Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-03

VIII DC PROVIDED ana served each DAY between
the hours Of am. and pm. Each lady will
be presented with handsome souvenir badge
to take home Is a memento of the occasion.
Thursday evening. the 22d. grand
reunion and reception will be held
between and IL o'clock to all Michigan peo-
pie then in Washington. Addresses will be de-
hyered by .. l.. Spaulding. assistant secretary
of the treasury; Edward Willis assistant secre-
tary Of agriculture; C. d. Conger. J. H. Nc
Gowan, Col. Charles p. Lincoln. deputy COM
missioner Of pensions; Judge Benjamin A. Har-
Ian, Harry n. Smith and others. The mems
man; d. c. Morrison, secretary; L. E. Gridley,
treasurer; ". d. Mack and W. E. Wertebaker
THE FIFTH CORPS.
The resident members Of the fifth corps held
an enthusiastic and interesting business meet
ing in the red parlor of the Ebbitt House last
evening, Capt. A. Il. Jameson presiding The
following additional names were added TO the
roster: Col. Geo. A. Woodward, second Penn
sylyania reserves; Maj. VIM. b. Morgan one
hundred and forty-ninth Pennsylvania volun-
teers; Capt. A. T. Kinney. two hundred and
forty-fourth New York volunteers: r. c.
Sneden, first Michigan: Chas. F. Noske, I. Sec
ond District of Columbia volunteers; Mai. B.
f. Rittenhouse, battery d, fifth United States
artillery; Geo. A. Corson. company i. seven
teenth United States infantry; Charles VIII
AntAe, COMPANY 4, siAth tHited states Infantry;
John J. Shane, company /. ninth Pennsylvania
reserves, and X. c. Sneden, company /, first
Michigan volunteers.
The chairman announced the full committee
on speakers and program for corps reunion as
follows: DR.. j. F. Raub, chairman: Col. Geo. A.
Woodward, Capt Howard l.. Prince, Sergt.
William Corsa and Maj. b. F. Rittenhouse As
signment committee: Capt. A. Z. Jameson.
chairman; DR.. J. F. Raub. secretary; Capt. J.
Z. Gather, Col. ID. II. Kent. Gen. Ira c. Abbott,
DR.. J. \. Woodwork and Maj. William b. Nor
gan.
Regimental chairmen: Fourth United States
infantry, A. W. Anderson; fourth Delaware
volunteers. Col. d. II. Kent; two hundred and
tenth PENNSYLVANIA volunteers. Capt. A. 7.
kinney ninth Massachusetts battery DR.. A. B. c.
Clement; sixteenth Michigan volunteers. George
d. Sidman; one hundred and forty-rinth Penn
sylyania volunteers, Maj VIM. B. Morgan;
forty-fourth New York volunteers, James
Dougall; second United States infantry, John
ONeill; third United States infantry. Chas. p.
Daley; first Michigan volunteers, r. c. Sneden;
second District of Columbia volunteers Charles
+. Noske; seventeenth United States infantry,
George E. Corson: thirteenth New York voiun-
teers, james Baird; fourth Michigan volunteers,
J. Brosius.
The duties of the assignment committee shall
be to assign tents and dates for the different
reunions OF the organizations of the corps; the
duties Of the reception committee 10 receive the
members of the corps their arrival in the
city, direct them to their quarters and furnish
such information as may be necessary. The
committee on speakers and program shall pro-
cure speakers and arrange program for the re-
union of the corps. To the chairmen of the
brigades and regiments is assigned the duty Of
arranging for speakers. &c, for their brigades
and regiments. respectively. 1t is desired by
the chairman. A. L. Jameson, that all regiments
and batteries for which no charmen have been
announced shall designate some one for these
places.
The time for holding regimental reunions is
announced as follows:
9th Pennsylvania reserves, September 81, $50
Sd, 4th and sth Delaware. September 81, $50
10th Pennsylvania. September p, $50 am
TO I'm.
2loth Pennsylvania, September 2I, to s
PIN.
149th Pennsylvania. September 20. 7:3O pm
"a brigade, first division, September q, $50
am. to II m.
Sd brigade, frs: division, September 81, geo
Am. to IL m.
The different committees will meet at the call
OF their respective chairmep. and it is earn
estly requested that the members of the differ
ent committees and the regimentai and brigade
chalrmen be present at the next meeting, Sep
TENDER =, for the purpose Of conference and
distribution of work.
The committee on badges reported a selec-
ton OF an enameied corps badge for the local
committee. which was adopted.
1t was also ordered that the committee have
fifty gross Maltese cross badges made of the
colors of the several divisions.
The reception committee will meet in the red
parlor OF the Ebbitt House Friday evening,
September 9. at 7:30 o'clock sharp.
The meeting adjourned to meet again in the
red parlor of the Ebbitt House Friday evening,
September 8, at O'Clock.
SEVENTEENTH CORPS.
Members Of the seventeenth corps held a
meeting last evening at the Ebbitt An inter-
esting feature Of the evening was the presenta-
ton to Gen. Kirby. chairman of the committee,
of neat corps badge indicating that he was
chairman OF the organization. The seventeenth
Ia a part Of the Army of the Tennessee which was
composed Of the thirteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth
and seventeenth army corps, and which will as
the Army Of the Tennessee, hold a reunion in
the Grant tent Thursday Of encampment week
army were Grant, Sherman, Mcpherson and
Howard.
TwENTY-sECoND CORPS.
At meeting of the twenty-second corps last
evening at the Ebbitt, NJ A. Dillon in the chair
and W. ". Chambers secretary, a number of
new names were added to the roll and the fol-
vitations, Thomas r. Turnbull; reunion. Jacob
W. Abel: reception, W. ". Chambers, and
badges Charles ". Sherwood. number of
letters were read from prominent soldiers who
marched under the banners Of the twenty-sec-
ond promising attendance. An adjournment
was had until next Monday evening at the same
place.
NINETEENTH ARMY CORPS.
The reunion committee of the 18th army corps
GncIuding Department Of the Gulf will meet
at the northwest corner Of 18th street and Penn
sylvania avenue at 7:30 pm. tonight All COM
rades who served in the following organizations
are cordially invited to be present and assist in
making the necessary arrangements for the re-
union:
Maine-1st artillery or battery, 18th. 18th.
14th, 18th, 21st. ed. oath, 26th, 2Sth, 29th and
30th regiments of infantry.
New pshire-Sth, 14th, 18th and 18th
regiments of infantry.
Vermont-lst and I'd artillery or battery and
7th and Sth regiments infantry
Massachusetts-2d battalion cavalry compa-
MES A, b and c, Sd cavalry; I'd. 4th, 9Th. 7th.
18th, 18th and 18th artillery or battery and 4th,
Goth. 3Oth, 3lst 3sth 4lst. 42d 47th. 18th, 49th,
50th, SD and SD regiments of infantry.
Rhode Island-lst artillery, company D, and
I'd battalion cavalry.
Connecticut-9th, 18th, 18th, Esd, Gath, 25th,
26th and 2Sth regiments of infantry.
New York-14th cavalry, 5th, 18th, 21st, 25th
and Goth artillery or battery. and 9Th, 18th,
9Oth. 9lst, 10th, Hath, ll6th, 12Sth. 1Slst,
1S3d, 10th and l77th regiments of infantry.
Pennsylvania-47th regiment OF infantry.
Delaware-1st artillery.
Louieiana-1st cavalry, companies A, B, G,