The Washington herald., 1915-12-05
BUSINESS men
| dine GOCKELER.
Brownlow Says Trade Body S
Former Secretary Is Val
ued Public Servant.
HIS WORK APPRECIATED
Senators. Representatives. and Two
Hundred Commercial Leaders Pres
ent at sT estimonial Dinner.

Two hundred. business men of WASH
ington and Senators and Representatives
last night honored c. J. Gockeler. former
secretary Of the Board OF Trade, at n
dinner in the New Willard Hotel. The
dinner was given as a testimonial of the
work done by Mr.. Gockeler. who two
months ago declined to be candidate for
lre-election.
He was secretary of the board for two
years. in which time its membership was
doubled and much important civic work
done.
Among the guests OF honor, In addition
to Mr.. Gockeler. Were Senator Atlee
Pomcrene. Senator G. +. Chamberlin and
Representative Samuel L. Winslow. Dis
;rict Commissioner Louis Brownlow also
was present. f. c. Brandenburg. presi-
dent of the board. acted as toastmaster.
Manv Of the items of food served at the
tables were inscribed with Mr.. Gockeler's
name or initials. Another feature was
the singing OF a selection worded to fit
the occasion.
Thanks Him for District.
District Commissioner Brownlow de-
clared Mr.. Gockeler was a public serv-
ant as secretary Of the board and that.
as such, he, the Commissioner, thanked
him for himself and the citizens Of the
District for the work he accomplished.
Mr.. Brandenburg spoke highly Of Mr..
Gockeler. In the address Of John Joy
Edison. a plea was made for suffrage
for the District. ]. Harry Cunningham.
the new secretary. was received with
applause when he rose to toast Mr.
Gockeler.
Representative Winslow kept the diners
in constant merriment during his short
IL.
inR and association with Mr.. Gockeler.
Music was furnished by a quartet COM
posed Of Mrs. Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler.
Mrs. William r. Reed. Richard p. Back
ing. and Edwin Callow. George O'Con-
nor sang several solos and eXtemporane-
GUS singing was done by f. C. Graham.
Odell Smith and Edwin H. Droop.
List of Guests.
The list of those present is as follows:
Milton L Allies Walter Allen. Harry Almond.
X. T.. Andrews. II. Clifford BANG. Ralph z.
Barnard. Lester A. Barr wingro,e Bathon. Sidney
!. Be~eieue. W. w. Bowie. L c: Brandenhuis.
Brown. Hon Louis Bru~nlow. W. b. Bran.
William L. Burns. D. J. Callahan. Edwin Callow.
". ID. Campbell David 5. CaTll. John 'Dosie
Oarmody. Hon e. E. Chsmberlin. John VI. Cherry.
Dr.. T!Tus Chrisman, ". A. II. Church. A. +.
Clark. jr.. Benjamin II. Coles. E. F. Conaday
Charles J. Colunbus L. Lee Combs. +. ID. Cone.
Richard L. Conner. Charles CUnraf:s George :.
Cooper William Knowles Cooper. John Il. Cox.
Charles r. Crane. Frank L Cunningham. J. Harry
Cunningham. Louis A. Dent, William A. Dexter.
z. H. DrOop. p. A. Druy. DR.. H. C. Duney. ,.
r. Eaton. Cornelius Erkhardt, John Joy Edsn.
Dr.. l. II. English. George w. Exams. Joshua
Essns. IT,. Walter X. Evans. William W Everett,
Charles W. Fairfax. ii. J. Finley. GeorEe NJ.
Fisher. Robert v. Fleming. Daniel Fraser. William
T. Gslher. Isaac Cans. Herman T. Gssch. Dr.
Frank E. Gibson. Z. L. Graham. c. J. Goekesr.
Thomas Grant. Robert y. Harcr. Georss W.
Harris. Louis Hsrtis. Harry V. Haynes. Gcorsc
L Hebtard. Ernese L HereiI. J. Philip Herr
mann Christian Heurich. W. r. Hibb- Joel Hill
man. s. II. Hines Frank ]. Hogan. W. 3. Hose.
Lewis Holmes Matthew HON. ]. W. Hunt. J. l.
Jenio. Guy II. johnson. Winfield Jones. Simon
Kann. d. ]. Kaufman. Charles Z Kern. II. =.
King. Walter II. Klopfer. J. Leo kOIb. Charles
A. Langley. Charles J. Lansmesd. Charles ,.
LanmAn. James Lansburgh. J. Edward Lewis. W.
z. Lirscomb. George II. Macdonald. II. b. r.
Maaarland. Geosse II. Markward. h. 4. Mai
tinsiy. A. NJ McLschlen. Robert McMurray. Ed
ward J. MoQuAde. Oliver 5. Metzerott. b. T.
Moran Edward J. Murphy. Andrew Murray. Charles
+. Nes6t. Avon NJ NeEius. Gerson Nordlinser.
Theodore W. Noyes. George H. OConnor. Phil
OTme. Louis Gutenberg. Vernon G. Owen Jams
L. Owens. James +. Oyster. James r Petty.
George Pitt. Hon. Atlee Pomerene D. s. Porter.
Samuel J. Prescctt. Ben l. Prince. Z. Z. Ramey.
". H. Rapiey. Frank p. Reside. O. Z Richard
son, Charles II. Eidenour. W. +. Roberts. L G.
Robinson. Sidney Roche. Z. c. Roees. Cuno II.
Rudolph. h. L. Rust. George p Sacks. Tucker
X. Sands. n L. sansbury. William H. Saunders.
William A. Sshlobohm. J. +. d. Schneider. Gus
A Schuldt. Miles N. shand. John E Shoemaker.
William II. Shuster. Richard d. simms. J. Henry
Small. Carroll Smith. Odell g. Smith Thomas
W. Smith. W. Hamilton Smith. W. W. Splid.
]. W. StagyerA Geore L. Starkey Samuel J.
steinberser. z J. StcilwaSen. Paul H. Tamplett.
H. w. Taylor. Corcorsn Thom, W. b. Thompson.
George Truesdell. Seatnn ". Trunnen. William
H. Turton. Leon 8. Ulman. George o. Vas John
WsIk
J. Waters George p. West L. Perry West. Sidney
West. william d. West, Fred J. White wellstood
White. Robinson White. J. Lee whtmore. W.
H. Whitaker, J. Cassin Williams Louis {.
Wilson. Hon. 8. z Winslow. Alexander Wolf
Edmond S. Wolfe. Charles F. Wood, Oscar T.
Wright Robert H. Young