Evening star., 1920-09-14
D. c. WORKERS GIVE
BROWNLOW DINNER
Farewell Speeches Carry
Warm Praise for Retir-
ing Official.

Officials and employees of the Dis
trict government paid tribute to
Louis Brownlow for the untiring
city for nearly six years at fare
well dinner in his honor at the Ar
fngton Hotel last night.
Corporation Counsel Francis H.
Stephens told the departing Commits
the feeling of satisfaction that comes
to man who tries to perform his
work we'll.
Former Corporation Counsel Con-
rad H. Syme said while he was sorry
to think of Mr.. Brownlow leaving
Washington. he is glad the Com
missioner resigned because it will
show to the members of Congress
that they cannot keep men of the
caliber who have been in the Office
in recent years for the salary they
pay Commissioner.
GarEes and kutz Speak.
Daniel e. Garges. secretary to the
Board of CommissioAers, told his
fellow workers how Mr. Brownlow
ployes of the District before the COM
mittees of Congress that consider
the city appropriation bills
Col. Charles w. Kutz, Engineer
Commissioner. paid the retiring Com
missioner a high compliment when
ence, both in the Army and in civic
affairs. he had never been associated
with a more congenial or more. dill
gent worker.
reply to the many expressions of
regret at his departure he found it
difficult to speak.
Il hate to leave Washington" he
said. 1T has been my home for the
past sixteen years. and for nearly six
years / have thought of nothing but
its interests. 1 was glad to be able
to serve the National Capital during
the great crisis of the war, but when
/ leave it will not be the wide ave-
nues and beautiful parks that will
linger in my memory, but you men
and women who have helped me in
whatever 1 have been able to accom-
plish here"
Melvin Haxen TOastmaster.
Mrs. Nina c. Van Wrinkle. head of
the woman's bureau of the police de-
partment, thanked the retiring Com
missioner and Mrs. Brownlow for the
cooperation and support they gave to
her bureau.
Melvin c. Hazen. surveyor, was
POSTMASTER. Al Fennell of the engi-
neer department composed and sang a
number of parodies on Mr.. Brownlow
and Petersburg. Solos also were
rendered by Ambrose Durkin and
James Young, both of the police de-
partment.
At o'clock this afternoon the en-
ployees of the District government
will assemble in the boardroom Of
the District building for a farewell
reception to Mr.. and Mrs. Brownlow.
They also will present him with
token of their friendship.
Those present last night We're:
Miss NJ. p. Allen. F. D. Allen. w. c.
Allen. H. F. Almond. Maj. F. S. Bes-
Ballou. J. T. Bardroff, NJ. NJ. Barnard.
George P. Barse. J. w. Beale. Mrs. NJ.
Boyer, w. A. Boyd, Miss Brandeis.
r. NJ. Brennan, Miss NJ. G. Brewer.
Capt. E. W. Brown, W. l. Beale, Mrs.
". L. Beale, DR. c. w. Camilear. W.
H. D. Draper. d. ]. Donovan, A. n.
Quart, William II. De Shields. Judge
Al. NJ. Doyle, C.. a. Evans. Miss Sarah
Everett, Miss Till Ewinger. Capt. w.
c. Fowler. NJ. ]. Fennell, w. f.
Maj. Gessford. ]. L. Giles, c. L. Grant,
DR.. L A. Griffith, Mrs. ]. A. Griffith,
William F. GUIDE, F. A. Gunther. w. E.
Hall. Morris Hacker; w B. Hadley.
Harrison. Capt. A. J. Headley. Edwin
B. Hesse. F. W. Hill. jr.; Harry o.
Hine, DR.. Hornbaker,- f. S. Hughlett.
c. B. Hunt. r: c. D. Hunt. H. J. Hunt,
Sd: c. D. Holmes. Miss Dorothy
James. L. S. Johnson. Mrs. Edna John
ston. Capt T. Judge. ]. J. Jarboe. Ed
ward j. Kelly. Mrs. Louise Kelley,
DR.. ]. j. Kuroy. S. z. Kramer. Mr..
Kamarass. Clifford Lanham. Miss
Pearl Larkin, w. J. Latimer, Capt.
C. p. NJ. Lord. j. r. Lusby, j. ]. Muir
ray. A. r. McGonegal. +. w. Madigan.
p II. Marshall. Miss Il. j. Mulliken,
Miss Murray
George Nussbaum. Patrick O'Brien.
Thomas O'Connor, J. W. Oehmann. w.
L. Peake. E. r. Pierce, Ben Prince,
Miss A NJ. Prescott. Miss Mary Rad
ford, NJ. L. Ready, Mrs. Rhodes. w. z.
Richards, George NJ. Roberts. T. NJ.
Robinson, C. A. Russell, DIR. c. b.
Robinson, A B. Scrivener, Miss Helen
Scofield. L. B. Seib, Odell Smith, Miss
A. L. Smythe, C. H. Stone. D. E. Sulli-
Van. c. l. Sweeney, DIR. William Tin
dali. c. NJ. Towers. W. H. Wahly,
George Watson, w. C. Weadon. Mrs.
E. H West, Arthur Williams. Robert
L. Williams. r. o. Wilmarth, George