Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-20
RECEPTION TO MR.. ROOT
SECRETARY OF WAR TO BE GUEST
OF HONOR.
The Wills Perfect Arrange
ments-List of Others Invited
to Be Present

All arrangements for the reception which
The Whip poor-wills'' will give Mr.. Root,
Secretary of War, have been completed
and the invitations have been sent out Inc
reception will be held at the New Willard
Saturday evening. About 400 invitations
have been sent out, and the acceptances
show that the very few destinations are
reluctantly made and largely because OF
previous engagements.
Commissioner mcfarland, who was in
vited to serve on the reception committee.
was unable to do so because Of the very re-
cent death of his sister. but stated that he
would have been pleased to accept the
honor had he not been declining all invita-
tons just now.
The reception to Secretary Root is given
by the Grand Army veterans of Washing
ton, and their sentiments are expressed
upon the invitation as follows: The Whip
poor-wills present their fraternal comph-
ments and cordially invite you to be pres
ent at a reception to be given Hon. Elihu
Root, Secretary of War. Saturday evening,
January %. 1894, at o'clock, the New Will
lard. Come and Join with us In doing honor
to a great American who has signally
helped to make America greater.
The "decemvirs' are S. S. Burdett past
commander-in-chief of the Grand Army OF
the Republic; Col. Ivory G. kimball, COM
mander. and A. II. Hart, senior vice com
mander of the Department of Potomac;
Col. Thos. Hopkins, past commander of the
Department of Potomac; Col. Geo. H Pat
rick, past commander Department of Ala
bama; W. P. Huxford, ]. T. Dubois, B. III.
Warner, A. G. Dayton and II. l.. johnson.
Col. John McElroy. past senior vice COM
mander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the
Republic. is chairman of the committee on
arrangements and chief Whip poor wiler.
Reception Committee.
The reception committee Is as follows:
Gen. T. M Vincent, chairman; Gen. John
NJ. Wilson, Col. Thomas Ryan, Gen John
c. Black, Capt John r. King, Col. Charles
r. Burton, Col. Green Clay Goodloe, Col.
E. F. Ware, Capt. S. r. Burch, Major
Frank Butts, Corp. James Tanner Gen.
e. r. Campbell, Capt. r. W. Tyler. Capt.
Hiram Buckingham, Col. r. G. Rutherford
Gen. w. W. Dudley, Col. John Fl. Moore,
Capt. S. G. Hopkins, Mr. s. w. Woodward
Mr.. John ]. Edison, Mr.. c. T. Bell, Mr..
Parker, Mr.. W. ". Cox, Mr.. Thomas w.
Smith. Mr.: Theodore w. Noyes, Mr.,
r. H. Thayer, Mr.. W. H. Moses,
Mr.. s. H. Kaufman, Mr.. Scott Bone
Mr.. NJ. c. seckendorf. Commissioners
John Biddle and Harry L. West, Past
Commander of the Department of Po-
tomac Frank II. Sprague, B. F..
F Hawkes.. A. H. G. Richardson, George
E Corson. Harrison Dingman, c. C. Royce,
8. S. Burdett. D. S. Alexander, N. Brooks,
]. B. Burke, Charles p Lincoln NJ. e.
Urell, ]. NJ. Pipes. A F. D nsmore. s. e.
Faunce, Nathan BickfOrd, NJ. 7. Anderson
John McElroy, 7. S. Hopkins, Arthur Hen
bricks, Calvin Farnsworth George Stay
baugh Israel W. Stone and Benjamin F.
Bingham.
Gen. Burdett to Preside
Gen. s. S. Burdett will preside over the
unique proceedings of the evening and Col
Arthur Hendricks is Chief "Symposiarch"
The motto of the Whip-poor-wills is "Ad
Majorem AmericanaIn Gloriam," which
translated into United States, means for
the greater glory of America or senti-
ments to that effect.
Gen. Robert B. Bearh, past commander
in-chief Of the G. A. r., and large party
of Philadelphians have signifed their In
tention of being present.
The printed program for the event is to
be extremely original 1t will bear fine
picture of the guest Of honor and in every
way sustain the brilliant record made by
the Whip poor willers" in this direction
on previous occasions.
The last reception of the Whip poor
wills was given TO Gen. Leonard Wood.