Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-05
THE HOME MARKET CLUB.
Representatives of the Big Political
Club of the Hub.

The Home Market club Of Boston did not pa
rade yesterday. The hundred members who
have come to Washington, one-twelfth of the
whole number, did SO merely as sight-seers.
The club is composed of some of Bostons best
citizens, and is one of the solid organizations of
the country. 1t was started in 1887 by George
Draper, of Hopedale, his inspiration in
this undertaking being desire to
arouse the republicans to the sense Of protect
ing American industries and to expose the
frauds and robberies of the New York custom
house. The club is q power in politics. Its
motto is american wages for American
workmen, American markets for the American
people and protection for American homes. -
Under the banner bearing the legend Harrison
was nominated and it will be exhibited in the
ball room tonight. -..
The officers are as follows: President, Timo-
thy Merrick, Holyoke; Independents, Hon.
Oliver Ames, E. II. Baker w. E. Barrett, Fran
els Batcheller, John W. Bennett Hon. Fred'k
l.. Burden, Fred. E. Clark Henry f. Coe, Hon.
George L. Davis, Gen. William F. Draper, Hon.
Rufus S. Frost, Lewis N. Gilbert. Curtis Guild
Hon. William H. Halle, Stephen Holman. ]. d.
W. Joy, ]. s. Ludlam, Philip L. Moen, James
Phillips, T., James Renfrew, jr., Hon. W. W..
Rice. E. T. Slocum. Hon. Elizur Smith. Howard
stockton, George W.Weeks; board of directors.
finance committees: Timothy Merrick Arnold b.
Sanford, j. X. Lesson, John Hopewell. IT.,
Amasa Clark, Hon. Weston Lewis, F.W. Breed;
secretary, Herbert Radcliffe; treasurer, Beverly
X. Moore.
The club makes its headquarters at the
Normandie. The badge worn consists of the
American eagle and of portraits of Harrison
and Morton on ivory, upon blue silk back
ground, and is inscribed. Home Market Club
Inauguration Party" The party includes -
George ii. Whitcomb and wife. Worcester; B.
F. Nichols, Holyoke: r. NJ. Reynolds. Monson:
II. W. Breed and family, Lynn; A. Z. Hemphill,
Holyoke; James b. Field Boston; Hon. Jos. g.
Ray and daughters. Franklin; Hon. j. C.
Bennett and wife, Lynn; f. T. Maxwell Rock
vile, Conn; Hon. d. u. Hubbard, Grafton; w.
II. Dudley, Whittinsville; Col. j. H. Abbott,
Fall River; F. p. Holt and wife, Laconia. N II.
DIR. A. S. Wetherell. Exeter, n. H.; Hon. A. A..
Putnam, Uxbridge; d. W. Taft. Uxbridge; Hon.
L. c. Bates, Worcester; John Wales and wife,
Longwood; ]. w. Lefavour and wife. Beverly;
5. L. Adams, Pawtueket r. l. Geo. L. Gibbs,
Whitinsville; Geo, VI. Gibbs, WhitinsviIle; VIM
A. Gle, Worcester; NJ. II. Collins and wife,
Mills; King Upton. Boston, Hon. Edward Glines
and wife, Boston; Ira Parker and wife. Little
ton, n. H.. o. c. Hatch and wife, Littleton. N.
H.; Miss Z. A. Weller, Littleton, n. H.; Mrs
Farr, Littleton, N. H.; Col. r. F. Barrett Con-
cord; f. ID. Parsons, Holyoke: Hon. F. l.. Bur-
den, North Attleboro; John Davies, Boston; ].
ii. Brown Exeter. \. H.; J. l.. Whiting, Boston;
J. H. Bugbee, Providence. R. l.; VIM. Mills and
wife, Boston; John Hopewell, jr.. Cambridge
port; E. c. Rogers, Hoiyoke; Otis n. Pierce,
New Bedford; E. T. Pierce, New Bedford; A. G.
Pierce, jr.. New Bedford; J. Handy New Bed
ford; j. W. Wheeler. Orange; b. T. Moore, Bos-
ton; A. L. Stearns, Neponset.