Evening star., 1899-02-04
Mr.. WIGHT ENTERTAINS
Largs Company Assembled at His Residence
Last Evening.
Business Men of Washington and
Representatives and Senator'S In
cIuded in List of Guests.

A reception was given last evening by
Commissioner John B. Wight at his resi-
dence, 1861 street. Only men were in
vited. and in this way 1t was possible with
in the accommodations of a private resi-
dence to bring together on a social occa-
sion large number of the citizen of the
District as well as members of Congress.
The opportunity thus afforded was appre-
ciated by the guests, as, in many instances,
they meet only in the intercourse of busi-
ness. Mr.. Wight received the. guests in
the front parlor, and from that point the
throng scattered through the house.
The decorations of the room were simple,
but effective. The mantelpieces were bank
ed with ferns and foliage plants, and the
center of the table in the dining room was
occupied entirely by American beauty
roses. An orchestra in the hall played dur
ing the evening. and those who wished to
escape the thronG In the rooms downstairs
found on the second floor easy chairs ana
cigars. All the arrangements for such
large gathering-it was estimated that
some 300 enjoyed Mr.. Wishts hospitality
We're most admirably made.
Appreciation was expressed to the host
by many Of the guests, not only for the 0p-
purtUnity which he gave them to spend
pleasant evening. but for the plan of the
reception. which brought together so many
citizens having d common interest IN the
"@LdTG OF IHt DlStElct.
List of Guests.
Among those present were Representative
Lands of Indiana, Gen. John NJ. Wilson,
James \. Dumoat, Rev. DIR. Pitzer, Rep
resen;ative Handy of Delaware, John R.
Young. Crosby S. Noyes, Representative
Mudd of Maryland. John H. Magruder,
Maurice Low. Ashley NJ. Gould, T. w.
Noyes TaImadCe ]. Lambert, Judge L. e.
lIpf Ia Matthew
Trimble, Representative Alexander of New
York. W. H. Peddle, II. L. West, Edward
Graves, Geo. H. Harries, Representative
Curtis of Iowa, Charles J. Bell DR.. d.
Percy Hicklng. DIR. II. l.. e. johnson, a.
a Wilson. 3. F. Russell, Rudolph Kauff-
mann, Charles Moore. Rev. T. De Witt Tai
mage. Rev. Wallace Radcliffe, Capt. Royal
b. Bradford, & II. Warner, w. 5. Wood
ward, Thomas G.. Alvord, A. r. Spofford,
james c. Courts, Thomas P. Cleaves, Rep
resentative Belknap of Illinois, Lewis J.
Davis, ]. P. Earnest, REPRESENTATIVE
Senator H. NJ. Teller, Judge c. c. Cole.
r. Ross Perry, A. S. Worthington, F. G.
Davis. James L. Pugh, jr., Ellis Spear W.
H. Rapley. MOncure Burke, A. 7. Hensey,
c. G.. Sloan, Senator Bacon, DR.. VIM. Tin
dali, Mason y. Richardson, Victor Kauff-
mann, Ross Thompson. A. R. Serven,
II. II. Darneille, DIR. William c.. Wood
ward. Harry c. Mclean, Senator Cal
Iinger, Autick Palmer. Simon Wolf, Ward
ThorOn, John Cassells, Frank Roach,
Theo F. Swayze, Representative ,McIntire
of Maryland, Geo. ROuzer, R. w. Dutton.
S. T. C. MOrsell, John ". Thompson, w. +.
EdmOnston, John RidOut, Dr. Gunneii, Geo.
T. Dunlop, Jas. W. SOmerville, Judge An
drew Bradley: Lloyd y. Wight. Irving
Williamson. Alexander Britton, Represen-
tatiye HHborn Of California, Or. @. Lloyd
MagTuder 5. H Kaufman. Representa- tive
AIdrich of Alabama, Geo. W. McLanahan,
J. Harrison Johnson, Herbert W. Lewis,
Commissioner L. H. Beach, Thos. W.
Smith, George G, Henning, W. S.
Knox, Mahlon Ashford John B. Iarner
Charles l.. Sturtevdnt, j. De Witt Arnold,
T. J. d. Fuller. Rev. DR.. Rankin, James NJ.
Green, Henry c. Stewart, Rev. DR. Sunder-
land. Jere Wilson Charles Gurley, c. c.
Lancaster. L. S. Brown. Henry E. Davis,
Representative y. Il. Henderson, Ernest G.
Walker, Major Sylvester. Wilton J. Lam
bort DR.. Thomas l.. Macdonald, Colin A.
Studds jesse B. Wilson, ]. Nota MctTiA,
George TruesJcll, y. ]. Halfori, John JOY
Edson Z. S. Johnson, 3. II. Warner, Rep
rcscntat tive Swanson, Mr.. WI, the Chinese
minister; James 7. Petty, Henry Hurt, NJ.
/. Weller. Myron NJ. Parker, George II.
Bowers, Albert T. Fox. William F. Mating
", a. a. Thomas, Arthur c. Moses W. i.
Powell, Judge l. @. ktmbaL. Willis l..
Moore. Prof. Geo. L. Raymond, President
Whitman, Judge Stanton ]. Peelle, DIR. Fl.
D. Fry. T. S. Schneider John Knox Taylor,
c. D. Wright. Frank Hume, ]. Whit Heron,
W. II. Hoeke, Thomas Hyde. +. l.. White,
ex-senator henderson, JOiln Is. HARROW, r
F.. Leupp, j. II. Lchliter, Justice Mckenna,
Assistant Secretary Meklejohn, G. w.
Needham, T. W. Palmer Frank p. Reeside,
W. F. Roberts, H. X. Simpson, Rev. G.
Alvin Smith. G. Trentanove, Henry Wells,
Gen. Geo. b. Williams, John P. Miller, A.
r. Quaisse, w. 3. Bryan. Arthur Copeland.
w. c. Duvali. r. l. Fleming, NJ. G.. Emery,
Or. r. NJ. Gallaudet Bernard r. Green, c.
". Howard. Geo; H. B. White, A. r. Null
lowny. f. 3. Pyle. w. c. Allen. John w.
Douglass, A. q, Updegraff, DR.. a. P. Far
don. DR.. ]. Tabor johnson, ]. V. Barross.
DR.. Frank Baker. John a. Baker, II. T.
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