Evening star., 1898-08-25

at other places, where they laid the foun-
dations of disease. which sapped their vital
energies, that they must rap at Uncle
Sans pension door and cry for pittance
there may be an economic pension COM
missioner who will think that the way to
public favor and approval is in pairing down
pensions to the lowest degree and making
a record for economy by tearing the heart
strings and bringing want and suffering
upon the eX-soldiers. 1t has been done, it
is being done; what more natural than that
1t should be done again?'
Business Transacted.
AT the conclusion Of Mr.. Tanners ad-
dress Mr.. E. B. Hay offered the resolution
providing for the appointment of commit
tees, which was adopted, and Mr.. Ross
announced that Major Sylvester would be
chairman of the committee on arrange
ments and Mr.. John Joy Edison chairman
of the committee on finance.
Mr.. Ross announced that he had re-
ceived several checks, and wanted some
one to whom he could turn them over.
AT the suggestion of Mr. Hay the follow
ing adopted:
Resolved That the thanks of this mass
meeting are cordially and gratefully tender
ed to Messrs. w. W. Rapley Il Son of the
Nationa! Theater; to NJ. G. Copeland &
Co., decorators: j. H. Small & Sons, flor
lists: w. b. Moses Sons furniture: the Ma
rine Band: McGilI & Wallace. printers, for
iimfnary meeting, and the secretary is re-
quested to convey to each of these firms
a copy of this resolution
f7soiutlons adopted at the meeting of va
rlous military and civic organizations at the
National Rifles Armory Tuesday night in
regard to the character of the reception to
be given the District regiment, were read
and referred to the committee on arrange
ments
Resolutions thanking the Post for sug-
gesting the reception and arranging for the
preliminary meeting, and The Star and
llmes Tor their hearty cooperation in max
ing the movement success were adopted.
Rev DR.. H. n. Couden, chaplain of the
Rouse OF Representatives, announced that
the District Volunteers Aid Association
was ready to cooperate with the commit
tees appointed at the mass meeting in re-
cetVtng the volunteers.
Closing Scene.
The meeting was concluded by the singing
of The Star Spangled Banner" by Mrs.
Thomas c. Noyes. The audience paid rapt
attention to Mrs. Noyas' rendition of the
patriotic song, and joined in the chorus
with enthusiasm, filing the big theater
with a mighty volume of harmony. Mr.
Percy Foster led the audience in singing
the chorus. Mrs. Noyes voice easily filed
the great theater, her enunciation of the
words of the song being clear, and her full
flch tones thrilling the assemblage.
Stage and Boxes.
On the stage We're most of the vice presi-
dents of the meeting who had been ap-
pointed, follows:
Mr.. Justice A. c.. Bradley, Mr.. Justice
Seth Shepard, Captain L. H. Beach, John
w. Douglass, Samuel E. Wheatley L. G.
Hine, George Truesdell, Myron NJ. Parker
James G. Berret, Theodore w. Noyes, Wal
ter S. Hutchins, Charles A. Boynton, Scott
c. Bone Rev II N Coudsn Raw w
Ennis, Rev. B. L. Whitman, Rev. Frank
H. Bristol, Rev. Samuel Domer, Robert l.
Fleming, Emmors S. Smith, Colonel Henry
May, john Joy Edison, Isadore Saks, Ar
thur Hendricks, S. w. Woodward Dominic
1. Murphy, Nathaniel Wilson, M l. Weller,
Archibald Greenlees, l.. w. Ritchie, J. J..
Darlington, A. S. Wcrthington, S. c. Busey,
H. w. Baum, r.. Ross Perry, JOB
Barnard, Mrs Mary Lockwood, Mrs,
A. A. Birney, Mrs Mary NJ. North. C.
Smith, John F. Cook. Rev. Cornelius Gil
lespie, William Oscar Roome, Thomas ].
Morgan, A. 7. Britton. w. H. Moses. Major
James E. Bell, General w. w. Dudley,
Lieut.. George w. Evans, Major Burton r.
Ross, Captain Benjamin r. Streeks, Major
Charles H. Ourand, Perry H. Carson, Major
John McElroy, Dr.. Robert Reyburn, DR..
II. l.. E. Johnson, DR.. ]. Lee Adams. Aus
tin p. Brown, Simon Wolf, Edwin G. Jones,
| Lawrence Gardner, Marshall w. Wines,
Tracy l.. Jeffords, George w. Driver, Sam
| uel c. Palmer, Robert Castelberg, William
A. Meloy, William Dickson, Allison Nailor,
Andrew Gleason, Cotter II. Bride George
A, Armes and Colonel Charles Haywood,
commandant of the marine corps.
In the boxes were representatives of the
Washington committee of the Red Cross,
! the Pension Office Ladies' Relief Associa-
ticn, Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton Federation of Womens Clubs, Legion
of Loyal Women and others. Among those
occupying the boxes Were Mrs. James Tan
ner and Miss Tanner, Mrs. Ellen S. Mus
sey aid Miss Mussey, Mrs. j, Ellen Foster,
Mrs. Sarah Spencer, Miss Helen Varrick
Boswell, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Mary B. Saun-
Ch5mberlin, Miss RaSan, Miss Lily Neu-
meyer, Mrs. A. d. Kerfoot Mrs. New
combe, Mrs. Hatch, DR.. Anita Newcombe