The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-21
TRIBUTE GIVEN
VAN Il. Manning
Interior Department Employees
Tender Banquet to New
Mines Director.
SECRETARY LANE SPEAKS
]. F. Calibreath Wants Government
to Recognize" Mining Industries
and Work of Bureau.

Van H. Manning, the newly appointed
Director OF the Bureau OF Mines. WAS
the guest of honor last night at a BAN
auet rendered him by members OF the
Bureau and the Geological Survey. The
banquet was held at Rauscher's.
Edward w. Parker. toastmaster. called
upon Dr. George Otis Smith, director Of
the Geological Survey. DIR. Smith re-
ferred to the Geological Survey as stand
ing first in the land as an institution Of
higher learning and pointed out that from
Cambridge to Palo Alto the survey fur
nIshed instructors to the universities and
technical institutions Of the country, In
one case, that of the University OF Wis
consin, having furnished the president Of
the university
CnIIbreath Speaks.
The second speaker. Samuel Sanford.
editor of the Bureau OF Mines, read a
tribute to Mr. Manning's virtues, and
prophesied his continued success.
]. +. Callbreath, secretary OF the
American Mining Congress. spoke in
place Of Martin ID. Foster. chairman of
the House Committee on Mines. who
was unable to be present. He urged his
audience to do everything In their power
to obtain a better recognition by the
Federal government of the Importance
Of the mining industries OF the United
States and of the work being done by
the Bureau of Mines. He pointed out
that in addition to research work, both
chemical and engineering. that came
within the purview of the bureau 1t had
also in its charge the conservation of the
safety Of over 100000 men employed in
mining Industries.
Senator Walsh. chairman OF the Senate
Committee on Mines and Mining. gave
an interesting account OF the work that
had been done in recent years in de-
veloping the scientific reduction of ore
bodies
Secretary Of the Interior Lane was the
last speaker He said that the Bureau
who are doing remarkable work. and
prophesied that as the United States was
pre-eminent in inventions now. so il
would one day be pre-eYinent in chem
istry.
Mr.. Manning. whose rising was greeted
by For He's a Jolly Good Fellow. 8"
expressed his appreciation of the occa-
sion which, he said, was a tribute to
Mr.. Manning by his good friends rather
than 10 the new director.
Among those present were: W. W. Ad-
ann G. II. Ashley. Mr.. and Mrs. F. ].
Ayers. Mr.. and Mrs. +. ]. Bailey. Mr. and
Mrs O. Bowles, Morris Bien. f c Bar
nard. Frank Bond. Thomas NJ Baker.
J. II. Brickenstsin. Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
X. Bergman. Miss Frances p. Burt, Mr..
and Mrs. A. II. Brooks, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. L. Cochrane, J. r. Callahan. Mr.. and
Mrs J. F. Callbreath. Mr.. and Mrs. F c.
Grass. Mr.. and AIRS. NJ Y. Campbell, Mr.
and Mrs. IL +. Clark. Mr. and Mrs C B.
Dutton. Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Davis. Mr.
ard Mrs. ]. ID. Davis. Mr.. and Mrs A. p.
Davis. DR.. and Mrs. David T. Day, Mr.
and Mrs George W. Evans, Charles En-
zian, J. g. Fairchild. Mr.. and Mrs A H
Fay, E. B. Fox. Representative and Mrs
NJ. ID. Foster. Claude Galiher, Miss L. 5.
Gerry. Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Garthe, W. Y.
Handy. A. ]. HendIey. r L. Humphrey,
G. A. Hulett, Princeton. n. J.: G. Her
bert. Miss Katherine Hitchcock. John c.
Hoyt. Mr.. and Mrs. Hennen Jennings,
First Assistant Secretary Of the Interior
and Mrs. A. A. Jones, J. w. Kreuttner.
II. l.. Kays. S. ]. Eubel. Secretary of the
Interior and Mrs. Franklin X. Lane. Capt
a. +. Ducas, NJ. F. Leopold, w. J. LLOYD
ID. A. Lyon. Salt Lake City, Utah: H A.
Meyer. Mr.. and Mrs. F. b. Maritt,
Malcolm Mcdowell. Miss II. c. McGown.
II. ID. McCaskey. Mr.. and Mrs. r c.
Mckinney. J. Middleton, Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Munroe. Mrs. Jenny Munroe. Mr.
and Mrs w. c. Mendenhan s. T
=. NN"Abll LII. NnAEltS L..
Parsons, Miss Enith Parsons, Miss Anna
G. Parsons. Mr.. and Mrs. George S.
Pope. Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Peters. Mr.
and Mrs. z. W. Parker. Sidney Paige
c. T. Robertson. G. :. Rice, Pittsburgh.
Pa: Mr.. and Mrs. p NJ. Riefllin. Mr..
and Mrs. W. 4. Ryan. Miss Ryan. Mr..
and Mrs. James II. Robinson. II. c.
Rizer, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Sanford. s. W.
Stratton. Mr.. and Mrs. J. w Swift, Mrs.
+. F. Spofford. Ned II. Snyder Miss
Esther l. Susan. Thomas C. Steward.
Miss Stevens. Mr.. and Mrs. A. c.
Spencer. Philip 5. Smith. Miss Mai F.
Smith. Frank Sutton. Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn
s. Smith, George O. Smith. Assistant
Secretary and Mrs. Bo Sweeney. Ii. Z.
Tufft. J.. W. Thompson. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. r. Talbot. Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Tall
man. Mr.. and Mrs. Clement 5. Ticker,
T. w. Vaughn. L. b. White. s G. Wiley.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Williams. l.. r.
Wilson. Peter NJ. Wilson. Mr.. and Mrs
David White, Mr.. and Mrs. \. VI. Walker.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ Whitman. Mr.. and
Mrs. W. II. Wheeler and Senator and
Mrs. Thomas J. Walsh.