Sunday morning globe., 1901-11-03
Opens His Palatial Home in Ten
nallytOWn
AND GIVES A BIG SPREAD
In Honor Of The District Commissioners
Speeches, Business and Pleasure Combined
Those Who We're Present Among tho
Leading Business Men Of Washington
Names OF tho Guests.

/ nDA II Va anvil ANnANl GU q 4 NANHlA0A anu
spread to the Commissioners Of the
District Friday evening last, at his
! handsome suburban residence in Ten
nallytown. The leading business men
o. Washington were included in the
guests, as honor of the Commissioners.
The melting was at the same time
the monthly gathering of the Citizens
! Northwest Suburban Association. Mr.
| c. G, Lancaster, president Of the
sociation, presided and called the meet
ing to order In the wide hallway Of
the magnificent country home stood
the genial host, Mr. Mclean, who per-
sonally greeted each guest The meet
ing was held in the library, which was
handsomely decorated with pink chry-
santhemums.
The new Engineer Commissioner
Maj. John Biddle, arrived in company
| with Commissioner mcfarland. Com
missioner Ross closely followed them.
The District triumvirate occupied seats
of honor at one end Of the apartment.
| The first thing the Commissioners had
! to hear was a complaint made by Col.
TAFT because Of the inability Of the
| Commissioners recently TO listen to
committee from the association relative
/ to improvements alleged to be needed
! I'm the Tennallytown section. The
! Commissioners at the time pleaded that
| they could not hear the committee be-
! cause Of their urgent work on the Dis
trict estimates
Prof L. J. Hooper offered a resolu-
ton which was adopted, setting forth
] &C. IaufWn ~ a nfF
| zens Of the northwestern section Of
the District that the cars Of the George
| town and Tennallytown Railway be
run to the business center Of Wash
ington, and that the president and
! directors of the Washington Traction
and Electric Company be strongly
urged to make such an arrangement.
President Lancaster introduced Mr..
! Henry B. F. Macfarland, president Of
/ the board Of District Commissioners.
Mr.. Macfarland made a witty intro
| ductiOn to his remarks referring to
! mem bers Of the association as Farm
er" Bell and Farmer" Glover.
"As one Of your Commissioners" he
/ said. "as one Of your official repre-
sentatives before Congress, I have an
increased respect for the public-spirit-
ed citizens who give so freely their
time and labors in the public interest,
and an increased appreciation Of the
| value of their support. In so far as
such efforts are disinterested and har-
monious they will be effective They
must be made with breadth Of view
Tbev must be made in the interest Of
/ the whole District For example, the
best way to advance the entire DistrlcJ
of Columbia One section cannot be
advanced at the expense Of other sec
tons, but all must march together.
Naturally. the needs Of each section
will be most strongly presented by It's
own citizens. But, when that has been
done the Commissioners, who must
consider the needs of all sections, in
their efforts to promote the interests
of all. must have the united support
of all citizens in presenting to Con
gress their conclusions as to the wants
of the District. 1t is most gratifying
TO acknowledge that more and more
the Commissioners receive such sup
mort from the citizens, and that the
District is more and more benented Oy
it,"
Mr.. Lancaster then introduced Com
missioner Ross
o1 believe" said Mr. Ross, "in citi-
zens' associations. They nave alueu we
/ Commissioners greatly, both IN near
ings and before the Congressional
committees The longer the memDer
Of Congress lives here the better ne
treats us. We need no longer rear the
old hostility of Congress that cropped
out in other days
Mr.. Ross told of streams of people
each day who are looking for work
under the District. He said this took
much of the time Of the municipal Of
ficers. He declared that the only rem
edy for this was to put them under the
Civil Service law and let the best man
get the place
Mr.. Lancaster read a letter from eX-
Entineer Commissioner Beach, regret
ting that he was compelled to decline
an Invitation to be present last night.
Mr.. Lancaster paid graceful tribute
to Captain Beach. Engineer Commits
sioner John Biddle was next introduc-
ed and greeted with hearty applause
Major Biddle replied briefly 70 the
pleasant words. He said he had been
touched by the grace Of welcome from
every one he had met since he came to
Washington.
Gen. John NJ. Wilson was introduced
and made a witty speech. He paid a
fine tribute to Colonel Biddle's bravery
and character.
The following we're elected honorary
members Of the association: Right
Rev. Henry Y. Satterlee, Hon. Lyman
]. Gage, Hon. Beriah Wilkins, Hon.
Stilson Hutchins, Hon. Samuel II
Kaufman, Brainard H. Warner, John
Joy Edison, Gen, John M. Wilson, S.
Walter Woodward, George T, Dunlop,
and Gen. George H. Harries.
The following were elected active
members: Hon. j. II. McGowan Ed
ward s. Westcott, Rev. Wilbur L. Dav.
ldson, Robert S. Chew, j. Nota McGill-
Rev. John Dysart, and b, asOn Offutt.
After adjournment Of the meeting
Mr.. Mclean entertained the guests at
an informal but delightful luncheon. !
A special car, rendered by Gen. George
Harries, carried the party from
Friendship to the city at 11:30l