The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-06-14
A REUNION DINNER.
A HAPPY AFFAIR AT NATIONAL
RIFLES ARMORY.
The Active and Veteran Members of
the Corps Reunited at a Grand
Banquet-The Participants and the
Toasts.

1t was happy, patriotic, and enthusiastic
gathering of congenial souls, composed of the
active and veteran corps of the National
Rifles, that met at the armony Tuesday even
ing last, and sat down to the annual reunion
dinner. An hour prior to the feast the young
and the old of this time-honored and popular
organization began to assemble in the large
music hall of the armory and listen to the
concert music rendered by Professor Louis
Weber's orchestra. AT O'Clock Lieut.. Evans,
chairman of the committee, gave the signal for
the formation of the line of march to the banquet
hall. The junior company, in fatigue uniform,
formed in a column of two with open ranks.
The veterans of $50 and '61 under the COM
mand of Col. William q. Moore, took position
between the open ranks of the juniors and
the combined body of soldiers then took up the
line of march for the drill-room, where Mar
tin Hebner, the caterer, had spread tempt
ing feast. The tables were set to represent
hollow square, and the participants were so
seated that each veteran had as an escort on
his right and left an active member of the
Rifles. Small tables were arranged at each end
of the room, on which were placed large bowls
that were Kept constantly filled with de-
hghtful and exhilarating concoction called
"National Rifles punch" prepared by Lieut..
Manson from famous receipt. The banquet
table was in itself perfection. Choice flowers
and plants, delicately tinted candles in
antique candelabra, fine fabrics of linen and
pure cutglass ware and exquisite collections of
china went to make up the table decorations
The orchestra was stationed in one corner of
the room, and during the dinner
rendered choice selections. Covers were
laid for 100, which included the
active and veteran members and ten
specially invited guests. There was not a
vacant chair after Capt. Oysters signal to be
seated had been answered. The menu, neatly
and tastefully arranged, was printed ON gilt
edged beyeled cardboard and contained the
following courses: Little Neck clans, con-
somme soup, Sauternes, Bordeaux, Kenne-
bee salmon, tartar sauce, potatoes, Partisan,
claret st. Julien, Bordeaux, flllet de beef mush-
room sauce, string beans, French peas, sherbet,
broiled spring chicken on toast, dressed
asparagus and tomatoes, champagne, extra
dry (Reims) sweet bread salad, dressed
cucumbers, Rifles punch: salted almonds, ice
cream, fancy assorted cakes, Strawberries
peaches, apricots, oranges, hard crackers and
cheese, black coffee, and cigars.
AT the conclusion of the feast few i'm
promptu toasts were offered and fiVe-minute
responses made by the following gentlemen
"The President OF the United States" Col
William q. Moore; ''Our Nations Capital, y
William D. Baldwin; "Our Veteran Corps
1s59-l863,n Capt John T. Clements; "Ou
Honorary Corps" John A. Prescott; "Tht
National Rifles of Today Lieut. Joseph o
Manson; sour Sweethearts and Wives" Lieut.
Ed b. Hay; "The Press,' Lieut.. Noble ID. Lar
ner; company A, First Regiment Minnesota