Evening star., 1898-09-03

Frank H. Horsford. o. o. stealey. Archi-
bald W. Butt. w. E. Amin, Francis E.
! Leupp, George w. Rouzer Robert J.
| Wynne. E. G. Dunnell, John NJ. Carson. A.
s. Ayres and Alfred ]. Stofer
| Committee on street railways-W. S.
Hutchins chairman; T ]. King. G. B. Cole
| man, Charles P. Williams S. Dana Stevens,
J. B. Pitcher. W. ]. Dants. w. D. Runnell.
p. H Way. w. staelin stahl, R. H. Phil
| lips w. s. Terry and j. V. Swartz
| Committee on privileges-J. Nota McGill.
chairman; Augustus Grain. jr., Benjamin F.
| Whiteside, Jesse L. Heiskell DR.. Richard
V. Barry, Andrew Parker DR.. Albert L.
Stakely Corcoran Thorn. T. ]. Picket,
Smith Thompson, jr., Harry w. Reed, Chas.
| L. Sturtevant. NJ. ]. Colbert, Alexander
| Britton. James Maher, 7. Harry Brown,
! Fred G. Coldun, John NJ. Rankin. Ross
| Thompson, Grafton L. McGill, John ].
| Hamilton, William H De Lacey, A A.
| Hoehling. Wilton Lambert. Richard Thomp-
| son, H. W. Sohon, William H. Sholes, H. Z.
Galley, Charles H. Thompson, w. w. Wood.
| William Peachy and John r. Young.
| Committee on public order-J. Holsworth
| Gordon, chairman; James A. Archer, Will
| lam NJ. Beall, Alexander III. Bell, William
w. Boardman, William d. Brace Andrew
Y. Bradley, Duncan S. Bradley. Joseph H.
| Bradley, Charles S. Cropley, w. Riley Dee
| hle. John ]. Dolan, William a. Domer. II.
Prescott Gatlay. Allen T. c. Gordon, Will
lam e. Williams, w. A Roberts John Had
| ley Doyle, David A. Greenlees, Robert NJ.
| Heth, Harry w. Hodges. Graham Hume, j.
| Wilmer Lattimer, Edward F. LOCKER, Hen
| ry S. Matthews, Benjamin Miller, Powsll
| Minnigerode, Fred c. O'Connell, Robert t
! Slater. Barnwell s. Stuart. Edmund H. Tai
| colt, H. Clay Ward, E. Richard Shipp and
| Henry c. Ames
| Committee on music-Col. E. B. Hay,
chairman; Hannibal D. Norton. George A.
| Darling. L. E. Gridley, Abram Frey. Don
aid B. Mcleod. DIR. Gabriel Johnson, Percy
| s. Foster Harry c. Pearson, DR.. Frank T.
Howe, William A Haley, William III. San
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Prof. B. T Janney, Prof Alex. Stewart,
| Col. Nathaniel Mckay, DR.. Joseph Janney,
| ]. Henry Kaiser. William B. Powell. Mrs
| Annie Louise Powell. Mrs. Zaidee Jones
| Smith, Mrs. Nellie Mccarthy, Miss Janet c.
| Richards, Mrs. Thomas c. Noyes, Mrs. Fl.
| Clay Browning, Miss Westcott, Miss Susan
| Reed Bradley and Miss Scammell.
Comfort comnittee-Arthur A. ONeill,
| chairman; John 7. Freeman. s. w. Currf-
| dan, DR.. H. T. A Lemon, W. F. Roberts.
DR.. Richard Kingsman, H T. Wheeler w.
A. Hungerford L. C. Hills. William F.
Gude Charles z. Kern. Raymond A Pear
SON, DR.. W. H. Hawkes., DR.. Francis R.
| Hagner DIR. c. E Portman, w. H. Selden,
| H. n. Harper, H. H. Darneille, w. F. Dow
ney. Tracy L. Jeffords and L. II. Mat
tingly
| chairman; James Cunningham, John B. Es-
pey, Louis H. Ernmert, George E. Emmons,
| Fred c. Gieseking. E. S. johnson, George III.
Judd, G. Vernon Knox, G. j. McCuDbin, h
c. Moses. Joseph R. Quinter, Frank R.
RAYMOND. W. ii. Rupp, Charles F. Schnei-
| der. C. G. Sloan, E. H. Snyder and F. H.
| Thomas
| Additional members of the committee on
tickets and invitations-Walter S. Harlan,
George E. Hamilton. ]. Maury Dove. A A.
| Wilson Charles c. Thorn, William H.
Hoeke and H c. Burch.
Put Them in Carriages.
"a Friend of the Boys writes to The
| Star as follows:
oS has Stot n
honored guest or receive a loved one re-
turning from a long and tedious journey,
| do we march them On foot through the
streets to homes, loaded down with
| all their travelling equipments? what
would it avail IL we had bands of music
| and noble escort and all the city to stand
| by and applaud while the one to whom we
wished to do honor trudged wearily along,
loaded down with nearly hundred pounds
weight? No. We would meet the one to
whom we wish to do honor with a carrilge
| or vehicle Of some kind; willing hands
would take from him every piece of lug
gage the moment he stepped from the
| train, and so in ease and comfort he would
| be brought home, free to look up and
around upon those assembled to do him
| honor and return their greetings.
why should we be less consde-ate of
our returning heroes? We know they are
weakened and wasted from hardships and
| disease, and have already had marching
enough to last them a lifetime.
why not have carriages at the station to
meet them? There are plenty in this big
| city, and with money in hand enough could
be chartered for an hour or SO to bring
our soldier boys home In triumph. Then
there are hundreds of private carriages
whose owners would gladly send them.
free of charge, to take part in the great
procession. The writer has one, which
| would be willingly sent. Hang garlands
around the necks of the horses IL you will,
and by all means have all the flags avail
able streaming from the carriages. 1t
would be procession unique in Washing
ton and worthy of the occasion. For PHYS
sake, don't have the poor boys trudge
through our streets, weighted down with
all the paraphernalia of soldiers in march
ing order, when from every account we
Know they are SO weak and wasted by
hardshps and disease to be scarcely
able to walk, and many Of them utterly
unable to do So If you wish to have a
suitable and worthy reception, have car
riages by all means"
E, Eliot also wries on the same subject:
The people in Washington are good
enough to want to give a royal welcome to
our Homecoming heroes Let us not forget
that we want to give honor and pleasure
to them and not to ourselves-not simply
holiday and noise. Could it not be ar
ranged SO that the boys would not have to
walk to their destinations, but could wag-
ons not be secured, draped and decorated
with flags, in which they could be seated?
Possibly Knoxs, Springmans and other
express companies would contribute by
lending their wagons. They need not sup
ply horses. If the people honestly mean
that they want to honor the boys and make
them feel happy and that they ere appre-
ciafed, let them draw these wagons up the
street Men, women boys and girls, let
them all take hold. ~s-s.
Please consider this. and try to bring to
the attention of the proper committees,
that they may also consider It.
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