Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-17

Sherman. the only Senator now living who cal
In the Senate with Col. Baker. the hero Of Ball.
Bluff; ex-Gov. Curtin, John Wanamaker
Col A. X. Mcclure, Col. James Morrison Of
Gen. Meade Post, Harrington Fitzgerald
John Russell Young and Col. Charles Emory
Smith. ]. r. Hayes, medical director of the
Department OF the Potomac, was surgeon Of
the brigade.
HosPIrABLE Ex-coSFEpERArEs
Maj. Calvin Farnsworth of this city, one O,
the aids-de-c--p on the staff Of Gen. Palmer
has received a letter nom W. b. Smith, the
commander Of R. E. Lee Camp of Richmond
Va. extending cordial invitation to Grand
Army men to become their guests while in
Richmond. In this letter Mr. Smith states
Il assure you the invitation is cordial earnest
and sincere and hope will be accepted by you
and your comrades. We do not intend to at
tempt any lavish entertainment but assure
you that we will do all in our power to make
your stay in our city pleasant and agreeable"
THE rwENrY-THIRp CORPS.
The following committees Of the twenty third
corps have been appointed to take charge OF
the headquarters in Grand Army Place:
Sunday forenoon. F. Stewart, Capt Geo.
Roadway and J. L. Thornton.
Sunday afternoon-Capt. r. A. Raglan, C. v.
Dickey and W. ]. Herbert Hogan.
Monday forenoon-Jas. H. Simpson, E. N.
Hughes and Felix A. Reeve.
Monday evening-Col. s. Weaver, Capt. J. A.
Judson and Capt. j. c. Morgan.
tuesday, c. Hoops, ]. Praise Richard and
Lieut.. Aven Pearson.
Wednesday morning-A. McGinnis and Col.
]. B. Brownlow.
Wednesday afternoon-James DOYLE and J.
II. Simpson.
Thursday morning - Darwin Weaver and
Capt F. d. Fulkerson.
Thursday evening-N. W. HALEY and Jacob
PersinGer.
Friday morning-Col. R. F. Barter and Pat
Friday evening-Maurice Pechin and Capt.
N. H. Merrill.
Saturday morning-T. F. Brown and J. A..
Joyce.
Saturday evening-Capt. R. C. Taggart and
Capt. John L. Honehan.
THE AMBULANCE CORPS.
This afternoon at s o'clock the ambulance
corps of the Citizens Hospital will 20 into
service, when two of the ambulances will be
sent out. One will be sent to the Baltimore and
Potomac and one to the Baltimore and Ohio
depots. The others will go into service on
Sunday and be stationed follows:
District No. Ambulance No. l stationed Mt
the first precinct police station. Boundede
North. street; south, B street; east, 18th street.
and west. 18th street.
District No. 2-City ambulances and patrol
lances ut Citizens Hospital. bounded: North
b street southwest; south, by Water street;
east, 1st street. and west, by 18th street and
Monument grounds
District No. 3-Ambulance No. 8, stationed
at Braces drug store. 1929 NJ street northwest
Telephone. 76-2. Police station. To include
all the territory west Of ODD street northwest
District No. Ambulance No 4, stationed at
Citizens Hospital, will make calls in territory
west Of 18th street and north Of New York
avenue to Odd street northwest.
District No. 5-Ambulance No. 5, stationed at
fifth precinct station. Bounded by MARYLAND
avenue northeast to Capitol grounds, LIST street
southwest to river, to include all territory
south and east Of these b boundaries.
District No 6-Ambuance No. 6, stationed Mt
sixth precinct police station and Baltimore and
Ohio depot Bounded on northeast by Mary
land avenue. running northeast from Capitol
grounds; 1st street northwest to G street. G.
street to It'll street northwest, to It'll street ex-
tended.
District No. 7-Ambulance No. T. stationed at
the Baltimore and Potomac depot and at Gill
mans drug store. Bounded on north BY G.
street; south by B street southwest; east by LIST
street northwest; west by It'll street from Ct
street northwest to B street southwest
There will be eight ambulances in all. Nos.
"a and being stationed at the hospital. Nos
6. and 8 have two horses. the others one A
hearty invitation is extended to citizens and
visitors to inspect the hospital today and to-
morrow. Drs Joseph Taber johnson, Hawkes.,
Magruder and Lee were among the callers yes
terday. and were much pleased with the accom-
modations provided.
THE BLACK PHALANx.
1.-The Black PhalanX" will be feature Of tn Q
parade. 1t will be composed of eight one
armed veterans of the war. At the head of the
phalanx will be carried unique banner, which
will give the number Of battles on sea and land
in which cclored troops fought nobly.
The banner will be presented at Asbury
Church Monday night at So'clock by Rev. J.W.
f. Bowen OF Alger Camp, No. Is, s. v. the re-
spouse to be made by Maj. Charles b. Fisher
on behalf OF the phalanx. Patriotic war songs
will be directed by Prof. Spencer Green.
Thursday night a patriotic Concert and flag
presentation Will be given at the same place. A
special sermonwill be preached tomorrow at
II am. by the pastor, Rev. j. W. Z. Bowen.
METROPOLITAN RIFLES TO PARADE MONDAY.
Twenty-one Of the survivors Of the Metro
politan Rifles. which was mustered into the
service of the United States April IL, 1861, for
the defense of the capital. met at the house Of
Lieut.. John Chancey. 221 l street northwest,
last night. Capt. William II. Nally was in COM
mand once more and, on motion, it was resolved
to parade on Monday next. 10Th instant. as an
escort to the Pennsylvania militia-frst defend
ers. The meeting adjourned to meet again to-
night at 1014 Pennsylvania avenue. and the
attention of all members of this and other
companies of the District volunteers is called
to an advertisement in another column.
THE LADIES OF LOGAN CAMP.
The last meeting of the executive committee
of the Ladies' Aid Society of Logan Camp, Sons
Of Veterans. was held last night, at which all
plans were completed for the entertainment Of
the visiting L. A. s. and S. of V. Letters of
acceptance were read from various division
commanders S. of V. in response to invitation
to the reception to be held Wednesday evening
at the E Stree: Baptist Church. At the regular
meeting OF the society Miss Annie Cocks was
presented with past presidents badge. with
appropriate remarks. A number OF visiting
brothers of the Ohio s. Of V. Guard were made
welcome and two new members were received
into the society.
OLD CAMP sTONEMAN.
The Bnena Dista management are arranging
for throngs Of excursionists to Giesboro' Point
and old Camp Stoneman.
The first New York volunteers. Ellsworth
Zouayes, Hancock's veteran corps, first, second,
third, fourth, fifth, sixth. seventh and eighth
United States cavalry were at different times
encamped here. Very few changes have taken
place in the vicinity of the old camp The
point has been improved and beautified, but
the features Of the adjacent territory must
prove familiar to those who were encamped
there during the war. Now, as then, the lands
were used for farming Very few new houses