Evening star., 1869-12-10
The (Adams) Boys I'm Blue.

The BIS an b. Failure-Ererybody Tired of Fuss
and fedtheTs-A Change Of Base Proposed and
Carried.
A meeting Of the (Adams) Boys in Blue was
held last evening, j. Bell Adams in the chair
| and Prof. A. NJ. Green secretary pro tem.
Mr.. Adams stated that the meeting was called
| Tor the purpose OF recognizing the Boys in
Blue, which organization was for the purpose of
aiding the Republican party. He then recited
at length his version OF the difficulties which
have divided the BIS in B., which, he said re-
suited from the new Executive Board chosen
last June, having called on the COmmander-in in
Chief "a: Grant) for an official account OF his
stewardship. Up to that time no objection had
been made as to the legality ef the board but they
had the audacity TO ask him for an account and
then the question was raised that the Board Vas
not legal He proceeded to argue at length the
legality OF the Board, and his (A.'s) claim to the
command.
Mr.. f. S. Atkinson found men, who were sore
heads, who condemned both 4. Grant and j.
Bell Adams. He believed that the organization
detrment to the party. The organization cre-
ated discussion, and he referred to the fact that
the drumming and ffeing OF the Boys in Blue
hal done much harm, and that children were
new keeping bal hours and getting into mis-
the organization tonight, and did not think
that the Grant faction would last longer. He,
therefore, moved that the meeting proceed to
organize a central wOrkingmen's association.
The Chair declined to entertain the motion.
MIR. Perry Carson gave sketch of his cOnnec
ton with the Boys in Blue, and said he was
torches. He was ashamed Of the Boys in Blue
on Inauguration day, and moved that they pro-
ceed to organize a military company.
Mr.. Himber thought they should, as the old
organization had been a failure, organize as
military, and he did not wish i'm future to see
men with 2icent capes and l0-cent caps.
nection with the Boys in Blue first as an officer
and then a member of the board, said he had
stood by when A. Grant was sounding the death
lIr.@f 1,o
attempting the defeat the party OF which he
claimed to be a member, and even refused to
register. When Grant was impeached he made
charges against Adams, and among Others Sc
lected to try the latter was ''poor little SoWen."
Laughter.
CAPT. Kurtz, after speaking of the course of
Of organizing military companies here.
Mr.. Atkinson spoke Of A. Grant as another
Tom Swami: He was now buying poor men in
the Fifth Ward. He referred to men i'm that
ward starving, and yet buying capes and caps.
rThey should organize a workingmen's Organi-
zation, and SO to Congress and ask an apprOpri
and they will not need soup. Ask for work and
not soup lAPPlause.l He could speak for the
people of the Fifth Ward that they were tired Of
the BOYS in Blue.
Mr.. Chas. A. Peters gave his experience as an
officer of the organization, in which he had
heard A. Grant venting his spleen against the
proved a failure, and he endorsed the views of
Mr.. Atkinson as to a workingmen's organiza-
ton.
A vote on Mr.. Atkinson's motion to organ
ize a Central Workingmen's Association was
nearly a tie. A division was called for when
Mr.. Duffey raised the point that no such motion
could be entertained, and it was not proper that
any outsiders should come here to spring such
a question, and if he wished to carry such a
question he should call meeting for the pur-
pose.
l. The Chair sustained this point
Mr.. Collins Cruso defended the Bows in Blue
as great auxiliary to the Republican party.
10 al NOT amt
for Grants sins. A voice-"He's getting ready
to be elected Alderman of the Fifth ward."l
Grant would be broken up and by next June his
name would not be mentioned.
Councilman Joseph Williams gave a sketch of
the proceedings OF the Board, when A. Grant in
direct violation of the constitution attempted to
preside, and control the Board. He (Grant) had
mil lsd the men and while pretending that the
org anization was not a military one, yet he ap-
p ared in uniform with the stars on his should
ers with other officers. The members OF the
Board had decided to make the organization
military one and 60 to Congress for authority to
organize the militia Of the District of Columbia
but they will know who they enlist.
Mr.. K. Thompson moved that the meeting
basis.
Mr.. A. NJ. Green next addressed the meeting,
saying that it could not be disguised that mill
tary organization would be Of great service to
the Republican party. As TO cooperative unions
gsitatS y = e t0wards tne kspuSiisan party
Of labor are advocated. When they have organ
lied then they should help the labor party, and
both together will snatch from Mr.. Grant all the
power he ever possessed.
The motion Of Mr.. Thompson was adopted
with but few dissenting voices.
MIR. Himber moved that the Executive Board
immediately equip the command; carried.
Coz Carson said that Capt. Green had COM
Psny ready to turn over now.
MI; himser said that Capts. Mott and Oliver
also had companies ready for equipment; and
at.et seselS captains had reported the number
y, men' vi. Smrson moved that the Executive
BOARD immedlsteiy proceed to uniform and
meeting adjourned. $3.50
The MASQUERADE OF the season. so far. was
that given by the Jonadabs last night At Old
Fellows Hall, the maskers being numerous AMI
the costumes as elegant as they were rarie5
Among the character dresses the most novel
and attractive was that OF " The Evening star. :,
by Miss OimsfeaA, whose dress was cut In pan
nier style. and made wholly Of EVENING STARS,
the frilis and heunces Icing made exclusively OF
the headings. Our paper has cever looked so
well, nor contained any ything mere interesting
than on this occasion. Mary Stuart !" by Miss
Mills, the Fat Boy" by Mr.. G. Maxwell, and
" General Spinner" Treasurer of the United
state by Colonel TAFT we're nerfec.