Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-23
JUSTICE BROWN A HOST
TENDERS RECEPTION TO JU-
RIsTS AND OTHERS.

At the close of the business meeting
of the Washington National Monument
Society yesterday afternoo held at
the residence of Mr.. Justice Brown, 1920
10th street northwest, the justice tend
cred reception to the members of the
society. members of the Supreme Court
of the United States and of the District
Supreme Court. the Court of Claims.
members Of the District Bar Association.
and other leading citizens of Washington
The tender of the reception was con-
tinuation of custom of many years 1t
was inaugurated by Horatio King. Post
master General, in 1880. and was con-
tinued by him for several years, after
which Gen. Mckee Dunn. U. s. A.. a
member of the society. entertained for a
number of years. DR.. Joseph NJ. Toner, a
member of the society. was next to OBJ
serve the custom, and later the entertain
ments were given by>Col James q. Ber-
ret. last Mayor of Washington: by Mr..
Samuel H. Kaufman, then president of
the Evening Star Newspaper Co.; Mr..
A. r. Spofford. former librarian of Con-
gress; Mr.. Henry A. Willard, Mr.. Crosby
S. Noyes and Mr.. Justice Brown. Fol
lowing the introductions an elaborate
luncheon was served.
The Washington National Monument
Society will have reached the seventy
fifth year of its organization In September
of this year. it being the oldest organiza-
ton outside of the secret societies in
the District of Columbia.
Invited Guests.
Among those invited to the reception
were: Chief Justice Fuller. Justices
Harlan. White. McKenna and Holmes
of the Supreme Court of TIE United
ut
Secretary James r. Garfield, Francis E.
Warren. Chief Justice Shepard Of the
District Court Of Appeals Chief Justice
Clabaugh of the District Supreme Court,
Chief Justice Peelle Of the Court OF
Claims, Messrs. James II. McKenney, j.
Montgomery Wright Charles Fl. Butler,
Lawrence Maxwell. jr., District Attorney
D. w. Baker. Walter V. r. Berry. Arthur
a. A,. sirney; John s. Blair; Alexander T.
Joseph B: Church. Melville Church.
Charles w. Clagett. Michael ]. Colbert.
Charles H. Cragin, Joseph J. Darlington,
Henry E. Davis. William w. Dodge.
Charles A. Douglass. F. d. Faust. J. S.
F!annery. Duane E. Fox. Henry Fl.
Hemphill Hilary A. Herbert, William
Hitz. Adolph A. Hoehling, jr, Henry M.
Hoyt, William H. Johnson, James *.
Jones. Crammond Kennedy, George A.
Lecl.ie, Samuel Maddox. William Mat
tingly. ]. n. McGiIl. Frederick d. Nc
kenney, Benjamin Minor, Edward A.
Moseley. r. Percy Myers. Claudian 3.
Northrop r. Ross Perry. r. Ross Perry.
jr.. Louis a. Pradt, Corcoran Thorn, AL
fred p. Thorn John M. ThurstOn, Leon
Tobriner. Josiah A. Van Orsdel Nathaniel
Wilson. Augustus s. Worthington, Senator
Elkins. Senator Foraker, Gen. Kearney,
f.. T.. Hale. Secretary Loeb. Robert Ba-
con. Dilard Hunt. Secretary Cortelyou,
Secretary Taft. Milton ID. Purdy Fred
Faust. NJ. c. Burch, Secretary Metcalf.
Secretary Newberry. Secretary Wariield
$. r. Smith. A. G. Wilkinson. Isaac Block
John W Foster, G.. r. Becker N. Seger,
Clifford Pinchot. David Fairchild, Sec
rotary Straus. ]. r. Henderson. p NJ.
Rixey. Commissioners Macfarland Hem
ry l.. West and Capt. Morrow: j. J. Ed
son. T. u. Maher, Aulick Palmer Charles
F. Wilson and others.