Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-02
Meeting Of Society.

Before the reception began meeting
Of the society was held. Justice Henry
B. Brown. retired, of the United States
Supreme Court, who is vice president Of
the organization, presided. Frederick l..
Harvey performed his duties as secre-
tary.
The deaths of three members since the
last meeting-Justice NJ. +. Morris, Rear
Admiral 8. r. Franklin, United States
Navy. retired. and II. A. Willard-were
formally brought to the attention of the
society. Several spoke reminiscently and
enthusiastically Of the men who have cross
ed the great divide and of the interest
each took In the organization.
Resolutions of regret and coincidence
expressive of the sentiments of the sur
viving members toward the loss of the
three colleagues were adopted.
The deaths hav>s created three vacan-
cies in the membership of the society.
session of selections OF three new men,
bers. Action was deferred until the an
nual meeting. which, In accordance with
the bylaws of the society, Is held on the
22d of February.
AS has been the custom for several
years. it is planned to hold the meeting
on the natal day Of the father of his
country at the home Of Justice Brown,
the vice president.
Members of Society.
The members OF the society are: Pres
ident Taft. president Of the society ex-
oficio; Justice Henry B. Brown, vice pres
ident: William A. Maury. second vice
president; Adds 3. Browne, treasurer:
Frederick L. Harvey, secretary; DR.. Ed
ward NJ Gallaudet, Brig. Gen. John NJ.
Gunnel. L. 8. ~, retired; c. c. Glover.
Charles d. Walcott, secretary of the
Smithsonian Institution; TT. Rev. Alfred
Harding. William Corcoran Eustis. r.
Ross Perry. Henry B. r. Mcfarland.
Herbert Putnam and Theodore W. Noyes.
Nearly all were Mr. Noyes' guests yes
terday.
The guests began arriving about .
o'clock. For two hours a steady stream
Of carriages was bringing visitors to ex-
tend best wishes for happy New Year
to Mr.. Moves. as host, and to the men,
bers Of the society.
Some Of tho Callers.
Among those who presented their COM
pliments during the afternoon were Sec
rotary Charles Nagel Of the Department Of
Commerce and Labor: Senators Chauncey
NJ. Depew Of New York. George c. Perkins
Of California and William Warner OF
Missouri: Speaker Joseph Cannon and
Representatives ]. Van Vechten Olcott Of
New York, James r. Mann of Illinois,
William s. Bennett of New York, Charles
+. Scott Of Kansas. John Wilbur Dwight
Of New York. Ernest w. Roberts Of Mas
sachusetts, Richard Bartholdt of Mis-
souri,. Charles c. Pratt Of Pennsylvania,
Edmond II. Madison Of Kansas, Philip
P. Campbell of Kansas, D. r. Anthony.
jr., Of Kansas: Col Spencer Cosby and
tary and naval aids to President Taft:
Justices Charles II. Robb and ]. A. Van
Orsdel OF the District Court of Appeals:
Justice ]. NJ. Harlan of the United States
]. Peelle of the Court OF Claims:
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Martin A. Knapp. Judson c. Clements.
Franklin *. Lane and James 8. Harlan:
Chief Justice II. N. Claoaugh and Jus
tice Thomas II. Anderson OF the Dis
trict Supreme Court; Bernard r. Green,
Rudolph Kauffmann. William j. Board
man. w. II. Singleton. Gen. George II.
Harries. Dr.. Merrill +. Gates. John B.
Larner, Dr. T.. T. Sewers, Charles Ken
Arms, Frederick l.. Moore. William v.
Cox. Gen. George II. Sternberg. Dean
Howard l.. HodgIins, James F.. Oyster.
George r. Bowerman, Assistant Postmas-
Parker f. Southland Parker. B. II. War
ner, Charles W. Needham. Frederick L.
Siddons, Corcoran Thorn, Judge William
II. De Lacy. John j.. Hemphill, Grant
Shepherd. Rev; Frank sewall, Judge
Bundy. DR.. W. P. Young. DR.. William A.
De Caindry. Arthur A. Birney. DR.. Will
mer. DR.. James Dudley Morgan. DIR.
Charles W. Richardson. DR.. George NJ.
Kober. DIR. William G; Woodward. DR.. F.
Robert n. Harper. Daniel ]. Callahan.
Thomas W. Smith, John W. Foster, II.
E. Davis, c. A. Douglas and many other
federal officials and citizens Of promi-
hence in the National Capital.
History Of Organization.
The Washington National Monument
Society yesterday entered upon the
seventy-seventh year of its existence.
Other than secret organizations. II is
the oldest society in the city.
Ever since the holding Of the initial
meeting it has been purely voluntary
association of public-spirited citizens.
The confidence and respect which the
character OF it's members won for 1t
enabled the society to complete the en-
during and impressive memorial to the
Father OF his Country.
In accordance with notices in the
daily press of the day, 4 meeting of
citizens OF the District of COLUMBIA
was held in the aldermen's room OF
the city hall September II. 1885 rh.,
object of that meeting was to devise
ways and means to provide what Con-
gress had failed to provide-a memorial
to the first President. The organiZa .
ton Of the Washington National Monu
ment Society was perfected then.
Although the work which the society
undertook has long since been COM
pleted, the organiza ton still exists. by
virtue of an act of Congress. in an "ad :
visory capacity with the represen. IA :
tives of the government. The work OF
the society, too, has received recoGai
tion, in part. at least. at the hands of
the national legislature for the con-
tinuance OF the life Of the organ MIA :
ton after the work WAS couoplefed