Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-23

years ago. he had been promoted ito the
rank Of ma jor.
Miss May Clark was then in the Depart
ment Of Agriculture. in the little old red
brick building now Swallowed by the two
big modern buildings where Secretary
James Wilson makes the heart of the
farmer happy. She married Henry n.
Wood, president of a national bank and q
brick manufacturer in Haverstraw. n. Y.
A year ago she visited Washington, and
brought with her married daughter very
much like the Miss Clark of years ago
She visited Mr.. Copp and had copy
made of the old photograph.
Miss Foster was very bright pupil OF
the school. Henry Prout Bardley was 8
member of the well known family of that
name and was wealthy farmer in Mary
land at that time.
Miss MoMahon and Miss Hinton repre-.
reception committee. Miss Mcmahon mar.
ried Mr.. Johnson. editor of the Century
Maya zine. Her son. Owen johnson. Is
known to every magazine reader as a
story writer.
Mr.. Andrews was brilliant talker. A,
that time he was in the surgeon generals
office. Miss Hinton became the wife Of
! w. III. HOeke one Of Washington's bust
ness men. Besides rearing charming
family. she has given many years of hel
life to charitable work. and is today the
enthusiastic head Of the big kindergar
ten branch of the Calvary Baptist Sun
day school
Lewis c. White was in the pension Office
! when the picture was taken. in 1853. AL
| bert +. Bingham. after rising to a re-
sponsible position in the Post Office De
partment, died few years ago.
How Picture Was Taken.
The old photograph was taken about a
year after Henry n. Copp opened his
| business college. which became a lively
rival of the famous chain of Bryant and
Stratton schools. The first lessons were
| taught on the top floor Of the National
Intel!igencer building at eth and
streets, where the Jenif.r building nov
stands. The scholars crowded the schoo
out of it's original home, and a larger es.
tablishmert was fitted UP in the Perry
building al 9th street and Pennsylvania
avenue.
A year after the picture was taken the
Bryant and Stratton local institution was
consolidated with Mr. Cops school, and
the two institutions. united in one for
many years sent out graduates from its
classrooms in the building then owned
by the National Bank Of the Republic
and now owned by the Lincoln National
Bank For while it was known as the
Consolidated Business College and later
the Washington Business Collegs. For
many years it was the only business
school in the District and from two hum
dred to four hundred students attended
annually.
Prof. and Mrs. Henry Spencer were in
structors in that old school. and Mr..
Copp has said that the success Of the in
stitution was largely due to their serv-
ices. Among the teachers also We're j.
Ormond Wilson. afterward second SUI
perintendent Of the white public schools
and Miss Ellen Spencer, who married
Gen. Mussey, and who is now a lawyer
and member of the board of education
After the school had been bought by
Prof. Spencer and Mr.. Copp had retired
the Spencer family had a hairbreadth
escape in the fire which destroyed the
school furniture and several hundred dol
lars worth Of penmanship specimens