Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-30

THE Columbia Boat Club had its boathouse
at the foot of Thirty second street. and
according to the city directory of 1888, its
officers were: President Charles E Coon,
U. S. A.; vice president, j. C. Kintner; secre-
tary, E. B. Odds; treasurer A. T. Brice; cap
tain w Howard Gibson; first lieutenant,
Charles D. Davis second lieutenant, A. B.
Briggs financial secretary, H. C. Towers;
finance committee, j. F. Paret, S. w. Slime
metz and T. L. Riggs.
In 1884 S. w Stinemetz became second lieu
tenant and the finance committee was changed
to r. c. Ballantyne, j. H Gordon and F. D.
Johns
In 1885 w Howard Gibson had become vice
president H l.. williams recording secretary,
Fred Chaplin corresponding secretary, Dorsey
Brown treasurer, Arthur May assistant treas
urer, Samuel w. Stinemetz captain and
Howard Perry third lieutenant.
AS the Columbia Athletic Club its officers
in 1894 we're: President, Charles E. Coon: vice
president, Alexander Grant; secretary, Alex
ander P. Shaw; treasurer, Gilman NJ. Fague;
captain, John T. Bivins; ieutenants, Wendell
A. Smith and Thomas B. Nolan.
BY 1899 the officers had changed to- Presi-
dent, James K. Redington; vice president,
Joseph Shillington; secretary, Charles H.
II.
S. w. Stinemetz and heutenantS, Thomas B.
Nolan and c. w. Hecock
OF course, you must not understand that the
Columbia Boat Club was at all times the fore
most the river, for indeed there were
others, of which the writer hopes to tell you
something next Sunday.
TN the recent article on old Washington print
ers the writer realizes that he omitted any
number of the craft, some dead and some still
living, who could easily be included veterans
of the trade. But of course magazine article
should not be taken a history, and then
again there is another time coming, and maybe
another story on the same subject who
knows?
However, in referring to those who have
worked in The Stars composing room the name
OF George @. Seibold present employe, might
well have been mentioned. particularly be-
cause of his long and continued services as
secretary of Columbia Typographical Union and
because he was of the pioneer machine
operators of the city. 1t also occurs to the
writer that George lost promising son over
seas in the World War, and that Mrs. seiboId
wears today the gold cross denoting the paren-
tai sacrifice.
Another old friend. who died some years ago
and who might we'll have been mentioned in
the Government Printing Office article of
recent date, was Fletcher Bowden who rem
dered faithful and efficient service to the Gov
eminent in a supervising position at the big
print shop when the World War was at its
height. He was one of those delightful men an
acquaintance could never forget. o.
Speaking of printers during the past week
the writer received nice letter from his old
friend Dick" Beresford-Mr Richard Beresford
for years. and still, the New York manager of
the Lanston Monotype Machine Co. Dicks
sister, Miss Elizabeth Beresford, has been keep
ing him posted on Washington happenings by
sending him clippings from The Star and in
this way she sent him the writer's story on
"Old Carroll Institute Hall and Its Players"
Dick" himself printer and the son of the
late Randolph Beresford, one of WaShington's
employing printers of more than so years ago
and, OF course, later wrote to offer congratulate
tions and say that Fritz Kimmel who played
the clarinet in Al Moran's Orchestra is in the
employ of the Coast and GeOdetic Survey and
located at Baltimore, he behaves.
1t Is indeed. a great pleasure to hear from