Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-04
IS THIRD ANNUAL BANQUET
NORTH WASHINGTON ASSOCIA-
TON ENTERTAINS.
Addresses by Senator Hepburn, Rep
resentative Madden and Greene
and Others-Guests Present.

Over 100 covers were laid last night for
the third annual banquet of the North
Washington Citizens Association at the
Riggs House. and the affair was spro-
nounced to be the best in the history of
the organization. Following the elabo-
rate banquet there was a short but inter-
esting entertainment. during which ad-
dresses were made by President Edwin
A. Mess. Senator Hepburn of Idaho. Rep
resentative Martin B. Madden of Illinois.
Representative W. S. Greene of Massa-
chusetts, A. o. Tingley, secretary ofthe
North Capitol and lexington Citizens
Association. and DIR. Jesse B. Schafhirt.
President Mess. who acted as toast
master, announced that the three District
Commissioners were unable to be present
Commissioner Henry B. F. Macfarland
was in New York. Commissioner Henry
L. West is not yet recovered from illness
and Capt. Morrow had previous engage
ment.
Senator Hepburn was the first speaker
He congratulated the members OF the as
ISOLATION upon the work of the association
He said he had watched the progress of
the city since .bOyhood and had been
always a champion of it's progress and
development. He was grat1hed to note
the interest in public affairs manifested
and he believed this the best medium
through which Congress may become ac-
quainted with the District needs. He
closed by wishing the association sue
cess in it's future work.
Mr.. Madden's Address.
In his address Representative Madden
stated he was gratified to see the interest
taken by the people of the District of
Columbia in the city of Washington. He
said this city belongs to all of the people
of the United States and that great
many come here feeling that they own
a part of it and go away feeling that it
is growing.
Loud applause greeted the utterance that
he favored universal transfers. better cars,
more of them and better schedules. He
believes that the Commissioners should
he said, and should be emplwered to d.
rect their operation and the character
and movement of cars. He said the peo-
ole of the District tolerated conditions
that would not be endured in any other
city of the country. and he asserted MS
belief that the city would not much long
err suffer the conditions which now exist.
He gave the figures of the earnings or
both the Capital Traction and Washington
Railway and Electric companies, which
showed that large dividends were paid to
the stockholders, yet, he said, they can
not furnish closed cars. we'll heated, DUR
ing the winter months, when the thef-
morneter is down to zero. He asserted
that the "bobtail' cars on the Pennsyl-
vania avenue and F street lines looked
like they were constructed from rem
nants of Noah's Ark.
The speaker stated he was gao 10 see
that private enterprise is erecting some OF
the finest buildings here that can pc
found in any part of the country, but
that he was sorry the corporations can
not be made to furnish the best OF things.
He closed by stating that he was interest
ed in the development of the city and
would do all in his power, while In Con-
gress to make the conditions in the Dis
trict better for the people.
Management of the Schools.
Representative Greene spoke Of the
MANAGEMENT of the schools of the Dis
trict, and stated he did not believe we
should go upon strange fields in legisla-
ton for the schools. He told of the inn
provements he had noted in the city since
he came here ten years ago. and said he
was doing all he could to aid the city in
its betterment
The banquet committee was composed
of D. Sherman Hoover. chairman: Gen.
BENJAMIN lie Fevre. j. d. Kiefer. John NJ.
Glover, Frank P. McDermott. Washing
ton Tophaln. F. A. Ruff. a. D. Perkins,
BestOre r. Walters. H. NJ. Shannon, JO-
seph w. Clary William J. Ray, Robert
A. Smith and Frederick c. Ohm.
The Guests.
Among those present were c. c. Heath,
Frederick c. Ohm, NJ. D. Kiefer, HI. NJ.
Shannon, F. Harold Deland, Charles H.
Jerman, A. c. Perkins. George r. Kill
liam. w. o. Arner. D. E. Buckingham.
NJ. J. Weaver. M. j. Kindsfather, Henry
Thomas. Charles Gates Charles A. Ford,
w. ]. BENEFITS. Frank P. McDermott.
| Washington Topham, A. Q. Tingley. B. A.
Allen, c. A. Kram, r: E. Logan, DR.. E..
E. Jackson. j. l.. McGraw. NJ c. Latta,
Daniel E. Garges. Frank M. Hoadley, A.
F. Murlin, E. c. Palmer. T.. E. Allpress,
H. G. Potter, J. E. Burns. A. B. Keefer.
l.. J. Matthews. Thomas ]. Alleger. j. M.
Priest j. W. Cochran. w. c. Calvert, Will
liam j. Grant, r. c. Haywood, B. E. Muir
ray. John Imirie, Benjamin V. Taylor.
w. II. Atkins. c. A. Linthicum. William
J. Ray, l.. g. Herman, M. H. HERMAN.
Raphael Rooster. Karl Rooster, Paul
Koester, T. S. Hall. G. G. LOchler, Fred
erick J. Schlick, E. ]. HaZen. Rev. +. Nj.
Mott, A. D. Cooley. r. A. Smith. g. Top
ham. Dr. ]. b. Schafhirt, w. r. Granger,
| c. o. Howard, w. C. Wyatt, Clyde Fiery,
F. r. Wheater ]. w. Clary, Edward Rori-
son. ]. l.. Wilde. John F. Conrfor. U. L..
Nutwell, B. r. Waters. j. NJ. Glover, F.
| F.. Rupert. A. J. Tholl, d. S. Hoover,
| A. S. Riddle, ]. Henderson, jr.. r. w.
Wheat J. P. Espey. L. N. Sullivan. Hoyt
| A. Holton. Elmer Johnson. B. T. Garrison.
| T. Berkely McCathram, II. 1. Elwood, j.
| A. Ruff. H. A. Morrison, o. S. McChes-
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