Evening star., 1897-04-12
JEFFERSON'S BIRTHDAY
The Dinner Here Will Be an Elaborate
Affair.
The Tonsts and the Committee fn
CharSe-Simplicity TO Be
the keynote.

The subscription dinner to take plscs
at the Metropolitan Hotel tomorrow night
IN celebration of Jefferson's birthday prom
lses TO be very large gathering Cover,
VIII be laid for 200 people, and SO MANY
SUBSCRIPTIONS are being received it NAV
De necessary to increase this number.
Every effort is being made to have the
dinner given with Jeffersonian simplicity
The viands will be indicated on the hin
OF fare by American names The musical
program will be made up of airs that were
commonly played in the younger days of
the republic.
The officers in charge of the arrange
ments are: President, Chauncey F. Black.
secretary, Lawrence Gardner: treasurer.
Mil!lam A. Clarke: assistant secretary w
.. Mckean; executive committee Benton
McMillin, George II. Lambert e. Cham
pers smith, c; c. Richards, John r. Nc
Lean, III. ID. Money, w. j. Bryan James
G. Mcguire, Edward Murphy, jr.. Lloyd t.
jackson, John L. Mitchell. Chas. ]. Faux
ner, william j. Stone, George Fred Will
mans y; Z. sibiey and Horace Chiffon.
Inc SUBSCRIPTION list will be closed TODAY
and the final meeting of the executi,a
committee will be held at noon at the Eb-
bitt House to complete arrangements.
among the prominent democrats from
outside points who have sent in subscrip-
tons and expect to be present are: / Tav-
lor Eilyson, chairman, and Joseph Button
secretary, of the Virginia state committee.
John NJ Garman, chairman of the Penn-
syiEania state committee; L, Irving Handy
chairman Delaware state committee: John
T. NcGraw, chairman West Virginia state
committee; j. c. Truman, chairman execu-
I've OF the New York state committee:
alexander Troup, chairman of Connecticut
state committee: Dr. A. E. Conrow of New
York; George NJ. Jewett Glenville. Md.
ex-Representative James Kerr of Pennsyl-
Nania; Blair Lee of Maryland: Mai Cen
Ben Piatt Runkle (retired) of Ohio Judoa
Jonn Brannon Of West Virginia, Willis J.
Abbott of the New York Journal and Thcs.
H. Birch, Burlington, NJ
Toasts will be responded TO as fo,low,
scme of which were on the list at tho cele
brated dinner of 1880:
Thomas Jefferson-We celebrate the an
nlversary or his birth not in the spirit of
personal idolatry, but from regard and
reverence for his political PRINCIPLES -
William j. Bryan of Nebraska
The diffusion or information and ar
raignment of all abuses al the bar of pub-
lie reason" F'rom Jefferson's inaugural
address FLAMES K. Jones of Arkansas
Absolute acquiescence in the decisions
OF the majority, the vital principles of re-
publics." Qrrom same address )-Charles
]. Faulkner of West Virginia.
Equal and exact justice to all men, of
Whatever state or persuasion, religious or
political (From same address.)-Richard
The Declaration of Independence-An
enduring monument of that devotion OF lih-
erty and abhorrence of tyranny which
stamp the character and mark the whole
course of the life of its author"-Joseph
c. Sibley of Pennsylvania.
Peace commerce and honest friendship
with all nations, entangling alliances with
none. From the same address. )-John
j. Lentz Of Ohio.
IAN aristocracy OF wealth is OF more
harm and danger than benefit to society,"
Gefferson.)-Andrew A. Lipscomb OF Vir-
ginia.
"A jealous care of the right OF elections
by the people-A mild and safe corrective
of those abuses which are Topped by tha
sword of revolution in countries where
peaceable remedies are unnrovide5." tFro,n
Jeferson's inaugural address. .)--WiI,ian
Sulzer of New / iora.
At a recent meeting of the Virginia DEM
oCratic Association q committee was
appointed to escort w. J. Bryan from
the Columbian University Monday evening
after his lecture to the Metropolitan Hotel.
where at o O'Clock an informal reception
Will be rendered him by the association.