Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-15

Next week there will be notable gathering
in this city. The men who manipulated the
telegraph twenty years ago and during the war
will be here, or at least good representation
| of them. The old-time Telegraphers, as they
call themselves, intend to hold their annual re-
union in this city, beginning on Wednesday.
1t is the eleventh annual meeting of the Old
time Telegraphers' Association and arrange
ments have been made to give those in attend
ance a warm reception. At the same time the
Society Of the United States Military Telegraph
Corps will hold its annual meeting, and rs the
membership of both societies is largely identi-
| cal the sessions OH the same dates and in the
same city of both organizations will be of great
convenience to the members.
The membership of the Old Timers includ es
those who were engaged in business between
1874 and 1869. while, as the name indicates the
Military Telegraph Corps includes those who
did the telegraphing for the army during the
late
ARRANGEMENTS FOR ENTERTAINING THEM.
In order that the veterans of the key may be
given hospitable reception, committees have
been organized by the telegraphers residing in
this city and the arrangements for the recep-
ton and entertainment Of the guests have been
intrusted to them. The representative char
acter of the organization is shown by the list
OF names comprising the committees, many OF
whom have graduated from the active duties OF
the profession to positions Of responsibility in
other fields. The committees as follows:
Executive committee-George G.. Maynard,
NJ. Marean manager Western Union Telegraph;
T. A Darlton, superintendent telegraph, Rich
mond and Danville railroad NJ. W. Barr, gov
eminent printing office; George Gilliand, Gin
clnnal Inquirer; +. 1. Bckford, Columbian
exposition commission; D. p. McKeeyer, super
intendent Baltimore and Potomac railroad; w.
II. Young, Western Union Telegraph; c. H.
Mixer, Interior Department.; Charles Selden,
superintendent Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
Baltimore; J. G. Mattoon, Western Union Tele-
graph, Baltimore; j. +. Morrison, Southern
Standard Oil Company, Baltimore. and J.
W. Hates, superintendent Postal Telegraph,
Richmond.
Committee on fnance-C. L. wheepley,
chairman; c. A. Darlton, ]. H. King, W. A.
Young, b. W. Flack, Baltimore, and J.W. Hates,
Richmond.
Committee on transportation-D. P. Nc
keever, chairman; p. ID. Conner, j. B. Austin,
William NJ Ash. w. II. Glascott. F. II. Evans,
George f. Lewis and II. Cordner.
Committee on hotels-R w. Bender chair
man; T. I. Biekford p. v. DeGraw. o. c. Hat
ton and W. Ii. Allen.
Committee on badges-E. L. Bugbee chair
man; George Gilliland, Walter b. Hawkins, ].
u. Ihurston and ]. b. Yeaple, Baltimore.
Reception committee-M. W. Barr. chairman;
J. +. Morrison, Baltimore; Jules Guthridge,
New York Herald: A. q. Stafford, interstate COM
merce Office; A. r. Childs, Mrs. La Gorce, CEN
sus Office; e. Ii. Mixer, Interior Department.;
L. u. Lines. Pacific building; W. II. Clarke,
Kellogg building; Fred. W. Royce, No. 14Os
PENNSYLVANIA avenue; Robert j. Wynne and
Miss Marean, Treasury Department.; Mrs. Mary
J. Claudy, No. 1l09 street: J. H. Robinson,
weather bureau; John b. Minick, Post Office
Department.; Z. Z. Stewart. State Department.;
Il. +. Montgomery. White House; Miss English,
Aerrt lrr,ra ha,, a.. NJ M
1909 + street; A. T. Talcott. United States Capt.
tol; Z. J. McCristal and W. E. Pierce, Western
Union Telegraph office; VI. I. Kahn, Postal Tel
egraph; +. 4. Howser and John L. Nolan. Bal
timore and Ohio railroad; J. NJ. barley and
Joseph Z. Lewis. Baltimore and Potomac rail-
road; T. +. Gibbons. bureau Of engraving and
printing; W. T. Dulin. pension Office; William
X. Mackrille, Navy Department; Charles u.
Pierson. adjutant generals office; Prof. j. e.
freth Watkins. National Museum; W. James
Slater, government printing office.
Mr.. George e. Maynard is the president Of
the Old-time Telegraphers' Association, and
with his customary energy he has devoted a
good deal of time and given a good deal Of
hard work to arranging the details for the re-
ception of the members OF the two societies.
He has had the able assistance Of Mr.. NJ
Marean. the secretary Of the committee, Of
Mr.. W. II. Young and others
THE PROGRAM.
The headquarters OF the delegates will be at
the Ebbitt House and there the business meet
ings will be held. The Old Timers will hold
their first business session at 10 q. m on Wednes-
day and the Military Telegraphers Society at
p. m. on the same day.
Arrangements have been made to relieve the
monotOny of business meetings on Thursday
by showing the delegates the sights of the city.
The resident members of the societies will see
that the visitors are looked after and that every
facility is extended to them. Thursday even
i,,fr fpa vie no hx.
dent members at a reception which will be ten
dered to them at the National Rifles Hall This
reception will be a rather unique affair. 1t will
be a social occasion principally, but there
viii be an opportunity given for q
number Of "reminiscences from old operators
and speeches from prominent men. A COLA
ton will also be served. For the benefit of
telegraphers all over the country who will be
unable to attend telegraph instruments will be
placed in the hall with wires making a broad
circuit all over the country. What the Old
Timers are doing will be licked over the wires
and messages of greeting will be received from
absent members at distant points. The liter
AIRY part of the program will include reminis-
cences of the early days OF the telegraph. Ref
erence will of course be made to the first tele-
graph line, which was constructed by Prof
Morse between this city and Baltimore. The
aid received from Congress in building this
line will be mentioned and also the fact that
the appropriation was made In consequence
Vi lTOIu Levi ",
then Secretary of the Treasury, that in
case the line was built the government
might succeed in getting enough service out of
| it to justify the expenditure. This narrative
will afforda good opportunity for Mr.. Nettle-
| ton. the assistant secretary Of the treasury.
| who has been invited to speak, to tell the old
time operators whether in his opinion the gov
eminent has got the worth of its money for the
telegraph. The relation of the telegraph to
| the business of the government can be dwelt
upon by Postmaster General Wanamaker, who
has also been invited to speak.
| COLLECTING FACTS.
| Mr.. Maynard in communicating with the
members of the association has gathered to-
| gether mass of information relating to the
| early days of telegraphy which is not only OF
great interest but is also of great value facts
are brought out which form what may be de-
scribed as the unwritten history of the tele-
graph Some of these statements will be col
lected and read Thursday evening. Eventually
they will be used in preparing q history
/ OF the Old time Telegraph Society
| which Mr.. Maynard intends TO bring out.
| Another interesting feature of the program
will be the reading of a paper by Prof. Wat
kins of the National Museum on the import
ance of collection illustrating the history OF
telegraphy.
During the stay Of the members of the as
ISOLATION in the city they will be the recipients
| of a good deal of attention from resident
members. An excursion down the river il on
the program, and altogether it is safe to say
! that the Old Timers will have n iolly good time