Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-06


committee and deemed one hundred the
proper number. The members had been Sc
lected from various occupations and walks
in lie, representing the board of trade, the
Business Mems Association. labor organiZa-
tons, professional and business men and
those of wealth and leisure. He expressed
qualification at seeing many present and
announced that as Messrs. John w. Foster
and c. c. Willard had found themselves un-
able to serve their places had been hlied
and l.. NJ. Saunders. Commissioner Wight
said the meeting was called primarily for
committee organization
Officers Elected.
Mr. ]. 3. Larner nominated Mr.. w. II.
Moses as chairman of the committee. Mr..
Moses was unanimously elected. Mr.. w.
V. Cox was chosen vice chairman, Mr.. w.
p Van Wickle secretary and Mr. J. w.
Babson treasurer.
Following the election of officers, Mr..
John Joy Edison presented resolutions,
which were adopted, authorizing Chairman
Moses to appoint an executive committee,
to consist of the officers and the chairmen
of subcommittee and other members, not
to exceed tWenty-One in all. and TO also
appoint the chairmen of such subcommit-
tees may be necessary. and after con-
sultatiOn with said Cha.rmen to appoint
the members of those committees, subject
to the approval of the general committee.
A motion
missioners of the District ex-officio mem
berS of the committee.
Motions that the committee cable Admiral
Dewey notification of the proposed recep-
ton and to create the Commissioners a
committee to call on Secretary Long and
request him to cable Admiral Dewey and
request that he first land upon American
soil at Washington were referred to the
executive committee for consideration.
An informal interchange of views on fea-
lures of the proposed reception was par
tcpated in by several of the gentlemen
present and after a vote Of thanks had
been extended to Mr. Staples for the use
of the hall. the meeting adjourned, subject
to the call of Chairman Moses.
The Committee.
The full committee as organized COM
prises the officers chosen last night and the
following members:
The Commissioners of the District. ex-
officio; Judge r. H. Alvey, j. w. Babson,
Judge E. F. Bingham, Charles ]. Bell.
Thomas Blagden, l. S. Brown. Scott c.
Bone, H. V. Boynton, Judge A. c. Brad
ley, A. T. Britton. James G. Berret, Cha
pin Brown. DR.. S. c. Ruscy, Loring +.
Chappell, Judge Clabaugh, w. V. Cox, c.
b. Church. Judge w. S. Cox, Joseph II.
Crawford, Judge c. c. Cole o. T. Crosby.
J. J. Darlington. John w. Douglass, John
JOY Edison, Matthew g. Emery, Calvin $.
Farnsworth, Daniel Fraser, f. NJ. Gallau-
Diet. Archibald Greenlees, Lawrence Gard
ner, George Gibson. c. c. Cover, Judge
A. b. Hagner, Rev. Teunis S. Hamlin,
George II. Harries, f. b. Hay. S. 3. Hege.
W. G.. Henderson. J. Il. Henderson, C. NJ.
Hendley, Christian Heurich. Lemon G..
Hine Frank Hume. Stilson Hutchins, Wal
ter Hutchins, J. Harrison johnson, V. Bald
win johnson, DR. w. w. Johnston, Edwin
c. Jones, S. II. Kaufman, w S. Knox,
John b. Larner, A. NJ. Lothrop, Samuel
Maddox, F. l.. Moore Judge NJ. f. Nor
ris, w. II. Moses, Daniel Murray, James
I
M Parker. r. Ross Perry, James T. Petty,
w. p. Powell, Dr. c. z. Purvis w. H.
Rap,ey. f. j. Roche. T. E. Roessle, Isadore
Saks, l.. NJ. Saunders. e G. Schafer, Mil
ford Spohn, E. ]. Stcllwagen, n. II. Shea,
Judge Seth Shepard. John II. Small, jr..
T. w. Smith. Rev. DR.. Alexander Mackay-
Smith. Ellis Spear, Rev. DR.. d. ]. Stafford
Col o, G: Staples, F. c. Stevens. Colin
John w. Thompson, Dr. William Tindall,
George Truesdell. W. p. Van Wickle, G..
Tay,o Wade. B. II. Warner, NJ. l. Weller,
Samuel F.. Wheatley, DR. b. L. Whitman
Beriah Wilkins, Henry A Willard. Gen.
John NJ Wilson, A. S. Worthington Simon
Wof, S. w. Woodward and N. f. Young.
Chairman Moses.
The chairman of the committee Mr.. Will
liam Henderson Moses, requires no intro
duction TO the national capital. H is one
OF its representative citizens in every sense
OF the word, and enjoys a popularity that
is wide as it is enviable
He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, but came
hare with his parents when three years old
in 1862. He was educated in Washington
schools, and spent year In England under
private instructors. Returning he entered
the business establishment of his father
and when he attained his majority Was
taken into partnership. He exhibited early
the high business capacity that has made
MS commercial career so successful, and
upon the death Of his father became the
senior member of the firm of w. B. Moses
q Sons. the other members of which are
harry and Arthur c. Moses. Mr.. Moses
mas been ever active in advancing the best
interests of the community, and will bring
executive ability of a rare order to the i'm
portant work in hand. Besides his large
furniture business Mr.. Moses is identifie ID
with many substantial enterprises, and
among other things, is a DIRECTOR of the
National Metropolitan Bank
Vice Chairman Cox.
/ The vice chairman, Mr.. William Van
Zandt Cox, is a gentleman of eminent at