Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-24
THE CHRISTMAS CLUB.


The boys and girls who will wait on the poor
little ones who will be the guests Of the Chill
dren's Christmas club Of the first district ct
the National Rifles armory, Saturday next, have
been selected from host Of applicants. There
was, - usual, . good deal Of lively competition
for the honor which belongs to the position Of
waiter. but those who did not succeed had no
ground for complaint The selections were
made impartially. The following is q complete
roster: John Hamilton, Strother Miller, Arnold
Graves, Frank Hewston, Joe Saks, E. W. Reisin-
ger, C. L. Hull, Daniel Thompson Pierce, How
ard Wilson, Howard Barker, George Whitwell,
Lionel Burnett, Charles Mclaughlin, Harry
Alburger, R. 8. Warfeld, Covert Goodloe, W.
Won Boyer, Harvey Dyer, Henry w. Samson,
Jesse Owens, Robert Rutherford. Eddie Wag-
staff, Isabel Johnston, Jean Cracraft, Ida Ma
son, Rose Mopsikove. Frances Sanders, Bessie
johnson, Kathleen Carmody, Elise Bradford
Florence Collier, Nettie Cohen, Alma Goodman,
Estelle Bennett, Berthe Hodges, Ellen Forrest,
Rebecca Behrens, Grace King, Edna Wallach,
Estelle Reizenstein, Sadie Carter. Bessie Brown,
Fannie Richie, Irene Berry, Mary Nebb, Net
tie Brown, Edith Swan, Ethel Camp, Bessie
johnson, Nellie Heating, Ella Browne, Lizzie
Williams, Julia Schmidt, Alma Noyes, Emma
Schmidt, Edna Dyer, Daisy Williams, Clara
Reigart, Emma voigt, Emily Stickney.
mas club and its work will hold their final
meeting at the Ebbitt house Wednesday at IL
am. Miss Pauline Whitney, vice-president Of
the club. has returned home from school and
win be at the dinner, which will be given at
o'clock Saturday.
A Memorial Building in Washington.
OBJECTS OF THE NEW ASSOCIATION OF UNION
AND CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
The bill to incorporate the Military Order Of
America, introduced in the House by Repre-
sentative Wheeler and referred to the District
committee, names forty-three incorporators.
Thirty-seven Of these are well-known citizens
of the District; thirty-eight are ex-Union SOL
diers, and five ex-confederates; thirty-five are
members Of the Grand Army of the Republic,
and several are members of the Loyal Legion.
Among the incorporators are Maj. William
Howard Mills. Col. Royal E. Whitman. Gen.
Marcus J. Wright. Gen. Albert Ordway DIR. D.
N. Bliss. Col Felix A. Reeve, Col T. G. Nor
row, Maj. W. P. Kuxford Col. W. G.. Moore.
Gen. W. s. Rosecrans, Col. George X. Brady,
Gen. James r. O'Beirne, DIR. J. F. Hartigan.
Col James A. Bates and Gen. James B. Colt.
One of the objects of the order. as specified
in the bill, Is to erect memorial building at
the national capital that will be suitable mon
ument to the ealor. patriotism and fidelity of
the American soldier and sailor since the days
Of Washington. and the establishment in the
Dulldlng OF war museum ana library. and
finally to strengthen the renewed bonds of
union between the states and to so educate
their children as to forever insure the nation
from the perils of another civil war.
The order. it is said. will consist. first of the
men who were regularly enlisted or mustered
in either of the contending armies during the
war; SECOND. of their sons who have reached
the required age; third. Of such patriotic citi-
Zens as desire to contribute to its success. One
half of all admission fees and fixed dues from
members to go to the building fund to be used
first for the erection of the memorial building
until completed and then for the erection of
the war museum and library. 1t is not proposed
to ask Congress for anything more than a per-
petual charter, permission to erect the build
ing upon one of the public reservations and
one copy of the books sent by publishers TO the
Congressional library. 1t is anticipated that
every state in the Union will. ON behalf of the
men each sent to the armies, contribute liber-
ally.