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RniIrnnd Committee.

Lorin NJ Saunders, Chairman of the
Railroad Committee, has accomplished such
a feat as he may well be proud of in secur-
ing the best railroad rates ever given for
any celebration in this city. Mr.. Saunders
is an earnest faithful worker and has done
much to aid in making the Jubilee sue
cess. He was born in Western New York
and came here at the close of the Civil
War He graduated from Columbian Uni
versity with honors and has since been one
of the foremost lawyers in Washington. He
was one of the founders of the Ohio Ma
tional Bank, becoming one OF its directors
and vice president. He is thoroughly q
public spirited man and has hosts OF
friends. He is the member of the Execu-
tive Committee of the National Republican
League for the District.
The other members of the railroad com
mittee are as follows: Vice Chairman, Leo
Simmons; Secretary, J. A. Cauidwell; Col.
T. H. Anderson; d. w. Baker, A. A. Bir-
ney. Charles S. Bundy. Henry E. Davis. NJ.
NJ. Holland, b. F. Leighton, r. p. Muir
ply. E. Southard Parker, James F. Pugh,
Charles B. Purvis, G. Warfield Simpson.
o. @. Staples, Corcoran Thorn, and Leon
Tobriner
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COMMITTEE ON CIVIC PARADE.
Headed by Col. William Dickson,
Who Is GRIND NnrrhnI

Col. William Dickson. Chairman OF the
Committee on the Civic Parade, and Chief
Marshal. is one of the best known men
in Washington. He was born in Philadel-
phia and came here at an early age. He
has always been prominently Identified
with celebrations in the District and has
occupied positions Of honor on many CON-
mittees. Colonel Dixon has been appointed
Chief Marshal Of the Civic Parade. and this
affair has assumed successful proportions
under his management.
Major E. Fl. Neumeyer is vice chairman
of this committee. ands Robert E. Mat
tingly is secretary. with Hugh W. Barr as
| assistant secretary.
The subcommittee are as follows: On
| Prizes, E. H. Neumeyer. ST.. Chairman;
| on Government Departments T. W Bulk
ley, Chairman; on Advertisers. N EIwin
Vowles, Chairman; on Business Men,
Thomas Wilkinson, Chairman: on Trades
and Labor Organizations, Henry Szegedy.
Chairman; on Special Features. August
Davis, Chairman; on Wheelmen, j. d. Las
ley. Chairman.
The other members are as follows:
Hamilton Adams, Horace Atkinson. Nicho-
las Auth. Hugh W. Barr, j. E Barrett,
Conrad Becker. Frank d. Blackiston, Cot
ter T. Bride, Augustus Brill E. u. Buck
ley, John L. Burkhart, W H. Burton,
John H. Buseher E. S. Byrnes, Thomas W.
Cadick, John A. Clarke. Robert Callahan,
NJ. P. Canty, Col. Harry COggins, W. H.
Collins, NJ. G. Copeland, DR.. Henry Dar-
ling. August Davis, ir.. George Dawson,
Jules A. Demonet, William Dickson. r NJ
Dobbins. John j. Dolan, W. ]. Donovan.
w. F. Downey, T. A. Duffey, J. E. Dyer,
Forsburg, j. ID. Feeney. p. ]. Fingles w
7. Fitzgerald. Percy S Foster, A. Fox, ].
D: Frazee, Frank Freeman. Ralph l. Gait.
w H. Garges, William Garrett. George
Gheen Capt. Mathew Goddard. d. s.
Goump. Benjamin F. Graves. Carl e.
Gundlach. Charles F. Hale, DR.. Whit
Hammett, t. D. Harper. ". II. Henshaw,
Charles r. Hoff, Frank H. Hosford. George
A. Howe, Emil Huck, julius HugIe, Charles
Jacobson, E; C. Jones. R. Jose, c. w.
Joyce, F. W. Kahlert, o. J. Kane. George
Keithly, Prof. Harry King. Thomas ].
King, Julius Lansburgh. ]. d. Lasley. John
Leitch. A. Loeffier, F. P Madigan. George
A. Mason. r. E Mattingly, R Maui,
Samuel ]. Meeks. F. p Metzger. C. +.
Miller, p. T. Moran, Walter Moreland,
John Morgan, George Mueller, William
Mcclure, ]. d. Mckay William McKenney,
]. C. McKinnon, Washington Nailors J. L.
