National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-16
MEMERTOS OF THE WAR.
The Relics Presented TO Lincoln
Post Last Night.
4 Piece of the Rebel Flag which Ellsworth
Hauled Down In Alexandria-A Frag-
inent of Lace Curtain from FRESH
dent Lincoln's Box at Ford's-
Interesting Presentation
Exercises, Sc, sc.
A Grand Army Entertainment.

! Lincoln Post, No. 3, G.. A. Il. gave a dc.
! lightul musical and literary entertainment
ut Grand Army Hall last evening to their
| friends, and the following programme shows
who bore the brunt Of the battle: Reveille, by
! Lincoln Post buglur. Pano-ifour hands,
National Airs, Misses Ida and Lou Thomson.
| Vocal Excelsior" Mcssrs. H. Pearson
and Il. A. Rochar. Piano solo-Proiessor
! William Waldecker. Observation-Disclosures"
Misses Minnie aud BERTHE Crawford. Prcscn-
! iaton of Ellsworth relics, by Comrade +. f..
Browncl of Post %, Chicago, Ill.,, and relics
OF the assassination Of President Lincoln, by
Comrade +. T.. Townsend, Of Rankin Post, No.
/ 10, Brooklyn, y. V Solo-"Ycs, Let Me Like
! Soldier FALL" Mrs 5. H. Jecto. Read
| ing lngersulls Retrospect of the War,
by request, Comrade +. &. Townsend. Piano
soloProlessor Waldcckcr. Ballad 90" The
Flower Girl, Miss Berthe Crawford. Original
| poem, written for the occasiOn-Comrade +.
! Bell. Vocal solo--Professor T. A. Rockar Tattoo
Oh the buSle. COmrade Daudelct aud Amer.
! lea by tho audience.
The feature of the evening was the prcsenta.
ton of the relies to the Post. Mr.. +. T. Brow
nell, "ElswOrth's AvCnger," made touching
address in presenting piece of tho rebel flag
hauled down at the Marshall House, in Alex
andria, May 81, 1861, by Colonel Ellsworth,
and for which ho was killed by Jackson, the
| proprietor. In the course of his remarks Mr.
| Brownell referred to tho early life of his old
commander showing the hardships he had
TO undergo while in the stui ~ of tho law. In
! 1852 while living in the city of Chicago, he
| organized the famous Fire IDuave3, with
which he made tour of tho United States
| At the outbreak Of the war he offered his COM
mand to Governor Yates aud 1t was accepted
his first duty being that of escort to President
/ Lincoln on his journey to Washington. Shortly
after he went to New York and organized
n regiment by private subscriptions, which
was sworn into service by the Governor of
that State. 1t was while in command of this
| regiment that he went TO Alexandria and met
his death at the hands of the assassin Jackson
The speaker also made reference to the esteem
in which Ellsworth was held by the lamentGd
Lincoln, who looked upon him as a younger
brother aud manifested the most intense grief
at his early death. The story of his death
was wildly described the audience being
deeply interested.
Comrade E. l.. Townsend, in presenting a
piece of the lace curtain attached to the box
at Ford's Theater the night President Lincoln
was nssassnated, spoke as follows:
COMMANDER: III pursuunceof my military duties
I arrived In Washington on the 10th day Of April
1860 The blow that felcd the Chief Executive OF
the Nation had almost parGlyzod the energies Of
the people and with bated breath they made refer.
| once to the dire catastrophe. impellcd by n desire
TO witness a scene of tile tragedy. visited FOrd's
Theatre and upon the spot whore II occurred oh.
tanned the precious relic which desire to present
u II
mandcr for the present year.
| 1t has been subject OF much consideration upon
my part what disposition should be made of II, but
l finally determined TO place 1t In the custody o
Lincoln Post. sNpulating that at the annual install
alton of officers of the Post, this relic shall be
handed by the retiring commander to his sue
ccSsor as long the Post shall exist Should IT, how
ever, disDand. IL Is my wish that the relic shall bt
deposited in tho United States Army Medical Mu
seunl located In the city Of Washington, ID. C., 4
be preserved among the archives of the Nation
AS no feeble words OF eulogy upon the part OF TIT
speaker Cun In any degree affect the imperishabl,
luStTe of that illustriOus patriot and statesman,
well as martyr to the cause of human freedom an,
= National unlty-Abraham Lincon-Inow ask you
- cOmrade, as commander of Lincoln Post, No 3, t
accept this rclict, under the proyisOs mentioned
and may its silent udmonitlons ever prompt us 4
follow the line Of patriotic duty, and 10 live ii
friendship with our comrades, cultlvating the viz
tues Of charity and exhibiting an answering 10y
ality to our country and the flag.
}, The following inscription was attached t
the piece of lace curtain:
This relic Of Abraham Lincoln (being portion
of the curtain of the private box Of Ford's Theatre
Washington, d. ca, imbued with the blood Of tina
patriot, statesman and martyr to the cause of hu
mau freedom and National unity, is presented +
Lincoln Post No. 3, Department of the Potomac b.
| COmrade T. L. Townsend, Of Rankin Post No. II
q. a. R., Department of New York, and 4. \. ID, {
| TO William Earnshaw, Commander-in-ChiefG Gran
Army Of tho Republic.
Commander II. ]. Clifford of Lincoln Pos
responded in suitable terms upon receiving til
relics, after which the remainder of the prC
> gramIno was carried out. Tho exercises col
tinued until nearly midnight, and tho ente
tainment was voted one of the pleasantest al
fairs ever given by tho Grand Army in Wash
b. ngton.