The times., 1897-08-10

Brightwood With oratory, gunpOwder, music
and applause. The countryside was riotous
with the shouts OF the eiated vjctors and
the boom OF bombs. The triumphant
rockets which hissed upward from Bright
wood raIk stretched tae.r red tongues
into the peaceful shade WIS Of the vanqnisl'ed
village OF BTightwood. Many city people
went out 20 attend the jubilee, but tie
faces of Bnghtwood people were not
present in Overwhelming numbers, and thels
voices did not mingle in the chorus Of
praise.
Tie new Postofflce was radiant in pa
triotic bunting. One great American en-
sign was G-aped across its mont and
smaller flags rlnitered here and there.
Lamps and torches flashed and fiickereti
TIL Bris..tNrOod Park seemed as brilliant
as the equator al noontide. On one side
OF the postoffice there had been erected
a spea kers' stand, and on this sat several
OF tie champions who fought for the cause
Of the Park
The Mount Pleasant Military Band, con-
Quoted by Leader Churchill, stirred the
spirits OF the thnOng, and, as one OF the
speake closed with an unkind sling at
the Departed glory OF Brightwood, the
band boOmed forth with the sentimental
tune '.She May Have Seen Better Days"
William McKendree Clayton called the
lsscnlhlage to order. He was greeted with
cheers. lie nominated William r.. Wal
smith for chairman and George MeAl~ee
for secretary. Both nolnina lions went.
Mr. CLAYTON presented the following res
olutiors, glIch were adopted amid cheers:
Resolved, ty the citizens Of Brightwood
Park IN mass meeting assembled,
That We extend 10 the POstolflce De-
partment and To Fourth Assistant Fost-
master General BriStOw IN particular cur
neady and sinCere thanks for tne kind
and courteous treatment accorded our CIT
iZaus and our committee IN their visits 20
the department during the late contest
over the postOffice site.
That we extend to Hon. Mcdonald,
ReprcseEtative from the Sixth Maryland
district. our thanks for the Influence eA
erted by him in our behalf and congFat-
ulate bin that the zeal and energy dls-
played by him In our cause carried IL 20
victory.
That we extend TO the press Of the Dis
tTict of Columbia our thanks for their fair
and impartial treatment OF the site con-
troversy.
Mr. CLAYTON then addressed the meeting
He reviewed the history Of the conflict
For two or three months they had fought
the people or Brigbtwood on the question
OF the postmastership. They had won that
battle and secured the appointment Of
Mr.. VanHorn, of Brightwood Park, as
postmaster. At this point the voice of
the speaker was Drowned by cheers.
After they had won the postmaster, they
were forced into another and equally des-
perate battle in order to win the postoffice.
Brightwood Park, true to her traditions,
had borne herself proudly in Tins awful
conflict, and had planted her colors on
the ramparts Of Brightwood (Cheersl
The fight has been squarely fought
Every ounce OF pressure available had
been brought TO bear by both sides and all
the fngen Gities of argument had been ex-
hausted. The Postoffice Department had
sent an Inspector over the ground, who had
seized upDn the merits of Biightwood Pa rk
and it's suburb, Bnghtwood. The fight
had been hitter, bat be for one was willing
70 let the war end. He would hanish ami
mositieS and stow away the reeking swords
IN their scabbaris.
Brightwood Park would find a mission
In the future. 1t wanted singie-fare
into the center OF the city and other
improvements, which Mr.. Clayton named
at length. score OF rockets sizzled up
ward. and the band played There VIII
Be a Hot Time in the Old Town To-
night"
The next speaker was Col Ramey, who
was introduced as a pioneer Of Bri ght wood
Park Col Ramey went back to 1891, and
recalled Brightwood Park, when it was
only a corn field. s'It wouldn't even grow
corn, nov" shrieked a citizen OF Bright
wood. from the edge OF the crowd.
Col. Ramey spoke Of the struggles through
which the town had passed and the glory
which the future held for Bright wood
Park. He told OF the advantages which
the Park had over other suburbs, and
how, in years TO come, the residence part
OF Washington would be where they now
stood. At every mention OF the greatness
and the grandeur of Bnghtwood Park
mass OF rockets would hiss on hugh and
"A few faint groans would seem 90 come
from the direction OF B1ghtwood. This
speaker said some pleasant things about
the viet9riOus postmaster and Sergt .Kenney,
OF that precinct, who had been promoted
To the office of lieutenant.
DR.. Stone was the next ratoT. He did
thing in taking part IN this joIlIncaton, be-
cause the peaeena ker usually got hurt. DIT.
stones address seemed TO contain a hint
that the citizens of Erfghtwood would in
some way try TO get square with him for
taking part in the Park meeting, if he
should ever be seen in a lonely part OF the
injured village. He had lived In that
neighhorhood since s72 and he knew what
Brightwood Park could do in the matter
OF growing.
Messrs. E L. Tolson and William Clay
ton made speeches, in which they poured
oil into the wounded soul OF Briehtwood,
and generally oiled the troubled waters.
lE was then announced that the Bright
wood Park Citizens Association would
be organized. and that the charter mem.
bers are as follows: W. Mex. Clayton,
James z, Sands, John L. Keene, n. Grimes,
Alfred Decawe, George W. Langley. William
Clayton, George Brown. George McElwee
George Beck, J. Tolson. Mr.. Heitmuller
Mr. Elliott, MIR. Detwiler. Mr.. BIundon,
Jacob Franz, Z. E. L. White, Mr.. Bur
roughs, ". r. walsmith. Mr.. Simpson,
d. b. Croft, Thomas Ward, Charles A.
Davis and George W. Osborne.
AT the close Of the meeting a hundred
waterrnelons were cut and generous slices
passed around
Tie c. mnttee on music was George
NcElwee and William R. Walsnita- The
committee on fireworks was James R.
Sands, W. r. Reynolds and Charles J.
Beck.
Felled to the Ground.
Frederick Dixon, colored, was assaulted