Newbold Edwin S. Newman, E. Fl. Neu-
myer, jr., Maj. E. H. Neumyer. Kimon
Nicolaides. Mai. R. a. o'Brien. f. G. Old
ham, Samuel C. Palmer. N. ]. Plass, Nor
man Pruett NJ. p. Rice Oscar ]. Ricketts,,
E. j. Roche, T. F. Roche. Theodore Rooney.
John Rudden. A. ]. Stanford, II. B. Sean
Ion, Charles Schneider. Fl. ]. Schulteis,
John D. Shehan, E. H. Shuster. William
Slocum. Arthur Small, Charles T. Smith.
]. C. V. Smith, Dewitt c. Sprague NJ.
Strasburger, NJ. V. Stuart. NJ. p. Sullivan,
H. W. Szegedy, NJ. E. Swing. o. S. Taylor,
H. P. Tharp, George A. Tracy, Elwyn
Vowles, Charles Walters, John C. Weide.
r. W. Wells, William T. Whalen. Thomas
Wilkinson, Harry Williams. John Woerner.
jr., E. Wright, Jackson Yates, and William
Yates.
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His lot has been to care for the many and
countless matters coming up daily. and to
settle these. Every plan and prospectus
has first received his careful attention be-
fore coming up before the various COM
mittees. and how well all matters rave
been managed the success of the pageant
shows. No better general director could
have been secured. Judge Thayer was born
in Detroit Mich, In ls49. He is a gradu-
ate of the University OF Michigan and the
Law School OF Columbia University He
was for many years law clerk of the Lii
bTaTy OF Congress, and In the Office of the
Supervising Architect of the Treasury He
has practiced law in the District for ten
years. being member OF the firm of Thay-
er Rankin. He was for four years
member Of the board OF trustees of the
public schools. and for seven years Judge
Advocate General of the District of CO.
lumbia Militia. He is at present member
OF the board of trustees of the Municipal
Library, member OF the board of man
ayers OF the Cosmos Club, and is resident
Vice President Of the City Trust and Safe
ty Deposit Company, Of Philadelphia.
The man unto whom all those in search Of
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4 GALA MIGHT ON THE
EVE OF THE JUBILEE
Crowds ThrOng the Court of
Honor and ThOroughfareS.
Incoming Trains Bring Thousands
of Visitors.
Lively scenes at the Railway Sta
tions and Elsewhere While the
People Make Merry.

Incoming trains landed many Jubilee
visitors yesterday and the city filled up
with strangers. The incomers hasten
ed to hotels and the homes of friends
in all parts of the city. and at night the
Avenue, from the Court of Honor TO the
Peace Monument, was thronged with peo-
pie, reminding Washingtonians of inaugu-
raj occasions
The influx OF visitors and sightseers in
striled much cheerfulness into the people
of the city, and home people were mingled
with those from other cities in a sort of
carnival throng, all making merry as
they passed up and down the Avenue. To
The strangers in particular, but also TO
local citizens, the decorations were a mat
ter OF much interest In the Court of
Honor, with its myriad of coruscant bulbs
aglow with the fire of electricity, the
crowd passed backward and forward, ad-
miring the splendid sight. The Court OF
Honor itself, lined on both sides with clas-
sic columns and pillars. was illuminated
so brightly that the various architecture
al details of the specially erected struc-
lures stood boldly as white monitors of
peace against the dark background of the
surrounding trees
At intervals the crowds circled around
the elassic-looking home of the President,
and ponderous State. War and Navy
Building on the south side of the Court
of Honor. and gazed upon the great central
chessboard. as it were. of the late war,
where the various campaigns were mapped
out by the President and his advisers, and
where the official news of all the recent
victories we're received. Some of the
promenaders went even farther to the
southwark, and visited the vicinity of the
monument. where preparations had been
made for. the fireworks spectaeles which
are to be presented by the Pain Company
tonight. tomorrow. and Thursday evenings
In the Avenue the promenaders amused
themselves In many and varied ways.
They also amused and interested each
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trict of Columbia and of the American
Electro Therapeutic Association; he is
chairman of the committee on public health
OF the Business Mems Association, and Wis
itinb physician in charge of the Washing
ton Asylum Hospital. He is thirty sec
iting physician in charge of the Washing
ton Commandery, No. l, and medical direc-
tor of the Mystic Shrine. of this city.
