The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-08-27
COMMITYEE TO ARRANGE
Active Preparations to Well
come the Troops.
MEETING MONDAY NIGHT
Major Sylvester Chooses His CO.
workers and Plans VIII Be Hur-
ried Into Tangible Form-Surviv-
ors of the Old District Regiment
Meet and Take Action. ..,,s

The preparations under way by the peo-
pie of the District of Columbia for the
reception of their troops, on their ar
rival, 1t is only necessary to say, will
in every particular be appropriate and
Of that splendid expression of good taste
which character.zes the nations capital.
Major Sylvester, chief of police. APP
pointed chairman by vote of the mass
meeting, named his committee on ar
rangements last night:
Chairman. Richard Sylvester; vice
chairman Henry L. West; secretary,
Fred Alvey, and John Joy Edison, Edward
Stellwagen. DIR. Francis R. Lane, Theo
w. Noyes, Col. T. A Bingham, U. S. A..
Gen. John M. Wilson, U. s. A; Frank A.
Vanderlip. ]. Henry Small, jr., Isadore
Saks. w. H. Moses, S. w. Woodward, W.
S. Hutchins. E. G. Schaeffer, Col. Charles
Haywood, U. S. NJ c.; Arthur Hendricks,
Edwin c. Jones, ]. Holdsworth Gordon
w. A. Wimsatt, E. B. Hay John E. Har-
rell, n. +. Young, ]. Nota McGill, Louis
ID. Wine, ]. G. Hill, Col. Henry May. AL
lison Nailor jr., William Dickson George
w. Evans, Major Fleetwood, W. A. VIM
satt, Rev. George F. Dudley. Mrs. NJ. M
North.
The following select committee on the
condition of the regiment was also
named: Major James L. Bell, H. l.. +.
Johnson, E. II. Neumeyer, Thomas NJ.
Exley, and Simon Wolf.
meeting of the entire committee is
called for Monday night, in the red par
Tor of the Ebbitt House, at p. m
The survivors OF the District volunteers
who served in the last war, from 1861 to
1865. are taking a deep interest in the
movement TO extend a rousing welcome 10
the members of the First District of Col
umbia Regiment on their return home
from Santiago.
In answer to a call issued by DR.. j.
Lee Adams a meeting of the District
volunteers was held last evening at the
| National Guard Armory, when the mat
ter of cooperating with the citizens
committee was thoroughly discussed
The consensus of opinion seemed to be
that if parade is to be part of the dem
! onstration in honor of the return of the
boys" that the 1S6l-65 volunteers should
participate as body irrespective of the
! other organizations with which they may
| be affiliated.
I Commissioner Ross Is daily in receipt
of numerous communications wishing the
cause success and contributing money 10
| help make II so.
| The committee on finance has not been
| named yet, but Commissioner Ross ex-
! poets to make the names public this after
! noon
! Major Sylvester is in favor of sending a
! car of provisions 10 Montauk Point for
the boys when they arrive and also a
committee of welcome. This will proba-
| bly, be done.
| Contributions for the reception fund are
| already pouring in, and although no mon
| ey has yet been asked by the committee
on finance over $500 has been subscribed.
In addition to the contributions noted. in
yesterday mornings Times the following
have been received by Mr.. Ross:
Evening Star Newspaper Company. 500
Col. A T. Britton. -. ........... 25
John H. Wilkerson ........... -. -. II
| William Dickson ............... ........ q