The Washington critic., 1888-04-11
THE new Free BRIDGE.
[conolnded from rIrst Paro. /
THE CELEBRATION.
history of the Movement eliminating
To-day.

History of the Movement eliminating
To-day.
The celebration of the Free Bridge was
a mooted question early in February and
the Courdnt was the first paper to call at
tention to the matter and to advocate
some such measure as fitting the event.
The merchants of West Washington then
took up the matter and mass meeting
was called by the citizens in the latter
part Of February, and the following gem
tlemen were pioneers in the movement:
II. G. Craig chairman; James $. Hayes,
secretary, and Messrs. w. X. Grimes,
Maurice Cropley, Mayhem Platter, A. b.
Jackson, ii. z. Gilbert W. Nordlinger,
Robert |. Middleton and s. o, Palmer.
At the meeting it was resolved to APP
point two committees, a Finance Com.
mittec and an Executive Committee, and
the Executive Committee at its first meet
ing was presided over by Mr.. Thomas l..
Cropley. At the second meeting of the
Executive Committee the chairman va
Gated for "a few moments" as he said,
and requested Mr.. s. @. Palmer to act in
his stead, which position he has retained
mp to the present time.
The following gentlemen comprise the
original Executive Committee: S. @.
Palmer, chairman; George A. Birch, sec
retary; A.. B. Cropley, A.. b. Jackson,
Thomas Stanton, Benjamin Miller, A.
Uanlon, A. Greenlees. M. A. McGowan,
VIM. Brace, G. w. Offutt. II. 7. Gilbert,
w. Nordhnger, J. Il. Dyer, Robert Ten
ney, W. X. Grimes, Joseph s. Hayes, II.
2, Craig, George Lockharrdt, t. I. Crop
Mathew Platter, Robert Weaver, John J.
Bogue. II. Morris Cropley, VIM. Man
ogue, J. Newton Brewer, w. N. Febrey, f.
l.. Moore, w. y. Hazel, H. q. Wagner
John Leetch and General c. G. Augur.
After the Executive Committee had
been organized the Finance Committee
was chosen as follows ii. z. Gilbert
chairmanS John Lang, secretary; W..
Nordlinger, treasurer, and w. p. May
field, s. Q. Palmer, g. w. King, Edward
Dent, Charles Cropley, A. B. Jackson
Nj. j. Adler, A, Greenlees, I. j. Libbey,
Thomas Bowling, A. Hanlon, w. Il.
Gibbons, O. II. Fickling, J. ]. Noland,
Thomas Il. Waggaman, Henry Hurt
Mayhem Platter III: o. Winship, g. w.
Cissell, VIM. Laird. NJ. A. McGowan and
George Boteler.
At a meeting held later, the following
committees were appointed:
The Special Committee, on whom de-
volved the duty of selecting the marshal,
date and route of the parade, was COM
posed of the following gentlemen: s. @.
rainier, CnalrInan; ben, Mlller, ID. Il.
Taggart, II. 7. Heiston, George w. King
and Charles Croplev.
Committee on Speakers-F. l.. Moore,
chairman; w. w. Curtis, A. Greenlees,
Hugh Taggert s. T. Brown.
Committee on Fireworks-M. A. Nc
Gowan, chairman; DR.. Charles Becker.
George Freeman, Charles Butler, Hugh
Taggert, James X. Probey and A. K.
Williams.
Military Committee--H. II. Taggart,
chairman; Samuel f.. Wheatley, Colonel
]. ]. Joyce, William o. Drew, Captain
Eugene Edwards and r. +. Heiston.
Committee on Societies-William Man.
ogue, chairman; Joseph P. Wallace, H..
G. Wagner, George Giles, John II. Darne
and Arthur Small.
The following gentlemen are the chair
men of the various other committees
Committee on Trades Display, Il. M.
Cropley; Clerks Committee, J. Newton
Brewer; Virginia Committee, w. N. Fe-
brey Falls Church, Va, and w. w Simp-
son, Langley, Va; Committee on Carriages,
George A. Birch; Committee on Decora.
tons and Music, ii. @. Wagner; Citizens
Committee, John Leech; Printing Com
mittee, James S. Hayes; Hall Committee,
John j. Boyne.