Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-16
Chris. Storm, Edward Webster, L. b PARKER
and L. A. Cornish

The campfire committee has sent circulars to
various posts throughout the country, with
view to ascertaining how many Of the old army
chaplains win attend the encampment It is
proposed to hold during the encampment week
cna ieins camp fires in the churches every
morning from 8 to 10 o'clock. These camp
fires viii be simply church meetings. at which
religious and patriotic exercises will be con-
Quoted by the chaplains. Ten of the promi-
nent churches Of the city have opened their
doors Tor this purpose already and others are
expected to follow their example 1t is also
one OF the schemes Of the committee to have all
the pulpits Of the city churches occupied by
Grand Army chaplains on the Sunday the
veterans are in Washington.
Row. Mr.. Gottwnld, the chaplain Of the De-
par'ment OF the Potomac. and ex-Chaplains
Bradford and York have charge Of the arrange
ments.
NAVAL VESSELS ASKED FOR.
Chairman Edson will write to the Secretary
OF the Navy suggesting new and interesting
feature to the encampment program. He
requests the Secretary to order as many naval
vessels as possible into the Potomac during the
encampment week. in order that the veterans
may be able to inspect the improvements made
IN methods of warfare since they themselves
fought under the stars and stripes
FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS
meeting Of members of the fourteenth
IL.
The badge adopted by the corps will be Of blue
ribbon and fringe and gilt lettering with an
acorn pendant. The inscription will be: Re
union, Washington. ID. c., 1892" 1t was
decided to have orderlies for corps head
quarters from the Sons Of Veterans. Comrades
u. +. Liebhardt, L. B. Cutler. j. II. Jolly and
george +. White were appointed q committee
on decorations. The committee appointed to
invite speakers was Gen. II. " Boynton, ]. b,
Sypher and j. J. Noah.
THE SECOND CORPS
At a meeting Of the second corps at Willard's
last evening, Chairman Urell and Secretary
Iroutman were appointed committee on print
ing and Messrs. Jones. Sanford and Stevens
were designated to send out the circular pre-
pared by the committee. Gems. Gibbcn and
Carroll, who had intended being present and
organizing committee Of their brigade, were
both unavoidably absent. The following new
members were present and Joined the asSocia-
ton:
dos. Burroughs, company A. twelfth New Jer-
sey, second brigade, third division; j. 8. Early,
eighth New York heavy artillery, second bri-
gaze, second division: Frederick Rebens, COM
pany h, thirty-ninth New York third brigade
third division; Thos. Flynn. sixty-ninth Penn
s s second brigade, second division;
mos. Adams, battery l, first United States
artillery; j. r. Fritts, fourteenth Indiana; H.
5. Stevens, chaplain. fourteenth Connecticut,
eSNoAAA oAASauc tuiiu ulElslOn; D.. II. daVeS,
surgeon, seventy-second Pennsylvania second
brigade. second division: S. L. Irvine. one
hundred and thirtieth Pennsylvania second
brigade, third division; Patrick O'Farrell, cap
tain, sixty ninth New York, second brigade, sec
ond division; L. Vanderhoef, COMPANY X.
eighth Ohio; II. W. Sanford, thirty-fourth New
YORK, first brigade, second division. and H. C.
Kirk, fourth New York heavy artillery.
THE THIRD CORPS
At the Ebbitt last evening the members Of the
third corps, Army of the Potomac, held meet
ing. Maj A. H. G. Richardson presided. The
report Of the committee on printing was re-
ceived and the circulars which had been ordered
were distributed to the members present who
will see that they reach as far as practicable
every member of the old third corps. All the
local members were constituted a committee on
reception.
Letters were received from Mai. Gen. Daniel
z. Slckies and Gems. Joseph b. Carr, Troy, n.
L.; John Z. Robinson, Bingham ton, NY and
O. NJ. Poe, Detroit, Mich. Gems. Sickles and
Carr write that they will be present at the meet
ing of the veterans of the third army corps.
Gems. Poe and Robinson will be unable to
attend.
committee was appointed. consisting of
Comrades Mack, Husband, Stewart. jenkins,
Bartlett and Horn, on brigade organizations:
also committee on badges. consisting Of Com
rades Gowan, Shotswell and Hoagland, The
meeting adjourned until next Monday night.
the 22d instant at 8 o'clock when q meeting
will be held at the Ebbitt House.
THE NINTH CORPS
The ninth corps met last evening at the
Riggs. G. W. Classic was made permanent
chairman. A. J. Cunning vice chairman and r.
A. Sprague secretary. An executive committee,
consisting of Messrs. Classic, Mallam, Cunning,
Gardner and Sprague, was appointed. After
discussing the reunion question thoroughly and
putting themselves i'll line for active work, the
committee adjourned until next Monday night
THE SIXTH CORPS
The Greek cross will be the form Of the
badge that will be worn by the members Of the
sixth corps during encampment week. meet
ing OF the corps held last evening at the
Riggs. The question of distinct committee
badge was referred back to the committee for
further Investigation. The following is the
organization of the corps committee and the
members who have SO far been in attendance:
Chairman, II. NJ. Gilman. first Lieutenant,
first New Jersey; vice chairman, A. q. Bliss,
second Connecticutheavy artillery; secretary, C.
Henry Dow. fifth Maine: treasurer, George W.
Rich, seventh Maine; W. H. Slater, captain,
fifteenth New Jersey; A. l.. Roberts, sixth YER
mont; james Matteson, fifteenth New Jersey;
d. W. Green. one hundred and twenty-first
Eew York; B. F. Worrell, first New jersey;
J. p. Donnelly, first New Jersey: j. W.
Corey, thirty-third New York; H. B. Ben
nett, seventh Massachusetts; C. p. Bundick tenth
New Jersey; A. kalstrom, tenth New Jersey;
J. ]. Balm, second Vermont; d. A. Reiff, one
hundred and ;hirty-eighth Pennsylvania; A.
N. Salmon. first lieutenant, third New Jersey;
". I. Spencer, second Connecticut heavy
artillery; H. j. Clifford, captain, thirty-thrd
New York; C. b. Haring. second lieutenant,
fifteenth New Jersey: Charles Lowell, captain,
seventh Maine; A. b. Proctor, one hundred
and twenty first New York; ". II. Decke, fifth
Wisconsin, and C. v. Pettys, surgeon, second
brigade, second division.
GEN. MANDERsoN's OLD REGIMENT
Gen. Charles F. Henderson does nothing in
half-hearted fashion; If he did the probabilities
are that he would not be a Senator from Ne
braska and president pro tempore of the
Senate. During the war the general COM
manded the nineteenth Ohio infantry, which
was raised mainly in the counties Of Stark.
Columbiana, Trumbun and Mahoning. Now
he proposes to give the survivors a hearty well
come to Washington. Col. Samuel Beatty COM
manded the regiment during the three months
service. and while under him it participated
most creditably in the battle Of Rich mountain,
the first field battle of the war. The nineteenth
was in Rosecrans brigade then. The regiment
re-enlisted for three years, and on January 1.
1864, again re-enlisted as veteran volunteers. II
participated in all Of the campaigns Of the mid
die west under Gems. Buell., Rosecrans, Thomas,
Sherman and Grant. Its battle roll il too
lengthy to be mentioned here. It fought at