platform were Senator sherman, COM
missioner OF Patents Bu;terwOrth, RflIesell-
tativta Forfeit. foran. wilkins. j. ID. Tar!ur, Nc
Co:inlck l.Hrt Page, I'M, Mckinley. Mercy. L. b.
Tajcr Robinson. Converse an; Kcifer. Capt. Flu
ray. aud !. uodgg. eX-speaker OF the ONO lesis-
latule
The SPEECHES.
Judge Lawrence made a few Introductory re-
marks stating the object OF the assoc .ation and OF
its annual receptions, and setting forth Ohio's
Claims &c greatness. Commissioner Benz. Butter
worth delivered the address OF welcome. In the
course o: his remarks he said that the customary
stigma attached 10 ORC. as an Office hunting state.
Is unjust; that at no time have any of her sons
amfIee to tie front unbiI.den, but they nave come
because their country needed them We are proud
or her men, he said. not because they serve the
state vel. but because they the country Well
and are Therefore deserving Of the praise OF the
state. Five minute speeches were then made by
Representatives Foilett, Morey. FOran. Keifer Nc
h!nley, Converse. Hin. Mccormick and Wilkins, O.
W. Hodge, of Cleveland. and senator Sherman
who caIie In late. Letters Of regret received
from justic" BiatchfoTd Senator rendleton Attor
ney General Brewster, Commissioner West ana l.
NJ. Jordan After the speeches the guests INDUCED
III dancing. Which vas continued uEtil late hour.
THE COMMITTEES
The reception committee consisted OF Hon. VIM.
Lawrence. F. L. Campbell, E. G. Ford, j. f. Hood,
u. A. GrosyenOr, J. c. Weir. w. S. Peterson, NJ. j.
Foote, Bon. Douglas e 1. stevens, NJ. ID. Months,
;. j.. Davis, j. ". Craig. 7. ". Talmaige, j. =.
swan L. f. Hunt, c. r. F0slcK, L. j. Fenjon, A.
charge OF director Harold C. Mccrcw. Assistants,
John ornlr cole, VIII V. Cox, Wick Taylor, j. W.
Bt9wn, W. /: lhaplAan, L. \. Mitchell, C. j. Niles
and I. II. sullivan.
rI1a GUSTS
AinUn- hose present Were senator Sherman and
Mrs. Swift. the Hawaiian minister the japanese
minister, Gen and Mrs. Green b. Raum and daugl-
ter, Representative and Mrs Mccormick and da,gfl-
tive ana MIS-. Hart, Mir. and MIS- o. VI. Hodge,
Commissioner and Mrs Dudley. Commissioner and
Mrs. bHtterWoIth and daughter, Representative
Mi ana Mrs. SIMON Wolf. Mr.. ana Mrs. D. A. eros,
yenor, Miss Iamborn. Mrs Wilkes, Mrs. Craig, Mr..
tive and Mrs. KurZ, Mr. and Mrs. II.
G. Megrew, Nr. and Mrs. VI. ID. Months,
Mrs. y. B. Brown, Mrs Mullward, Miss Davis Miss
,anlicid, Mss ODOn4ell, Misses Clara Gaylord,
Nina Morse, Sadie MeN0niga, Mrs. Latta, Miss
Grub Mrs EA Clifford. Miss Callar, the Misses Love-
Miss Ransom, Mr.. and Mrs. A. 7. Medtord, Mrs.
Finley, Miss Wade. OF Chicago; Miss Armstrong,
Mrs. W. A. Orr, Miss s. y. Shook, OF Youngstown,
Ohio; Audi or u. 5. Alexander and wife. Mrs. Fas-
set, Mr. and Mrs. James Day, Miss Wright, DR..
Bliss, Miss Tempa Lawrence, Mrs. Quackenbush,
Mrs. Mcdonald, Miss Annie" Ellis, Mr.. Harry
Giandy, Mr. Carpenter, OF Cleveland; Mr.. Holmes,
Mr Armstrong; Of the Cleveland P3diudeaej'; Major
and Ms Rholcs, the Misses dalton, and MIR. George
Thompson, H. Moses ana ladies, Mr. and Mrs Bailey,
Nj and Mrs Hayes, capt j. G. Donaldson, w. Il.
ThOIup5on, cX-Gov. NOEeS, Hon. s. j. Peelle and
Vile, Smith johnson and S. =. WalcOtt.
WIFE's BILL FOR DvORCE.-OceaniaD Dyson has,
by G. Darlington and ]. Williams filed a bill for
divorce from bed and board with Abra,n w. Dyson.
They We're married In 1868; have had nine children
four Of whom are living, and she charges cruelty
ar