Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-21

that department especially In the internal
revenue office. with which l am well ac-
quanted.
"Why. the clerks 90 all the work The
heads of bureaus do little but get the honor
for the work that is done under them.
When | was In the pension bureau | did
little else than sign letters | did not read.
which were answers to letters L had never
seem
Corporal James Tanner. communicative
chief of the G. A. r., who was expected TO
speak, was unable to be present on ac-
count of illness. and a resolution of regret
and sympathy for him was passed.
Newspapers Thanked
Another resolution. introduced by Charles
Hanback, and unanimously adopted, was 10
the effect that in view of the pronounced
and earnest manner in which the three
great newspapers of Washington have so
nobIy espoused the cause of the efficient
employees of the departmental service of
the government whose only crime is a re-
fusal to die resign at the hehest Of those
who clamor for their places. this assembly
of clerks 1870 strong. drawn from n single
bureau of the Interior Department, every
one of whom won the right to the place
he now holds by reason of efficient service
as soldier or sailor, between 1881 and 1867,
when the life of the nation hung In the
balance. now tender to The Star the Post
and the Times, for their splendl, Champion
ship of worthy cause, the assurance of
our profound appreciation and gratitude"
II was stated that steps Will be taken to
form a permanent organization of the civil
war soldier-clerks of the pension bureau.
The following committee had caarge of
the banquet: Maj. John I. Clements, chair
man; Edward Howard, secretary; Fred e.
Peck trea surer. and J.. NJ Kelley, b. II.
Chase p s. Noble, John w. Wheeler. j.
Tyler Powell amuel McEldery, o. II. Hal
Ian and A. b. Bennett.
Names of Those Present.
Those present were: Jno. -. Clements J..
w Davis, l.. A. Brandybury, John Grin
stead, Chas. Hanback,, Fred c. Peck b..
y. Sisson. W. w. Carr. F. ID. Stephenson,
H. T. Hutton, F. II. Smith, II. G. Buring-
ham, r. G. Rynex, A. A. Aspinwali J. A..
McCauley, r. l.. Ford. w. NJ. Foulke, Caleb
b. Moore, Samuel II. Smith, Alphonzo A.
Rice Isaac G. Jaquette, Jas. Il. Thatcher,
A. b. Bennett, DR.. Burke, Joseph Sauires
Joseph Dufour, Geo. Mexican, Capt Miller.
W. H. II. Warman, Dr. Newell, S. Houtell-
ing, 0. p. Hallam, Chas. E. Lusby, James
w. Archer. II. c. Duncan w l.. Paxton
VIM. Il. Seville, w. A. Moore w. o. NeeIey
Geo. B. Fleming. N. D. Adams Chas. c.
Boyd N N. Mccullough. E. D. Morrill,
John n. Cu3bertson, G. f. Hodges John
II. Jemison, Chas. Newberry G. Nj. Van
Buren,, Thomas p. Gray, A. B. Hayward
y. III. Ripley, John d. Buckley w. F.
Schuckers. A. Myers +. A. Duncan, H.
RIGGS, Il. d. Tracy. b. f. Chase II. s. Kean
Theodore F. Wilson c. S. Wilder. p. n
Hofiinger, Charles Davis L. p Halstead
Charles Matthews, Ira C. Abbott, j. L.
Davenport, l.. M. Kelley, j. G. Greenwalt
s: McElderry, Joseph E. Hart, William A.
Hillyer, A. r. p Toncray A. II. vanDusen,
c. w. Filler, NJ. NJ. Lewis, A. S. Stephens,
o. p. Carpenter. Morris Husband, James
Hill. Rodney Chip, r. S. Noble. j. II.
jerks, John III. Mccormick, J. Tyler Powell.
G. c. Kniffin, James B. Robinson, Norris
H. Merrill AuOlDh Derudineer T q
Eversman. Walter !. Hines, j. NJ. Curtis,
]. P. Burrell, T. d. Yeager, A. w. Roome,
A. w. Conlee, Edward Howard, Herman
Lowe. Dennis Lea, J. w. Wheeler, J. c.
Peacock. G. Il. Wagaman. G. Locks, j. s.
Roy. z. ID. Dodfres, George T. Bassett,
A. L. Watson. ]. E. Parker, e. H HoI-
brook, III. II. Brown b. F. Hawks, w. p.
Davis. ]. F. Allison. r. A. Raglan, r. ].
Shannon, W. L. Wright, f. H. Sprague,
NJ C. Davis. NJ. b. Hayes. E. Mead. I. N.
Everett s. r. Whitney, B. Halstead, w,
g. Swiggett G. NJ. Lockwood, C. c. Rhodes.
W. d. Dodds, II. G. Ellis. John Riley.