Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-24
WAS BORN IN THIS CITY.

mander Of Burnside Post, rs aid on the staff of
COMMUNICATIONS Warner and Alger.
WAS BORN IN THIS CITY.
The commander of Horace B. Clafiin Post,
57S, of New York city, is a native Of this city,
but has not been here since he was q child until
he came on with his post. He succeeded in
locating his birthplace, which is 121 Peunsyl-
vania avenue. His father was Philip Haas who
was the photographer Of the War Department,
and his son claims that he took the FIRST with a
Photographic camera. The older Hass served
on Gen. Gilmores staff during the war; while
the son has a good war record.
sEnENADEs TO THE STAR.
"Good bye. STAR" was the salute given by the
members Of Post So of Massachusetts as they
moved yesterday from in front Of The STAR
building and resumed their march to the depot.
They had stopped to serenade THR STAR, and
| the Salem Band, which accompanied the post,
played several felections. During the week n
large number Of the posts paid the compliment
to The STAR of q seronade Mention has been
made of these visits from time to time. but in
the hurry OF the days work some were I'M
noticed. The Newburyport, Mass, Brass Band,
accompanying Post 40 of that place, W. C.
Cusick, commander; the Lytle Drum Corps of
Cincinnati. Philip Boesch director; Frank F.
Blair Post and Ransom Post, both Of st. Louis,
the latter accompanied by the Wausau Band
OF Wisconsin, were among the posts that paid
their tribute to the popularity and enterprise
OF The STAR.
HE WILL HAVE A SOUVENIR, TOO.
Past Department Commander Henry Booth
| OF Kansas says of the encampment at is ono
of the most enjoyable reunions l have ever at
tended, and have gathered with the boys in
| every encampment from Portland to San Fran
| cisco and from Minneapolis to Washington.
| This Is an ideal city for reunion purposes. The
broad avenues and smooth parements are
mighty fine for us old boys. There a
good many stiff legs and crutches and
canes in our ranks, and the smooth
| pavements afford very little resistance and the
| veterans can get around ea lily that they for
get they are old men. OF course. I'm not old
half a century just puts q man in his prime,
| so IN one OF the boys The entertainment
| afforded has been of the most hospitabie
nature. The idea of the corps reunions
Is Of the most brilliant successes
| Washington has to record. Kansas has been
| royalty treated. and the Kansas boys will re-
turn to their homes singing r@ans of joy over
| one of the grandest encnm ments of the Grand
Army of the Republic. Not the least of the
| pleasures afforded them has been the magnifi-
cent manner in which The STAR has treated
everybody. If anybody escaped mention in it
it was because he failed TO get inside the city linn
its. which seem now to take in most of Virginia
ard Maryland. Commander-in-chief Palmer
|
scented with bound volume of The STARS en-
campr ent edition. shall present myself with
! one and file 1t among souvenirs Of a dozen
| other encampments, ne most valued Of them
/ all
| RECEPTION TO HIS OLD COMRADES
! One OF the Plea. ATTEST of the many pleasant
| incidents that characte the encampment
was the reception given by Corporal Charles
/ H. Smith, scventy-sixth New York infantry. at
( his residence, 62S Z street southwest on Thus
/ Gay evening to The members of his old r. II
ment. The members Of the regiment who en-
ioyed the bountiful hospitality of Comrade
Smith we're:
+. Schermeshorn. Mortimer Richev, ". J.
/ Burr and wire. Nelson Brooks. J. F. Newell. c.
/. Watrous and wife. L. D. Van Slyck. Lyman
| Culon, Albert Hallenbeck and wife. D. NJ
Perry. C. W. Hutchings and wife, Thomas
! Simms. q. ". Smith and wife, Geo. NJ Post,
! NJ. D.; L. A. Mead, VI. D.; Septa Randge, Capt
Il. ". Carriers. A. Poland ana wife. Capt A.
Sagen. wife and daughter. Capt. NJ. NJ. Whitney,
! Capt. o. G. Fox and III. Rockwells.
Among the other guests present were Rev.
DR.. Corey, pastor of the Metropolitan NJ. f.
/ Church and wife: r. b. Taylor. tenth Massa-
chusetts; W. G. Bickford and F. j. Levett, SIX
teenth Maine; X. Tyler, one hundred
and tTen' first New York, and
/ j. E. While ar:l wife, W. D. Ritnor. one hum
/ bred and thirIsth Pennsylvania; Mrs. Luding-
/ ton of Kansas -ity, Lieut.. George Simmons,
eleventh Ind UNA, and wife. J. X. Garrison,
| deputy first ,fntroller of the treasury. wife,
/ daughter anGt son. and Mrs. J. c. Robinson
/ wife of the oli adjutant OF the regiment:
After brSf period spent in pleasant con-
verse refresh nents were bountifuiy served,
ard then tb& company entertained with
/ felicitou7 rens1ks by Dr. Corey. Capt. Sager,
Capt Van Slyfk and others.
THE "oUrs.Dii CROWD AT THE PENSION BUILD
| ING.
| A Grand Amy man. who was in the crowd
that clamoretffor adnittsnce to the pension
buildins Thu rsday night and was Refused
states tina. Seat injustice has been done that
| throng By bi;sning them for the scene Ee
claims that tis whole difficulty arose from the
announcements and programs sent ont in at;-
vance and CIRCULATED through the country in e.
feet describing the reception "a reception to
the q. 4. r." without giving notice that twasiT:.
s tended only FIR delegates was to be a card
affair. Henc& hundreds of comrades with their
wives went tG the pension building and were liz
dignant upot finding thl. admission was
granted only those who had special invita-
! tions.
THE 'UNGEsr IAN ENLISTED
Washingto. furnished some brave soldiers
during the C = war, and also has the honor Of
having FUR eled the youngest regularly Ell
listed soldiecl in the lerson Of Joseph +.
! Hurdle. who'd Uttered the army in 1861 ard was
dis charged il October, 1862, at which time he
was Just seEn years OF age. Mr.. Hu :.
die Is mop vell-known contractor =,
this CITY . ard resides Mt 2722 =;
street norhws st. He has picture of himself taken
Immediately Ester his discharge and the rcgulsr
discharge pa}frs, which show that 10 erh 3
! Hurdle enllstSa on August l. 1861. in compare,
II, fifth cavalfy for the war: that his occupatitsl
was ''schooil1y; his age seven Years and hk
height four yet two inches that he was dig
! charged October 20. 1862, the reason giytsl
being interference with scholastic pursuitsx
| I he dischargeis endorsed under ''cha-acters
J Very good. 3Very patriotic" Mr.. Hurdle WIS
born on February p, 1855.
He WAS IN THE PARADE
| Rev. DR.. J. Newton Stunger who is in charge
at st. Johns Church during the absence of be
rector, Rev. Dr.. Douglass, is a Grand ARMY
man. He marched in the great parade OH
| Tuesday member of the staff of Alexander
| Hamilton Post OF New York At tomorrow
mornings service the theme of his discourse
will be ''Our Ideals of Peace" having special
reference to the events of the past week.
THE CRY TO BE CLEANED UP.
! The Commissioners today issued a circular
letter to Maj. Moore, Health Officer Hammett
and Superintendent Of Street Cleaning A. H. s.
Davis, directing them, now that the volume of
visitors have gone, to bend every energy to
cleaning up the city, removing the temporary
structures on public places. &c.
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE POTOMAC, W. R. c.