The Washington herald., 1912-12-14
BANQUET GWEN
TO DR.. 7. n. Gill
One of the Founders Of Cosmos
Club Honored by 113
Associates.
CELEBRATION OF BIRTHDAY

That Friday the thirteenth is day OF
bad omen was disproven last night when
1l3 associates OF DR.. Theodore N. Gill
one OF the founders OF the Cosmos Club
gathered in the main dining-room Of the
club and made the celebration OF his
seventy-fifth year one Of the happiest
in his life. The celebration last night
was not a celebration of his seventy
fifth birthday anniversary, but Of his
seventy-fifth year.
The sole reason that his anniversary
day was not selected for the celebration
was that IL did not fall on the hoodoo
combination Of day and date. As II tC
fiaunt defiance to the time honored
cognoman, Friday the 18th, Black
in the guest lists. So many are the
friends OF DR.. Gill that the number could
not very well be limited TO thirteen, so IL
was decided to have 1l3 guests.
There was nothing connected with the
banquet last night that would harmon
ize with forboding Black Friday. There
was wine, there were cigars, and plenty
OF merriment. Admiral Stockton. a life
long friend of Dr. GIL. presided at the
banquet. DR.. Howar. another intimate
friend. acted as POSTMASTER.
n paper ~ IL Illl was Ithu ny Ut
B. W. Evermann. Others who either
spoke or read papers were DIR. Herbert
Putnam, DIR. c. f. Munroe, DR.. II. F,
Osborn, DR.. A. F. A. King. DIR. w. J,
Holland. and DR.. J. b. Moore.
DIR. H. NJ. Smith read DR.. David Starr
Jordans estimate OF DR.. Gill as an ich-
thyoIOgist from DIT. Jordan's History
OF Ichthyology."
The table was decorated with large
bowls OF living fish, shells, fishnets, and
other things connected with DR.. Gill S
lifelong work
Those present at the banquet were:
William Stone Albert. George v Ackcr. NJ z
Allies, George W Baird Job Barnard. William Bar
James II. Blount, Chaplin Brown. Barry Buckley,
II. X Bush-Brown, Frank X. CsmsrUn Frank G.
Carpenter. Thomas l. Casey, Thomas NJ Chatard,
Austin H. CLARK Frederick V. COyilic H J. CrDsSon.
William H. Dali. Henry Z. DAVIS, Edward NJ.
Dawson William 4. De Caindry, ". Dorset, Irving
II. Dunlap Charles r. Eastman. John Joy Etsou,
William S. EieheIberger. Barton W. ETeTmann. Da-
Yd Fairrhild. Charles J. Faulkner, = A. Fay, 4 b
Fisher. William ]. FlatheE. james NJ Flint. Duane
Z. Fox r. T. Frazier. A. s Frissell T. " Gill. tr,
HeTbeTt A Gill Charles . Glover. Bernard X.
Green, Gilbert II. GrusTenr. Alexander B. HaEner.
Arnold Hague, Baird Halberstadt. George Z. Ham
ilton. W. NJ. HAYS d. L. Hazard. I. d. Head
John b. Henderson. ir., F. W. Hodge. H L. Hodg-
kins. Il. r. Hoe. " II. Holmes. W J. Holland
y Monroe Hopkins. J. y. howAru DaEld hutc1e
son. z y. Janson, Z. : johnson. \. +. A King
William b King. Martin A Knapp. George VI
KObcr. Y. Z. Lee. JieorEr W. Littehales, ?. A
Lucas. Z A Means. J. 4. Marshall. George c
MAYNARD. T. T. B. MckeInsy John BsSsrtt Moore
Charles z Munroe. Henry p Osborn, R. Z. Psiro
T. s. Palmer, Z ". Parker. John D. PAtten. L. H
PerlmAn. Clifford Pinchot, Herbert Putnam. Rich
ard R2thbUn. Charles ". Richardson. F. A Rich
irdsIn. Sterling Rufin, L \. SchWarZ. H A. Sey-
mour. Daniel X. Shute. T. ". Smillie. Erwin F.
Smith, Hugh VI. Smith. Alpheus Snow. Wendell =.
Stafford. LeoaLard SteineEer. Thomas G. Steward,
Charles II. Stockton $ W. SIattOn. Frank Sutton,
William B. Thompson. John W Ttcomb. Frederick
W True, John Van Rensselaer,. George Tuney
Vaughan. T. Waylsnd Vaughan Charles X. Wesd.
DATid White, John c. Wilson, Maxwell Van 2.
Woodruff n. : Woodward, n. g. YSrrUv