Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-09
Interest in the Outcome.
TRIBUTE TO MIR. MERRIAM.
Handsome Silver Pitcher Given to the
Retiring Director.

The retiring director of the census. Mr..
william r. Merriam, was entertained at
dinner at the New Willard last night by
the chiefs of the division of the census bu-
roam and the new director, Mr.. 8. N. d.
North.
During the course of the dinner the ret1r-
ing director was presented with a hand
some silver pitcher. suitably inscribed, as
n token of the esteem in which he Is held
by his former associates. The guests were
seated about a circular table Wmch hao
been artistically decorated with mowers.
Mr. Edward McCauley. chief clerk OF the
census office and who has been acting di-
rector OF the census for the past few weeks.
presided over the assemblage. After an ex-
cellent menu had been served Mr.. McCau-
lev made q brief speech, In which he ex-
messed the warmest feelings toward the
retiring director. and said he simply voiced
the sentiments Of all the employees of the
bureau. He then introduced DR.. North
Dr. North said he was called upon to per-
form a duty both pleasant and sad. He had
been selected to present to MIR. Merriam the
testimonial of the clerks of the esteem in
which he was held by them. This was a
pleasure but he was also to bid farewell
to the old chief, and this was not SO pleas
ant The speaker said that Mr.. Merriam'S
regime as director of the census had been
remarkable for three reasons: first. because
he had finished the census in the two years
prescribed by law; second, he had chosen
his assistants we'll that he was able to
retain their services to the end. and third.
that through his influence. more than that
of any other person, the bill had been pass
ed by Congress establishing a permanent
census bureau. In addition to this DR..
North said that Mr.. Merriam had succeed
ed in making what Is regarded as the most
complete census ever taken, and had done
this with less criticism than was evoked by
any previous census.
The silver pitcher was then presented to
the guest of honor. The pitcher is in
scribed wv. r. M. Presented to William
Rush Merriam by His Associates of the
Twelfth Census Upon His Retirement from
the once of Director. June 8. 1908"
Mr. Merriam responded briefly, thanking
those present for their gift, but thanking
them also for their painstaking effort dur
ing the past four years. without which. he
said. the taking of the census would not
have been possible. He spoke OF DR.. North
personally and expressed the utmost con-
fidence in his ability to carry on the work
of the bureau In the most satisfactory man.
ner in the future.
Short speeches were then made by Mr.
j. w. Langley. appointed clerk Of the bu-
Powers. Mr.. w. NJ. Stewart, chief Of the
division Of manufactures: DR.. David T. Day
of the geological survey and others. Among
those present were: David G. Belt William
&. Cragg. George w. Crane. Charles H.
Davis, David T. Day, Bernard H. Fowle.
John II. CARRIER. Winfield s. Hancock,
Charles L. Hawes Joseph A. Hill. Herman
Hollerith. William c. Hunt. William B.
Hunter. William H. Jarvis. William A.
King. Edward w. Koch, John w. Langley,
Richard c. Lappin Joseph D. Lewis, Ed
ward McCauley. Thomas c. Martin, Robert
II. Merriam. William R. Merriam. Hart
Momsen. Harry T. Newcomb. 8. N. d.
North. Alvah w. Patterson. LIE Grand
Powers. Americas v. Rice, William 8.
Rossiter. Arthur E. Seymour, Charles s.
Sloane. William M. Steuart, Josiah c. Stod-
dard. Walter F. Wilcox and Francis c. Will
son