Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-13
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Reception by the Business
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WILLARD LAST NIGHT
TRIBUTE 70 MCMILLAN.
Commissioner Mcfarland and +. w.
Dohrman Of San Francisco Make
Brief Remarks.
WILLARD LAST NIGHT

A reception In honor of Senator Jacob H.
Gallinger of New Hampshire. acting chair
man Of the Senate committee on the Dis
trict Of Columbia, who will be made chair
man OF the committee as soon as the Sem
ate is reorganized, was held last evening In
the banquet hall Of the New Willard.
There was IN attendance q large and rep
resentative gathering of business men OF
this city. No set speeches were made, but
Senator Gallinger. Commissioner Macfar-
land and Mr.. F. w. Dohrman. formerly
president of the Merchants Association Of
San Francisco were called on. and each re-
sponded with brief remarks. Commission
ers West and Biddle were also present.
Entertaining features of the evening were
provided by the Knickerbocker Quartet,
" hich rendered numerous selections, and by
Mr. Leroy McCafferty, who performed won
derful feats with vanishing cards and did
other mysterious acts with the pasteboards.
Senator Gallinger's Remarks.
Senator Gallinger protested against being
called the chairman of the Senate commit
tee on the District Of Columbia, as, he said,
he had not yet been assigned to that posi-
ton. He thought it would be better to
wait until he had been formally installed
ton as chairman.
Speaking of the business men Of this city
and Of the work that Is before the Senate
committee, Mr.. Gallinger said he was al
ways glad to meet the business men, as
they were interested in the same purpose
of the identifying of the city that had en-
gagged his own attention for so many years.
He had been In the Senate fifteen years.
and for ten years had been on the commit
tee on the District of Columbia.
Senator Galiinger spoke Of the work that
had been done by Senator Mcmillan during
the years when he was chairman Of the
committee, and said that II he could APP
proximately accomplish the amount of good
that had been accomplished by Mr.. McMil-
Ian he would feel that his efforts on behalf
of the District had been rewarded to the
greatest limit. He said that in his judg-
ment Senator Mcmillan was the best chair
man the Senate committee ever had.
Mr.. Mcfarland Called On.
Commissioner mcfarland spoke of his
long friendship with the business men Of
this city and Of the high esteem in which
he held them. sHe was sure that the people
of this city could rely Senator Gallinger
to always do more than he promises at any
time. r.
Mr. F. w. Dohrman. formerly president
of the Merchants Association Of San Fran
cisco. spoke of this cir, as the model city
of the entire country. and showed how San
Francisco had been benefited in her devel-
Cpment Dy plans the Improvement
of the capital. #
The songs by the quartet were "In Silent
Mead" The Old Church Bell" When Day
Fades" and were rendered in a manner
that evoked hearty applause A baritone
solo, "rhe Song, that Reached My Heart"
by Mr.. Robert j. Green. and bass solo.
The Laughing Boy by Mr.. w. Cliff
Stump. were well received The quartet
was composed of Mr.. James H. Golden, Mr..
Frank j. =MulhaH.. Mr. Robert J. Green and
Mr.. W. Cliff Stump.
Refreshments were served and a good
time was enjoyed by every one.
Those Present.
Among the large company present were
Senator Clark Of Montana, a member of
the Senate District committee; Representa-
tive Babcock, chairman of the House Dis
trict committee; Commissioners Macfar
land, West and Biddle. DR.. Robert Rey
burn, John Croghan. DR.. sigmund Czarra,
Arthur G. Cole. Horace L. Roberts. H. X.
Fulton, John Doyle Carmody, T. H. Mckee.
G. M Hunt, J. A. Burkart, F. H. Smith.
Robert Cook, William G. Carter Willis NJ.
Baum. A. E. Offutt, T. M. Jones p. Q.
Ma1ors j. TsmnF v M Rose Bn va
Cohill, Herbert E. Rose. C. G. Lemon.
Cuno H. Randolph. Charles W. Claggett.
w. w. Bowie. r: L. Franklin Of Philadel-
George Coldren, S. M. Frazier. c. F. Pot
ter Mr. Mitchell. Dc. B. Purvis, Major
George A. Armes DR.. L. D. Walter. P. H.
Heiskill. 1r.. George G. schaffer. Fred T.
Dr.. J. M Bovee, N w Danenhower, T.
Edward Clark, Frank Hume, E. L. Helm
of Brooklyn. L. l.; R. Golden Donaldson.
John Ridout, Michael l. Weller 4. barker
e. Shoemaker, w. G. Peter. Arthur G.
Cole. Col. M. E. Urell, Andrew Gleason.
William F. GUIDE. A. GUIDE. Paul R.
dom an I Mitchell Dyrenforth, ". s. KNOB.
Jules Demonet William Hahn. c. o.
Rice. L. A. Dent. s. c. smoot. w.
G. Long, H. E. Wilkins K; Nicolaides,
Malcolm, Gen w W. Dudley, George Pitt.
Percy s. Foster, Clarence Corson, Motley
Anderson. D.. J. Mccarthy, DR.. F. v.
Brooks. Tobias Bush, James F. Oyster, Dr.
H. L. E. johnson. Joel Hillman,; J. Henry
Buscher, DR.. w. H. Wonder, Benz. W. Guy,
John c. Maynard, Daniel W. Brost. Mr.
Brown, L. P. Shoemaker, George H. Green,
tholdt. F. L. sebring. O.. G. George. Joseph
Strasburger, 2. D. Blackstone, George F.
Knox, L. J. Jackson, Joseph r. Auerbach.
c. B. Cropley. Col. o. G.. Staples. F. H.
william Berens. A. j. johnson, Wilton j.
Lambert Thomas J. Fisher. D. J. Kauf-
man. E: Gerstenberg, n T, Gallagher. A:
stein5renner Arm ma.o, stoddars Dr. Floyd
Howe, T. G. Hensey, W. s. Barker, c. c.
Lancaster, C.. E. Wood, A. B. Graham,
George W. Driver. J. A. Rutherford. F. X.
Raymond, NJ. F. Ollendorf. T. A. Wickers-
ham. A. II. oconnor. H. s. Powell, George
P. Killian. George A. Myers. Hugo New
man, Col NJ. e. Roell. Slmond Lyon, Myer
Strasburger, W. E. Colhren, R. Edwin
Joyce, e. E. Rapley, r. p. Andrews, Arthur
Cowsill. John Miller. ]. H. Miller. Hugh
Reilly, WEI. Donovan, William F. GUIDE
Frank X. Raymond, George A. Howe and
Barry BulkleyI
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