Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-10

part In IL, and feel something akin to envy
for those to whom Providence has given
the good fortune Of being descended from
our revolutionary patriots. But at the
time that your fathers were win
ming American independence from British
tyranny, my ancestors we're smarting under its
CALLING yoke In unfortunate Ireland. This fact,
while 1t makes me all the more devoted 10
American liberty, deprives me of the privilege
OF enrolling myself among the descendants oi
those who won it. pray that the association
may become . strong bond of loving fidelity,
binding all its members to the loyal upholding
OF Liberties SO dearly won"
THR ANNUAL cyLHBRArroSa
The local society will hold it's annual celebra-
ton on each 22d day Of February There Is no
universal day Of COMMUNICATION. Massa-
chusetts societies meet on Bunker Hill day,
North Carolina celebrates Mecklenburg's birth
Michigan the day on which tho stars and
stripes were frst unfnried within its bound.
aries as territory, and othor states in their
own fashion and at their own time. This city
pays it homage to George Washington.
MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL SOCIETY.
The following are actual members Of the
local society: David ID. Porter, admiral; W. s.
Rosecrans, brevet major general U. s. A. !:
A. W. Greedy, brigadier general, chief sigma
officer; Clin,on Is. Sears. captain engineers U.
s. A.; John I.orimet Worden. rear admiral
U. s. NJ; Il. ID. Townsend, brigadier brevet
major genera! U. s. A. retired: NJ C. Meigs,
brigader generel and brevot major general
U. 5. A., retired; Jas. ID. Dana. lieutenant col
onel, brevet brigader general y. S. A., retired
John ID. Nixon, brevet lieutenant colonel u
volunteers and captain L. A., retired; George
A. Armes, brevet major US volunteers and
captain U.SA., retired; James NJ. Flint sur
geon U.S.N.; Richard G. Dubois, general u. s. A.
retired; Henry A. Robbins. surgeon U.S.A
Robert ]. Walker; Joseph Cabeu Breckenridge.
brigadier general and inspector general
q. S. A.; William A. Richardson. chief JUS
Vice President of the United States
VIM. P. Frye, U. 8. Senator; John Sherman, U.
S. Senator; VIM. Campbell Preston Breckin-
ridge. Representative from Kentucky; John II.
Reagan, U. S. Senator; Horato Gates Gibson,
colonel thirtyfrst I. ). artillery, brevet briga-
Representative; F. W. Clark, chief chemist Z. S.
geological! survey; Appleton Prentice Clark; L.
W. V. Kennon, first lieutenant U.S.A.. Wash
ington, d. c.; Robert Craig, captain U. s.. A.
S. p. Langley, G.. Brown Goode, Vim. c.
Winlock, w. V. Cox. J. Z. Watkins, William
J. Rhees, A. Howard Clark. Paul Beck
with, j. II. Eastman, r. Hitchcock and
Henry w. Elliott, Smithsonian Institution
B. A. Colonna, United States coast and geodotic
survey; Felix Alexander Reeve. late colonel
eighth Tennessee volunteer infantry; Maj. Chas.
S. Ill., Roberdeau Buchanan, Gen. Duncan S.
NaIheiJ ofdnFilie 1oillalo, l. ". Ot. tidir
chief consular bureau. Department of State
Harry King, chief photographer United States
geological survey: Gen. Marcus J. Wright, Cal
vim d. Cowles. first lieutenant 23d infantry
Marshall Mcdonald, United States commis.
sioner fisheries; Louis A. Dent, Edgar Rich
ards Edw. A. Moseley, John r. Gar
rison. Thomas Ewing, jr.. Horace Coleman
Barnard L. Green, engineer Congressional Ii.
brary; Il. A. King Lieut.. Arnold Burgess John.
son, John r. Graham, Albert Pike. ex-brigadieI
general. US. A.; DIR. J. NJ. Toner, Daniel b.
Clark, John /. Bowman, Ebeuezer Burgess Ball
Gen. II. V. Boynton. Wm. D. CaOell, Vim. Lee.
MD, Jesse B. Wilson, Charles Albert John
Ely Bracket, MD, Otis ii. Cutler, Josiah
Dent, 2. V. Hagner, U. S. A., Capt
VIM. II. H. Sheets, Myron NJ Parker
J. Leavitt Smith, Jesse d. b. Peters, James T.
Dubois, George l.. Clark, James +. Duhamel
Joseph G. Gordon, 5. T. Albert, J. Hofnel
Gibson, o. S. Gibson