Floyd v Brooks, NJ. D.. Vice Chairman,
is another of the popular physicians in the
city He was born In Newark, n. j.. Janu-
airy %, 1856, and was educated in the pub
lie schools OF Philadelphia. He graduated
from the Jefferson Medical College OF
Philadelphia in 1877 and practiced medi-
cine in Pennsylvania until 1890 when no
came to Washington and has remained
here since. He is son of the late James
]. Brooks, who was formerly Chief OF the
Secret Service OF the Treasury Depart
ment DR.. Brooks is member OF the
Medical Society and the Medical Associa-
ton of the District. He is the principal
examiner for many Of the leading life in
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THE MILITARY COMMITTEE.
General Alfred C.HavIey Chairman
of tIIe Committee.

OF sue committee.
Gen. Alfred C. Hawley, Chairman of the
Committee on the Military and Naval Pa
rade, has had long experience in military
matters. and to his efforts are due all
praise for the success OF this feature He
was born in Crawford county, Ohio. in
1888, and removed to Northern Illinois
when but boy. He was raised there and
went TO Minnesota when fifteen years old,
remaining in the latter State until about
twelve years ago. General Hawley has
held Office under the Federal Government
for nearly twenty-five years, and was ad-
lutant. general of the State of Minnesota
In 1SS2-s4. He entered the army at the
first call and remained in service until
the war closed. He was in the cavalry
service until 1864. when he was placed en-
the staff OF Gen. G. H. Thomas He came
TO Washington two years ago, and has de-
cided TO remain here.
Following are the members of the Mill
tary Committee: Brig. Gen. a. c. Hawley.
Commanding; Arthur Hendricks. Adju-
tant General; Capt. James l.. Mock, As
sistant Adjutant General; Capt w NJ.
Wright, U. s. A. Chief OF staff; Col. L.
B. Cutler, Inspector General; Major ]. s.
Singer Assistant Inspector General; Col.
L. p. Wright. Quartermaster General.
Aides-Lieut James Anderson, Capt. w
E. Anderson. Capt. R. H Atkinson Col.
j c. Baker. Charles A. Beatty, Lieut.. Jo-
seph A. Carr. Col. E. L. Costin, Lieut. H.
K. Daugherty. Gen. NJ. A. Dillon, Col. d.
J. Foster. Capt. W. s. Faulkner, Lieut..
William Ray Harrison, Capt Thomas S.
Hopkins. Col. a. NJ. Hughes. Capt r. A.
S. Hyatt, Lieut.. S. II. jacobson, Capt. A.
B. Jack. Capt. S. r. Jacobs, Col Thomas
s. Keller. Capt. W. T. H. King, Gen H.
C. Lamb. Capt Z. c. C. Logan, Major R.
c. a. Love. Capt w. A. Mccoy, Lieut..
D. b. Macleod. II. p. Marston, Edward j.
Meckin, Capt. r. L. Miller Lieut.. w. f.
Meehling, Capt. John B. Meyers, Lieut..
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Capt. Andrew w Kelley, Harry King,
Prof. H. C. Kirk, C. C. Lancaster. Dr.. s.
E. Lewis, Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood, Meyer
Loeb. Col. W. II. Michael, Mrs. John L.
Mitchell, Prof. Charles E. Monroe, John L.
Newbold, Major Charles II. Ourand W.
S. Perry, ]. 7. Petty, H. P. Pillsbury, Rev.
+. d. Power, William II, Rapley, Alfred
p. Robbins, H. C. Robinson, George A.
Ross. Hon. John W. Ross, ]. Theodore
Rupli, J. c. V. Smith, Rev. NJ. p. Smith
A. F. Sperry, Mrs. Hannah Sperry, Rev. d.
]. Stafford, DR.. T. Ritchie Stone. Capt
Benjamin H. Streeks, Rev. Byron Sunder-
land, Prof. Charles C. Swisher, Major
Richard Sylvester, Conrad H. Syme, Sidney
T. Thomas, George G. Thomson. John H.
Tilton, Matthew Trimble, Mrs. Miranda
Tullock, DR.. L. A. Walker, Capt. Harry
Walsh, b. l.. Whitman, Prof. H. w. Wiley,
Henry C. Winship, Court F. Wood, Capt.
Glendie B. Young, Alphonso Youngs.
