Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-16
BURNSIDE POST, G. A. r.
An Enjoyable Banquet at the Ebb:tt House
Last Night.

An Enjoyable Banquet at the Ebb:tt House
Last Night.
Many Of the old veterans who fought with
Gen. A. E. Burnside sat down to q banquet last
night at the Ebbi.t House, given under the
auspices Of Burnside Post, No. 8, G. A. R.
Their wives and families and friends were also
there. Heretofore whenever q reunion was
given it was known scamp fire." Burnside
Post takes the initiative in substituting ban
quet for a camp fire, and if last night is any
criterion the camp fires of old will be merged
into Grand Army banquets. Fully 200 people
rose at the stroke of the gavel and, with bowed
heads, listened to the blessing pronounced by
Comrade ]. ID. Croissant In true army style
the menu was attacked and finally repulsed
with great slaughter. 1t was a grand victory,
as the enemy was fully equipped and very
strong.
THE PosT-PRASDIAL ELoQUENCE-
Commander Nathan Bickford presided and
introduced the speakers after . few pleasant
remarks Of welcome, in which he stated that
the purpose of the gathering was twofold.
First, to perpetuate the good name and high
fame of Burnside Post, and, secondly. to pro-
mote those fraternal feelings which bind the
comrades together brothers. He then in
troduced Capt. B. +. Janney, whom he selected
to respond to the toast, 1.-The President" and
that officer acquitted himself most creditably.
Past Deputy Commander Wm.x s. Odell re-
sponded TO the toast, The Department Of the
ment and commanding position the department
had achieved. He said they were ip every sense
a representative body of American soldiers,
and had within their ranks the very cream Of
the volunteer soldiers. He concluded his re-
marks by saying that the Department of the
Potomac endeavors to carry out the cardinal
principles of the order-fraternity, charity and
loyalty-and, in the words of the immortal
Lincoln, Ito care for him who shall have borne
the battle, and for his widow and orphan"
Comrade E. o. Kimberley contributed solo
apropOs of the occasion. Gen. Thomas NJ.
Vincent responded to the toast, Our rela-
tIves-the army and the Loyal Legion" DR..
A j. Huntoon responded happily to the toast,
'Sweethearts and wives" and Gen. q. W.
Clark talked Interestingly of THE volunteer
soldier" The orchestra gave some choice Sc
lections and the speechmaking commenced
again with Comrade Geo. C. Ross, who re-
sponded to the toast 1.-The rank and file"
Maj. j. W. Powell then told Of the mastering
out of the comrades and Miss Lena shepherd
sang solo of considerable merit. Comrade
L. H. Sypherd read poem entitled 1.-The Old
Soldier Since the War and Comrade KIM
berley Gang another song.
Maj. X. s. Lacey closed the speechmaking
with a history of Burnside Post. The orches-
ira played Marching Through Georgia" and
the banquet came to an end.
WHO WERE PRESENT.
Among those present were: Nathan Bick-
ford. commander; G. P. Days, S.V.C., and Mrs.
Davis, L. yanderhoef. J.v:C.; P. q. Balm and
wife. Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Jameson and Miss
Jameson, Mr.. and Mrs. d. F. MCGOWAN, Thos.
VI. Vincent, Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Sperry, Mr..
and Mrs. 7. II. Sypherd, A. j. Huntoon, ]. II.
Grant. Mr.. and Mrs. @. H. White W. H. Crook,
]. ID. Creighton, Mr.. and Mrs. Lafayette Knapp,
Mr.. and Mrs. s. c. Brown, A NJ. Salmon, Mr..
and Mrs. A. +. Medford, Mr.. and Mrs. o. s.
Firmin, Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Kimberley,
T. Gaines. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Collette, J. n.
Rogers, Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Moulton, A. F.
Hendershott. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. d. Croissant and
Mrs. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. H. G.. Potter and Miss
Potter. W. s. Odeli, r. S. Lacey, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. A. Reeve, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Gridley. Mr..
and Mrs Arthur Hendricks. g. N. Rose, Mr..
and Mrs. r. c. Taggart and Miss Taggast, Mr..
and Mrs. l.. 4. Brown and Miss Brown, A. ].
Whitaker and Miss Whitaker, F. T. Porter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles P. Freeman, Mr.. and
Mrs E. j. Collett, c. NJ. D: Browne.
NJ. Turkenton, G. C. Ross, Silas Colgrove, Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Hamilton. Mr.. and Mrs G. W.
Clark, MIR. and Mrs. b. 7. Janney and
Miss Janney, Miss A. c. Robinson, Major o. Z.
Hine, Mr. and Mrs; D; J; Evans Walter spang-
Ter, J. Ed Mason, A. P. Tallmadge, Miss Estella
Mcdowell. W. ). Knapp, Albert Campbell.
c. p. Crandall. W. b. Pomeroy, Col. Chas. P.
Lincoln. Col. Jerome b. Burke, J. B. Morton,
Mr.. and Mrs. \. N. Ambrose and the Misses
Ambrose, Mrs. W. G.. Veasey (wife of the COM
mander-in-chief), Maj. and Mrs G. T. Carter,
W. W. Wild, +. G. Long, ]. T. Low, A.
N. Judson, G. B. Bennett, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. A. Terry, Colonel Ed Hayes,
Mrs Adams, C. V. Petteys, Mrs Hughes, Col.
and Mrs. Strickland, Capt. and Mrs. Meredith,
Mrs. Jane E. Shepherd and Miss Shepherd, ].
G. 5. Colby, A. H. Shattuck, Mrs. Gen. Ed
wards. Mrs. H. J. Durfee, A. Hall, Mrs. Clinton.
Miss Wilson, MIR. and Mrs. A. p. Lacey, Mrs. H.
Stuart. Mrs. s. L. johnson, Mrs. N. C. Miller,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse II. Strickland, jr.. DIR. H.
N Howard, DIR. L. T. Kalbach, Mr.. ]. L.
Thompson, Mr.. Milton Barnes, A. L. Rutter,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Davidson, DR.. and Mrs.
Thos. ingram, Mr.. J. Foote, Miss Lima Wright,
Col. A. A. Hosmer Mrs. s. j. Neal, Mrs. NJ. s.
Baum, Mrs. ]. H. Hoagiand. Mrs. Nellie R.
Wright, Miss Elvina Sheldon, Mr.. ]. Speed
Smith, Mrs. Mary S. Parker, Miss Minnie Cowl-
ing.