Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-05

giving subcommittees were organized. the city
was divided into districts and Q thorough can
vass OF the city was made. The cauvassers met
with . ready response on the part Of the citizens
and the generodty which was evinced on all
sides made the work Of the committee In the
main pleasant and agreeable. The chairman Of
the committee. Mr.. James e. waugh. IA a vet
eran In the difhcult 6eid Of raising money By
popular subscription. His winning wan, cheery
manner and his persuasive tongue present q
combination that Is hard to resist. People have
become accustomed to give Mr.. Waugh money,
and % when he took the field for the conclsve
the money began to come In. Mr.. Waugh II o
native Of the District, having been born In
Georgetown. At the age Of seventeen Mr..
Waugh engaged In the grocery business for him.
self. which he followed until the breaking out Of
the civil war, when be disposed Of his business
and entered the army, he being one Of the nrst
In the District to raise . company. He declined
the office Of captain and entered the ranks
where he served three months. At the expira-
ton Of that time he organized q second COM
pany, Of which he was elected captain, and
which became part Of the gallant Col. Bakers
California regiment. He served until his health
succumbed to fever which Frustrated him for
manv months and eventually incapacitated him
for active service. Upon bis return to civil life
and after somewhat regaining bis health Mr..
Waugh accepted q clerkship In the Treasury
department, where he remained until 1869 when
he resigned his position and entered the real
ness tact and ability, combined with energy and
perseverance, he has attained success
Mr.. Waugh was one of the most active pro.
motors o the national drill In 1887, he himself
collecting $45.OOO out Of the ESQ, 600 raised to
carry forward that undertaking.
He has been prominently associated with the
Masonic fraternity for the past twenty-three
years. He was elected captaIn-general OF Co
lumba commandery from the ranks, and in 1876
he was eminent commander.
The members OF the finance committee are %
follows:
Washington. No. EN-. Sir Kits. Eldred g.
Davis, Robert Boyd, William J. Stephenson;
Sir Kits. William J. Acker, George A. Bartlett,
John W. BOteler, Zach. 7. Carpenter, Dorsey
Clagett. Albert T. Coumbe, William E. Dennison,
Philip T. Dodge. Charles C. Duncanson, Jesse c.
ErgOod, Albert F. Fox, Martin Hebner, John ].
HOLSTER, William D. Holtzclaw, James G.
Hutchinson, Frank NJ. Lewis. Thomas ]. Lut-
trell, William X. MendeEhall. John s. Miller
George H. Plant, jr., George Ryneal jr.. Bert
4. Scannell Louis H. Schneider, Henry K. Simp-
Henry o. Towles. John F. Waggaman.
Columbia No. 2-Em. Sir KITS Abner T. Long
ley, Edward H. Chanberlin. Jose NJ Yzuaga;
Sir Kits. William York AtLee. Aaron Baldwin,
AMI l.. Barber, Jed. H. Baxter, William H.
Collins. William F. Ford. John R. Garrison. Will
Edward Cooley. H. l. Gregory. William H. Hoeke,
Charles W. Leannarda. Daniel ]. Macarty. Rob
ert j. Mclean. 8. 7. G. Morsell, James L. Norris,
William s. Odel James G. Paine, Samuel G.
Palmer, Robert A. Parke. Allan Rutherford,
N. sells, William R. Speare, A. A. Thomas,
Smith Townshend.
Potomac. No 3-Em. Sir Kits. Rein W. Darby,
John h. Hood. John Lynch. Albert B. Jackson;
Sir Kits. James F. r. Appleby. JONI G. Athey,
Francis H. Barbarin. Henry c. Craig, William b.
Easton, Jesse W. Lee, Fred. W. Storch, Albert
K. Williams.
DeMolay, No. 4-Em. Sir Kits. Robert T. HES
ton, Andrew W. Kelley, Thomas SOmervlle
George A. Shehan; Sir Kits Fred. G. Alexander,
Jacob J. Appich. Andrew Archer, W. Ia, Tor
Birch, Harry e. Bowers, Henry F. Breuninger,
John Burns, John Cochran. F. NJ. Draney, Albert
Gleason. K. Tucker Humphreys, Hamilton E.
Leach, Andrew LOfier, warren J. LOwn. John
Miller. John F. ONeill, Philip B. otterDack,
Samuel c. Raub, William s. ROose. Chris Rup-
pert, Charles F. Schneider, Frank Schwarz. o. G.
Staples, William T. Walker, Brainard II. Warner
Calvin Wilmer, John L. Vogt.
Transportation Committee.
The committee on transportion was appointed
for the purpose Of securing the best possible
rates from the railroad companies to and from