Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-09
The Jefferson Birthday Celebration
Will Be Important.
some DISTINGUISHED MEN COMING
Arrangements for the Affair Next
Wednesday Night.
RYAN AND G. o z E r

The interest increases as the day ap-
proaches for the Jefferson birthday cele-
| bration, on Wednesday night next, at the
National Rifles Armory, under the aus
pieces of the National Association of Demo-
cratic Clubs, to take the form of din
| ner. commencing promptly at o'clock. in
| the large upper hall Of the armory, which
| will be handsomely decorated The musical
program will be a feature Of the occasion,
| embracing several vocal selections by the
Jefferson Quintet, and the singing of
America" by the diners at the beginning
of the evenings exercises. The dinner is
| to be served by Mr.. John Croghan, who
| furnished the banquet at the inaugural ball
| in 1893.
In addition to the opening address by
| Chauncey F. Black, president Of the Ma
| tional Association, remarks by James X.
| Jones, chairman of the democratic ma
tional committee, as presiding officer and
| POSTMASTER, and the address Of William
| Jennings Bryan, in response to the toast
| Thomas Jefferson" responses will be
| made to the following toasts: '"The Next
Congress and Its Work" There is Debt
| of Service Due From Every Man to His
Country. Proportioned to the Bounties
| Which Nature and Fortune Have Meas
| ured to Him." an aphorism of Jefferson;
People" Our Endeavor Should Surely Be
to Make Our Hemisphere That of Free
DOM "Wretched, Indeed is the Nation
in Whose Affairs Foreign Nations Are Per-
Jefferson; America Democracy" and 1.-THE
State That Gave Us Jefferson" all timely
and suggestive.
The Prominent Participants.
Nearly 300 subscribers have been record
| ed for tie dinner, but many more are an
| ticipated. thus assuring an enthusiastic
gathering of representative democrats.
Among these are Stephen NJ. White, chair
nan democratic congressional committee;
James Kerr, secretary of same committee;
Senators John L. Mitchell, Stephen R.
Mallory, Charles ]. Faulkner, B. R. Till
| man, VIM. NJ Stewart, H. D. Money, Rep
1esentatives r. P. Bland, A. M. Dockery,
| Rudolph Kleberg, VIM. L. Stark, VIM. C.
Jones, Daniel Ermentrout, w. L. Terry,
| Amos ]. Cummings, D. A. De Almond,
l.. l. Handy, s. M. Sparkman, John s.
Williams, Benton Mcmillan, H. B. Fergu-
| son. VIM. Sulzer. John J. Lentz, J. H. G.
Vehslage, J. A. Norton and James d.
Richardson, Clarence T. Atkinson Camden,
| N. j.; George Fred Williams, Boston,
Mass: Col. VIM. Brindle, Gloucester. N. j.:
Mayor John Warner, Peoria, ILL.,; A. c.
Conrow, Moorestown, N. j.; Alexander
| committee; w. A. Taylor, Columbus, Ohio;
John T. McGraw, democratic national com
mitteemen from West Virginia; VIM. c.
Handlan. president West Virginia State
/,
Chic; James B. Haynes, Vincentown. N. j.
VIM. c. Finck, Columbus, Ohio; John 3.
Romans, Dennison, Iowa; Wharton ].
Green. Fayettsville, N. c.; M. G. Wetmore,
Del: George NJ. Mckenzie, Chicago, Ill.
| ]. A. de Gruyter, Charlestown, w. Va;
| VIM. II. Baker, Boston, Mass; NJ. c. But
| Ter. South Carolina; George H. Lambert,
Newark, N. ].
From New York will come Eugene P.
| Travis, James Oliver, Henry M. Mcdonald,
president Of the Silver League; Antonio
| yucca and Philo s. Bennett.
| The State Silver League of Pennsylvania
will be represented by George w: Bacon.
| Adolphus Walsh, Edward Merrifield, Jerre
| G. Black. VIM. H. Berry. James NJ. Carly,
| Major John Woman, Howard Mutchler,
Brown. Maryland by Lloyd L. jackson.
Winfield E. Beveredge, Joshua w. Mills,
James Rittenhouse, George 8. Keefer, VIM.
| NJ. Magruder. S. S. Field. John F. Preston.
DIR. VIM. BaltZell, La Gard Jones and
Harry l.. Roundtree.
The press mas literally subscribed to the
dinner and will be represented by Willis
| ]. Abbott, editor of the New York Journal;
| Homer Davenport. the famous Journal car
toonist; Arthur and John Brisbane Of the
| same paper; Horace s. Fogel. Public Ledg-
| err, Philadelphia; John Z. Eckel, the Dis
Journal, Louisville: Col. Fred Feigi, Tam
many Times, New York city; Samuel Hud-
sen, the Item, Philadelphia; Josephus
Daniels, the News and Observer, Raleigh,
N. c.; John Boyle, the Landmark, Norfolk,
Va.
Virginia's Quota.
In compliment to the state giving JEFF
ferson birth, Virginia, table will be spe-
cially seated for representatives from this
great commonwealth, at the head Of which
will be seated Mr.. Robert N. Harper, presi-
| dent of the Virginia Democratic Associa-
| ton, along with j. Taylor Ellyson, chair
| man of the state democratic committee;
Claude A. Swanson, John F. Rixey, w. A.
Jones. John Lamb, Joseph Willard, Major
II. L. Biscoe. DIR. James Kerr, Alfred J..
Stofer, Joseph Button, secretary state
democratic committee; j. L. johnson, T. c..
Pitcher, f. E. bowman, Eppa Hunton, s..
R. McClanahan, p. H. O'Bannan, c. F.
| Triggs. ]. T. Lawless, George K. Pickett
and others.
New York's Contingent.
This morning Mr.. Gardner received let
| ter from w. E. Wyatt, secretary of the
| Democratic Club of New York, stating that
| the club would send a delegation to the
banquet, consisting of Richard Croker.
Randolph Guggenheimer, Oliver H. P. Bel
\ mont, George T. Davidson, Alfred Henry
Lewis and Edward F. O'Dwyer, vice presi-
dent of the club.