Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-15
THE TREASURY CLUB.
Its Last Dinner of the Season Held
saturday. Night.

Saturday Night.
The Treasury Stub. Which is composed of
the executive heads & bureaus and chiefs
of divisionsaH the sesretary's office of the
| Treasury Department. held the last dinner
| of the season at the Shoreham Saturday
| evening. 1t has been the custom of the
Treasury Club to have a monthly dinner.
and on each OCCASION the members have
| been addressed BY Some government official
on topic of general interest to the Off
GERS, and on the OCCASION of the closing
dinner it was decfdedfte invite the ladies' 10
participate in the festivities. The members
| and their guests assembled In the reception
room on the first door, and at o clock pro-
ceeded ITO the banquet hall, Ted by Treas
urer Ellis H. Roberts. who had been chosen
as chairman for the evening The room
was decorated with palms, and the tables
were loaded with beautiful flowers man
dolin orchestra fugnished light music dur
ing the dinner. Just before the fish was
served Chairman Roberts arose and allud-
ing to the fact that one of the memhers of
the club had been unable to attend any of
the dinners since last December called
upon Assistant Secretary Vanderlin tn of
fer any necessary apology for his absence.
MIR. Nanderlip responded in hapny vein
and the dinner went on until a little later,
when, between two courses, Assistant SEQ
rotary Horace A. Taylor was introduced az
the youngest member of the club. Mr..
Taylor spoke for several minutes in a de-
| VEN, ana Cnen, after punch
missioner of Internal Revenue Wilson who
became a member on the retirement of
Commissioner Scott, and who made his first
appearance at this dinner, was called to his
feet another baby member of the or
ganization. In responding to the chair
mans call the commissioner alluded to the
fact that he had completed tbirty wears of
service In the internal revenue division of
the treasury, and felt that he ought to be
qual1hed even as q veteran member of the
club. Then DR.. H S. Pritchett superinten-
dent of the coast and geodetic survey. and
Chlef Wilkie OF the secret service division,
who are members of the executive commit
tee of the club, were called upon to offer
some excuse for their existence and both
OF them made explanations which were ap-
parently satisfactory to the members and
the guests. After the coffee had been serv
ed one of the ladies suggested that the
members be permitted to Indulge in their
customary after-dinner cigar. and Chair
man Roberts introduced as the guest of the
evening Mr. James NJ. Beck United States
attorney for the eastern district of Penn
sylvania, who, with Mrs. Beck, had come
over from philadelphia for the express pur-
pose of attending the dinner. The toast to
which Mr.. Beck responded was THE Pres
ident of the United States" He spoke for
thirty minutes. His address was thought
lul. logical and eloquent, and as an ora
torical treat 1t was one that was Thoroughly
enjoyed by his hearers, and he was IRE.
quently interrupted by applause. and at the
close of the dinner was overwhelmed with
lions from all the members
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. r H
Roberts, Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Beck. Assist
ant Secretary and Miss Spaulding' Assist
ant Secretary and Mrs. Taylor, Assistant
Secretary F. A: Vanderlip, Capt ]. j. How
ard and Mrs. Howard, Col. w. W. Brown
and daughter, Auditor H A. Castle and
Mrs. Castle, Gen. and Mrs Dumont and
Miss DImont, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ly-
man, Col: and Mrs. Youngblood, Mrs. Rich
ardson OF Montgomery, Ala; Commissioner
and Mrs Wilson. Controller and Mrs
IraceWell, Mr.. and Mrs. George Simmons
Mr. Theodore Swayze and Miss Swavze
Mr. ana Mrs. G. E. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs
Claude NJ. Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. W. 8
Chance, Mr.. and AIRS: W. L. Andrews, Dr.
Henry S. Pritchett and Miss Pritchett' Mr.
ana Mrs Milton E. allies, Auditor F. II.
MOTIFS, Mr.. and Miss Jordan. Col. and Miss
Grosvenor, Mr. L. E. Murray. Mr.. and Mrs
John E. Wilkie, Mr.. Eugene Tyler Cham
beria1n, Dr., Walter Wyman, Admiral Fran
els j. Higginson- ~