Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-22


The regular annual meeting Of the Washing
ton National Monument society was held today
at II O'Clock am. in the hall of the Memorial
lodge at the monument This was the first
meeting Of the society in the new building and
was IN the nature Of dedication of the build
ing.
There were present Senator Sherman, Hon.
hugh McCulloch. Mr.. Justice Strong, Brig.
Gen. Thos. L. Casey, Col Jas. G. Benet,
resident yelling, DR.. Daniel B. Clarke. DIR.
Toner, Hon. Horatio King and F. L. Harvey.
Teua'or sherman, first vice president, presided
The proceedings Of the last meeting were
approved
THE MEMORIAL PLAGUE.
A letter was read from the contractor for
casting the memorial bronze PLAGUE to be
erected In the monument advising that the
piacque would be completed and ready for
position about the middle of March.
A letter was also read from Hon. Robert C..
winthrop OF Massachusetts,, second vice presi-
dent, regretting his inability to he present on
the occasion.
The accounts Of the late treasurer, J. Bayard
II. smith. ana of the secretary Mr. King for
the past year were submitted and approved
A resolution was adopted requesting the presi-
the new treasurer. DIR. Clarke, the fands in the
custody OF the bank standing to the credit of
the late treasurer.
THE OFFICERS.
The next business being the election of off,
GERS for the ensuing year. on motion the follow
ing were reelected: Senator Sherman, first
vice president: Hon. Robt. c. Winthrop. Sec
ond vice president; DIR. ID. b. Clarke. treasurer
Hon. horatio King, secretary; L. l.. Hawey,
clerk.
ENTERTAINED BY DR. TONER.
The society then adjourned, and at the invi-
tation of DR.. Toner repaired to his house, els
Louisiana avenue, to luncheon at o'clock.
DR.. Toner kept up his old-establshed custom
today by inviting to his home a large number
OF distinguished gentlemen to meet the men,
bers OF the society. The occasion was a most
pleasing affair IN every respect.
Among the many callers were Vice President
Morton, Justice Field, Secretary of Agricul-
ture Rusk, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Batcheller, Commissioner of Pensions Green
b. Raum, Civil Service Commissioner Lyman,
commissioner of the general land office,
Interstate Commerce Commissioner Bragg, DIR.
u. Brown Goode, Commissioner of Fisheries
Marshall Macdonald, Prot. r c. Mendenhali,
Senator Dolph, Senator Hawlev, Speaker Reed,
Representatives John W. Stewart, l.. E. Nc
Comas, y. +. Shively Samuel Dibble,
Lewis +. Watson. J. G. Cannon, Ossian Ray, c.
II. Gibson and James B. McCreary; Gen. Greedy.
Gen. U. Is. Wilcox, LISA; Maj. George Il.
Davis, U.S.A.; Surgeon General John B. Hamil-
ton NJ. II. S. Surgeon General Jno. Moore, U.S.A.;
Surgeon General J. Mills Browne, U.S.N.; Col.
Garrick Mallory, U.S.A.; Justices Hagner and
Montgomery, Messrs. Jos. K McCammon. Fred
Perry Powers, Crosby S. Noyes, Gardiner
u. Hubbard, Lawrence Sands. I. A. Wash
ngton, John W. Foster, Llewellyn Washington.
Z. G. Lancaster, A. I. Britton, David X. Mckee.
John w. Thompson, A. g. Heaton, A. II. Lin
ton, Frederic Bancroft. Frederick Mcclure,
NJ. w. Gait Bishop Keane, ". c. Dodge, DIR.
NJ. j. Stack, Charles Nordhoff, DIR. f. s Bar
BARN, Henry Wise Garrett, John Blair Hoge
and NJ f. Morris.