Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-03

committee, is a native of Washington and
well known in business and church circles.
He graduated from the law department OF
Georgetown College with the class of 1876,
but did not engage in the practice of the
legal profession. He has since boyhood
been identified with the real estate and in
surance business of this city. For several
years Mr.. Waters has been a member OF
the vestEy and register OF Trinity parish
and always interested in the events and
progress OF the diocese of Washington.
The active head of the press committee,
Mr. Robert Preston Shealey, is native OF
Maryland, of a family long identified with
the EPISCOPAL Church in that diocese. He
has resided In Washington for a number of
years. MIR. Shealey, who is well known
among the younger members of the bar.
has held the Office of diocesan secretary of
the brotherhood of St. Andrew was acting
chairman of the press committee when the
general convention met in Washington in
1888. and is member of the Churchman s
League, the Military Order of the Loyal
Legion and of the Masonic fraternity
The transportation committee, J. Holds
worth Gordon. chairman, has an important
place in the work of preparation for the
convocatons. Mr.. Gordon is a native of TIE
District, born in the city of Georgetown
His people have been residents OF and iden-
titled with the District for more than 1W)
years past. his grandfather. James II.
Biake being mayor of Washington when
the British. under Gen. Ross, burnt the
Capitol and other buildings. Mr. Gordon
was educated at Columbian University and
IS a graduate of its classical and legal de-
partments He Is a director of Christ
Church Chapter, George own Brotherhood
OF St Andrew; vestryman of the church
superintendent of the Sunday school He
Is also a member of the board of education
of the District.
Mr.. Charles J. Bell has been prominently
Identified with the business interests of the
DiStrlct Tor many years, and his work on
me nnance committee of the convention is
regarded as of great value. Mr. Bell was
born in Dublin, Ireland in 1858 and he re-
ceived his education at WESLEYAN College
Dublin. In 1873 he went to Canada and en-
tered the banking business In 1850 he
Went abroad in the interests of the Bell
Telephone Company his cousin. Alexander
Graham Bell, being the inventor Of that
instrument. AS general manager of the
National Telephone Company of England
he opened the telephone exchanges in that
country; Mr. Bell has been permanently
estaolSned IN Washington since 1852 He
IS prominently identified with a number of
charitable movements in the city. and he
mas served as chairman and member of nu-
Iieious clt1zens committees on Inaugural
ton and other events.
Captain Iamherton is a prominent NOM
Der OF the Pro-Cathedral Church of tie AS
cens.on. He was chief of staff TO Admiral
Dewey in the battle of Manila May 1, 1s9s
vim rev days 1T Is stated Captain
Lamherton will he eligible to promotion
as admiral In the navy. He was born in
Pennsylvania and entered the Naval Acad-
envy at Annapolis In 1861. He was GRADUATE
ed from that institution in 1860 He was
made captain in May. 1895 and has seen
service on several vessels of the United
States navy.
Major James f. Bell is inspector of rifle
pracuce or the District National Guard He
is also chief of the mail delivery division of
the city post office, and by reason of his
position he Is eninently fitted to superin-
tend the postal and telegraph ARRANGEMENTS
10, , me coming conventions. Major Bell
mas mas peen resident of the city for many
years and has been identified with a nun.
ger o! movements connected with the work
OF the Episcopal Church in the District