Evening star., 1898-09-14
RECEIVES REPORTS
Committees Statements Concerning
Reception to First Regiment.
REVIEW BY CHAIRMAN SYLVESTER
Arrangements Made to Greet CON-
Pany H Upon Arrival.
THE WORK OF RELIEF

a meeting of the citizens reception COM
mitrec was held at the Ebbitt House last
evening for the purpose OF hearing reports
from the various subcommittee relative
to their work in connection with the re-
ception of the District regiment last Fri
day. About every committee handed IN
a report. and Chairman Sylvester also
submitted a report from the executive COM
mittee \ letter from Colonel Harries
thanking .he committee and people OF the
District fof the ma agnificent reception
given the regiment, was also read.
i am reminded" said Chairman Sylves-
ter in his report, that we have so far been
enabled TO cOnsUmmate but Il part of the
elaborate program adopted for the recep-
ton and recognition of the District of Co
lumbia volunteers. Having them at home,
it now becomes US to look after their in
dividual welfare, and to that end l am
Pleased to note that the committee On
relief of which Mr.. E II. Warner is chair
nan. and the committee on employment
of which Mr.. Simon Wolf is chairman,
are already in the field doing all that :,ym-
pathetic hearts ana willing hands can ac-
CCmpiish-
Your executive committee. at a meeting
held Saturday AFTERNOON last, adopted the
following plan of procedure for extending
financial relief to those among the vOlun
te-rs who may require such assistance:
RESOLVED, That each case requiring re-
lief, which shah lee brought TO the atteu-
tiou Of the chairman or members Of this
executive committee or Of the relief COM
n..ttee. of which 3. H. Warner Is chair
man. shall be referred TO the subcommittee
Of the latter committee for Investigation
and report. The said report shall be con
siGered 10y this executive co-nmitt@a. aHd
such aid iS deemed necessary snail be
ordered. further assistance to ne dis
peu~td by the member Of the scIbcommIt-
tee Of the relief committee assigned to
the case, with the approval of the chair
man thereof. ard under the final super
vision Of the executive committee.
The same is respectfully submitted for
your action. and when approved by You
places in successful effect the most i'm
poTtant feature OF the scheme originally
prepared by this committee.
Presentation of Medals.
The pres cntation Of medals. to be made
from remnants of the Inflated Maine, to
the distinguished. weather-beaten heroes,
will Consummate the work We have in
hand Il occurs to me that after the COM
mitree on metals has submitted the making
OF the medals q subcommittee should as
certain what date and hour viii be agree
able to the President to make the p-cSenta
1i0us- The time required 20 produce the SOU
N5ulrS VIII de.-y The event for at least three
weeks / an informed. On ths 10Th of Oc
t0L.-. o. thsr,s bouts. the annual parade OF
thu District Of Columbia police force will
lake place. aul it might be arranged 50
that The same stand eWF'oved for their re-
view I'm front Of the Executive Mansion
C1T'! .t=r he employed to carry ont the
1:-,..ai fresvE;aliau, division Of expenses
D. had ana a saving thus be made for the
relief fund,
My i1ra Cor the medal awards is the
s. ~ H- proposed in the -rst place The
T.--iI..e-.t g. b. drawn up oI Pennsylvania
GvtEue. facing jae Executive Mansion.
W-rr- ii SAL III should be erected fer the
Pr. teI- and others H,rca-h this stand
Ii" band should he stationed. TO the right
arI l#t- tho school girl chorus to render
art-r--r.l-r music. The PRESIDENT Of the
h.t.. Of Commission - of The District
saa-.- receive t.c metals from our COM
n",-g. h. in turn prs Mt them TO the
I.s--. ..r'- to lee awarded ly the executive
10 tuI HaEEi.-. VINO should place them in
H.. custody " his boys through the nlajors
q. sans and .i-Ij- laf.s i'm succession. the
r-'.'E.= 10 io placed on -r- breast Of each
E'r" before Jhe regiment Gishands-
Addresses Proposed.
'~Tae music should prec=t!, and follow the
ceremony As "a fitting conclusion. the com
mite On program should arrange 1or one
or tv9 short sd4ressas frcm appropriate
scurc=s. This latter feature might be con-
ducttL In the re.,r of the executive premises
Or e-= HLer-. ajmittauce to he had t.gon
irEitty-yu ana 10y card Should this su2Scs-
ti'h "r- a.-'i''G 10y the committee. l shall
Tawe John T. " isht. chairman. and .I0h,
" tt.#- and capt Lansing H. Beach. l.
:. y. yir- cE1!gm-u Of a recrur1ou cs,rn-
mite" 10 Pee composed of l,0. which should
have the boys ia charge as an escort on
tn occasion.
Tie proper reception ana comfort of the
y"".- men In Company II. now en- route
from Porto Rico
while there remains much 10 J,. done
Le.eE- our .shors shall have been completed
i VIII not u- iEggIy--uu, for me to convey
10 \"N and your associates my humble an
Fi.t'tt..H 81 iae uaEHihCeUt results which
crowH..i your llII.-hI, efi-rts to Civ the
1st Regiment welcome and comfort on the
ClE of IL return"
Tribute to the Workers
\ reference was made 10y Major Sylvester
t" The labprs and generosity Of the chair
men u the various subcommittees and
Their associates and to others, paying them
q deserved tribute for their efforts and
support. IA-se mentioned were MaIar
! .i'eS f. Bell Or. II. L. L. Johnson. J.
Harrison Johnson and Edward E,rIr4e--.r
the committee that went to Cam1 V-jl,,,ff
Professor w. II SaIte,mauu leader and
all the members Of the Marine Band. AIar-
0gEr Joseph Crawford of the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad ard his chief clerk NTr WI
tns " E~SnlaS'ou Post, Evening Star ANA
the iHr-. Woodward 4 Lythrop M
uural it.d,s. independent Ice CGrrpIrIy-.
Warner StEtl,-, sI.yeriuteuGert Cf So,
sweeping. members OF the general COM
nliilv- and cLairm-E of committees.
Aessr-. Henry L. West Fred Alvey Jnbn
JOY I-aNu-. Edward Stritwaevn. DR. Will
Ian i. Powell. Theodore ". Nrres C;ar-
oII John NJ Wilson assistant Secref4..,,
q The Treasury EauGarIp, j. Henry
small. Jr-; lsaiorc Saks. W. H. Moses.
MaJ'T j. W E-yEe. MD: Walter s
HGtchlHs. l.. g Shafcr. Colonel Charles
Haywood United States Marine Corps.
Major Calvin Faruswur,h. Edward G.
JgE's, Roach. J. Holdswo-th Gordon. J.
Eoi' %i@,''i- l.. p. Wine, J. Il. Marshall.
Culune. Henry Nay. Captain Allison NaiIor
tag,.la a. W Kelly. William Dickson
George W. Evans r. Il. Hay, W A. Vim
sai'- Mrs J. NEIy Heron, Arthur O'Neiu
a.-l tr.s L. Ha-ries
iE conclusion Major Sylvester said: The
citizens d:d Tor the returning regiment