The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-09
MIR. MCFARLAND HONORED.
Reception to the New Commissioners
st the Y. VI. 4. A.

Reception to the New COmmiss1oner
st the Y. VI. 4. A.
The reception in honor of Henry B. F.
Macfarland at the y. NJ. c. a. rooms last
night was largely attended by representa-
tive men of the District, who called be-
tween the hours of and 10 to pay their
respects to the newly appointed Commits
sioner. 1t was estimated by the recep-
ton committee that at least 1000 persons
passed down the line and were presented
to MIR. mcfarland. The reception was IN
charge of the board of managers of the
Y. NJ c. A.. consisting of f. w. Curri-
den. Frank NJ. Evans. NJ. NJ. Shand,
Charles +. Nesbitt, and IL. Bradley Da-
wilson.
The receiving party was made up OF
men in various professions, as follows:
Rev. Taunis S Hamlin, representing the
clergy; Chaplin Brown, the legal profes-
sion; John Joy Edison, the Board of Trade:
William 5. Knox. the Business Mems Asso-
citation; Meyer Cohen. representing the in
surance men and Underwriters: John b.
Larner. Vice President of the Y. NJ. c. a.,
and S W. Woodward, President of the as
ISOLATION.
During the reception the Mandolin Club
of the association. under the direction of
William L. Todd played in the back par
lor, and the association orchestra furnished
music UPSTAIRS in the Gymnasium room,
led by Prof. ID. b. Mcleod.
Among those present were the following:
Commissioners John b. Wight and John
W. Ross; Matthew G. Emery, Charles j.
Bill, w. Clarence Duvall. Andrew b. Du-
vail Rev. S. II. Greene, w. V. Cox, Admir-
al Rodgers. Ellis II. Roberts, H. C. Burch,
Charles b. Bailey S. Thomas Brown. DR..
W. c. Woodward, Z. I. Davis, DR.. A. p.
Pardon, \. 7. Petty Albert f. Fox, f. l..
Siddons. DR.. f. p. Vale, II. II. Darneille,
Waldo C. Hibbs Charles G. Stott, Henry
X. Simpson, G. w. s Swartzell, Jesse. B.
Wilson, Charles Rodgers, William Tindall,
Theodore A. Hady, Col. 7. II. Anderson.
Rev. Charles Alvin Smith. Representative
Littlefeld. w. Riley Decide. Lee d. Lati-
mer, Donald Mclean, DR.. Merrill E. Gates,
Barry Buckley. Frank X. Raymond. John
T. Armes. Arson s Taylor, DR.. E. Olin
Leech. Appleton Clark, jr., w. r. Speare,
Edwin H. Hoskins, Lieut.. KENT Ide, Rev.
]. G. Butler. Prof. w MCGEE, Or. E. L.
Tompkins, DR.. w. l.. Robins, J. Hubley
Ashton. John E. Mitchell, b. f. Leighton,
Kimton Nicolaides.
Letters of regret at not being
able to be present were received
from President Mckinley, the Secre-
tary OF State, Capt. Lansing II.
Beach. the Engineer Commissioner of the
District, and Richard Sylvester, Superin-
tendent of Police.
The formality of taking the oath of office
to support the Constitution of the United
States and to perform the duties of their
respective offices to the best of their abil-
ity will be attended to this morning by
Messrs. Mcfarland and Ross. The simple
ceremony as arranged yesterday will be
about as follows:
Mr. Mcfarland will go to the District
Building at IL o'clock, and in company
with Mr.. Ross repair TO the board room
Of the commissioners. where the Secretary
of the board. William Tindall. who is also
notary public. will be on hand to ad-
minister the oath of Office. This. with
the execution of paper setting forth that
tire bonds of the Commissioners are COR
rec. and that they have been duly sworn,
to be sent to the State Department. will
complete the ceremony of installing
the new Commissioners in Office.