Evening star., 1901-02-19
COUNTRY AND CAPITAL
REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE BEST
INTERESTS OF BOTH MEET TONIGHT.
Annual Reception of the Washington
Board of Trade Mt the
Arlington.


Men representing all that Is best in ma
tional and local life will gather tonight in
the parlors and banquet hall Of the Airing
ton Hotel and mingle pleasant social COM
munion with interchanges of opinions as
to what is best for the substantial and es-
thetic development Of the capital city OF
their common country. The occasion will
be the annual reception of the Washington
Board Of Trade yearly event which has
been prolific Of good for the District ever
since it was inaugurated, owing to its
character as converging point where rep
resentative leaders of the community meet
representative leaders of the country. Sem
ators and representatives, who are the al
dermen and 'councilmen for the District OF
Columbia, ind companions in the profess
sional and mercantile representatives Of the
capital, and judges and lawyers meet on a
common footing of common interest.
invitations to the reception tonight. hand
somely engrossed were sent to all senators
and repI esentatives in Congress- the judges
OF the United States Supreme Court, Court
Of Claims and the Supreme Court of the
District District o. OF Columbia a. and others to- to the
ceptances have been received The invita-
tions were extended by Messrs John Joy
Edison, president, and Geo. H. Harries, Sec
retary OF the Board of Trade. and Messrs
A. NJ. Lothrop. chairman; Colin Studds, ..
y. Crosby, Thomas p Morgan and Rudolph
Kauffmann, the committee on arrange
mentS.
The Reception Committee.
The guests will be received in the parlors
by President Edison and the following recep-
ton committee:
A. NJ. Lothrop. chairman; s. w. Wood
ward. F. P. May. N. E. Young, A. S.
Worthington, c. L. Wood A. A. Wilson, H.
K. Willard. Beriah Wilkins. Thomas H.
Anderson, Ralph P: Barnard. Frank V.
Bennett. Fred G. Berger, A. A. Birney,
Thomas Blagden. l.. S. Brown John Gala
han, w. H. Cooper, w. v. Cox, Joseph
Crawford, Joseph S. Miller, S. w. Curriden,
Madison Davis, W. Riley Deeble, Robert
T. c. Du.in. G. T. Dunlop John Joy Ed
son, jr., George w. Evans, Percy S. Fos-
ter. H. w. Fuller A. F. Fox, John r. Cal
loway, c. c. Glover, George G. Gorham, P.
T Hall, c. M. Hendley. w. B: Hibbs.
Frank Hume. NJ. l. Weller. S. H. Kauff-
mann. George T. Keen, w. B. King, H. B.
LOCKER. John H. Magruder, F. L. Moore
H. C.. Moses, E. H. Neumeyer, w. j.. New
ton, Crosby s. Noyes, Theodore W. Noyes,
owen Owen E. Southard Parker, r. Ross
Perry, A. M. Read, c. H. Rudolph John w.
Schaefer. P. M. Becker. L. P. Shoemaker.
John H. Small. jr. Charles ]. Bell. Richard
Sylvester, r H. Terrell, Seymour w. Tul-
Wells, H. L. West. John B. Wight, James
T. Petty, A. r. Serven.
ThOughtfulness for the Guests.
When the guests have assembled Presi-
dent Edison will make a few remarks Of
welcome and request members Of the board
to see that all guests be first admitted
to the banquet hall and served with the
collation. provided, a request that will, OF
course, be wholly respected.
committee to take charge of the en-
trance of the guests to the banquet hall
has been appointed under the Craftsmanship
of Thomas P. Morgan. who will be assist
Ell by Major Richard Sylvester, George w.
Evans, J. Henry Small, jr., Frank V. Ben
nett and W. Riley Deeble.
Within the banquet hall those entertained
will be cared for by this committee: Colin
Studs, chairman; S. w. Woodward. A. A.
Wilson. Gen. Thomas H. Anderson, Thos.
Blagden. T. G. Dulin, Samuel w. Curriden,
C. w. Hendley, Fred L. Moore, John w.
Schaefer. P. NJ. Becker Cuno H. Rudolph
A. r. Fox.
The floral and other decorations of the
apartments will be notable and personal
adornment with flowers will also be in
order. The decorating committee consist
ing of Rudolph Kauffmann, chairman;
John H. Magruder, Ed II. Neumeyer, H.
K. Willard. W. B. Hibbs and Seymour w
Tulloch.
Those Who Will Speak.
After the salads and other creature COM
forts are disposed of the intellectual part
of the evening will be proceeded with
President Edison will occupy the chair and
will make brief address. and remarks are
expected from Senator Mcmillan, chairman
of the Senate District committee; Senator
Hanna, Senator McComas, Representative
Babcock chairman of the House committee
the District of Columbia; Representative
John NJ. Allen Of Tupelo and Mr. O. T.
Crosby. who will speak in behalf of the
District of Columbia.
An interesting feature of the evening will
be the presentation of a series of stereopti-
con views showing the plans for the pro-
posed memorial bridge and the municipal
building. There will be vocal music by
quartet composed of Messrs. Reside, Tur-
pin, Mcfarland and Ryan.