Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-13
A SHEPHERD BANQUET.
The Ex-Governor of the District
be Entertnined by His Friends.

The Ex-GOvernOr of The District to
he Entertained by His Friends.
A number of the citizens of Washingt ton
who desire to show their appreciation of
the eminent services Gov. Alexander r.
Shepherd has rendered In behalf of the ma
tons capital. have decided during the past
few days to tender him banquet and last
night several Of the prospective hosts of the
occasion met at the Arlington Hotel and
made arrangements for the entertainment
Among those present We're ex-Mayor Mat
thew G. Emery, eX-Mayor james G. Berret
ex-District Commissioner Myron NJ. Parker,
Mr. Hallet Kilbourn. Mr.. Chas. J. Bell, Mr.
Crosby S. Noyes, Mr.. Simon Wolf, Mr..
Fra nix Hume, Mr.. VIM T.. Hibbs and Mr.
Cluskey Cromwell. Col. Berret was made
chairman of the meeting, with Mr.. Cromwell
as secretary, and after the names Of those
who had expressed their pleasure at the op-
portunity to join in the testimonial to Gov.
Shepherd had been read, it was decided that
the banquet should be given on the night
of Wednesday, November 20, at the Airing
ton Hotel, and the secretary was instructed
10 notlfy those interested without delay.
y committee on invitations consisting of
Col Berret. chairman Mr.. Matthew G.
Emery: Mr.. Myron NJ. Parker, Mr.. Chas
}: Bell and Mr.. Crosby S. 'Noyes, was
chosen, and Mir. Chas. ]. Bell was request
ed and agreed to act as treasurer of the
banquet fund. Mr.. kilbourn, Mr.. Hibbs
and Mr.. Cromwell were appointed a COM
mittee on printing, menu, music and decora-
tions. The hosts will number probably over
one hundred, and there will be about thirty
invited guests.
Some of those who will assist in enter
tanning Gov. Shepherd are: ]. W. Babson,
VIM. b. Gurley, Theodore W. Noyes, Wm
Wall. Francs G. Newlands, Frank A Rich
ardson, Francis Cotton, Edward D. Easton
Harry T. Goodwin. B. Fl. Warner, S. S. Bur-
dctte, James f. Oyster, II. w. Beveridge
Matthew G. Emery, John F. Chamberlin
Beriah Wilkins VIM. A. Wimsatt, John F.
Naggaman, III. l.. Crawford, Chris. Heurich,
Geo. w. Evans. Frank Hume, VIM. u.
Rudy, Chas. J. Bell, John Gibson, John w.
MacCartney. VIM. S. Roose. James G. .Ber-
ret. Caleb Willard. Simon Wolf, Stilson
liutchns Ell f. Droop John w. Boteler,
VIM. K. Hibbs, John G. Moore, Isadore
Saks, Chas. Baum, DIR. Frank T. Howe
Henry e. Davis, VIM. F. Matt!ngly, Myron
NJ. Parker, Crosby S. Noyes. Tom c. Noyes
George w. Cochran, George E. Lemon, Levi
Woodbury., Thomas Somerville Enoch Tot
ten, Clarence F.. Norment, J. Maury Dove,
Louis Clephane, John Joy Edison, Frank A.
Miller, Geo. c. Gorham, Samuel NJ. Bryan,
James l.. Norris. Thomas J. King, F. c.
Stevens, Geo. E. Hamilton Samuel H.
Kaufman, A T. Britton, Colin Studds s.
w. Woodward, VIM. B. Morgan, David r.
Mckee, VIM. Dickson, John w. Albaugh,
Chas. G. Sloane, Wm. G. Moore, Thomas
Nj. Gale, Edward ]. Stellwagen. DR.. W. S.
Harlan, Robert Beall, Col J. C. McKibben,
Maj. l.. l.. Blake, Wm H. Moses, VIM. Pitt
VIM. l.. Brown, Noah L. Jeffries, Hallet
kilbourn, r. O. Holtzman, T. E. Roessle.
DR.. Z. t. Sewers, Henry A. Willard, Frank
&. NoyeS, Alexander Grant