The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-31


was there taught that I'D the last day the
angel Gabriel would blow his horn ana
fHe dead would arise. I firmly believed
This h-f after Z became a man / learned
I'D addition that when tho angel Gabriel
ana blow his horn some son OF 4 gun in
Danyille would cry out Louder"
&r Callahan finished his speech without
further interruption.
An attache OF the Department Of ms
ucc recently said "a pleasing incident
occurred I'm one OF our offices some time
ago which illustrated that man never
loses anything by being considerable Of
-hosa under his authority. Thirty-seven
OF thirty eight years ago ! was a boy on
the T. & s.. Free born There was on tho
snip a boatswa.a.s mate by the name Of
John Brown. whose home was i'm BaIr-
more. BE was kind TO all the boys. my
self included. and I DO not think that any
OF us ever forgot him Tor IT, l am sure
I did not
Wei. We separated at the close Of the
war and we never saw each other again
until the occasion first mentioned. One
day a white haired Old man walked into
nay Office. I recognized him at once and
called him by the name We used on ship
board-Air- Brown lie did not remember
me al h-st. bat after o little preliminary
conversation Dee said he was looking for
work and had been told I could get il for
HIM. 1 replied be had come TO the right
man, ana gave him a note TO Col. Theo-
dOEc A. Bingham, engineer officer i'm
charge Of she improvement Of public
buildings and grounds, by whom he was
given employment"
Dr. Davi1 j. Hill. Assistant Secretary
OF State. who was requested to act as
chairman OF the committee to receive
Prince Henry. is one Of the most &C
complished and popular men in the State
Department he IS IN the prime of life.
having been born in PlaiGdold. y j.
June 10, 1880. AT the age of twenty -four
he was graduated from BuckueU Uni
Versity tPcunsy ivauiaJ with the degree
OF 4. B., and In 1877 with the degree Of
A. N. lie received the degree OF IL. ID.
from Col-a;e University He studied at
the universities of Berlin and Paris. was
president o. Buckneu University from
1879 TO 1855 and OF the University or
Rochester iNe~ York; from 1855 10 1896.
which latter position he resigned TO gur-
sue the study of public law OF Europe.
10 which be devoted two years. He was
appointed TO his present position on Cc-
tohcr ?, 1895 He was az the time rcsid-
ing temporarily I'm Holland
DT- Hili began his work OF authorship
at the age or sixteen. his first attempt
being campaign life Of General Grant
His textbooks on rhetoric have been used
in every State and Territory and his
biographies of Irving ana Bryant won
Tor him reputation as a literary critic
at the age of twenty-five Later he de
voted himself TO the abstract sciences.
preparing textbooks for colleges on logic
and psychology. as well as works on
economies. sociology, and philosophy. In
1886 he introduced into campaign literd-
tT~e fha idea of the serious pamphlet
constructed upon the model Of a text
book. and his Primer OF Finance" had a
wide influence in dinusing scientific ideas
on the subject OF money IN 1900 his
pamphlets on the questions OF the cur
rency ard Imperialism were published in
large editions in both English and Ger
man He is member OF the Authors
Club OF New York the Sons Of the
American Revolution, and many scientific
and literary societies
During the year following the annual
election Of officers for the Department OF
the Potomac. Grand Army Of the Repub-
lie. Judge Ivory G.. KlmbaU. now junior
vice commander. viii be the successor OF
Senior Vice Commander Bingham, who is
to be placed at the head OF the depart
ment Like Commander bingham Judge
Kimball viii have no Oppo~stiOu. Mr..
Kimball served his full term OF enlist
ment. and while in the army contracted
a disease from which he suffered for a
long time. He finally. however. recovered.
Since the organization Of the Grand Army
Of the Republic he has beer active in
advancing its interests. His local post is
Burnside No. g. where he has successive
ly held the Offices Of officer Of the guard.
officer OF the day, chaplain, quarter
master. adjutant. junior vice commander,
senior vice commander. and commander.
Among department officers he has been
chief Of staf. chief mastering officer, in
spec-Or Judge advocate. assistant quar-
. -ermaster general. assistant adjutant gen
eral. medical director, and Junior vice
commander. He is also chairman Of the
department relief committee. During the
year 1909 he viii. unless something un-
/ f0reseen occurs. be commander OF the de-
partment.
AIr. w. $. Mexican IT,. Of the night bill
I force at the Government Printing ONCE
+ is the son Of Mr.. ". s. Mexican. the
founder of the business Mems Associa-
ton of Washington. and who for some
time acted as its secretary. Mr.. Mexican,
IT.. iuhcrits the extraordinary energy OF
his father. which be has displayed on uu-
. merOUs occasions. but nowhere has 10
been made more manifest than in the or
gauizatiou recently Of the Twentieth
Century Kno@kers,' a society which Is
intended 90 be OF mutual benefit TO all IT'S
members. 10 was Mr.. Mexican who com
posed the ritual Of the order, and while
he could have become the head of the
body. declined and accepted the more
humble but possibly more useful one OF
Grand Gathcrer Of Gelt-" Mr. Mexican
us extremely anxious for his as yet in
FAINT society to prosper and he fully
realizes that it takes money 10 keep the
wheels of pleasure, as we'll as business
turning and that no one viii attend 90
. the collection Of dues better than he who
: wau-. Tho -knorEeLs- ID be suc.e.sful.