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information were referred during the pre.
parations for the Jubilee, was Barry Bulk.
ley AS secretary OF the General and Ex-
eeutive committees he was the busiest man
at headquarters. Yet no man ever depart
ed without satisfaction. Mr.. Buikley was
porn IN washington in 1865, and is a grad
uate OF Emerson Institute and Amherst
College. He is a son of DR.. ]. w. BulkIev
OF this city, and of old colonial and Rev
oluuonary stock on both paternal and ma
ternal side. Mr.. Bulkley is a teacher of
wide experience and has always been iden-
titled with large local and patriotic move
ments He is very prominent socially. and
is member OF the Cosmos Club, the Chevy
Chase Hunt Club, the Washington Golf
club. the Nationtl Geographic Society, and
the Sons OF the Revolution
DR.. A. G. White was born In New York
and moved to Washington when very
young. He was educated in the local pub
lie schools and is a graduate of Princeton.
he was one of the organizers OF the Wash
lngton Light Infantry Corps. and was its
hrst secretary. He is a prominent Mason
and is member OF De Molay Mounted
Commandery, X. T., and Almas Temple.
Mystic Shrine. He is chairman of the Sub
committee on Prizes of the Committee on
the Jubilee Revelries.
AdJutant Orvilles Dewey Thatcher, of
Encampment No. 20, Union Veteran Le-
gion, Is one OF the original members of the
order in this Jurisdiction, having assisted
in organizing and mastering all three of
the local encampments-not to mention a
like number in different sections of the
country. for whose establishment he is in
directly responsible. He is also a member
of the Second Army Corps Club, Society
oi the Army of the Potomac, and of the
local Second Army Corps Association.
serving as presiding officer of the first
named two consecutive terms. During
the War of the Rebellion, Adjutant
Thatcher served with the First Minnesota
Volunteer Infantry. participating with it
IN all OF the principal engagements of the
Army of the Potomac. He is a member of
the Jubilee Executive Committee.
Col. Stanton Weaver, a member of the
Executive Committee, representing Farra-
gut Post, No. 10, G. A. R., was born in
Ohio in 1871. He taught school until July.
1861, when he entered the army. He serv-
ed through the civil war, being nine and
half years in the service He entered the
printing business, and later studied law
and was admitted to the bar of the Su-
preme Court in 1897.
Gustave Bender, who represents the
Congress Heights Citizens Association on
the Executive Committee, is an untiring
hustler. He was born in Baden. Germany;
studied at Heidelberg and Karlsruhe; en-
tered the, German government service;
served In the German army, and came to
Texas about twenty years ago. He taught
in the public schools of that State ax1
entered the departmental service in Wash
ington in 1880. He is secretary of the Ger
n-American Central Union and grand
deputy of the Order of the Sons of Her
mann. He is the principal index clerk in
the Office of the Chief of Engineers, War
Department.
Samuel C. Palmer, who represents the
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Colonial Wars and of the Sons of the
American Revolution.
Mr.. Knox is a progressive enterprising
business man, and as president OF the
Business Mems Association has given the
new organization the full benefit Of his
knowledge and judicious discrimination
He has as the head OF the executive body
of the Jubilee, engineered the big project
safely and successfully through, and is de-
serving of great credit
Judge Rufus II. Thayer Vice Chairman
of the Executive Committee, has for sew
eral months past been the guardian and
the pilot of the Jubilee interests and plans.
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THE ADVERTISING COMMITTEE
Those Who Spread the Information
About the Jubilee.

About the Jubilee.
The man who has made the Jubilee
known TO the residents OF many States
and who has spread the glories of the
pageant all over the country is +. A.
sebring, Chairman OF the Advertising Com
mittee. Mr.. Sebring has from the begin
ming been q faithful and tireIess worker.
The burden of advertising the celebration
has been well handled by him, and he is
deserving OF great credit.
He was born in Chatfield, Mimi, in 1860,
and came to Washington when but ten
years old. He served as a page in the
House of Representatives until 1880. He
is charter member OF the High School of
this city, being a member of the Pioneer
Glass OF 1873.
He then entered Rochester University
and graduated with honors. He moved to
Rockford, n. OAK, in 1888. and became its
FIRST postmaster and was for four years
cashier OF the bank of that place He was
probate Judge Of Eddy county for four
years and also clerk OF the district court.
