Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-19

Clark, Sandy Spring. Nd; f. @. waddell. Co
| iumbus Ohio, and IL. J. B,o1ham OF Baltimore.
SPECIAL HONOR.
II was announced that Mr.. c. N. Heaton. ST..
was eighty-seven years old and had begun work
In 1s4s and still preserved the instruments then
used. His election was made separate from the
rest py reclamation as a special distinction.
The president reported 10 the association that
he had endeayored to collect information con-
corning the old-time operators throughout the
country and that the result had been satisfact-
DRY and very interesting. He advised that
eers have their portraits preserved
Tor the association and that relics
should be collected. He recommended that
relics he collected for the National Museum.
He thought the membership Of the association
should be very greatly enlarged. What had
been done in the WAY OF locking up old~timers
had brought together old friends and associates
who had thought each other dead their paths
having tended SO far apart. He thought there
were at least ten thousand old-timers now
living.
LETTERS FROM AnsrSrrEs.
A number of letters were read from absentees
One was from J. d. Reed. one Of the pioneer
telegraphers of 1916 and co-Iaborer of Morse
and Kendall. now United States consul at Dam
feminine, Scotland, who inclosed some relics
OF the forties in manuscript: n letter from
George Z. Gilliiand Of the Cincinnati
Enquirer stating that Mr.. John X.
Mclean had ordered silver badges for all the
members o. the ASSOCIATION, but that the badges
had been spoiled by the maker. aud in their
place he sent present Of $50 TO help pay the
expenses of the meeting. This letter was re-
ceived with applause. Upon motion Mr.. May
nard was unanimously chosen chairman of a
committee to collect relics, the committee to be
appointed in the future.
THOSE PRESENT.
Among those present we're: J. F. 0'Brien,
Scranton, Pa, who was of the cipher oper-
atires in the War Department during the war;
George J. Goalding of Erie, who was a military
telegrapher with the department OF the Cum
berland; James J. Clark. telegraph instrument
maker of Philadelphia. who commenced in the
business in ls45 aud continued in the business
I'll 1862 about 1858 he invented the first prac-
tical repeater.
j. II. Larcomhe who WAS first with J. d.
Reid with the o Reilly party in 1877 building
and operating lines from Philadelphia west
ward. he was operator at Lancaster, Pa,
then at Harrisburg. Pa, and Pittsburg, asso-
ciated with J. NJ. Lindsay, Jack Horner, Dave
Brooks, Arson Stagcr, Ed Bush and others at
flttsburg. Andy Carnegie, Dave Williams,
George Mclean, Dave McCargo. managers.
lie sent the first message of the President of
the United States direct from Washington, z.
Taylor first regular message. Polk message
had been sent from Baltimore west the year
before by ID. c. HouSh of Philadelphia Later
be had charge of the lines on the Nj. and {.
H. X. up to 1862, and In 1862 in charge of
Gen. D. NJ. MiIchelrs railroad and telegraph
connections up to August, 1867, when he was
transferred to South Carolina. Larcombe was
then sent to Washington an invalid, since
which date he has been in Washington in the
Interior Department.
Noreu Marean, who was in the employ of the
d., L. and W. Railroad Company as operator
and station agent from 1858 to 1861, with the
American Telegraph Company as operator
and chief operator from 1861 to ls66, when the
latter company was absorbed by the Western
Union Company. with the Western Crion Com
pany since latter date as chief operator. assist
ant manager and mnnager-since 1854: in
Charge OF press service at Long Branch in Sep
TENDER, 1881, during Garfeld's illness and
death there; went TO Cleveland with corps of
operators on the occasion of his funeral; night
chief on duty at time of Lincoln's assassina-
ton; assistant manager in charge of operating
department of the Washington Office at the
time of Garfieids assassination. He sent Lin
coin emancipation proclamation tor the Dis
trict of Columbia.
I. q. WadGell, who was Baltimore and Ohio
operator at Grafton, Parkersburg and Cum
berland during the
A. Il. Talcott of Washington, who commenced
telegraphing in Boston. lsi9; was employed in
opening new offices the printing lines ex-
tended until he reached Washington in Octo-
Der, 1852. where he still resides. He left tele-
graphing at the breaking out of the war TO be-
come a wa correspondent of the New York
W. II. Young. who has been in charge OF the
press work at the Capitol since 1857.
A. G. Stafford, f. NJ. Tomlinson, W. .. Wilson,
NJ. Il. Hults, A. l.. Eugene. L. I. Howser, J. T.
Ialtavall, NJ. II. Kerner, Z. L. Bugbee, J. Ii.
Austin, J. A Swift. L. u. Fulton, J. c. Wagner,
John Brandt, George NJ. Dugan, c. NJ. Heaton.
jr., X. c. Mcdonald, Joseph knittle, J. f.
Sharcy, r. J. Hutchinson, +. ID. Murphy. ID. c.
Sullivan, John Rattiebone, JOS l.. Edwards J.
H. Larcombe, L. q. Waddel, Columbus, Ohio;
a. Nag L. Nxaxu As,,-I
ThomasP. Scully, New York; J. Newton Critten-
ton, Chicago; q. 4. j. Goalding Erie Pa: C. A.
Dalton, Washington, ID. c.; J. &. SLOVENIAN,
Michigan: L. J. Clifford, Dunkirk, n. T.; Chas.
o. Piersop, Washington, ID. C.; NJ. W. Barr
Washington, ID. C.; Edward c. Cockey, New
York: NJ. W, Russell, editor Telegraph Age.
New York: A. b. Talcoit, Washington, u. C.; Z.
ii. Mixer. Is. W. Flack, Baltimore; L. i. Bick-
ford, Washington, ID. c.: Ralph W. Page. New
York; Hugh A. Moody, New York; ]. ]. Clarke,
Forest Glen, Nd; W. II. Young, Washington,
ID. c.; j. L. Petit. Chicago; Paul ID. Connor,
Washington, ID. C; George Gilhland. Washing
ton, ID. g.: J. A. Hutchinson, Washington, f.. {.
Mr. L. +. Bickford, formerly OF the Associated
Press; Mr.. L. q. Golden of Texas. Mat France.
J.. l.. johnson OF Washington, C., AIR. George
Herman and j. II. Larcombe an operator in
Philadelphia in lSi7. We're elected. The meet
ing adjourned until O'Clock this afternoon.
NEW DIVISION ORGANIZED.
About 100 telegraph operators from New
York, Philadelphia. Wilmington. Baltimore and
other cities met in the Braddock House Hall,
Alexandria, Va. last night to organize a new
division of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers
with James b. Finnan. chief telegrapher of
baltimore division. as organizer. who acquitted
himself most creditably. Il he following officers
were chosen: j. 4. Nolan. past chief te!eg-
rapher; II. 7. Floyd. chief teiegrapher; J. T. |
Bastin, assistant chief photographer: A. McLane,
senior telegrapher; 5. G. Aflelnan, junior teie-
grapher; Thomas Finn, jr., inside seminal: f. |
Herring outside sentinel; Jos. q. Bec1ley, sec |
rotary and treasurer.
The meeting closed ut 1850 pm. when an \
elaborate banquet was highly enjoyed by the |
boys.