The evening times., 1898-08-25

The big mass meeting Of citizens held
at the National Theater last night for
the purpose Of arranging the details for
a patriotic welcome to be given the boys
of the District Regiment on their return
from Cuba, was a mighty success.
Nearly 1000 people managed to squeeze
into the theater and many were unable
to get by the doors.
The audience was a thoroughly repre-
sentative one.
The meeting was enthusiastic from the
start to finish. Every soul In the vast
gathering was interested in the welfare
Of the boys who had nobiy given up ev-
erything to enlist as soldiers; that the
flag Of our country might retain its
proud pisition, and that their murdered
comrades might be avenged. The audi
ence composed the fathers, mothers and
sweethearts of these boys and they were
unanimous in the desire to prepare such
welcome as the returning soldier de-
! served.
The spirit of patriotic pride reigned
| above all else last night. The people
of Washington are proud Of the yolun-
| teers who represented the District at
Santiago and they intend to show these
volunteers that they are all in all to
| their city.
When the boys return here in their
ragged uniforms. their rus,ed accou;re-
| mersss. they VIII forget their sufferings
in the glory, the warmth, the depth of
| the We come which was partly arranged
last night.
The theater was handsomely decorated
| with flags and bunting and the stage was
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| plants. AT the rear of the stage sat the
Marine Band, which added to the en-
| thuS.asm Of the evening by the stirring
rendition of patrottc airs.
| The events of the evening were the ad-
dresses by Commissioner Ross. Postmas-
ter General Smith, Rev. DR.. Stafford and
| Corporal Tanner. An of the speakeN
made magnificent patriotic efforts and
| were applauded again and again
| Letters were Iead from President Nc
| Kinley, Secretary Alger and Secretary
| Bliss. regretting their inability TO be
| present. Commissioner Ross acted as
chairman while Col. f. b. Hay acted as
\ secretary of the meeting.
| A number of resolutions pertaining to
| the coming welcome were unanimously
adopted as were resolutions of thanks TO
| those who had been instrumental in
| bringing the meeting to successful is
sue.
Commissioner Ross announced late this
| afternoon that the names of the members
| of the committee on finance and arrange
ments would not be made public before
tomorrow. The press Of District mat
! ters has been so great during the last
few days that he has not had an oppor-
tunity of selecting the committeeman.
He is desirous of having the very best
material that can be found given places
on these committees and although he
realizes the necessity for an early ap-
pointment, he does not think the work
should be hurriedly done.
The following acted as vice presidents
and were seated on the stage at the
meeting last night:
Mr.. Justice C. Bradley. Mr.. Justice
Seth Shepard. Capt: l.. H Beach, John
w. Douglass. Samuel E Wheatley, L.
G. Hine George Truesdell Myron NJ.
parker. James G. Berret. Walter S.
Hntchns Theodore ". Noyes. Charles
A. Boynton. Scott C. Bone, Rev II. N
Coudon Rev. H. w. Ennis. Rev. b. l..
Whitman. Rev. Frank III. Bristol Kew.
Samuel Domer Robert l. Fleming, EN-
mons S. Smith. Col Henry May, John
Joy Edison. Isadore Saks. Arthur Hen
Nathaniel Wilson, NJ /. Weller. Archibald
GreenIees. l.. W. Ritchie. ]. j. Darling
ton. A. S. worthington, S. c. Busey. H.
w Baum, r. Ross Perry. Job Barnard,
Mrs. James Tanner. Mrs. Mary LOCKWOOD
Mrs. A. A. Birney, Mrs. Mary NJ North,
C. C. Willard ]. Whit Heron, Thomas
w. Smith, John F. Cook, Rev. Cornelius
Gillespie, William Oscar Roome, Thomas
]. Morgan, A. T. Britton, W. H. Moses,
Major James E. Bell, Gen. W. w. Dudley,
Lieut. George W. Evans, Major Burton
r. Ross. Capt Charles II. Ourand. Perry
II Carson. Major John McElroy. DR.. Rob-
ert Reyburn, Dr. II. L. Z. Johnson. DR.. j.
Lee Adams, Austin P. Brown, simon
Wolf, Edwin C. Jones, Lawrence Gard
ner, Marshall w. Wines, Tracy L. JEFF
fords, George W. Driver, Samuel c. Pal
mer. Robert Castelberg, William A. Me-
10y, William Dickson. Allison Nall
or. Andrew Gleeson, Cotter H. Bride.
George A. Armes. Col Charles Haywood,
Capt. Benjamin r. Streeks, and the COM
manders of the Grand Army posts Of the
Department of the Potomac.
The following representatives from
the various organizations. who arc coop
Grating with the committee. were pres
ent:
From the National Rifes-Capt. James
F.. Oyster Lieut.. George W, Evans,
Lieut.. E. b. Hay, Lieut.. J. W. Cameron,
Liteu. W. X. Ellis. H. X. Simpson. Clay
ton E. Simms and ]. Henry Small. jr.
From the Washington Light Infantry
Capt Allison Nailor, Sergt. Major. A. NJ.
MuSsey-
From the National Guard-Major An
derson and Jesse B. X. Lee.
From the Union Veteran Legion-H.
D. Norton, Lieut.. Col Encampment g.
Major F. A. Botts.
From the Printing Trades Council-Ed-
ward ]. Roach
From ]. A. Rawlings Post, G. A. r.
T. r. Shepherd.
From the Old Guard-W. H. Hoover.
From the Union Veterans Union-W.
R. Householder.
From the Washington Concert Band
| Prof. w. R. Haley.
From the District of Columbia Volun-
| teer Aid Association-Dr. s. Domer. Maj.
| ]. E. Bell, Mrs. Mary NJ. North, Messrs
Newton, Ferree. Chace. Gilman, Adams,
Lewis, and Peck.
There were also present the following
ran.,.opfafiyaS of the RankhrtierS' I'm