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

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was eighty seven years old aud had begun work
In ls4S and still preserved the instruments then
used His election WAS made separate from the
rest by acclsmatlon AZ a sneciel aistinction-
The president reported to the assoriation that
he had endeavored to collect information con-
cernins ,ne oid-nme operators throughout the
80 -, ",e wa. we resui' mao peeh SAUSAGE
this work be Continued that mem.
bers have their portraits preserved
for 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 looking up old-timers
had brought together old friends and associates
VINO mad thought each other dead, their paths
having tended SO far apart. He thought there
were At least ten thousand ola-timers now
living.
LETTERS FROM ABsESrEFs
A Number of letters wara raaa s-o,, ahsa,to.s
o vac iioin .. ~. Heeu' one OF tne pioneer
'eiegrapners on ioio and co-laoorer OF Morse
and Kendall, now United States consul at Dunn
feminine, Scotland, who inclosed some relics
OF the forties in manuscript; a letter from
George L. Gillilspd Of the Cincinnati
Enquirer stating that Mr.. John X.
Mclean had ordered silver badges for all the
members OF the ASSOCIATION. but that the badges
had been spoiled by the maker, aud in their
place he sent present of $50 to help paw the
expenses OF the meeting. This letter was re-
ceived with applause. Upon motion Mr.. May
nard was unanimously chosen chairman Of
committee TO collect relics, the committee TO DO
appointed In the future.
THOSE PRESENT.
Among those present were. i r O'Rrien
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aNes III tne war department during the war;
george j. Goalding OF Erie, who was a military
teiegrapher with the department Of the Cum
berland; James j. Clark, telegraph instrument
maker Of Philadelphia, who commenced in the
business in lsi5 and continued in the business
TIL 1869; about 1858 he invented the first prac-
tlcai repeater.
j. ii. Larcombe, who was first with J. ID.
Held with the o Reilly party in 1S47 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 Stager, Ed. Bush and others at
Pittsburg, Andy Carnegie, Dave Williams,
George Mclean, Dave McCargo, managers.
he sent the first message Of the President OF
the United States direct from Washington, Il.
Taylor first regular message. Folks message
had been sent from Baltimore west the year
before by ID. &. Hough of Philadelphia Later
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H. H. mp 10 1867, and In 1867 was IN charge OF
Gen. o. NJ. Mitchelrs railroad and telegraph
connections up to August, 1862. when he was
transferred to South Carolina. Larcombe was
which date he has been in Washington in the
Interior Department
Morell 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 1866, when the
latter company was absorbed by the Western
Union Company. with the Western Union Com
pany since latter date as chief operator. assist
ant manager and manager-since 1884; in
TENDER, 1881, during Garfields 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 o: operating
department. of the Washington office at the
time of Garfelds assassination. He sent Lin
coins emancipation proclamation for the Dis
trlct OF Columbia.
+. G.. Waddeii, who was a Baltimore and Ohio
operator at Grafton, Parkersburg and Cum
berland during the war.
A. B. Talcott of Washington, who commenced
telegraphing in Boston, 1919; was employed in
opening new offices the printing lines ex-
tended until he reached Washington in 0cto-
Der, 1852. where he still resides. He left tele-
saaphahs .. 'ne oaeahahs on. Si .ne var 70 pe-
Herald: is now electrician at the capitol.
W. H. Young, who has been in charge of the
press work at the Capitol since 1857.
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