Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-06-29
CELEBRATE VERDICT .
IN NEWMAN'S CASE
District Officials and Employees
Attend Luncheon in Honor
of Commissioner.
HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS
VOICE QUALIFICATION
Charles F. Nesbit, Superintendent Of
Insurance, Presides-Humorous
Subjects Assigned to Speakers. .

Nearly 100 District ofiiciaIs and en-
ployes celebrated the Supreme Court
decision in the Newman case at a
luncheon given in honor of the Com
missioner this afternoon In the ball
room of the Raleigh Hotel.
Charles F. Nesbit, superintendent of
insurance, presided. Mr.. Newman's as
sociates on the board. Commissioners
Kutz and Brownlow. and several heads
OF departments delivered addresses.
expressing their qualification that the
nations highest legal tribunal had
made 1t possible for Mr.. Newman 10
continue at the head OF the local gov
eminent.
Humorous Subjects Assigned.
All OF the speakers were assigned
humorous subjects. relating to their
work and the departments over which
they have Jurisdiction. Commissioner
kutz spoke on The Going Value of
the Metropolitan Coach Company, See
Ing That It Is Gone" Commissioner
Weight and Measure of Insurance
Given the People Against the Police,
Fire and Health Department.
Subjects assigned to other speakers
Weic IOllOWB. MAI. Pullman,
Touching Episodes in the Police De-
partment in Connection With Raids.
Parades and Play-raids'; Auditor
Tweedale. rs the District Government,
and II So. Why?"; Corporation Counsel
Syme, Loan Shaking and Other Ang-
ling; Surveyor Hazen, Essential In
formation Prerequisite to Establishing
Points, Notes and Bounds of a Horse
Show Plat and Assessor Richards.
Some Possible Advantages of Know
n hntrf m q
What and How to Assess"
Mr.. Nesbit spoke at length on Wash
ington and the opportunity for service
given District employees.
Mr.. Nesbit's Picture Of Washington.
Mr.. Nesbit. in congratulating Mr..
Newman. gave a picture OF the city Of
Washington. saying. In part:
The only reason for its existence 10
that Washington is the seat OF the
government of the United States Of
nation has expressed itself in words.
in speeches and debate. in constitution.
in laws, in rulings and final court de-
cisions. Washington, D. c.. Is the ma.
tional home and the national once All
eyes turn to this city when people any
where, the wide world over, wish to
know what America thinks or Is going
to do or is doing.
Here come the accredited represent
atives of every other nation OF the
world-China, Japan. Russia, Germany.
Brazil. Peru, Cuba, Denmark. France,
Italy. and SO on through the list OF
organized governments Of the world
Here the ambassadors and ministers.
to deal with this nation they come to
its capital And here come the chosen
men selected by this nation to do its
great national work.
President. the cabinet. Here come the
nearly 500 members of Congress from
every part and section OF this great
land to make laws, to raise revenues OF
billions and to expend these vast sums
Here come the senators, two from each
state, and then there como the army
of men and women to do the work or
the departments of the government
and servants Of government. are all
that makes Washington possible.
Committee on Arrangements.
The committee on arrangements for
the luncheon consisted Of Mr.. Nesbit,
Ben L. Prince, collector Of taxes: f.
c. Lee, secretary to Commissioners
Kutz, and Amos Steele, secretary to
Commissioner Brownlow. The follow
ing guests were present:
Commissioners Newman. Brownlow
and Kutz, Charles F. Nesbit, 7.
H. Chaffey, A A. Steele. William
P. Richards, Charles NJ. Davis. William
L. Beale, Alexander Mckenzie, Edward
w. oyster. B. F. Adams. John w. Dam
tel. Mai. r. w. Pullman, Inspector X
H. Boaraman. Edwin B. Hesse. DR..
John L. Norris, DIR. Harry c. Mclean.
DR.. William c. Fowler, DR.. r. L. Lynch,
Charles r. Holman, Alcrzo Tweedale,
sidney Roche, Marion Hargrove, DR..
William Tindall, William F. Meyers.
Hobart Ramsdell. ]. L. Solly, w. II.
Whitaker, L. F. Zinkhan, D. ]. Dono-
van. Conrad H Syme, Francis H. Ste
phens. Roger j. Whiteford. James F.
smith. r. L. williams. Gus A. Schuldt.
George r. Taggart. Louis Wilson, Ben
+. Prince. John H. Sherman, c. NJ. Tow
ers, William Clark, Frank j. wagner
chief of the fire department: Philip w.
Nicholson. George S. Watson. Thomas
NJ. Robinson, w. S. Hail and w. W.
Vaught
7. o. Hargrove, Morris Hacker, j. T.
Healv. T L. Costigan, D. e. Garges, r.
q Lee. w. c. McNulty. ]. NJ. Ward. w
G. Allen, w. B. Hadley. j. c. Simpson,
r T. Fisher, ]. E. Archer. ]. J. Murray,
r E. HAYNES, H. E. Brooks, A. X. NC
CONCEAL. A. z. Phillips j. w. Paxton,
r. 10. DOYLE, c. w. Camalier. F. c. BAN
man G. b. Hunt, D. E. McComb, ]. w
Dars s 7. Gass, J. w. Peed. c. Armat.
r L. bradshaw. T. J. Powell. w. a.
Draper. NJ. c. Hazen, j. B. Shinn. w.
7 Latimer, Anton Karl. T. Lanham, r.
q Harlan T. G.. William0,