Evening star., 1896-03-25
TRIBUTES OF RESPECT
Friends and Associates Of Major Webster
Testify y His Worth.
A Meeting OF Many Supporters Of
Citil Service Reform Herd
This Afternoon.

At 2 o'clock this afternoon the civil serv-
ice commissioners, the employees connected
with the commission and many friends Of
civil service reform met In the main room
Of the civil service building to pay their
respects to the memory OF the
late Major w. H. Webster, chief
examiner under the commission. There
were present from outside the civil
service bureau Representative Brosius.
chairman Of the House committee on civil
service; W., j. Rhees OF the Smithsonian
Institution, George William Hill. A. c..
True. f. L. Campbell, and B. T. Galloway
Of the Agricultural Department, DR.. H. NJ.
Smith of the fish commission, DIR. Francis
j. Woodman of the pension Office, w. T.
Wallace, Charles c. Darwin Of the geolog-
ical survey, r. b. HASTE and Albert Baker
of the government printing office, n. A.
Strait, Louis Reinburg and d. l. Murphy
of the pension office, F. E. Storm of the
office of commissioner of railroads. Lieut..
Geo. w. Baird and Lieut.. Gustav Kaem-
merling Of the Navy Department, w. b.
Howell, private secretary to Assistant Sec
retary Curtis; A. G. Bliss of the office Of
commissioner of internal revenue, Thos. G.
Steward of the patent office, and Major
Won Haake
Adjoining the hall in the office so long
occupied by Maj. Webster could be seen
his desk and chair beautifully decorated
&,
Of the valley and roses.
Commissioner Proctor arrived from New
York a few minutes before the time for the
meeting to open, having only late yesterday
learned of the death of his associate in the
commission.
Mr. Proctor. chairman Of the commission,
presided. Remarks were made by Commits
sioners Proctor, Rice and Harlow, by Rep
resentative Brosius, ex-Commissioner Chas.
Lyman, John 7. Doyle, secretary of the
commission; Mr.. E. D. Baiiey. Maj Web
ster's assistant examiner, and by Messrs.
F. E. Higgins, Geo. B. Hoyt and NJ. F.
Halloran.
Commissioner Rice in his remarks. said
Of Maj Webster: He was a faithful church
man, brave soldier; strong In all his be-
liefs; firm in his friendships; painstaking in
his work, seeking always to be just in his
judgments. He was trusted and was worthy
of trust in every relation of life"
personally" said Commissioner Harlow.
"the ties that bound me to him were mani
fold. He was my brother, my comrade, my
companion. and a fellow worker and ad-
wiser in the cause Of civil service efficiency.
This friend of ours who has gone before us
was manly. brainy. conservative man and
a safe adviser. This commission has lost
by his death it's right arm
Representative Brosius and exCommis-
sioner Lyman spoke of their association
with Major Webster in official duties. and
testified to his thoroughness, judicial fair
ness and conservative good sense. Mr..
Doyle called attention to the fact that
Major Webster had been connected with
the commission practically from the start
in 1883 as member of its advisory board
His death, he said. was the first that had
made a gap in the civil service bureau.
The following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas. Major William H. Webster, the
chief examiner Of the United States civil
service commission, has been suddenly re-
| me we'd from us by death, therefore,
Resolved, That We, the employees of the
commission, who have been associated with
Major Webster in office duties hereby eX-
press our deep sense Of personal loss. We
| recognized in him a public official of alb
solute integrity. of kind and generous
nature. and one who was Just and fair in
his administration, especially in dealing
with his subordinates. We have had
| abundant reason to admire his upright
Christian character, and we sincerely
| mourn his death. To his sorrowing wife
and daughter we offer assurances Of our
| deepest sympathy in their great bereave-
ment.