Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-06
CONVENTION SPEAKERS
Those Who Will Address Civil
Service Reform League.
RECEpTT0N PLANNED
RECEPTION PLANNED
SOCIAL EVENT FRIDAY EVENING
AT NEW WILLARD.
List Of Delegates to the Gathering Con-
tinues to Grow-opening
Session Thursday.

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addresses at the reception to be given FRI
day night at the New Willard Hotel in con-
nection with the twenty annual con-
vention of the National Civil Service Re-
form League, which will hold sessions in
this city Thursday and Friday of this week,
will be General Black, president of the civil
service commission; Representative Burton
of Cleveland, Ohio; Rev. DR.. Stafford, pas
tor of St Patrick's Catholic Church of this
city; President Needham Of George Wash
ington University; Commissioner West,
General Ellis Spear, and perhaps Governor
Winthrop of Porto Rico.
1t was announced this morning by Secre-
tary Siddons of the local association that
the outlook continues to be most favorable
and points to one of the largest gatherings
in the history of the league. The list of
prominent men who will be present is con-
stantly growing, he said, and the number
of delegates will doubtless reach 225.
meeting of the local association was
held last evening in the Washington Loan
and Trust building and final arrangements
for the entertainment of the delegates and
guests were made. The District of Column
bia association has recently elected to men,
bership the following persons: John w.
Foster, Wayne McVeigh. Robert L. o Brien,
F. Oskar Martin, Theodore Cole and John
B. Sleman, jr.
Arrangements are being made for pri-
vately entertaining the delegates during. the
convention. The delegations from various
states will be honored guests of several
local people and in other ways the conven-
ton will have a distinctly social side. In
vitations are now out to a reception at the
Raleigh Hotel next Friday from 8 pm. to
pm. to meet the visiting delegates of the
New York Civil Service Reform Association.
The hosts of the occasion will be Mr.. and
Mrs. John Milton Gitterman.
Delegates and Visitors.
The following is list of delegates and
visitors who have thus far signifed their
intention of attending the convention:
Regular delegates: Gen. William A. Akin,
Connecticut; David Ash, Maryland; B. w.
Beesley, Pennsylvania; Ebert F. Baldwin,
New York; Arthur H. Brooks, Massachu-
sets; Edwin L. Chapman, Connecticut;
Charles Hopkins Clark, Connecticut; Joseph
P. Cotton, New York; Francis r. Cope,
Pennsylvania; Frederick Crane, New York;
W. D. Foulke, Indiana; George Frame
lam H. Futrell, Pennsylvania; H. E. David
son, Maryland; Albert de Roode, New York;
John T. Doyle, Washington; Lewis Emery,
jr., Pennsylvania; A. NJ. Elliott, Maryland;
G. W. Gail, Maryland; Elliot H. Goodwin,
New York; H. p Goddard, Maryland; DIR.
Richard Grady, Maryland; Edward H. Crit
fin, Maryland; J. NJ Gitterman, New York;
DIR. A. jacob New York; Robert D. jerks,
Pennsylvania William G. Henderson,
Washington; Dr. John T. King, Maryland;
Howard H. Knapp, Connecticut; John F.
Lee, Missouri; DR. Louis Lautenbach, Penn
sy1vania; Samuel Y. Nash, Massachusetts;
Henry C. Niles. Pennsylvania; George A.
McAneny, New York; Edgar G. Miller.
Maryland; Harry j. Milligan, Indiana;
Caleb J: Milne, Pennsylvania; w. 3; Moul-
Theodore Marburg, MarylaHd2 Amory E.
Rowland,s Connecticut; Carl Schurz New
York, former. president OF League; Aoram
r. Server. Washington; Mr.. Nelson S.
Spencer, New York; Jordan Stabler,
Maryland; Lucius B. Swift, Indiana;
Philemon H. Tuck, MARYLAND; George A.
Warren, New York; Charles b. Wildly, Gin
cinnati; Francis r. Wood, Pennsylvania;
Dr. Hiram Woods, Maryland; Mrs Imogen
B. Oakley, Pennsylvania, Mrs. Charles
Richardson, Pennsylvania
Delegates from Ladies' Auxiliary-Mrs.
