The Reception to the members of the Society by its officers will take place in the parlors of the Hotel Raleigh at 6.30 p. m., and this will be an excellent opportunity for exchange of good fellowship with the new members, nearly one hundred and fifty of whom have been elected during the past year. The Reception Committee, consisting of Michael W. Norton, Esq., of Rhode Island, Hon. John D. Crimmins of New York, Hon. Joseph Geoghegan of Utah, Patrick F. Magrath, Esq., of New York, Hon. John F. O’Connell of Rhode Island, Dr. M. F. Sullivan of Massachusetts, Bernard J. Joyce, Esq., of Massachusetts, Patrick Carter, Esq., of Rhode Island, T. Vincent Butler, Esq., of New York, John J. Daly, Esq., of New York, Gen. D. F. Collins of New Jersey, Francis I. McCanna, Esq., of Rhode Island, Hon. Alexander C. Eustace of New York, Hon. Thomas J. Lynch of Maine, Gen. John R. McGinness of Virginia, and Hon. Thomas M. Waller of Connecticut, will be in attendance during the day to do everything possible to make it a pleasant occasion for the members. At seven o’clock the annual dinner will take place. It will be in charge of the Dinner Committee, consisting of Hon. Edward A. Moseley, chairman; Rear Admiral John McGowan, these two former Presidents-General of the Society; Michael F. Dooley, Esq., Treasurer-General; Hon. Lawrence O. Murray and Patrick J. Haltigan, Esq. An elaborate menu, excellent music and extensive floral decorations have been provided, and the principal speakers at the post-prandial exercises and their toasts will be as follows: “A Capitol Welcome,” Hon. Thomas H. Carter, U. S. Senator from Montana. “Irish Pioneers of New York,” Hon. Victor J. Dowling, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. “The Irish Pioneers of the West and Their Descendants,” Hon. Maurice T. Moloney, ex-Attorney General of Illinois. “Advantages of Historical Research to Irish Americans,” Hon. Robert J. Gamble, United States Senator from South Dakota. Other addresses will follow if time permits. Our list of guests is headed by Hon. Edward D. White of Louisiana, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and will include many notable men. Please send in your replies as early as possible. The seats at the table will be allotted members and guests in the order in which the applications are received. The officers of the Society earnestly request the attendance of every member who can make it possible to come, because it is desired to make an excellent showing in Washington and thus bring the Society and its work more successfully to the attention of all the people in the country interested in making “better known the Irish Chapter in American history.”