Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-23

versity, on E street near 5th northwest. Gen
y. +. Fisher OF Philadelphia will deliver ar
address on ''The Old Signal Corps" to be fol
lowed by one from Gen. A. w. Greedy on 1.-THE
New Signal Corps" Gen. Fisher commanded
the corps for time during the war.
General orders No. 6, headquarters Grand
Army Of the Republic, November 20, 1891
assigns the United States Veteran Signal Corps
Association q place in the line Of parade next
after the surviving comrades of the sixth Massa-
chusetts militia. The association will parade in
Grand Army uniform, excepting that white
canvas helmets will be worn, with signal corps
insignia thereon.
Meetings will be held this evening as follows
Thirteenth corps, at Wizards, and twenty
third. eighth and seventh corps, at the Ebbitt
At meeting Of the Second Corps Association
last night the following were appointed a COM
mittee on program: Charles Z. Troutman.
chairman; Kirk, OFarrell, Littlebridge and
Hunton. Committee on finance, Col Tyrer
Maj. Bartlett and Capt O'Farrell. Committee
on music, Col Tyrer, chairman; Whitney, Will
Jams and Wyckoff.
Farragut Post will provide for monster
camp fire on the grounds Of Mrs. Emily E.
Briggs, on Capitol Hill
The fourteenth corps has decided to hold its
reunion Monday evening, September 10, at
o'clock.
THE NINTH CORPS.
The survivors of the ninth corps held meet
ing at the Riggs last night. After perfecting
the organization the following address was
agreed upon:
Comrades: Twenty-seven years have elapsed
since the ninth army corps was disbanded. Dur
ing the four years of its existence it participated
in nearly all of the battles of the east and those OF
Burnside's East Tennessee campaign and the
siege and final surrender Of Vicksburg. No
other army corps had better record, won or
shared in more victories, or met with greater
losses in action.
An opportunity has at last been offered by
the meeting Of the national encampment G. A.
Il. at Washington, d. c., for q grand reunion
OF the survivors Of the ninth army corps, its
divisions and brigades, and in order to make
this reunion a complete success it is important
that its various organizations should be as fully
represented as possible.
Tents have been provided and arranged on
the general camping ground for the corps, d.
vision and brigade headquarters and other ar
rangements have been perfected, SO that sep
arate reunions may be held Of the various diff
ferent commands. 1t is expected that large
tent, having seating capacity of 1000, can be
secured for the reunion of the corps whole.
The surviving comrades, including those of
the hanawha ard other divisions are earnestly
requested to be present Those who cannot
come can have their names placed upon the re-
union rolls by addressing the secretary
The following additional names were enrolled
John l.. Norris, company X. second Maryland
Daniel S. Townsend, company A, third New
Jersey cavalry; L. E. Gridley, company A, Sec
ond Michigan; VIM. Hunt, company G, fifty
first New York volunteers; Albert NJ Reid,
company B, eighth Michigan; W. H. Merton.
captain company Fl, fourteenth New York heavy
artillery; Leonard Corpeles, color sergeant
forty-sixthand fifty-seventh Massachusetts; w. T..
Leport, company X. twenty-seventh New York
volunteers; George II. Patrick. thirty-sixth and
fifty-sixth Massac husetts Hazard Wheeler COM
John A. Daily forty-fifth Pennsylvania; W. H.
Murphy, third United States artillery; L. A.
Conner, company g, ninth New Hampshire
volunteers: NJ. l. Hnderman, company c, two
hundred and fifth Pennsylvania volunteers;
George W. Keith, company E. seventh Rhode
Island volunteers: E. j. Hartshorn and Charles
F. Clark; Walter III. Lord, fifteenth Connecticut
volunteers: George W. Ward, Pennsylvania
veteran artillery; Charles Z. Farrar, company
A, thirty-sixth Massachus volunteers; Chas
". Wellman, fifty-ninth Massachusetts, COM
pany IL; Albert Durham, company d, second
Michigan; Daniel DOnne. company G., forty
eighth Pennsylvania volunteers; Charles n
Runyan. batteries l. and NJ, third United States
artillery; Robert W. Campbell. company H,
two hundred and seventh PENNSYLVANIA volun-
teers; Eli Dukate, company F. fiftieth Pennsyl-
vania volunteers; William Owens, forty-eighth
Pennsylvania volunteers; David Muir, COM
pany 4, second Pennsylvania heavy artillery:
James Damon. company II, twenty-first Mas
sachusetts volunteers; James F. Camp, COM
pany A, fifty-frst New York volunteers; ". F.
Willard, batteries L and NJ. third United States
artillery; Maurice Jewett, company II, thirty
eighth Wisconsin volunteers.
NOTES.
Gen. Bussey, chairman Of the seventh army
corps reorganization committee, requests all
e1-soldiers Of the Union army who served north
Of Red river and west of the Mississippi river
at any time during the rebellion to be present
at the Ebbitt House meeting this evening at
7:30 sharp.
The chairman Of the section on guards, order
lies, &C.. wants old soldiers sons for messengers
on reunion ground during the encampment.
No remuneration can be given. Address Capt.
Gilbert E. Overton, 1929 Q street northwest.