Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-22
IN ANNUAL SESSION.
Washington National Monument As
ISOLATION Meets at Noon Today.

ISOLATION Meets at Noon Today.
The annual meeting of the Washington
National Monument Society was held at
noon today for election Of officers and
other business.
Resolutions with respect to the memory
of the late Bishop John F. Hurst and Mr.
d. A. Watterston, former members of the
society," were adopted. The vacancies &C.
casioned by these deaths were filled by
the election of Brigadier General j. M
Wilson, U. S. A, retired. and Mr.. Adds B.
Browne. Resolution were also adopted, to
be sent to Congress, indorsing the recon-
mendation of the engineer in charge of
the monument for an appropriation by Con-
gress to construct comfortable waiting
room for visitors within the monument,
and for the asphalting of the carriageway
about the base.
The officers chosen were Mr. Justice
Henry B. Brown. first vice president; Prof.
A. r. Spoford, second vice president: Dr.
Daniel B. Clarke, treasurer, and Mr.. Fred
erick l.. HaIVey, secretary. Other MEM
bers present were Mr. Henry A Willard.
Judge Martin F. Morris. Mr.. R. Ross
Perry and DR.. Francis NJ Gunnell
Upon the conclusion of the meeting Mr.
Willard entertained, the members at an
elaborate luncheon. together with a large
company OF invited guests in continuation
OF custom inaugurated by DR.. J. NJ Toner
in his lifetime. 1t has been always the oc-
casion for assembling in a social way the
older citizens of the District. Among those
present were Brigadier General John NJ
Wilson. Mr.. Adds B. Browne. Col. Thomas
Walsh. Mr.. Charles D. Walcott Mr. George
Truesdell, Major General George w. Davis.
U. 8. A; Mr.. s. w Woodward, Mr.. w. v.
Cox, Mr. ]. w. Whelpley. Mr.. Theodore
w. Noyes Gen. p. M. Rixey, Mr.. F. I.
Allen. Mr.. Alex. Britton. Bf1gadier General
A. w. Greedy, Mr. David r. Mckee, Mr..
Justice Henry B. Brown. Mr.. Justice John
NJ. Harlan. Chief Justice H. M. Clabaugh
and Justices Thomas H. Anderson, ]. C.
Pritchard and D. 7. Wright Of the Supreme
Court of the District. Mr. H. L. West, Sem
ator o. Fl. Platt. Judge Lawrence Weldon,
Juage Ghas G Mott. Judge s. J. Peelle.'
all Of the members of the Court of Claims,
Gov. S. ]. Crawford. DR.. A L. Stavely.
Dr. George L. Magruder. DR.. ]. c. Boyd,
Y. s. ~; Mr.. E. Francis Riggs. Mr.. R.
Ross Perry MIR. F. l.. Harvey, Col. 8. C.
Mills. U. s. A; Mr.. Carroll D. Wright, Mr..
Kittridge Haskins. Mr.. c. C. Willard, Sen
ator John w. Daniel Col. Henry " Boyn-
ton. Mr. E. B. Hay. Mr.. H. W. Reed, Mr..
George H. Harries, Gen. Sternberg, Assis-
tant Attorney General F. l.. Campbell, Mr..
s. v. Proudft, ex-Commissioner John W.
1osa ASS MI NIL; John Blair. W. p KEEL
Merritt, Mr.. Clifford G. Walton Mr. A. s.
WorthinSton, former Justice A. B. Hagner
DR.. w. III. Wilmer. Mr. j.. sHeldsworth
Gordon, Mr.. E. G. Davis. Mr. Justices
Alvey, Shepard and Morris of the Court
of Appeals Mr.. H. s. Cummings, Senator
J. W. Gailinger. Dir. Archibald Hopkins.
Mr.. Robert F, Moore. DIR. s. s. Adams, Mr.
W. NJ Poindexter, Mr.. JAS Chill, Mr.
P. Clark. Mr. s. Thomas Brown,
Mr.. A. r. Server. Mr. Nota McGilI. Mr..
VIM. A. Richards. E. F. Droop. Mr. VIM. H.
Moses. DR.. Neff, Mr.. Samuel Cross DR..
WI llace Radcliffe, MIR. B. H. Warner, Mr.
John Joy Edison, Mr.. Myron NJ Parker, Mr..
Lewis ]. Davis DR.. George w. Magruder.
Col t. w. Symons. Senator h E. McComas