National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-10-12
TO I,Esr At OAK 11rLL.
Where the Remains of George w.
Adams Will 10 Inferred.

fahN"H WIN Atb AhtNNEfhs
The funeral Of George W. Adams, presi-
don't of the Evening Star Publishing Com
pany, will take place at 3 o'clock this after
noon from his late residence, 1894 X street.
The remains will be buried at Oak Hin Gem
etery. The following gentlemen have been
invited to serve as honorary pallbearers;
II. V. Boynton, Sulson Hut hns, Q N.
Jordan, w. b. Webb, y. q. Loveioy, Geo.
G. Henninr, Enoch Totten, Hallett XII
bourn, j. w. Thompson, Sevolion A. Brown,
ID. II. Mckee, and u. p. Snyder.
The active pallbearers Will be taken from
the employees OF the Star Office as follows
II. p. Goodwin aud Rudolph Kaufman, OF
the O ditorial department; j. w. Heron
and T.. M. Mix, from the business office
and N. Sardo and l.. G.. Stephens, repre-
senting the mechanical departments.
The services viii be conducted by the
Rev. Teuns s. Ilamlin, OF the Church of
the Covenant, aud Rev. Vim. A. Bartlett,
OF the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church.
CORRESPONDENTS MEETING.
A meeting OF the correspondents was
held at noon yesterday at Gen. Boynton's
Office TO take some action on the death OF
Mr.. Adams. Nearly every correspondent
In the city was present, among whom were
J. NJ. Carson, Philadelphia Ledger: II. b. +.
Macfarland, Philadelphia Record; F.
kmythe, Frank Leslic's Richard Nixon,
New Orleans Times Democrat d. f. Muir.
Ihy, Senate stenoGrapher; T., G. Dunnell,
New York Times; +. Hudson, Boston
Herald; j. j. Noah, Kansas City Times;
u. z. Brooks, Peoria Transcript W. MIC
Bride, Cincinnati Enquirer; z. V. DeGraw
and w. w. Burhans, United Press; F. Nor
gan, Brooklyn UHionj ID: X; Mckee and O.
A.. Boynton, Associated Press; Charles
NerdhoI, New York Herald; II. z. Powers,
Chicago Times DR.. Drank Howe, Sunday
Capital; j.. q. Washington, New Orleans
IicnWtne; W. II. Rlngwalt, Of the Critic
A. w. Lyman, New York Sun; O. NJ. Og-
den, Boston Globe Mai $. N. Clark, New
Cowier-Jo,rnai Gen. I'll. V. Boynton,
COMMERCIAL Gazette; r. j. Wynne, Boston
Advertiser.
Maj John NJ. Carson, OF the Philadelphia
Ledger, presided at the meeting, aud Mr..
II. b. f. Mcfarland, OF the Philadelphia
Record, acted ne secretary. Maj Carson,
in few words, paid high tribute to MIR.
Adams. Judge Noah, Col. Washington,
Gen. Boynton, Mr.. NordhoH, and Mr.. ID.
-, i. Murphy gave expressions, as kind words
can express, to their I, elngs OF loss.
A committee composed of Col Washing
ton, Gen. Boynton, Mr.. Powers, Mr.. Hud-
SON, and Mr. Ogden were appointed to
draft proper resolutions. The following
resolutions were adopted;
Resolrtd, That this meeting has heard with
deep sorrow the intelligence of the death of
our professional associate and friend, Mr..
George w. Adams, whose high personal char
acter, ability .and rectitude during service of
quarter OF a century have conferred honor
upon the profession Of journalism and endcared
him 10 all who knew him.
Resolred, That rs q further mark of respect
for the deceased We will attend the funeral In
body.
Res6irod, That we tender to the family of
Mr.. Adams our sincere sympathy with them
in their afillction.
The meeting then arranged to have flow
ers sent as tributes to Mr.. Adams, and also
TO Mrs. Richardson, wife of Mr.. +. A.
Richardson, Of the Baltimore Sun.
The Gridiron Club also held meeting
and adopted appropriate resolutions on Mr..
Adams's death. The club decided to at
tend the funeral In body.
The board OF trustees Of the Reform
school, Of which Mr.. Adams was president,
held a meeting at 10 o'clock, at the office Of
Mr.. IL. A. Willard, and adopted resolutions
expressive Of the esteem In which the de-
ceased was held by them.
The Metropolitan Club, Of which Mr..
Adams was member suspended Its flag at
1alf.mast upon the announcement Of his
death.