Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-25
COMMISSIONER DOUGLASS, RECEPTION.
Notable Gathering to Meet Members of
the District Committees.

Notable Gathering to Meet Members Of
the District Committees.
There was @ distinguished gathering at Com
missioner Douglass house last night, upon his
| invitation. to meet the members Of the District
! committees of Congress-. The guests were re-
| ceived and introduced by Commissioner Doug
lass in the east parlor. Upstairs q string band
dispensed pleasing music. while the inner man
was ably provided for in the library, where
table stood laden with tempting viAnds- The
reception was in every way enjoyable. Rep
resentatives and Senators talked Interestingly
on District affairs and everybody seemed thor
oughly at ease. The House District committee
was represented by Representatives Grout,
Atkinson, Post, Moore. Mudd, Burton,
McComas and Campbell. Senators Bar
bour and Faulkner represented the
senate committee on the District of Columbia.
Others present were: Senators Stewart and
Dotph, Representatives Coleman and Cogss-
well, Justice Gray of the Supreme Court, Gen.
Ordway, Prof. J. w. Chickering, H. A.
Willard, A. 4. Britton, ". b. Webb, jos. K. Nc
Cannon, Prof. Paul, Prof. Gallaudet, Col
Cecil Clay. Samuel Norment, Samuel E.
Wheatley, Prof Morse OF Amherst College, L.
A. Mosley, Lewis ]. Davis, y. II. Warner,
Samuel Maddox, Lawrence Sands, r. W.
Tyler, q. c. Lancaster, W. W. Wells,
Commissioner Lyman, p. V.De Graw, G.
Dc L. H. hcAul, ". VI. copicoy
T. kurtz Johnson, DIR. J. Wesley Bovee,
ex-Mayor NJ. G. Emery. G. y. Noyes, Commits
sioner Green II. Raum, superintendent W. X.
smith of the botanical Gard, ~, III. A. Griswold,
+: b. Noyes, T. s. Presbrey, C. c. Cole, H II.
timore, S. H. Kauffmann, Rev.. Mr.:
Wynkoop, Fish Commissioner Marshal
Mcdonald, H. b. F. Mcfarland. Noble ID.
Larner. VIM. B. Gurley, Lieut.. L. F. Nichol-
son. Hon; ). \. Tyner, }; u, S1ule, Chss. Cur
Hon. W. L. Wilson, Judge Thayer, Capt.
J. G. Bourke, Vim. i. Mattingly, W. 3. Thomp-
son, Richard Pairo. J. Z. Jones, Rudolph kauf-
mann. Col. l.. p. Wright, NJ. q. Seckendort,
Philip Larner, Judge Drake, John Randolph Of
the Court of Claims, District Auditor J. L.
sPetty. Surgeon General ]. b. Hamilton, Jno.
Nagruder, Judge Mott of the Court of Claims.
Dr.. Frank L. Howe, Henry Wise Garnett, A. A.
Thomas. Samuel Curriden, Geo. b. Bailey, L.
C. Crawford. S. NJ. Bryan, +. G.. Dunnell,
Noyes. ex-Justice Strong, Public Printer Frank
Palmer, Commodore Sicard. Col. Geo. Trues-
dell, q. ii. Harries, james L. Fitch, George
Gorham, John Poor, Tracy G. Jefords. Col
VIM. q. Moore. Gen. IL. v. BoyntOn, IL. D.
Claushton. LOWS Clephane. DR.. Toner, Jno. d.
AleChesney, DIR. Patterson. y. c. Green, NJ. NJ.
Parker, John Il. Mitchell, Judge Fisher,
n. ". Burchell. Maj. J. W. Powell. Commits
sioner Henry M. Robert, Judge Henry Strong,
Horatio Hing. NJ. i. Weller, John Joy Edison,
Hon. John Goode, Al. Christie, Hon. Frank
Hume, L. Ct. Davis, collector of taxes; ID. G.
Forney, Maj. Rutherford, Matthew Trimble,
assessor of the District; Henry Z. Davis. DR..
Smith Townshend Samuel a. Robinson, Judge
Bradley OF the Circuit Court, Chief Justice
Bingham of the Supreme Court OF the District,
Louis Schade. j. Orlnond Wilson. A q. Riddle,
George G. Hazelton, S. L. Thomas, Seaton
Perry. Jere. NJ. Wilson. Rev. DIR. Teunis s.
Hamlin. Rev. DIR. Bartlett, Judge Embry, Con-
troller Gilkeson, S. L. Crissey. Richard Weight
Of I.llr iapy
Reyburr and II. l.. West. Commissioner Ross
was unable to be present owing to severe cold.