The Washington critic., 1886-04-09
WASHINGTON CRITIC
WASHINGTON. APRIL o. 1856.
THE DISTRICT VETERANS.


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''"H'ng arrangements For the Great
celebration on Monday.
The meeting of District Volunteers OF
1861 at Cosmopolitan Hall last evening was
large and enthusiastic. and nj, Tho indico.
tive ro,., a. ,'.s,',. III a. ',o,.,,'. w
.o"s po'n' W u,os' creu'taple ceieoratioh
In calling the meeting to order said: "Wo
want the country at large to acknowledge
our service. and ofter, tbis celebrs,ion ,s
over we want 10 orpan,ze n nermonent as1
sociation, so as to be able 10 law o,,r claims
before Congress- and gain the recognition
we are entitled tob
Although twentv.Gve vears have nasal
over their heads since the District Veterans
of 'Gl went into active service Tor Ipnoio
Sam. tbey have evidentiv moi vet Lost tho
capacity FOR rspId. energetIc movomnnt % as
Is evidenced by tbe yonderfui a,novnf ~ ~
work done IN ibe short sneno - nno u,aoi, -
Having organiued Wempor.riiv1 Ii ~ h,t vt1 weeS, oi,
ago yesterdav' ihe Associato5 vetoroms , meoS os
the District Of Columbia ner,ected Thar Jr
orronoements for Mondav,s ,,araao a, Iest
NIGHTS meat,nr Tho rnas,;rpp ,vos sn,ri.as
and enthmsjas,Ic and az aao eoS oSas,, WAS spr,.eu
nies were found reprcsented' ieavinn XII
three of The thirtv.four ori~in,I comnsnies J
as vet unreprcsented In fbe oroanjlatinn
Tho eieciinn NJ nermonart nS,ioars ,ros ~.
motion. nostnoned ,intii a after Tho 1oth ,ud al
a motion of Captain Rodier that nil milIitoru
bodies of Tho District of Coinmb,a musteradJ
into service in ApriI. 1891 form nart a 81 tSa
Chairman Wagner of The execntive com.
mittee renorted that Wilson v and nushama S
Posts NJ tbo n ", SoI,,,nna lu Duvnaue USUALLY
iikelv ba IN ibe narado Tha ,'rrH prosj1 wou,d nd
Cabinet had accnn,ad irvitat,ars - ro,,ia'., du
the parade. The District Commis sioners
would review them from The District
bnildinps Mcmhers ~ hotb horsas 90
Congress wonid also review ,he noroJa
from the east front ~ tha Conito, ~
eonraeement was rcceivcd iV from tbn soora-
tary Of the Navy in obtaining The Marina
band, and from General Sheridan In secur.
ING the services Of tbe tJnjted States orfjIl
Ierv at the Arseno, 1,be railrooJs Ind ra-
InSod ~ faros sron, ,o,rts hot,a M. nuv ,1
and this city. The Cabinet had decided to
give half holiday to the veterans In the
various departments. The District Com
missioners had issued such an or1or 70 ali
their emnjoves ne also 10 tha pni;oo and
t,,.n nnPo.Jooi 40 aieo W tne loiice anu
Tho observation-disclosures ,,odo h,, a.. .o..,
mandors of Tho Tininn Vatar,n yorns Ni1
Guard; Union Veteran Corns Fipst Com. W
many. Notiono, Rides and En,n,at c,ord
all of whom were present. were RECEIVED
with applause.
As the finance c0mmittna rannrta1 IN
emntv treasury Tho fojlowinT wora an.
,py easuy, .no tVIioMins were up
poihteu 10 canvass tne CITY ior money 10 de-
Tray expenses: Messrs. VIM. O'Meara, o.
Il. Duffy, Joseph IIodgson, Donald Nc
Cathran, George Wagner, X, 1. Nicholson,
Vim. Seitz. Lieutenant Cruikshanks and q
A, III, Marks.
subscription of sos from the Washing
ton Light Infantry through Colonel Moore,
was received and highly appreciated as q
most graceful act showing the corps sincere
tion number of contrIbutions W suv wsro ro made
o., a n"oei Va Soheii"uiohS Weic ihauc
ny unose present
Cnle1 Marshal Rodler announced the FOL
lowing route Of procession for Monday:
The various bodies In assemble at the c,tv
Hall at / O'Clock 4. m. Monday. the rigbt ~
the column resting on Four.and. a half Street.
Fyur.and a half street To PennsvIvonia ave- ave.
80 IHs east front OF the SSpt thence to
up Seventeenth to X street, along X street to
Ninth, down Ninth street to Pennsylvania
Avenue, ave- 70 inc CITY Hall, where the procession
WIN n Do . u'sinlsseu.
Ihe veterans VIII form according to the
hsttn9 hu9er oi smeir T pattaiion Ihere are eight
os toIionS hhe iine VIII Prooapiy pe iorheu
"' i0iio"s'
FIRST DIVISION
rrr,,ad n9Hte ste,a escort kr,,i,or
Union % Veteran Moor Corps rsrtli,G 9old SGnard,
Veteran Corps (First Company,
National Rifles.
Emmet Guards,
coonann ContinentaI 9.I1io Guards; ards,
High School Cadets.
srcosn n,v,s,oN.
Grand Army Of the Rcnublic
THIRD p1yrsIoy.
District veterans of ,81
Captain Rodier, Chief Marshal, assisted by
First Battalion-Charies Merrill and A. Camp.
g., bell.
SecOnu-Captaln FOXWell.