National Republican., 1883-05-18
aENERAL NoTEs.
Gen. schodcld is quartered at the Ebbitt

Gen. Schofeld is quartered at the Ebbitt.
The late Gen. Meade is represented by his
son, Col. Meade.
The Ebbitt house leads in variety of bunt-
ing--big flags and little flags.
The streets and buildings were not deco
rated as they should have been.
Postmaster General Gresham says the ad-
dress was u good chapter Of history.
Mai Ben Pericy Poore said he had not met
q dozen Boston men, The bad weather kept
them away.
Gen. NJ. G. Butler said this was not his turn
to celebrate, but he considered tho parade q
most pleasing display,
Said the colonel, with iulep in his hand,
"Ths reminds me Of many u time when i was
dryer than craven image"
A man who was not soldier said: az felt
that would have given thousand dollars
for a right to walk in that procession"
Wednesday was the twentieth anniversary
of Champion hills, which victory made IL i'm
possible for Pemberton to hold Vicksburg.
Gen. sprague, Col. Pickett, and Maj. Ray
mond OF Worcester, Mass, are here ut the
reunion. Pickett was the FIRST TO land on
Roanoke Island.
Many Of the veterans yesterday revisited
the old forts and camp grounds about the
city, and many drove TO Arlington and spent
hours in that BEAUTIFUL city of the dead.
"Now, there ought to be u reunion Of all
the armies" remarked an old soldier last
night, land IL ought to be held in Washing
ton. There is no place like Washington for
an army reunion"
After the parade of Wednesday President
Arthur gave an informal reception to State
Senator j. d. Plunkett, Surgeon General f.
L. Bssell, Col. John G. Healy, of Connecticut,
and Col. Swift, of the Duryea Zouaves of New
York.
The old flag room of the War department,
in which thousands of confederate battle
flags are exhibited, was visited by many
of the veterans yesterday, who gazed with
interest upon the banners which they had
aided in capturing.
Those of the veterans who did not go to
Mount Vernon yesterday turned out in squads
of one and went as they pleased. A number
drove about the city and were lond in their
praises of the Washington of to-day, which
is so great change from what it was when
they were first here.
Kit Carson post, No. 2, G.. A. r.. has earned
the gratitude of the visiting veterans for
keeping open house during the past two days
at its hall ON the corner of Ninth and ID
streets. Coffee, harltack, pipes, and tobacco
were there in great ptdfusion, and the old
canteen furnished new inspiration.
Tho appearance of the high school cadets
| in the procession Wednesday was extremely
creditable. 1t was the first time they had
paraded, and their soldierly bearing and cor
rect marching, together with their neat uni
forms, caused exceedingly favorable comment,
and they were frequently greeted with cheers
along the line of march.
"In fifteen years." sighed DIR. Bliss yester-
day, there will be great thinning out of
the ranks of veterans Did you see the gray
haired men in ranks? 1t won't be long until
| all that are loft will be gray or bald. Then
they will do very little marching. They will
ride If they 90 at all. marched in the pro-
cession yesterday, and it half killed me.
The LIST corps met at the Ebbtt yesterday
and elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: Col. q. G.. Benedict, president (;
Col. /, S. Tiohenor, first vice president; Capt.
Il. u. Halsted, second vice president Capt. l..
n Burritt, recording secretary; Sergt. Jo-
seph w. Kirkly, corresponding secretary
Thomas M. Exley, treasurer, and j. Ii. Stino,
| historian of the corps.