Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-21
JEFFERsoN'S BIRTHDAY
Democrats Everywhere Preparing to Gale
brate It
W. J. Brya. VIII Address the M.
tional Association Of DeRocratio
Clubs at Its Banquet.

the anniversary OF the birthday OF Th0m-
as Jefferson, April 10, will be celebrated by
democrats all ever the country. and the or
ganizations afiliated with the National
Association of Democratic Clubs are max
ing great preparations for the observance
of the day. Secretary Lawrence Gardner
has received already the announcement of
lGO different bsnquets. besides the national
dinner to be given at National Rifles Hall
in this city under the auspices of the ex-
ecufive committee of the association
Boston will have an affair of magnitude
and briIliancy, which New England demo-
Gratis are showing great interest in. and in
California and Minnesota the anniversary
will be commemorated by the formation Of
state associations of clubs, conventions be-
Ing held in Los Angeles and Minneapolis
for the purpose, both Of which will con-
clude with banQuets.
The material association now has a MEM
bership of 6O0O clubs, with a roll of over
a quarter million men. and is the third or
gaEtzation Of its kind formed in the party
OF Jefferson. The first was inaugurated in
Jefferson's own time. and the second grew
cut of resolution adopted by the demo-
cratic national convention of 1S48 The
present association was organized in Bal
timorc in 1888.
The Executive Committee.
The executive committee Of the national
association consists Of the following men,
bers: Benton McMillin. Tennessee; T..
Chambers Smith. North Carolina: John II.
Mclean. Ohio; H. D. Money. Mississippi;
Stephen NJ White, California; Lloyd l..
Jackson, Maryland; Chas. J. Faulkner,
West Virginia; Geo. Fred Williams, Massa-
chusetts; George H. Lambert, New Jersey;
C. c. Richards, Utah; E. B. Howell, Geor-
gta; Jas. G. Dahlman, Nebraska; Edward
Murphy, jr., New York; John L. Mitchell.
Wisconsin: VIM. ]. Stone, Missouri; ]. s.
Hcgg, Texas; ]. c. Sibley. Pennsylvania.
having resigned.
This committee is called to meet at noon
Tuesday. the 18th of April. at the Ebbitt
House.
Several CT the members will be repre-
sented by proxies. and William Jennings
Bryan will appear for James c. Dahlman
Of Nebraska At this meeting important
matters affecting the future plans and
policy of the organization will be con-
siGered.
The association first began the annual
observance of Jefferson's birthday in 1890,
when an excursion was made to Month
cello, where addresses were made by Gov
eInor Russell of Massachusetts and Sena-
tor Daniel of Virginia.
Last year the celebration took the form
of a banquet at the Metropolitan Hotel.
where FOG gentlemen were present. The
principal address was made by Wlllam
Jennings Bryan, who enunciated there what
has been accepted as the policy to be FOL
lowed by the democratic party In the next
presidential election.
Mr.. Bryan will be the principal speaker
at the banquet this year, which will be
opened by Chauncey +. Black, president of
the National Association of Democratic
Clubs, and presided over by Senator James
K. Jones, chairman of the national demo-
cratic committee. Two features of these
banQuets are that they are distinctly Amer
lean in the menu wines and decorations, a
single American flag being hung over the
presiding officers place, and that there are
no invited guests, all participants paying
their subscriptions, the speakers being Sc
lected from among the subscribers.
Secretary Gardner has already received
212 subscriptions to the banquet and the
| number is being added to every day.