Evening star., 1909-02-22
THREE NEW MEMBERS TALKED TO GOVERNOR
Annual Meeting of Washington Amed Himself AfterWard,
Monument Society," Robin Cooper Admits.
IOFFICERS ARE ELECTED CROSS EXAMINATION IS ON
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
President Roosevelt Is Named Presi-
dent Elk Oficio.
GUESTS OF MIR. JUSTICE BROWN
Luncheon Served Members of His
toric Organization Formed
rs Years Ago.

torlc organization FORMED
rs Years Ago.
The seventy-fifth annual meeting of the
Washington National Monument Society
was held today at the residence OF Mr..
| Justice Henry r. Brown. retired. of the
United States Supreme Court. 1120 10th
street. Regular business and the election
of officers marked the proceedings After
the transaction of the business social
session was held. which was attended by
| members of the diplomatic corps and
many prominent Washingtonians The
members of the society and the guests
were entertained at an informal luncheon
| by Justice Brown.
| An election to fill vacancies occasoned
| by the deaths of Crosby S. Noyes. Bishop
Satterlee and a. r. Spofford was held.
| resulting as follows: Theodore w. Noyes.
| Herbert Putnam and Bishop Harding.
After the transa ction of other business,
| the election Of officers being in order. the
following were chosen
| Theodore Roosevelt. President of the
United States. ex-officio president.
Mr.. Justice Henry B. Brown. first vice
president: Adds b. Browne. treasurer;
| Frederick i. Harvey. secretary.
The entertainment by the society Of off,
cials, public-spirited men and private citi-
| zens is a custom which has been unhroken
since 1880, when the late Horatio King. a
| member of the society. inaugurated it..
Other members who have entertained in
the past are w. w. Corcoran, A. r. Spof-
ford, James G. Berret. S. II. Kaufman.
Gen. William Mckee Dunn. DR.. Joseph
NJ. Tower, Henry A. Willard and Crosby
S. Noyes.
Oldest Patriotic Organization.
Aside from the secret organizations the
society is the oldest organization in the
District and the oldest patriotic organiza
tiOn of Washington. Founded in Septem-
ber, 1S33-three-quarters of century
ago-to redeem a pledge Of the Cont
mental Congress by resolution in 179S and
continuing to see the final accomplish
ment of its endeavors-the erection at the
seat of the federal government of a great
national monument to the Father of His
Country, the final completion accom-
plshed by act of COngress-the society
today survives. as it were. as the nations s
select guard of honor, to the monument
and the memory of Washington. The
membership. limited by law. has from the
beginning consisted of those well known
in national life and in the life of the Ma
tional capital.
Recognizing the long and patriotic serv-
ices Of the society to erect in this city
monument 10 w dSIlilStOH, toilSteSS, ny
act Of October ., 1885, in dissolving the
joint commission which had actively con-
Quoted the completion of the Monument,
provided. in placing the Monument in the
care and custody of the Secretary of War.
that the society should continue In the
same capacity 1t had occupied toward the
joint commission at its creation. namely,
'in advisory and cooperative capa-
city
Resolutions were adopted relative to the
nf SnnffOrd late second vice
president of the society.
Those Attending Luncheon.
Among those attending the luncheon
were the following:
Commissioner H. B. F. Macfarland, Gen.
Charles Corbin. Gen. w. f. Draper,
Thomas F.. Walsh, Gen. Greedy, Rev.
Randolph McKim. Judge Hagner, Gen.
George NJ. sternberg, George E. Hamil
Bates. II. X. Porter, Aulck Palmer. E.
W. Bradford. Herbert Putnam, B. r.
Green. F. E Chaplin. Gen. George Harries.
Gov. Magoon, Bishop Connell, Rev. Wal
Simon Wolf. Gen. Merriam, Senators
Frye. Hale. Gallnger. Lodge. Wetmore.
Aldrich, Depew. Burrows. Elkins. For
aker, Beveridge. Clark. Culberson, Cullom,
Doliver, Hansbrough. Knox and Perkins.
Secretary of State Bacon. Secretary Of the
Treasury Cortelyou. Secretary Of War
Wright. Col. Bromwell, Secretary Of the
Interior Garfield. Gen. Nelson A. Miles.
Justice Clabaugh Justice Gould. Justice
Barnard. Justice Anderson, Minister Que
sada, Baron Hengelmueller, Minister JUS
serand, Baron Takahira. Mr.. Leger and
Baron Moncheur.
Roster of the Society.
The roster of the Washington National
Monument Society, which contains many
illustrious names, follows:
Chief Justice John Marshall. ex-Presi-
dent James Madison. Roger c. Weight
man, Commodore John Rodgers, U.S.N.;
Gen. Thomas S. Jessup. U.S.A.: Col.
George Bomford, U.S.A.: Matthew St.
Clair Clark, Samuel Harrison Smith, John
McClelland. Judge William Cranch. Will
liam Brent George Watterston, Col. Ma
than Towson. U.S.A.; Gen. Archibald
Henderson. U.S.MC.; William A. Brad
ley, Thomas Munroe. Thomas Carbery
Joseph Gales. jr.. Peter Force. John P.
Van Ness. William Ingle. ESQ., William
l.. Brent, Gen. Alexander McComb.
U.S.A.: John ]. Albert. Philip r.: Fendall
Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott. John Carter.
esq, Gen. Walter Jones' Walter Lenox,
Judge +. Hartley Crawford. Commodore NJ.
F. Maury, Benjamin Ogle Tayioe. Thomas
Blagden, John Carroll Brent, Col. James
kearney. Us. A; Elisha Whittlesey. M. c.
W. w. Seaton, ]. Bayard H. Smith. w.
w. Corcoran, John P. Ingle, esq.,; James
Vaudeville Carlisle, DIR. John B. Blake,
DIR. William Jones. William l.. Hodge,
DR.. James G. Hall. William B. Todd.
Judge James Dunlop. Gen. L. S. Grant.
George w. Riggs, ESQ.,; Henry d. Cooke.
Peter G. Washington, William ]. Nc
Donald, John NJ. Broadhead, Gen. Will
liam T. Sherman, DR.. Charles II. Nichols,
David A. Watterston. Alexander r. Shep-
herd. Fitzhugh Coyle. James G. Berret.
J. c. kennedy. William A. Richa rdson.
Gen. o. E. Babcock. U.SA.: Edward
Clark. esq.,: Judge Walter S. Cox. Rear
Admiral Levin NJ. Powell. Dr. Charles
F. stansbury, Fred D. Stuart. Robert c.
Winthrop, Prof. Joseph Henry. Gen.
William Nick. Dunn. U.S.A.: John
G. Harkness, esq: Horatio King,
DIR. Daniel B. Clarke George W. Nc
Crary, DIR. Joseph NJ. Toner, President
James C. yelling, George Bancroft. Rear
Admiral c. r. p. Rodgers. Us. N: Hugh
McCulloch. John Sherman, Mr.. Justice
William Strong, Judge Arthur Macarthur,
Brig. Gen. Thomas Lincoln Casey. A. r.
Spofford. J. c. Bancroft Davis. Gen. c.
c. Angur. UsA.: Prof. Asaph Hall,
Rear Admiral s. r. Franklin, U.sN.i
Dr. Francis NJ. Gunnell. U.S.N.: Prof. f.
NJ. Gallaudet. Mr.. Justice Martin F. Nor
rs. George S. Boutwell,. Samuel II. Kauff-
mann. Mai Gen. John NJ. !Schofeld. USA:
Rev. John F. Hurst. DID. Rt Rev. John
j. keane. ST.: Mr.. Justice Henry B.