The Washington bee., 1909-02-27
INAUGURAL WELCOME CLUB
RECEPTION TO COLORED
INAUGURAL VISITORS,
CONVENTION HALL
March 9Th, 1900.

attending the Inaugural ceremonies.
1t is stated that quite large number
representing various sections of the
country will be present and the aim
is to provide this reception and to
extend to them a hearty welcome.
With this end in view the Convention
Hall, probably the largest in Wash
ington. has been procured by the Club
and the reception will be rendered
therein March 5th, at 9 o'clock. p. m.
The members of the Club met sew
eral weeks ago, organized and elected
its officers as follows:
DR.. Wilson Bruce Evans, Presi-
dent; E NJ. Hewlett, first vice presi-
dent; Wilkes ]. Singleton, second
vice president; DR.. w. S. Lotion,
third vice presidentJames c. Burlls,
secretary; H. P. Slaughter, financial
secretary; Daniel Murray, treasurer.
The organization is composed of
committees, the names of which with
their respective chairmen are as fol-
lows:
Committees - Executive, w. R.
1arner, Chairman; Reception, w. L,
Houston, Chairman; w. T. Vernon,
Vice Chairman. Invitations, L. Mel
endez King, Chairman. Floor, Lieu
tenant H. R. Clark, Chairman. Sup
per, Charles H. NJ. Brown, Chair
man. Decorations, ]. A. Landlord,
Chairman. Music, w. B. Mitchell,
Chairman. Comfort, Charles A.
Pickett, Chairman. Press, Robert A.
Pelham, Chairman. Auditing, Will
liam H. Clifford, Chairman.
The Club has already US members
and will swell to at least $50 before
the 9Th of March. New names are
| coming III Qdlly'
Many people seem not to be fully
! informed as to the requirements nee
essary to participate in this reception.
For the benefit of such persons the
Invitations committee respectfully
states the following as the rule of the
club on this score: Any male citizen
properly vouched for as being of good
moral character, etc, IS eligible to
membership in the Inaugural Wei
come Club. No male citizen will be
allowed to attend unless he is a mem-
Der of the Club. The joining fee IS
S., which entities a member to three
invitations with a ticket accompany
ing each. One of such said tickets
and invitations being for the subsCrib-
er and the other two for his invited
guests. The member, however, will
not be allowed to invite resident
male but may invite a nonresident
male or female either resident or non
resident. The subscribers invitations
and tickets will be issued from the
Office of the Chairman, L. Melendez
King, 600 F Street, northwest, after
Friday the Goth instant, 1900
! In addition to the three tickets and
! invitations intended for regular sub
scribers as aforesaid. the committee
| and financial secretary will print I,ooc
extra or additional tickets and invita-
/ tions. These tickets can be purchased
| by any nonresident male or female
OF by any female residing in this city
! In shor:, no male residing in this city
will be allowed to attend un-
less he be member of the club, the
,oining fee of which is $500, and en-
titling him to three tickets and three
invitations. His extra two tickets
may go to any female, either resident
/ or nonresident, but the subscriber
can rot give such tickets to any male
resident. Tickets are non-transfer-
abe. The subscribers tickets may bs
procured from Mr., H. P. Slaughter
financial secretary, No. 2236 I3 street
northwest; Daniel Freeman, No. 1928
18th street northeast, and from Melen-
deg l.. King, 6oo F street, northwest
| Other supply places will be stated
later. The Committee on Decoration:
is preparing to dress the hall in the
most artistic manner, and one OF
| IWashington's bset decorators has