Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-30
TO HONOR CHARLES F. WELLER
COMMITTEE PLANS RECEPTION
FOR FORMER RESIDENT.
Secretary of Associated Charities Of
Pittsburg Will Visit This
City November go.

Plans for tn" reception in honor of
Charles F. Weller. formerly general sec
rotary of the Associated Charities of
the District of Columbia, and Mrs.
Weller. when they visit this city next
month. are being arranged by q COM
mittee of representative citizens.
When announcement was made last
June of the decision of Mr.. Weller to &C
cept the general secretaryshp of the
newly organized Associated Charities of
Pittsburg. Pa. a letter of regret was adj
dressed to him. 1t was signed by Henry
B. F. Macfarland. president of the board
of Commissioners. District of Columbia
Cuno Fl. Rudolph. president Washington
Board of Trade and president Wash
ington Playground Association: Rob-
ert n. Harper. president Washington
Chamber of Commerce: A. NJ. Lothrop.
chairman. board trustees, Neighborhood
House: John JOY Edison. chairman. sum-
mer outings committee; 8. w. Woodward,
president. Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation. and David J. Brewer. president
Associated Charities.
November 20 the Date.
Mr.. Weller entered on his work as sec
rotary of the Associated Charities of
Pittsburg September I. He and Mrs
Weller are coming here for visit of
several days. during which time the re-
ception will be rendered them
Commissioner mcfarland was re-
uuested to appoint a committee. names
for which were nominated TO him by a
subcommittee of the Signers of the fore
going letter. The committee met yester-
day afternoon in the board room at the
District building and organized by the
selection of Commissioner Mcfarland as
chairman and John B. Sleman. jr.. as
secretary.
The committee decided to hold an in
formal reception November 20 at the
Young Mems Christian Association. to
which should be invited the friends of
Mr. and Mrs. Weller. After the informal
reception brief addresses will be made
and a gift presented to MIR. and Mrs.
Weller.
Personnel of subcommittee.
subcommittee were appointed as fol-
lows:
Reception-William II. Baldwin. chair
man: Mrs. Charles j. Bell. Scott C. Bone,
Fred G. Coldren, DIR. Henry S. Curtis,
William Knowles Cooper. o. E. Darnall,
Mrs. r. G. Davenport, H. Bradley David
son, Judge William II. DeLacy, John b
Dickman. DR.. Merrill L. Gates. Miss Alice
Ives Gilman, Mrs. Adelia Gates Hensey,
Mrs. William H. Hoeke, Mrs. Gardiner q.
Jessop. DR.. George NJ. kober, DIR. IL. G..
Macatee. Mrs. Ellen S Mussey, Charles f.
Nesbit, DR.. Sofie A. Nordhoff-Jung, Thorn
as C.. Moves. z. Francis Riggs. Mrs Mil
ton ]. Rosenau. Miles NJ. Shand, c. W.
Skinner, Edgar D. Shaw. George Otis
Smith. Miss Florence Spofford, Gen.
George NJ. Sternberg, DIR. Rebecca Stone
road. Richard Sylvester. Dr. Wilbur +.
Thirkied. H. A. Thrift, Dr. William Tin
dali, G.. A. Weber, DIR. Max West. Miss
Edith c. Westcott and George S. Wilson.
Finance-Cuno II. Rudolph. chairman; J..
Philip Hermann, Hennen Jennings. D. j..
kaufman. A. Lisner, A. NJ. Lothrop, Ar
thur d. Marks, A. c.. Moses. James r..
Oyster, John B. Sleman. jr. Col. George
Truesdell. S. w. Woodward, Robert n.
Harper and John Joy Edison.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. E. West, chairman;
Miss Eugenia NJ. Bray. Miss Elizabeth ".
Brown, T. Hubert-Jones, Mr.. and Mrs.
John P. S. Neigh. Miss Helen Nicolay.
Rev. U. G. b. Pierce. Rev. John Van
Schaick, jr., and Miss Clara j. Van
Trump.
Executive-Justice David ]. Brewer.
chairman; William H. Baldwin. Mrs.
Charles ]. Bell. Miss Elizabeth v. Brown,
Henry B. F. Mcfarland, Cuno H. Ru-
dolph. John B. Sleman, jr.. Miss Clara j.
Van Trump and James E. West