George Adolf Ahrens Maryland; Miss Cary,
New York; Mrs. J. W. Boyle, Maryland;
Mrs. Robert Baldwin. Maryland; Miss
Miriam Brandt. Maryland; Mrs, Car
H. E. Davidson, Mrs. J. H. Dixon.
Mrs. Alexander Harvey, Mrs. L. w. Hill,
Mrs. William S. Hull, Mrs. w. Hall Harris,
Miss Haydock, Miss Elizabeth Hall, Mrs.
William Reed, all Of Maryland; Mrs. G. H.
Parker, Massachusetts; Mrs. Samuel D.
Schumacher, Maryland: Miss Schurz, New
York; Mrs. Ellen w. stabler, Mrs. Tunstall
mon H. Tuck, Mrs. Sidney Turner, Mrs.
James Thatcher, Mrs. John v. L. Findlay,
Mrs George Frame, Miss Fowler, Miss
Alice Prescott Webb, Miss Helen D. Webb,
Elizabeth Gilman. Mrs William Green,
Miss M NJ. Manly, Mrs. C. P. Manning,
Mrs. John T. King. Mrs. A. Leo Knott,
Mary T. Lawton and Mrs A. S. Long, all
of Maryland.
From Cognate Associations.
Walter w. Abel, Municipal Art Society,
Baltimore, Md. j. P. Ammidon, Baltimore
Reform Club, Baltimore, Nd; John r.
Bland, Municipal Art Society, Baltimore,
Md; Miss Anna Brayshaw, Lend-a-Hand
Club, Severn, Md; S1mmerfeld Baldwin,
E. N Baker and Olin Byran,, Baltimore Re
form Club, Baltimore, Md; Mrs. G.. ].
Club, Baltimore, Md; Shirley Carter,
Municipal Art Society, Baltimore, Md;
John B. Creighton. Brooklyn League,
Brooklyn, N. Y; A: R. Cathcart. Baltimore
Corkran Arundel Good Government Club,
Baltimore, Md; W. I. Dawkins, Bal
timore Reform Club. Baltimore, Nd:
Mrs william L Climb Ell Rajt;,or arun Ms
Mrs. Harry B. Gait, Lend-a-Hand Club,
Severn. Md; Miss Florence Geoh, Lend-a-
Hand Club Severn. Md; E. Hurdon, Balti-
more Reform Club, Baltimore, Md I'D. M
Md: Miss Della Joyce Lend-a-Hand Club,
Severn. Md; Mrs. John ]. King, Arundel
Good Government Club, Baltimore, Md;
DR.. J. H. Mason Knox, jr., Baltimore Re-
form Club Baltimore, Md; H. S. King
Baltimore Reform Club, Baltimore Nd;
Mrs. Mary H. Loines. New York State Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs Brooklyn, NJ Y;
Mr. Alfred Lucking, Detroit Municipal
League, Detroit, Mich; j. M. Littig Balti-
more Reform Club Baltimore Md; Mrs
Tilghman B. Marden, Lend-a-H Hand Club,
Severn, Md; Arthur D. Mcguire, De-
troit, Municipal League, Detroit. Mich;
DIR. H. T. Marshall, Baltimore Re-
form Club, = Baltimore, Maryland:
Mrs VIM. H. Nirriss, Arundel Good Gov
ernment Baltimore. Nd; James NJ Mum
roe, Massachusetts Reform Club, Boston,
Mass: Philip Ogden, Baltimore Reform
Club. Baltimore, Md. Mrs. 8. c. Pennng-
ton, Hand Glib, Severn, Nd; p. NJ.
Reese, Baltimore. Reform Club, Baltimore
Nd; Mr.. Charles C. Reid, (M C), Little
Rock board of trade, Washington: William
Reynolds. Baltimore Reform Club Balti-
more. Md: F. wv, Schultz, Baltimore,
ME speers, Lend-a,Hand Club. Severn.
Md: Miss Mary Walker Finley Speers,
Lend-a-Hand Club, Severn, Md; John E.
Semmes, Municipal Art Society, Baltimore,
Nd; W. w. Spencer, jr., Municipal Art
Society. Baltimore. Md; Jordan Stabler,
Baltimore Reform Club, Baltimore Md
Arthur Steuart, Baltimore Reform Club.
Baltimore, Md; Delaney w. Thorn Munici-
pal Art Society, Baltimore, Nd; J. B.
sIov,,oo no IfI,nnre Reform (slnh r,ayt;,,,or.