Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-14

and female suffrage: the Sumner, after
Senator Charles Sumner, the great abo-
litionist; the Stevens, after Thaddeus Ste
vens, the distinguished anti-slavery ad-
voeate; the Garrison, after William Lloyd
Garrison. the earliest American friend of
the negro; the Phillips. after Wendell Phil
lips, whose oratory and liberal principles
are well known, and the Logan, after Sena-
tor John A. Logan, always a warm advo-
cate of the higher education Of the negro.
Prominent in this class are the three
buildings named after the Commissioners
of the District. The Dennison took its
name from ex-Gov. and Commissioner WILL
lam Dennison, the war governor of Ohio.
The Phelps was named after eX-Commis-
sioner Seth Ledyard Phelps. one Of the
earliest of the Commissioners, who was in
office from 1873 to 1879 Maj. W. +. Twin
ing gave the name to the Twining build
ing. and his record as Engineer Commits
s.oner from 1878 to 1882 is District history.
The Mayors of the City.
Next in order come the buildings ramed
to perpetuate the mayors Of Washington.
The Brent building is named from Robert
Brent, who is distinguished as having been
the first mayor Of Washington under the
first charter, when the mayors were ap-
pointed by the President. He was the sec
rotary of the first board of school trustees
OF which Thomas Jefferson was the Pres
ident.
The Wallach building deserves next mem
ton. 1t was the pioneer edifice of the mod
ern form of school house in the District
hen Mayor Wallach expended $4,000 of
the Districts money on this early structure
the building was at once christened Wal
lach's Folly, and bore that name till time
proved that his folly was the greatest fore
sight and wisdom. The Berret building
was named after Mayor Berret. Prior to
his being mayor he was postmaster of me
city. He is living here in the enjoyment of
vigorous old age. The Force building
obtained it's name from Peter Force whose
n ia ct MT cnnG mad
to his term as mayor, from 1856 to 1870.
Succeeding him in the mayofalty was W.
w. Seaton, from whom the Seaton building
took it's name, and who was mayor from
$50 to 1852. Seaton suggests Gales. Jos.
Gales, jr, from whom the Gales building
was named, was associated with Seaton,
and under the firm name of Gales & s,eaton
they conducted the National Intelligencer
from 1872 to 1864. Gales was mayor from
1927 to 1880.
The Maury building took its name from
Mayor John w. Maury. who held sway
fl ON 1852 to 1854. The name of Dr. J. H.
Blake, mayor from 1913 to 1918, still lives
in the Blake building. Mayor Magruder,
1S56-1S57, gave the name to the Magruder
building. Bradley derives it's name from
Mayor VIM. A. Bradley 1s34-1S36. Mayor
Samuel N. Smallwood gives the name to
Smallwood School Thomas Carberry, may
or from 1872 to 1924, is responsible for the
name of the Carberry building. The Tow
ers School is named from Mayor John I.
Towers, 1S54-1S56. The Weightman bmid-
ing derives its name from the mayor, from
1924 to 1927.
The Georgetown Buildings.
Four prominent citizens of Georgetown
give names to buildings in the fifth division
The Corcoran derives its name from
Thomas Corcoran, father of W. w. Cor
coran, who. though Irish born, was a
Georgetown boy and was successfully mag
istrate, mayor and postmaster OF his city.
Threlkeld is named after one of the three
original landowners Of Georgetown, from
whom West Washington householders now
mostly derive title. Curtis building was
named after w. w. Curtis, who for a long
time was a member of the school board
The Addison building takes its name from
Rev. Walter D. Addison, who in 1909 was
the first rector Of st. Johns P. E. Church
and continued to have great influence in
the city of the heights till his death.
Wilson building Is so named in compli-
ment to disappointment ]. Ormond Will
SON. Cranch gets it's name from Judge
William Cranch, who was member of the
first school board with Brent and was chief
justice of the District judiciary for many
years.
Gen. W. W. Birney, an ex-trustee. and Ct