The Washington herald., 1911-10-10
FITTING SEND-OFF
TO GEN. HARRIES
Farewell Dinner Arranged
by His Friends.
FUNCTION WILL BE NOTABLE
Responding to Call from s. w.
Woodward, Representative Men
in Civic and OmciaI Life Meet
and Appoint Committee to Ar
range for the Affair.

Residents of the District identified with
its business or official life, together with
prominent out-of-town guests, will gather
around the banquet tables at the New
Willard Hotel on November Il or Is at
4 farewell dinner to Brig. Gen George
H Harries, who recently severed his
connection as vice president and general
manager of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company and Joined the
staff of leading Chicago firm of civil
engineers.
Preliminary plans for the function
were laid at a meeting in the Board of
Trade rooms yesterday afternoon. Lead
ers in the commercial financial. and
professional life of Washington, high
officers of the army and navy answered
a call sent out some days ago by S. w.
Woodward and thronged the board
rooms.
Function to BE Notable.
Judged by the representation at the
meeting. the function will be the most
notable affair of its kind recently ten
dered a private citizen in the National
Capital
Mr.. Woodward called the meeting TO
order, announced the purpose of the
BdlnSTluSs anu CdlSu LOi VI SehiiANo N4OiA'
William John Eynon, secretary of the
Board OF Trade, was elected permanent
secretary, and Thomas Grant, secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce, was elect
ed treasurer. An executive committee
was chosen a. follows: S w. Woodward,
chairman; William John Eynon, secre-
tary; Thomas Grant, treasurer, Arthur
c Moses, Ralph w. Lee, H. B. F. Mac
farland, G. W F. Swartzell, Chaplin
- Allen Il. s A,
and Rear Admiral Reginald F. Nicholson,
'. S. n.
The General Committee.
The members of the general committee,
most of whom were present at yester-
days meeting are:
S w Woodward, D. S. Porter, Ralph
Lee, A. c. Moses. D. J. Callahan. John
Joy Edison, H. c. c. Stiles, Theodore
Noyes, Alexander Brttton, Adds B.
Brown, Col George Truesdel, w. ].
Eynon. ]. ]. Darlington. r. Ross Perry,
E c. Graham, c. J. Bell. Clarence F.
Norment, W. F. GUIDE. J. T. Oyster,
Thomas c. Grant, z. J. Stellwagen,
George f Hamilton. Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood, l. S. A; Brig. Gen. James Allen,
/ s A: Robert 5. Oliver, Assistant
Secretary of War: Rear Admiral Regl-
naId Nicholson. Commissioners {. H
Rudolph. John A Johnston, and w. '.
Judson: Henry l. West, B. s. Adams,
Thaddeus c. Dulin, J. Henry Small jr.,
G w. F. Swartzen. w. H. Saunders, w.
NJ Shuster w. 4. H. Church. ]. Miller
Kenyon. DR.. Frank f. Gibson, Thomas
W. Sidwel, J. Louis Willige, Walter o.
Brown, :. j. Prescott, James Allen, l.
S A. II. B. F. Mcfarland, Charles
fNl1
uel E. Smiley, William T. Galliher.
Thomas c. Moves Frank H. Bethel, f.
S NARROW. John R. Mclean, John B.
Larner. Franklin MacVeagh, Secretary
of the Treasury; R. Golden Donaldson.
W. f. Shannon, E. F. DrooP. Chapin
Brown. Col. r. D. Simms, Milton E.
Allies J. l. Weaver. Thomas P. Morgan.
z. c. Brandenburg, Bradley Davidson.
a G. Clapham, D. J. kaufman, y.
Lisner, Isaac Cans, B. W. Guy. Col. l.
S Brown. H. y. Shea, and Julius Gar
finkle.
The exact date for the dinner could not
be set, pending word from Gen. Harries,
who is absent from the city. 1t is known,
however. that one of the two days men
toned will be acceptable to the guest of
honor.
Another meeting will be called by
Chairman Woodward within the next
two weeks, at which time subcommittee
will be appointed and the actual work of
planning the affair begun. 1t is estimated
that between 2OO and 800 guests will have
TO be provided for. More than 1000 invi
tations will be issued as quickly as Gen.
Harries can determine upon the date.
In Banquet Hall.
The big banquet hall of the New Will !
ard will he used for the affair, the guests
seated around small tables, while the
speakers and guest of honor will be seat
I'd at a long banquet board. Music will /
be furnished, in part at least. by a sec !
lion of the Marine Band. though Several |
novel musical features may be added. !
The decorations will be under the per-
sonal direction of J. Henry Small, jr.
vice chairman of the executive committee
Of the Board of Trade, and one of Gen