Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-14
HONORS TO VEAZEY.
The Grand Army Boys Making Old
Boston Echo.
EXTENSIVE FIRE In LOUISVILLE
The New York Central Strike q
Thing Of the Past.
NEW ENcLANo's SHORT APPLE CROP.

SHERMAN SHAKING HANDS.
The Washington Old Guard serensde
Commander Veazey.
BosroN, August Il
On their return from Nantasket yesterday
George D. Meade Post Of Philadelphia under
| escort of John A. Andrew Post Is Of Boston,
| kearney Post of Richmond, under the same
| escort, and Ransom Post 131 of st. Louis, un-
der escort of Montgomery Light Guards, and
headed by the United States cavalry depot
band Of jefferson barracks. Missouri, marched
TO the Hotel Vendome to pay respects to Gen.
w. 1. Sherman, who is q member of Ransom
Post The general shook hands with every
| member, with kind word for each. Mrs. Jno.
| A. Logan also came out and was presented and
bowed her acknowledgment to the
hearty cheers. Secretary Noble made
| brief address and Past Commander in
| chief William Warner introduced Gen. Sherman,
who made brief address, In which he eulo-
gized the soldiers for what they had done and
warned them that their whole duty would not
| be performed until they had taught their chill
dren and grandchildren how TO make the coun-
| try what it ought to be.
Historic Plymouth is in gala dress to receive
! veterans OF the g. r. and intends on Friday
to have clam bake that shall break the record.
Many OF the western veterans visited Plymouth
BODY. That was the E. D. Baker Post of
Philadelphia, about 100 strong and with
nfty invited guests. The Silver
Spring Rifles, post 8 cadets, and
| the Franklinfeid West Philadelphia Band, with
2l pieces, came escort to the veterans
The visitors were received with due honors and
escorted about the town to the National Monu-
ment. where they were addressed by the Hon.
w. L. Davis. An informal clam bake dinner
was given them at l pm, and after q few
| hours spent in sightseeing the visitors re-
turned to Boston.
TENTH ARMY CORPS
The survivors Of the tenth army corps yes
| terday responded in large numbers to the COM
| mttee's cali for meeting at Brimmers school
house to form permanent organization. Vet
| Grams from the two hundred and third Penn
| sylvania, one hundred and fifteenth New
York, first New York volunteer engineers,
| seventh Connecticut, twenty-fourth Massachus-
| ests, third New Hampshire, seventy-sixth Penn
sylvania, ninth Maine, fourth New Hampshire,
| third Rhode Island artillery, first Massachu-
| setts battery, seventh New Hampshire and
| ninety-seventh Pennsylvania regiments were
present. 1t was decided to form a permanent
organization to be known as ''the Veteran
Association of the Department Of the South" I"
which was to be made up of veterans of the
tenth and eighteenth army corps and the Off
GERS and men Of the north and south Atlantic
squadrons. Officers were elected with Judge
J. Z. Sheppard Of the ninth Maine as secretary
and treasurer and long list of vice presidents
November z, 1891, was chosen as the date and
Boston was selected as the place for the first
annual reunion.
THE FEAST OF MEMORIES.
The banquet Of Gettysburg Post, 49,, G. AR,
department Of Massachusetts, held in Faneuil
Hall last evening, was a brilliant event, and
was noteworthy for the prominence OF actors
in it, all Of them being more or less publ men
and citizens of high standing. while the guests
invited were foremost of the republic. Plates
were laid for $50 persons and not a plate was
vacant. After the delicacIes had been fully
enjoyed Commander V. Harrison Hume OF the
entertaining post introduced Gen. Daniel
Sickles Of New York, who was greeted with a
deafening shou,. Gen. Sickles related MANY
| "reminiscences Of the war, praised the Grand
Army for its nobls work in these days of peace
referred to its records to the caisons Of veter-
ans as time for their future guidance in time
of emergency should the latter ever come.
Commander Hume then introduced Com
mander-in-chief-elect Col Wheelock G. vsazey.
who was received with o tempestuous cheer
He said that the Grand Army of the Republic
Is the greatest organization OF the sort in the
world, but it seemed to him that it had failed
to see the grand object and opportunity it has
In its ranks are half q million men-perhaps
one-half Of the survivors of the war of the re-
bellion. 1t should have a larger proportion.
1t has the foremost men, not only in public life
but in business life. The President and many
distinguished Senators and Congressman wear
the Grand Army button. There is no reason
why the organization should want more dis
tinguished men, but to look at the Grand Army
only with that object in sight is the narrowest
the lowest view that can be taken Continuing
he said: Our object is not to promote the po-
litical advancement Of any man, for we are or
ganized for the loftiest purposes that the
English language can express. First 10 the
FRATERNITY OF THE MEN
who stood side by side in hundreds of battles
to preserve their country, and second, the pro-
motion OF charity. We have done in the way
of charity more than any other organization in
the world has done. In Roberts Post, No. IA.
Of the Department of Vermont, to which be-
long, We never allow any old soldier to 90
without visit to discover his needs. to buy
medicine, to cheer him in illness or adversity
to bury him when he dies with all the honors
that the Grand Army of the Republic can con-
fer. But the idea that this is sufficient is
erroneous. Our idea is not only to help our
comrades in distress. We should be on the
lookout for all veterans in the jurisdiction Of
each post to see if they were good soldiers if
they fought and did not run. II through their
own habits or otherwise they have fallen on
the way, let us say to them: ''You are brave
soldiers. Whatever has been your lot come
into this organization which recognizes you as
man and patroit. Join the club house of
the poor men, the soldiers. Ask them in and
vote them in, and don't be particular because
they got little lower in the social scale than
you did. That 10 the ultimate work Of the
Grand Army OF the Republic. When you see
old comrades suffering and then 60 to Con-
gress to ask for their relief, il you have first
done what you could for them, you will hear
the people say that you may have almost any
legislation whatever"
Department Commander Thomas Cogswell of
New Hampshire spoke a few pleasant words and
then withdrew, in company with Judge Vsazey,
to 60 to the camp fire at Camp Sheridan.
Other speeches we're made by Gov VIM ID.
Hoard of Wisconsin, Gen. Butterfield, Gen.
Devens, Collector Beard, Commander Barr of
New Jersey and Tom Bxtchellsr of Michigan
and the Rev Arthur Little.
The members Of Aurora Post, GAR of
Aurora, Ill, are the guests today Of Post 5 of
Taunton. The lady visitors are being enter
tanned by the Womens Relief Corpa Public
buildings and many private residences and
streets are decorated with flags and bunting
and the occasion il made . semi-holiday n
town.
aKcEPTIoN TO JUDGE vIAzKY.
The informal reception rendered 70 Judee
Veazey at the fremont House last evening vas
. perfect ovation The judge came to the
fremont House Immediately after speaking .t
Faneuil Hall. He was escorted to the parIor,
where Mrs. Veazey and Mrs. q. s. Walton stood
at his left and received with him. Crowds Of
atora tnA l.,