The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-23
THE ANCIENT WARRIoRA


The Veterans OF 1912 CeIebratina the Birth
a.y-Nesiected by our Ecen enical Cem-
mon Council, the Gray-Haired soldiers
are Enfertaincd by Two Patriotic fricncr.
The few remaining Veterans Of the War Of 1919
celebrated washingtons birthday by meeting yester-
day afternoon in Military Hall and walking, two by
Two, down tie Bowery Mp Grand street, and down
Broadway to the Continental Hotel where they took
dinner. Had IL not been for two generous and
patriotic friends, they would have had to dispense
with the dinner. Many Of them are too poor to in
dulge In anything Of the kind, and our economical
Common Council resolved to do their best toward
reducing the taxes on metropolitan property by
emitting on this day their usual Appropriation IA be-
half OF the veterans The following postecriptum
to their call for assembling will tell the story
made any ar Sppropriation as was formerly done by
otheIs enable the Veterans to celebrate tne national
home.
Tho old soldiers numbered only seventeen This
year. They appeared In ciizens' dress'-wltn .ne
OF 81 years, with snow.white liar. Ho was
attred in ull uniform, with sash around his waist
| on his hands, and in his hands hnndkerchiof
Everybody stopped to admire the hale old man
Right behind him walked tall thin veteran, win
white moustache and aqpiline nose who LOOKED n,a
like one OF the great Napoleons guards, and AZ nus
Leels was James Masters, the Oldest man Of them az
Elghty-th years have passed over his head. AT
the head Of the band was the gray headed Gen 10y
| mond, and behind 1t q great crowd OF astonisned
people. .-,
| on their march through the streets men stopped
| everywhere and ranged themselves along the caro-
They observed with deep interest these soalsrs OF
former generation. The bitter cold OF the day was
felt severely by the old men, many OF whom bad no
gloves and had to uso their stout walking sticks as
best they might, With bare hands. They reached
the Continental az last md sat down TO dinner FOR
| half hour they worked away vigorously; Cen
Raymond then rose and read aloud the fohoWine
| letter: - %. ,.-o
! To the Veterans QIhe War Of 1912; -, -.
Nou particular " uested TO partake OF lunch at
the Cont mental Hotel IN honor OF ue day You are eoe
bratlng b. so doing you will crafty Two irenas on
on this castor so ceeorate the memory OF Washing
| J.GoULD WARMER and JAMES MlCHAklS.
Three cheers were given for the donors. The
cheers were hearty but not loud. Some OF the old
mems voices failed them. Nine more cheers were
given To various toasts, and finally three MOI 0
for tree Cuba The Veterans completely ex'
hausted by this time, aud began shaking hands pre-
| p1ratory to disbanding.
| Their attire showed how much they need that
| pension for which bill In now before Congress
4 Here are the OF the Veterans, with theii
| respective aRes: Gen. II. Raymond, ~, LIST u. y
| Vols. Col. Abe. Daily, "A, nth U. 3. Vols. Col
| Benson, 49, eSth u. :. Vols. Capt. Chas. n Grow
ley, 81, 81 T. ;. Vo,s. Capt. Henry Baker, %, In
service since 1917, aud until years ago, when he
| was discharged bunorably with n series OF rcsolu
| VIM. Twuy, 20 J. q. Sexton, ~; WIN. ID Doyle
10, 1lth L. = Vols, and 10 service years, during
the late war. in the liIt ". Y Vols. ANGEL Titus
| ~; VIM. ii. Brown, "a; Chas. Coombs, 20 Zcna
| skidmorr, -; r. :. Wheeler 81 JAS. Masters
So; Piriminus Doxcy, 70; Jared Olmstead, n.