The evening times., 1898-09-10


that the msin reason for his unpopularity 4
is that he Was 7obiivious to the common
needs of his men,.
The officers of the District Regiment
met at 10 o'clock this forenoon in the
National Guard Armory over Center
Market. -
Col Harries, aMajors Urell, OBrien and
Hine, and anna aiority of the company Of
ficers were present. The purpose of the
meeting was to look after the Govern
ment property In possession of the regi-
ment and arrange suitable property rec
ords. Arrangements for doing this were
made.
1t was announced that the officers and
enlisted men. who are able. will assem-
BILE at the National Guard Armory at z
o'clock Monday afternoon to receive their
furiOughs for months. at the expira-
ton of which time the regiment Will be
formally mustered out of the service OF
the United States and the volunteers will
receive two months pay and become
again citizens. The furlough papers are
being made out today. The volunteers
who are I'll will also be furloughed for
the same period.
Major Sylvester announced today that
the general reception committee VIII hold
an important meeting Monday evening
at the Ebbitt House to close UP the af-
fairs attending the grand reception of the
District Regiment.
Speaking of the editions of the Wash
ington Times yesterday afternoon and
| this morning, Major Sylvester said:
The editions were magnificent The
| finest ever-issued in Washington. They
| must have cost lots of hard work"
| Col E. D. Riley, a prominent newspa-
per man from California, who was at the
| District Building today. said:
During my stay of three weeks in
! Washington. | have always taken The
| Times, because / found 1t to be first
| class newspaper. The editions yesterday
| afternoon and today were superb. 1t GER
tainly required much mental labor and
collaboration to get out such a complete
story and history of the passing regi-
| ment."
Commissioner Ross said today that The
| Evening Times yesterday was "a mag
| nificent edition"
| Capt England, of Company L, said this
afternoon to reporter for The Times:
by the way you people had a great edi-
| ton yesterday"
George W. Lewis, advertising manager
| for Saks & Co.. said This mornings
| issue of The Times was one of the best
l ever saw. 1t beat both the Star and
| the Post in every way. The grouping of
| the pictures in The Times was remarka-
| bly, well done"
Chairman John ]. Edison, of the finance
committee, said this morning: II am
deeply gratifieG at the receipt of SO many
| letters from the merchants of the city
| offering to employ members Of the re-
| turned regiment. / am confident that
| with funds still coming in. and the re-
| lief and employment committees al work.
! the needy and unemployed of the regi-
ment viii be well cared for.
THE Times made excellent showing
In its editions yesterday and today and
| both papers pleased me very much"
Mr.. Simon Wolf, chairman of the com
mittee on employment, announced tod y
that meeting of his committee will lie
held in the Red Parlor at TIE Ebbitt
House at s O'Clock Monday evening.
Referring TO the editions of The Times
| of yesterday afternoon and this morning
| Mr.. Wolf said "I very nue. p easel
at the splendid showing of The Times.
! The whole makeup OF the papers OF yes
| terday and today bespoke enterprise. Du-
| ring the entire period in which the rscep-
| ton was being arranged by the various
committees The Times has shown a most,
| commendabie-Spirit and inter ST.
Mr.. 3. IL Warner. chairman of the COM
mittee on,reIief. has arranged for meet
! ing of the members of his committee next
| Thursday. afternoon at o'clock at the
| rooms ofS;thes Board of Trade.
MIR. warner sSaid 10 reporter for The
| Times this Hlarning: The Times publish
| ed an excellent paper this morning, CIV
| ing one efsthe best accounts of the dem
| onstration yesterday that have read
| Ma ajor james Bell. superintendent of the
| free delivery OF the city postoffice, and
| chairman of the -Mentauk Point commit
! tee. said this morning that he had never
| witnessed such spectacle as that of
! yesterday. He remembered well the ova-
| tion rendered TO Gen. Shermans army and
| the returning troops of the Army of the
| Potomac, but he had never seen anything
| to equal in whole-souled enthusiasm and
| popular devotion of the people of WASH
! ington yesterday.
Il am greatly pleased he added "at
the handsome editions put out by The
| Times. They are good souvenirs of the
occasion. / was particularly impressed
| with the idea OF publishing the pictures
| and lives of the brave but unfortunate
boys of the regiment who are among the
| honored dead
| The main doorway of the Central Union
| Mission is decorated with red, white and
| blue. and large flag hangs over the en-
| trance in honor of the members of the
mission who enlisted in the District regi-
| ment and took part in the Santiago cam
| paign.
Among the relics brought from Cuba by
| the District Regiment are two cannons
! captured from the Spaniards One OF
/ them is owned by Col. Harries; the other
! by Lieut.. Griffiths. They were on exhi-
! bition at the National Guard Armory to-
| day and attracted much attention
|