Returning to Washington In 1890, he was
employed as a special agent of the Eley-
enth Census for three years, resigning TO
accept a position In the Ohio National
Bank, being assistant cashier when the
institution closed its affairs He is now
deputy clerk at the Police Court Mr.. Sc
bring is Past Master of Dawson Lodge, No.
le, F. A. a. M; member OF Mount Vernon
r. A Chapter, No. 3, OF Royal and Select
Masters; a thirty degree Scottish
Rite Mason, belonging TO Mithras Lodge
OF Perfection. Evangelist Chapter, Rose
Crosx; Robert De Bruce Council. Kadosh,
and Albert Pike ccnsistory. and is noble
OF Aimas Temple. Mystic Shrine
The other members OF the Advertising
committee follow: Vice chairman, J. H.
BIackwood; secretary, G. Vernon Knox:
W. G. Gray. W. c. Long, Arthur ID. Marks.
J. y. Martin, Frank Pierce, William Ram
say. and John e. Shoemaker.
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cry. Knights remplar. and Almas Temple.

cry, Knights Templar. and Almas Temple.
Mystic Shrine.
The Committee on Public Health is as
ioiIows, and is made up exclusively of
physicians: Secretary. c. r. Luce; j. F. r.
Appleby. Wade H. Atkinson, II. W. Baker,
G. A. Ball, E. A. Balloeh. Howard ~
Barker, Lewis J. Battle, L. X. Beatty. F.
b. Bishop. S. W. Began, ]. Wesley Bovee,
w Sinclair Bowen, ]. d. Bradfield John
W. Bulkley, W. T. Burch, Swan NJ Bur
nett. C. T. Caldwell, George NJ. Carlisle,
Frank t. Chamberlin, ]. W. ChappeH,
Thomas W. Chew, G. r. L. Cole, j. T.
Cole, Harrison Crook. NJ F. Cuthbert,
Henry Darling, Hugh C. Duffy. c. R. Du-
four. Hobart S. Dye, ]. l. Dyer, johnson
Elliot, Llewellyn Eliot, R. VI. Eilyson,
Charles VI. Emmons, William C. Fowler.
William b. French, l.. l. Friederich. VIII
liam T. Gill, Larkin W. Glazebrook, r. H.
Graham, T. V. Hammond. C. NJ Hammett,
William Fl. Hawkes., A. Barnes Hcoe. W,
ID. Hughes. Presley c. Hunt.
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COMMITTEE ON LAW AND ORDER
Major Sylvester. Chief of Police. Its
Chairman.

4
Major Richard Sylvester. Chief OF
Police, is Chairman OF the Committee on
Law and Order. He has entered upon his
duties in his usual thorough and sys-
tematic manner. and the crowds will be
well handled. Major Sylvester is a ma
| tive of Iowa City, Iowa, and was born
| in August, 1857. During the war his
parents moved to Memphis. Tenn. and
in 1869 to st. Louis. where he entered
the newspaper business as reporter. He
was subsequently editor of the West
Point Progress, in Nebraska. and later
served as Washington correspondent OF
the st. Louis Times, Globe Democrat.
Kansas City Journal and st. Louis Post
Dispatch. He then acted as disbursing
officer for the Ute Indian Commission,
and upon returning to Washington in
1858 accepted a position in the Police De-
partment.
+. T. Alvey is secretary of the COM
mittee. The other members are as fol-
lows: Capt. NJ. A. Austin, Inspector r.
II. Boardman, Inspector Isaac Pearson,
Inspector f. E. Gross. Lieut.. T. b. Amiss,
Lieut.. ]. E. Hefner. Lieut.. Il. B. Boyle,
Lieut.. l.. Fl. Hollinberger. Lieut.. j. W.
Gessford Lieut.. ]. F. Kelly, Lieut.. ]. A
Swindells. Lieut.. F. f. McCathran. James
L. Pugh, ]. Holdsworth Gordon. Dr. Will
lam P. Young. ]. Robert Sutton. Hal
Smith. James McElhone. ID. ]. Walsh R.
W. Dutton. A. II. Warner, A. +. Fergu-
son, J. T. Harris, Howard Brooks, C..
Fred Cook. E ]. Tighe, Major Richard
A. 0'Brien. Douglas Sims. Francis Nye.
Moncure Burke, w. C. Hibbs. George
Watson. F. C. Shaw, Harry Williams, l..
S. Brown, Major Burton Ross. A. W.
Kelly, ID. W. Baker Ashley Gould. Mason
Richardson, Henry Blair, jr., T. Percy
Meyers. Jacob G. Moore. w. NJ. Harper,
Lindsay Beber. W. B. Stevens. George
W. Rouzer. A. t. Hensey. ]. Edgar Smith.
Rudolph Kaufman, E. j. Roche, John
Henderson, ir., Dr. ]. w. Bayne. DR.. +.
