The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-29

acted by Congress and approved by Presi-
dent Grant March so, 1876. chartering the
Washington Inebriate Asylum. DR.. How
ard is still hale and hearty and is in the
active practice of his profession.
Once n Page in the senate.
A. H. Raglan, one of the vice presidents
of the organization, was born at George
town. d. c., in 1884. He spent the early
years of his life on frontier post in Clay
county. Mo. On the death of his father
in 1916 he returned to the District. and
was appointed page in the Senate through
the influence of David r. Atchison. He
remained a page until 1866, when he re-
signed to accept position upon the stage
coach line owned by Benjamin Holiday
and running between the posts of Atchison
and Fort Leavenworth. on the Missouri
River. and Dalles, Greg. He met with
many stirring experiences while occupying
this position. and was at one time doing
clerical work for the stage company at
Salt Lake City. The company eventually
sold out and Mr. Ragan returned to Wash
ington and was appointed to a place in the
Senate under the late Capt Isaac Bas-
sett. Resigning from this position, he
City Postoffice through the influence of
Judge ]. NJ. Edmunds. He remained here
eleven years when he resigned and went
into business. He is now while living a
retired life, contemplating another bust
ness venture.
Mr.. Benjamin W. Reiss, recording sec
rotary, is the son of the late Benjamin
Reiss. who was in his time one of the
best known music teachers in the country.
He was born February 4. 1Sf7. on the site
which is now known as 1906 G Street
northwest. He has been clerk in the
War Department since September %, 1871.
Joseph Prather. recording secretary. was
born in Prince George county Md. March
3, 1923. He went to Baltimore in 1884 and
resided there until 1874. When he was
little over twenty-one years OF age he
came to Washington, where he has re-
sided ever since. Mr. Prather has travelled
extensively throughout the northern and
western sections of the country. He early
engaged in this city in the cattle and mar
ket trade, but retired from active business
in 1887.
The list of present members is as fol-
lows:
Joseph Acton, andrew Barbour, Edgar H. Bates,
Sebastian Bauer. Charles Baum. Charles Behrens
". ". Birth, Washington o. Berry. Richard ".
Barker James 7. Boiseau. William Boron, DR..
Samuel W. Began. :. Thomas Brown. samuel
Butt, F. W. Brandenburg. DR.. Charles Il. Bowen.
James Cathell, J. D." eatrelf, Patrick A. Cation,
DR.. E. NJ. Chaplin. Judge Walter : Cox. Charles
b. Church. DR.. J. W. Clarke. John COunor J.
Madison QUITS. W. d. Crampsey. James Croggoa.
II. NJ Dellnger, Christian Dickson. Dennis G
Donnoghue, Peter NJ Dubant. Rudolph Eichhoru.
John Ebert, Solomon J. Fague. r. \. NJ Fen
wick, Thomas W Fowler, Anthony Gaeler Will
lam Gait. Joseph Gawler. ". J. Green. d. Gen
eau, Daniel Hannah, Abraham Hart. J. T. Hsyne
George ] HALL 5. D. Houck. Peter f. IIornic,
Dr.. Joseph T. Howard. John Humphrey, William
f. Hutchinson, Andrew Jackson, \. b. Jackson.
]. H. Jones, Walter c. johnson, +. 5. Kern,
Charles King W. W. Kirby, Thomas H. Langley,
A. F. Lippard. Benjamin T. Larcoube. Noble ID.
Larner, John r. Major, John Marbury, IT,; Robert
l.. Martin, Samuel J. Meeks, John ". Miller.
Charles B. Maury, o. T. Mason, 4. Mcconnell,