The times., 1898-04-13
THE JEFFERSON BANQUET.
1t VIII Occur Mt National Rifles
Armory Tonight.

| dinner at the National Rifles Armory to-
night.
| Hon. William Jennings Bryan viii
| speak He Is expected TO arrive in this
| city this morning and will stop at the
Ebbitt An invitation has also been ten
| dered Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and it is prob
| able he will accept. The arrangements
| for the celebration are in the hands of
Mr.. Lawrence Gardner, secretary Of the
National Association of Democratic
Clubs, who will, no doubt make 1t a pa
triotic and memorable one. The selection
| of the toasts. speakers and musical num-
| bers was left to committee, who have
a fine program to offer. Every toast will
be suggestive and timely.
/ Mr.. Bryan will respond to the toast,
Thomas Jefferson as will also Hon
Stephen Nj. White, chairman of the Dem
ocratic Congressional Committee; Hon.
David a. DeArmond, of Missouri; Hon.
Amos Cummings, of New York; Hon.
Stilson Hutchins. of Washington; Hon.
James A. Norton, of Ohio, and Hon w.
A. Jones, of Virginia.
The toast, There is a debt of service
due from every man TO his country. pro-
portionate to the bounties which nature
to have been the theme of a speech by
| Hon. Joseph w. Bailey, of Texas, the
| Democratic leader in the House, but he
was compelled to send his regrets
The first celebration of the birthday
anniversary of Thomas Jefferson occurred
in this city in the form of subscription
dinner on Tuesday, April -, 1880. and was
a memorable one, owing mainly 10 the
presence of President Andrew Jackson.
Vice President John G. Calhoun, members
of the Cabinet. every Democratic MEM
Der of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives and many of the leading cfti-
| Zens of Washington.
| Not until the year 1897 was the birthday
anniversary of jefferson again celebrated
in any noticeable manner. AS was the
celebration of 1880, that of last year, un-
der the auspices OF the National Asso-
citation of Democratic Clubs, was an
| event that attracted great attention from
the press and public men in all sections
| of the country 1t was long to be remem-
bered with pleasure by all who were so
| fortunate as to be pr esent, ana many
were the regrets from those VINO Ialleu
| to attend.
At the dinner last year il was unani-
mously resolved that each recurring an
niyersary should be in like manner ceie-
brated by this association, and made as
thoroughly national in the matter OF at
tendance as was possible.
Among those who have signifed their
intention to be present are the following
Robert W Harper President Virginia Demo
crtaic Association j. Taylor Ellyson, Chairman
Virginia Democratic Committee; Gen. Eppa Hun
ton OF Virginia Hon c. 4. Swanson OF Virginia
Hon. J. r. Lawless of Virginia, Hon. John LaHt
of Virginia Major II. L. Biscoe OF Virginia, Hon
Joseph F. Willard OF Virginia, Alfred J. Stofei
OF Virginia. f. f. Downham OF Virginia, >
McClanahan of Virginia, j. 5 Denton OF len
nessee Hon e w Carnack of Tennessee, Hon
H. W Ogden of Louisiana. Hon. ". II. King
of Utah II. +. Bartine of Washington, D. Ii
Hon. r. F. Broussard OF Louisiana, Hon Johi
A. Mcdowell of Ohio, Hon. Isaac Hill OF ONO
Bernard J. Coyle of Washington, d. C.; William
Mex Clayton of Washington, ID. G; W.
Saunders of Washington, ID. c.; Hon. John F.
Rixey of Virginia. Dr. James Kerr OF Virginia
c. T. Trigg of Virginia. Joseph Button, secre
tary Virginia Democratic Committee; T. O.
Pitcher OF Virginia, l. L. Johnson OF Virginia
John A. Jones of Virginia, p. ii. o'Bannan o.
Virginia L. G.. johnson OF Virginia, G.. Z.
Pickett OF Virginia, A. A. Lipscomb OF Virginia
". II. Saunders OF Virginia J. W. barker "a. TI, o.
i. ! ington D. c.: Fred Kelly of Washington, ID. u
James L. Skidmore OF Washington, d. c.; j. ;
Swormstedt OF Washington, d. O.; Hon Thomas
n Jett of Illinois, Hon. f. B. Lewis of Georgia
| Alexander A. Yiszloezky OF Pltts6urS, Z b.
