Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-07
The Thomas Statue Ceremonies.
MY OF THE CUMBERLAND REUNIoN-ARRANGE-
MENTS 10 MEET GHANT.

ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
MENTS TO MEET GRANT.
The following have been designated by Judge
Arthur Macarthur chairman OF the mass meet
ing held at willard Hall, on the 9th OF Octobe'.
as the committee OF one hundred, to arrange for
the reception of General Grant when he t1ives
Of the Cumberland in their arranger Isen;s for
their approaching reunion and the .-fTemonies
attending the unveiling OF the TT oaaas statue:
Noah l. gefiries Geo 2;,, ": Riggs r. r Merrick
Corkhill. Rev. B. SUNDERLAND. Fred. Douslass:
S. E. Middleton, T. L. Hume. a. q. Riddle. i. o.
WI, Wilson R. J. Greener, s. 8: Henkle, Il. A. vii
1 1ahe w. s.ags1 oa a: Richards G. NC
Church, Hon. ]. Dent, Hon. NJ. G. Emery, Jno. F.
Olmstead, Hon j. A. j. Cresswell, Jno. ". Bote-
s sf, F. X GnaPn,an Farson, D, Cooke, Ir,
samuel NoIment, Rev. G. B. Chenowith John
Alexander, ". 81. Morrison, Fl. v. Eoynton, T.
D. u: Brady Il: B. James, Gen: WIN. Mckee Dunn,
}. II. BeSlln, Rev. w. W. Patton; Hon. VIM. G..
LIE DUO, G. Lansburgh ]. F. Cake, j. C. Parker,
GeGrg e Hill IT., THOMAS Russell J. D Martin
A. Shepherd Rev. s. Domer, L Q. Davis, DR.. J. E.
Rankin, B. L Blackford, J. W. Thompson, Sam
uel Cross, Peter Campbell Enoch Totten, j. L.
Burnside, Theodore Roessele.- John L. vogt,
Ed DrOop, W. ID. Davidge, James N. Tyner
Rev. }. W. Parker, C. H. Marshall. Thos. Wilson,
Amos Webster, DR.. D. b. Clarke, c. NJ. Barton
Rev. Louis Stern, Ed. Abner, Hon. r. G. Inger-
soil, A. NJ. Clapp, ". w. Burdette s. Fl. Kauff-
mann, VIM. NJ. Gait, II. H. Hutchinson, Rev. j.
4. Walter, Rev. A. F. Mason. James L. Barbour
George ". Adams. E. W. ". Grim. John NJ i.
Mitchell, n. ". Burchell, Hon. w. S. Cox G. W.
Cochran, II. j. RamSdell, |. n. Burritt Prof j.
T. Bpasd, James McNabb, jr., Franklin Tenney,
Robert Boyd, Rev. II. p. Naylor, II. l. Gregory.
w. G; Hines, ". ". Raplcy J. c. G. Kennedy,
'Tfndell, =. j. s. Perry, and Lewis Clephane. BY
the action OF the meeting at Willard Hall Judge
Macarthur was constituted chairman OF the
committee. The committee will meet next Mon
day evening at Wizards Hall.
THE RECEPTION COMMITTEE
OF the Society OF the Army of the Cumberland
met last night in the red parlOr of the Ebbitt
House. Judge Macarthur occupied the chair,
with Mr.. Benkle as secretary. General McCook
reported from the local committee that all the
governors of the several states. adjutant gene
rails of the states and the states militia have
been invited. Invitations have been sent to
200 editors OF papers, and there will be people
enough present from PittSburg. Pa, alone to fill
any hail in the city. Gen. Arson 6. MCCOok, of
New YORK. will deliver the grafton at the reunion
for the United States. The chairman was given
discretionary power in relation to the appoint
ment OF subcommittee
THE DECORATIVE COMMITTEE
is buSily at work, and the ornamentation about
the statue will be extensive and beautiful. One
of the features will be thirty-eight poles erected
around and about the statue, each pole bearing
the coat of arms of one OF the states. Seating
room for 1900 invited guests will be arranged in
close proximity to the statue during the ceremo-
MES. An invitation to the Oldest Inhabitants
Society to be present and partipate has been &C
cepted. A mounted battalion, numbering 20O
and mounted company, Numbering so. from
Alexandria, will be present at the unwilling,