Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-04
RECEPTION TO THE PUBLIC
rs HELD BY COMMISSIONERS
Crowd Winds Through New Build
ing and Finds Much to Praise.

Immediately after the exercises were
concluded the Commissioners H. b. F.
Mcfarland. Henry L. West and Mai. Jay
J. Morrow. entered the District building.
Standing at the foot of the west stairs.
they held a reception TO the public With
the Commissioners stood Scott c. Bone,
chairman of the entertainment commits
tee.
For fully one hour the line of men and
women filed past the receiving line shak-
ing hands and speaking word of con-
graduation to the Commissioners. Every
face was smiling and not person entered
the building who did not have a happy
word to say for the ceremonies the occa-
sion. the building or the Commissioners
themselves.
There were a few children, and a great
many men with faltering steps and white
hair. who have passed the better part OF
a century in the District of Columbia.
Each one of these older citizens stood
for more than the customary time and
each one had some story OF old WASH
ington to tell to the Commissioners.
The line marched by the marble stair
case. and up to the second floor. where a
thorough inspection of the Offices was
made. From the second floor. I'D to
other floors. and down again into the
basement. where the Marine Band play
almost without cessation throughout the
entire reception.
There was but one tonic of conyersa
ton = the District building. No one
would speak of any other subject. No
one would listen to any other subject.
From the Commissioners who smiled
and bowed and shook hands and re-
turned compliments to the hot but
happy crowd who thronged the marble
corridors. the new building was the
single sight for the eyes and the single
| subject for tongues.
No one seemed to mind the fact that
the place was crowded almost to the
limit. No one seemed to care about
willing collars and melted cuffs. Every
| body was immensely pleased. The pub
lie reception was a happy ending to a
great municipal event.
Prominent among those attending the
reception were Mayor J. Barry Mahool
of Baltimore; Mayor Paff of Alexandria.
Mayor Carlton Mccarthy of Richmond.
Mayor j. p. McCaskey of Lancaster and
Mayor Wells of Annapolis. Judge Will
liam H. De Lacy. Brig. Gen. Adolphus
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
p. v. DeGraw. Rev. Thomas E. Nc
Guigan. Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey,
Mrs. J. J. Morrow. Mrs. Scott G
Gen. George H. Harries. w. H. Guide. F.
F. Droop. F. H. Kramer. G. III. Cooke.
George Schaffer. z. D. Blackstone. James
Phillips. Wallace KimmelL M. M: Par
ker. Thomas NJ. Smith. William Tindall.
w. p. Van Wickle. Cuno II. Rudolph.
Thomas p Morgan. John Joy Edison.
Charles ]. Bell. A. Lisner. w. II. Saun-
ders E. d. Shaw. A. ID. Marks. Chaplin
Brown. n. L. Burchell. George II. Judd.
William Ramsey. Robert N. Harper. b.
w. Sunny. ]. d. Cathell. Clarence F.
Norment. Secretary George B. Cortelyou.
Gen. John NJ. Wilson. l.. White Busby.
william P. Spurgeon, A. c. Moses. Mil
ton E. Allies. John T. Chancey. Treasurer
L. a. Coolidge, John M. Culp. Rev. Albert
Evans Rev. NJ. Ross Fishburn. George
s. Fowler. G. Garfinkle. b. w. Guy. Will
liam Hahn, ]. T. Kendrick. w. B. Hibbs.
James r. Hood. James c. Hooe. Col.
| Archibald NJ. Hopkins. ID. ]. Kaufman.
John S. Leech. William p. Lipscomb.
Frederick B. Mcclure. John r. Mclean.
Louis T. Meschener. B. S. Minor. Aulick
Palmer. Stanton J. Peelle +. d. Power.
Oscar ]. Ricketts,, Rev. w. T. Russell.
Rev John Van Schaick, John II. Small.
IT.. Thomas w. Smith. William r. Smith.
Anton Stephan. William c. Taylor. r. j.
Tracewell, 8. r. Waters. w. w. Wilmer,
Jesse B. Wilson. Alexander Wolf and
Thomas p. Woodward.