Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-01
A CENSUS CELEBRATION.
How Superintendent Porter Commem-
GRATED Two Important Events.

pleasant reception was given last night by
Mr.. Robert I. Porter, the superintendent Of
the census. At his residence in Georgetown. to
his principal assistants in the Office. The oc-
easioa was not only delightful social reunion,
but Il Was notable as the celebration Of two
important events. namely: The close OF the
census enumeration aud the anniversary OF The
birth Of the superintendent Ia receiving and
entertaining his guests Mr. Porter did not have
the assistance of Mrs Porter, who is out OF the
city. but he proved to be fully equal TO the
occasion and made every one feel at home.
As SsNsas entirely a stag party cigars were soon
nghted and the guests found comfortable
places IN the spacious cool pArlors OF out on
the wide balconies An impromptu enumcra-
ton OF those present showed that all the chief
ofhcers OF the census were represented. with
the exception OF several who were Qua OF the
city on official business In course OF a it'll.
talk. which MIR. Porter INDUCED in as a tribute
10 the fact that he had reached another mile
stone IN his lifes journey. he took occasion 90
say that he believed that he had the best force
Of assistants that superintendent OF the CEN
sus could desire. He reminded thcm that
while the work OF enumeration had closed
their work had just begun, and he cx-
pressed the belief that when their labor. were
completed the verdict would be that the eley-
enth census was great success. Those OF
you who were IN the tenth census" he said
land twenty-five out OF thirty OF our statisti-
cal experts served their apprenticeship with
Gen. Walker. will be glad 60 know that re-
ceived letter from him today congratulatinc
me upon the success OF the work
and of the victory we have won.
This should encourage us to stiIl fur
their efforts In t0bulAting the returns The IN
terest felt IA the eleventh census 10 intense
and the reason. in my opinion. that the
country is on one OF those upward mo,cments
IN winch great prosperity and great growth
NAV be anticipated. IL the returns thus Far In
from our large cities are indicative of the de-
cenmal progress we may confidently expect that
the pipings aud croakings OF partisan pigmies
and the complaints of cities dissatisfied with a
growth measured by two. IN rec. four and even
ten hundred per cent will soon be drowned in
the grand anthem of thanks for the
peace. plenty and prosperity witch
has made this progress possible. The
common sense OF the American people
is equal to almost any emergency.
Ii rose above the clamor about the CENSUS
questions and the so-called obnoxious aues-
tons have been uniformly answered through
out the country. Ii will rise above the indi-
vidual desire on the part Of some 90 question
the accuracy Of the returns because the popula-
ton of localities falls below expectation these
are merely the incidents 81 a great work
We must not be disturbed bv them. but keen
right along in the path of duty and never faiter
until tins statistical harvest is gathered and
safely within the covers OF the splendid
quarto volumes which comprise the
nations storehouse for facts and figures
for all the people" He then in
his persuasive style, managed to extract some
bright interesting responses from several u
those present, beginning. OF course. with o
toast 10 the ladies' which was happily re-
sponded 20 b. the chief clerk. Mr.. Childs. Mr..
hardle. Mr.. Hunt. Mr.. Williams. Mr.. BlOdgett
Mr.. COPELAND, Mr.. Hyde, Mr.. stoddard and
others made brief remarks. and then the CON-
pany adjourned 20 the dining room, where .
handsome collation. Wac opened