Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-24

They Start for Home Delighted With the
Hospitality Extended Them.

They Start for Home Delighted With the
Hospitality Extended Them.
That honored remnant Of the sixth Massachu-
setts, which has been enjoying itself in this
city for the past three days, went home this
morning, taking with it the Worcester Light
Infantry. 1t was about tbs when the visitors
started from the Ebbitt House, escorted to the
Baltimore and Ohio station by score of the
Washington Light Infantrymen Farewell
greetings, caps and badges wore exchanged at
the depot and at o'clock the train pulled out
for the northeast, bearing away from the ma
tional capital q crowd of men worn out by hos
pltality.
The Mount Vernon pilgrimage ended at 8
O'Clock last night, five hours having been spent
on the water and in the vicinity Of Washing
ton 8 mansion and tomb. On the return trip a
collation. was served, and then came oratory by
Col. Z. p. Clark. Capt. F. G. Stiles, Capt.
Prouty and Corp. Logan all Of Massachusetts.
and by Capt. John s. Miller on behalf Of the
Washington Light Infantry and the District of
Columbia.
In the evening the veterans of the sixth were
entertained by the Archons, an association
composed Of past department commanders Of
the G. A. r. Officers and members of the
Archons present were Chief Archon b. +.
Hawkes., Vice Archon A. H. G. Richardson
Escribano George E. Corson, Custodiano Har-
risOn Dingman and Archons s. s. Burdett, j.
b. Burke and C. p. Lincoln. OF these all but
the p NJ. general and Archons Royce. Sprague,
Alexander and Brooks were present last even
ing.
There were present besides tho veterans Of
the sixth Massachusetts regiment Past Depart
ment Commanders W. S. Odell and NJ. E. Urell,
Department Commander Pipes. Pension Com
missioner Green b. Raum, District Commits
sioner ]. W. Douglass, Senator Saunders Of
Montana. Maj. Patrick O'Farrell, Junior Vice
Commander-ln-chief Dreamer Of Maryland
Col: w. G. Moore and Capt. Miller of company
ID, W. l.. l. C..
Chief Archon Hawkes. presided. and addresses
were made by Capts. Dyson, White. Calvert.
Purdy. Whipple and others OF the sixth regi-
ment veterans, Capt. White of the active COM
pany of the Worcester Light Infantry and Sem
ator Saunders. Commissioner Douglass. Col.
Moore, Maj O'Farrell, Gen. Raum, Maj. Stiles,
Capt. Virtue. Junior Vice Commander-in-chief
Cramer. Capt. De Grau, Capt. Miller, Col. Lin
coin, Past Junior Vice Commander-in-chief
Dingman, Col Odell Gen. Corson and Past
Commander-in-chiet Burdette.
Arrangements for Maj. Randolph's Funeral.
The funeral of the late Maj. Peyton Randolph
whose death at his residence, IS Iowa circle,
was announced in last nights STAR. will take
place from the Church of the Incarnation to-
morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev. DR.. l. L.
Townsend will officiate assisted by Rev. George
H. Norton of Alexandria. The interment is to
be private and will be made at Rock Creek
cemetery. The honorary aud active pallbear-
ers have been chosen as follows:
Honorary pallbearers-Mr. w. G. Oakman,
Col. H. I. Douglass, Gen.W. H. Payne, Senator
Barbour, Mr.. ". H. Marbury, MIR. W. H. Green,
Mr.. c. NJ. Bolton, Maj H. D. whitcomb, Mr.. }.
i. Worthington, Mr.. j. W. Hall and Mr.. A. L.
Woodward.
Active pallbearers-C. P. Lee, J. /. Taylor
c. A. Darlton, NJ. c. Figg. N. Mcdaniel Col.
James p. Minetree. ]. S. b. Thompson and J.
A. Hall.