Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-31
Gathering of Congressman, Of
fiCiaIS and Business Men.
RECEPTION AT KENSINGTON
Assemblage Listens to Addresses and
Songs.
N AN ILLUMINATED GROVE
Speeches of q Patriotic and Humor-
GUS Nature Delivered by Men
Prominent in Public Life,

/ Members of both houses of Congress.
government officials and business men
Of Washington were rendered Il grove
| reception last night by y. Fl. Warner.
| ST.. at his home in kensington, Md. The
| reception was marked with patriotic
and humorous addresses and by the
singing of songs of like nature.
The grounds were brilliantly illuminat-
ed with strings of electric lights, stretch
ed from tree to tree. An American flag
in electric lights over the door of the
Warner home. by the pickering of the
bulbs, simulated flag waving
! The throng was refreshed with punch
| and salads, cold meats, sandwiches and
| doughnuts ice cream, cakes and coffee
at long table set out in the grounds.
| A platform had been erected in the
grove. and from this there was speaking,
singing and recitation. Cigars circulated
freely. Whistles were distributed. and
provided shrill means of approving
| song and sentiment.
| Mr.. Warner. assisted by Mrs. Warner
and Mrs Thompson. received the guests
| at the foot of the steps of his home
The Program of Entertainment.
| After shaking hands with the last COM
| er. Mr.. Warner proceeded to the plat
| form. where he assumed direction as pre-
siding officer of the evenings entertain
ment He called to the stage George H.
| O'Connor, who startled the visitors into
| life by leading them in patriotic songs a
pamphlet containing the text having been
provided for each guest.
Senator MARITIME of New Jersey. Lieut..
Gen. S. NJ. B. Young. l.. s. A.. retired
Gen. Felix Angus of Baltimore. Repre-
| sentative William SulZer, Cyrus Cum
minis, delegate in the state house; Senator
McCumber of North Dakota, Senator
| Clark of Montana, Senator Poindexter of
Washington. Representative John II.
| Small of North Carolina. Senator William
Alden Smith, Representative O'Shaunes-
| sy and Senator Joseph F.. Ransdell of
| Ala bama were summoned to the stage by
Mr.. Warner.
Charles b. Hanford recited ."rhe Amer
! lean Flag and Star Spangled Banner"
and John Nolan sang Rocked in the Cra-
die of the Deep" and THE Armorers
Song"
All the speakers paid tribute to Mr..
Warner as man and host. Senator Mar
tine gave an interesting account of his
first meeting Mr.. Warner.
Mr.. Cummings spoke of Mr. Warner as
prince of good fellows and a friend of
mankind, and declared that Montgomery
county mad never known an occasion as
noteworthy last nights gathering
Senator Mccumber described farms in
North Dakota so large that the farmer
begins blowing in the spring and plows
| through until fall, and then harvests
back to where he began; where newly
welded couples cross the field for the
honeymoon to milk the cows, and their
children bring back the milk He jocu-
larry addressed his hearers as farmers
telling them he knew il was late for
them to be out of bed. commenting on
the rural aspect of their attire, their un-
shaved chins and rough and toil-hardened
hands.
The historical interest of this section
OF Maryland, filled with associations OF
George Washington and men prominent
IN colonial and revolutionary days was
spoken of by Senator Miles Poindexter.
Country life was extolled BY Representa-
tive Small of North Carolina.
Mr.. Warmers Guests.
The attendance included Secretary of
War Stimson, Lieut.. Gen. s. E. NJ
Young. L. s. A.. retired Senators Me-
Cumber. William Alden Smith, MARITIME
Ransdell. Townsend Johnston Of Ala
bama. Cummings, Clark of Montana
Poindexter and Nswlands of Nevada
Representatives Sulzer. Roberts O'Shau-
messy, Ransdell. Needham. Small Barcil-
field. Evans. Ansberry and Stevens Lee.
McCllns. treasurer Of the United States;
Assistant Postmaster General De Irraw
Merritt O. Chance Of the monetary COM
mission, Commissioner and Mrs. Cllno II
Rudolph and Miss Alma Summers of Bal
Of the commissioner; James r. OYSTER
Gen. Felix Agnus of Baltimore. Hannis
Taylor, former minister to Spain. Francis
Scott Key, George @. Totten. jr,
Isaac Cans. William d. West. William r.
Guide. S. w. Woodward. John Joy Edison.
Controller of the Treasury Traceweu
Auditor oc the Treasury William +. An
drews. Auditor Davis of the State Depart
ment Superintendent of Schools David
son. Supt. kimball of the lighthouse serv-
ice, Judge William II. De Lacy Of the Ju-
venile Court, Judge Thomas III. Callan, Col
John A. Joyce. w. b. Cox. Mr. Atherton. r.
IS. Moores. James Semple, Walter A. Brown.
Harry Camp Gustave Schultz, T. c.
Snyder, Louis Holmes. Cyrus Cummings OF
the Maryland house Of delegates, Oliver
Metzerott. Charles r. Lanman, j. Harry
Cunningham. u. J. Kaufman Milton
Allies, Edward Grosvenor. Arthur D. Will
lard, candidate for Judge from the sixth
judicial district of Maryland.
Philip F. Larner. Prof Selden, NJ. Elv
Charles r. GUIDE, Thomas Grant, Mai
Arms. ex-senator Marion Butter, Mr.
Wilmeth. chief clerk of the Treasury:
Robert s. Hume. Levi Cooke, Fulton r.
Gordon. r. G. Graham, Col Martin Wieg-
and W. II. Singleton. DR.. Dudley Nor
gan. Lindsay :. Perkins. Charles Free
man johnson. John L. Fenwick, Louis L.
Witkowski. Col. G. G. kniffin, Capt L.
| NJ. Kelly. S. B. Hegc. Robert ~ Harper
George c. Maynard. Gist Blair C. C.
Lancaster. Sidney West and James Par
sons.