Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-02
TABLETS WILL MARK
HISTORIC BUILDINGS
dwelling Exercises Monday at
Decatur House and the Old
Capitol Building.

The unwilling exercises Of tablets at the
Decatur House. jackson place and Fl
street northwest, and the old Capitol
building, 1st and A streets northeast, I'M
der the auspices of the committee on
permanently marking points of historic
interest in the District of Columbia, are
to be held Monday.
The exercises at the Decatur House are
to be held at 8 o'clock in the morning.
Rev. Ulysses G. B. Pierce. chaplain Of the
Senate. will pronounce the Invocation.
DR.. Marcus Benjamin. vice president of
the committee is to make the opening adj
dress, after which the tablet will be UNI
yelled.
Ex-Commissioner Henry 3. F. Macfar-
land will deliver the principal address
Following music, Rev. Pierce will pro-
nounce the benediction. w. P. Van
Wickle, chairman of the committee, will
preside.
The old Capitol building exercises viii
take place at $50 o'clock in the after
noon. when Rev. John Reid Shannon, pas
tor of the Metropolitan M. E. Church
will pronounce the invocation. William
Y. Cox. vice chairman of the committee.
will preside. Col. Thomas S. Hopkins will
deliver the address. Music will be fur
nished at both dwellings by the band OF
the list Infantry. National Guard of the
Officers and Committees.
The officers and COMMITTEES are:
Offcers-William P. Van Wickle chair
man; William v. Cox. vice chairman: DR..
Marcus Benjamin, vice chairman; ]. Ken
nedy Stout. Archivist: Edward T. Bates,
secretary; Arthur F. Bauer. correspond
ing secretary; clarence Corson, treasurer.
Executive committee-Judge Job Barn
ard. DR.. Marcus Benjamin, William w.
Bishop. George F. Bowerman, Frederick
C.. Bryan, William V. Cox, Madison
Davis. Frederick L. Ffshback. Henry B.
F. Mcfarland. George c. Maynard, DR..
James D. Morgan, Theodore w. Moves,
Frederick D. Owen. William B. Turpin,
Elliott Woods and Francis Young.
Legislation: Henry B. F. Masfarland.
chairman; Theodore w. Noyes, Col. T.
s. Hopkins.
jamin, chairman: William w. Bishop,
Madison Davis. Judge A. B. Hagner, c..
c. Magruder, jr.; DR.. Jas. d. Morgan.
Scope of plan: Judge Job Barnard,
chairman; Walter c. Clephane. Fred
erick c. Bryan.
Design: Frederick D. owen. chair
man; Louis Amateis, Paul Bartlett,
Henry w. Hendley. Gaillard Hunt. j.
Henry Moser. n. s. McAllister. Paul j.
Pelz. John {. Proctor, Frank r..
cites: George F. Bowerman. chairman:
DR.. William Tindall, vice chairman; Fred
erick L. Fishback, vice chairman: Will
helmus B. Bryan, Amos B. Casselman.
Allen G. Clark. James Croggon Harry
win A. Hill, Joseph 1. Keefer, de B.
Randolph Keim, John McElroy. Benjamin
de Mier Miller, Andrew H. Ragan, Ben
jamin w. Reiss. Hugh T. Taggart. Albert
H. Van Deusen. Brainard H. Warner,
Michael 1. Weller.
The members are Louis Amateis, Judge
nett. William w. Bishop, Scott c. Bone,
an, Wilhelmus B. Bryan. Amos B. Cassel-
James Croggon. Madison Davis. Frederick
B. Hagner. Harry o. Hall. Gen. George
H. Harries, Henry w. Henley. Dr. D.
Percy Hickling, DR.. Edwin A. Hill. Col. T.
8. Hopkins, Gaillard Hunt. ]. I. Keefer, de
B. Randolph Kein. Grant Leet, J.McElroy.
H. s. McAllister; Henry B. F. Mac
farland, c. C. Magruder. jr.. George c.
James D. Morgan. j. Henry Moser, Theo-
dore W. Moves. Frederick D. Owen, Paul
c. Patterson. Paul ]. Pelz. John c. Proc
tor, Andrew Fl. Ragan. Benjamin w.
Reiss, A. E. Riddle Henry w. Samson.
Edgar D. Shaw Edward ]. Stellwagen,
Hugh T. Taggart. Corcoran Thorn. Dr..
William Tindall. William IS. Turoin, AL
bert H. Van Deusen. Brainard H. War
ner. Michael l. Weller. Frank r.
Wheater, Elliott Woods. Francis j.
Young