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Show GENERAL BLACK .HEYWOOITS GUEST A visitor of national fame woa entertained en-tertained In Ofiden yesterday afternoon, after-noon, when General John C. Black, bead of the civil service cr.rnnilsblon at Wnshlnctctn, D. C. tho puest of IrcRldent A. R. Hoy wood, was tendered ten-dered a reception at the Weber club rooms Those present besides General Hlnck and his ho6t were Mayor Glas-mnnn, Glas-mnnn, E. A. Sherman, division forester; forest-er; Dr. S L. Ilrlek. Poftmasler L. K. ShurtlllT, I n. Clayton, secretory of the civil service, and William Bos taph. Mr. IJlaclf. won bis title of general during the Civil war, through which he foupht with lh.j federal army. Ho has held the highest office in tho G. A It., and It was drrlnp: tho' administration adminis-tration of Grovor Cleveland that he was appointed to the highest office In the civil service. |