Kearns OF Pittsburg, Hon. r. p. Bland OF Mis-
souri, Hon. William L. Stark OF Nebraska, Hon
! NJ. G. Butler OF South Carolina, Hon. L. l. Handy
| OF Delaware Hon. George c. GoTham OF Wash
ington, d. c.; Hon. William I. Zenor of In
diana, Hon. James L. slayden OF Texas, j. ;
Stanley II. d. Hutton, Hon. Henry McCoOney
| James c. Sprigg of Washington, ID. G; Jane
c. Sprigg, jr., of Washington, ID. c.; NJ. W
John s. Miller OF Washington, ID. c.; John Boyl
F., of Washington, d. c.; Thomas b. kalbfus o
t Washington, D. G.; Col. Allison Nailqr e
WeIen Wefhlns9fn of washington ii D. C J. Fl Ralston
!, Hyattsville Md: W. j. Frizzell Washington
l d. c.; Cluskey Cromwell of the Washington Stal
NJ. C. WetmOre of st. Louis, No.; Hon \. y
e Dockery of Missouri Hon. A NJ. Todd of Mich
, gan, Hon. Alexander Troup OF Connecticut Demo
p cratic Committee. Hon. 7. c. Mciiae OF Arkansa:
Hon. 5. NJ; SPaTkman OF Florida, Edwar
e Palma of Cuba. G. Gonzalo de Quesada of Cubs
II. d. Money. jr., OF Mississippi, George \
d ington, D. G.; ". t. Talbot of Washington
. d. c.; c. X. Bergman OF Washington, d.
= a. G.. Drane OF Washington, ID. c.; R. Y WallS
n of Clayton Del; John Cosgrif OF Smyrna, Del
5. A. j. Stanford OF Washington, d. c.; ClarendC
v Smith of Washington, d. c.; ". E. Manake
r Burnt Mills, Nd; Washington Nailor of Was
- ington, ID. c.; Robert Miller of Minnesota, Ho
:. Joseph W Bailey OF Texas, Hon. George B. NJ
X Clellan of New York city Hon. J. ". Fitzgera
y of Boston, Richard Croker of New York. O. II.
Belmont OF New York, Rudolph Guggenheimer
/ George T. Davidson OF New York Alfred Hem
Lewis of New York. John C. Sheehan of Ne
York, Thomas f. Cummins OF New York, Ho
John Whalen OF New York. NJ ". Platzek Of Ne
1t York, Philo s Bennett Of New York, Henry
l. Mcdonald of New York, Antonio yucca OF Ne
( York, Victor G.. Fischer OF Washington, ID. c
- Gaetano Trentanove of Washington, d. c.; Euge
> b. Travis of Peeksyille, y. y; Cen P Port
= of Indian Territory, Joseph NJ. LaHay of Indii
e. Territory, Cotter T. Bride OF Washington. ID. c
re +. a. Newman OF Washington, ID. c.; b.
$ Taylor OF Washington, james c. Taylor
II Washington, Lnw0od b. Taylor of Washingto
> William Z. Morgan, James H. CIthell OF Was
ington John VI. Garman, Chairman Pennsy
10 vania Democratic Committee Hon John
Mitchell OF Wisconsin, William R. Hearst, Ne
is York Journal Willis J. Abbott New York Jou
II nal; John c. Eckel Chicago Dispatch; Hon
a | Davenport, New York Journal; Hon. Villa
= Sulzer OF New YORK. William \. Watson OF VI
* York, Fred. Feigl. Tammany Times, New Yor
/ John II. c.. NehSlager of New YORK Hon Thorn
ID j. Bradley Of New York, c. A. Benton of \,
ty York. Hon. James Oliver OF New York, Arth
70 | Brisbane Of the New York Journal j. Brisba
Of the New York Journal. W. l.. Brown of NJ
York, Curtis j. Hillyer Of Washington O.
Stealcy OF Louisville Courier Journal, \.
Hurt of Washington S. T. Bledsoe of Indian t,
ritory W W. Marmaduke OF Indian Territ0T
W. p. Thompson of Indian Territory, james
n Rutherford of Philadelphia, John NJ. Tracy
Washington, John F. McCortley OF Washingto
William G.. Carter OF Washington Z.
OF Pumphrey of Washington, f. b. bIagrctty
T.. Washington, W 5. McKean, Hon. Stephen
Mallory of Florida. Hon. William NJ. Stewart
's, Nevada, Hon. Adolph Meyer of Louisiana, Ho
Y Daniel EruentrOut of Pennsylvania, Hon Jam
Kerr OF Clearteld, Pa. Horace $. Y0gel OF I
ne Philadelphia Ledger Hon. James NJ. Guffey
re Pittsburg, Jere G. Black OF YORK Pa; Hon JO
or j. Lentz OF Ohio, Hon John 5. Little of
a. kansas, George Fred Williams OF Boston. Villa
ed H. Baker OF Boston, Hon. William \. Tayl
OF Columbus, Ohio; Hon. William r. Finck
Ohio, William f. Beveridge OF Baltimore s
II Field of Baltimore, John F. Preston OF Bal
he more, Dr. William B. Burch OF Baltimore.
cy Gard Jones OF Baltimore. III. c. Barringer
a Baltimore, Joshua W. Miles of Princess Al
- John H. Oberly OF Illinois, Hon. d. J. Camp
u OF Detroit Nathaniel T. Crutchfeld of Kentuc.