Maxey, George G. Vest, Jr., George A.
Sheehan, Clarence Wright, Frank Byram,
]. Whit Heron, r. W. Bulkley, ]. A. Ell
linger ]. a. Emery, o. l.. Whipple Fl.
L. West, ]. Y. Potts. Morven Thompson
and A. J. Sommers.
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care of the crowds who will witness the
parades and the speetacles, and he has
prepared for emergencies in a remarkably
practical and systematic manner. DIR.
Hickling was born in this city. He was
educated at the Emerson Institute and lat
er studied at Columbian University. He
is a graduate of the medical department
of Georgetown University, and has spent
many years in the hospitals of London and
Paris. He is a member of the Medical AS
sociation and Medical Society of the Dis
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work and within few weeks over 1000
representstiys citizens were working on
the various committees.
New Headquarters Selected.
More pretentious headquarters were es-
tablished at No. 1115 Street, and each
day during the past three months has
shown a steady approach to success. The
programme as outlined by the original
quartette was adhered to in nearly every
feature. Twenty-Five committees with 100
subcommittees were appointed and system
attic work begun. w. s. Knox had been ap-
pointed chairman of the Executive Com
mittee, and the success of the affair is
largely due to his efficient leadership. F.
X. Raymond and R p. Murphy coached the
Finance Committee, and soon funds were
coming in rapidly. Judge r. H. Thayer
and Barry Bulkley were appointed vice
chairman and secretary, respectively, upon
the resignation of Mr. McKean and a corps
of clerks and stenographers were en-
ployed. The Jubilee has since been boom
ed and advertised and the features have
been worked out in detail week after week
until now the project which few months
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Committee ON Legal Annirs.

Leo Simmons Chairman of the Legal Com
mittee, is a well-known local attorney and
an active member OF the Bar Association.
He is a native of Charles county Nd. and
has been resident OF the District for
many years He is president Of the CO.
lumbia Heights Citizens Association, and
is member Of the General Executive,
and Special Railroad committees on the
Jubilee.
The Committee On Legal Matters Is COM
posed as follows: Vice chairman, Corco-
ran Thorn; d. W. Baker, Chaplin Brown,
Michael J. Colbert, E. b. Hay, and Alex
ander Wolf.
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College, where he graduated from scien-
tific course. He engaged in the express
business with his father (the late George
W. Knox in 1881. In 1892 was made gen.
eral manager of the business, and has
been, since 1892, its president and general
manager. He is director in the Citizens
National Bank of Washington city, past
master of Federal Lodge. No. /, F. A. A.
M; member of Columbia r. A. c., No. l.;
Washington Council Royal and Select Mast
ers, No. /; Almas Temple. A. a. o. N NJ.
S. He is also member of the Society of
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THE HISTORICAL PAGEANT.
v. Baldwin johnson AT the Head {
the Committee.

V. Baldwin Johnson, Chairman OF the
Historical Pageant Committee was born
In Dorchester county. Md, and removed
to Washington when fourteen years of
age. Here he entered the public schools
in what was then the Fourth district. He
passed through what were then the high
est schools with considerable distinction
After leaving college, he taught for two
years in Maryland. He settled In Wash
ington In 1883. first as clerk, and then as
proprietor, In the coal and wood business,
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p. J. Murphy. Capt James A. Nichols.
Lieut.. V. d. Norwood. Lieut.. W. T. Old
Lieut.. W. w. Parker. Major r. H. Pratt
Capt. NJ. B. Rove, Major William NJ
Smith. Lieut.. S. L. Struggled, Major F.
B. Tomb. Lieut.. w. w. Wick. Major T. ].
Winter.
Civilian Aides-A. F. childs. Major John
S. Loud. George T. Parker. E. S. Randall.
b. T. Turner.
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THE MEN At THE HELM
OF TEE big PROJHCT
Personnel of THE Executive
Committee of Eighty.
The Local Enterprise and Brains
Which Insured Success.
Representative Business Men and
Citizens Who Contributed Time
and Money to the Celebration.

William Salisbury Knox, Chairman of the
Executive Committee, the most important
of all the many bodies was born in Tim
mouth, Rutland county, VT. November 16,
1862. He was educated in the public
schools of Washington and at Swarthmore