Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-18
A PATRIOTIC BANQUET.

PATRIOTIC BANQUET.
How the Sons of the American Revolution
Remembered the Battle of the Cowpens.
The battle Of the Cowpens was fought III
years ago yesterday. This fact probably es
caped the notice Of many people. but it was no
forgotten by the Sons OF the American Revolu
tion in the District. who ftly celebrated the ami
versary Saturday night with a most enjoyable
banquet at the Hotel Cochran.
The incidents Of the dinner. the music. tht
bugle calls and the speeches had ring IL
them that was fully up to the standard Of
patriotism Of 1881. and undoubtedly the weary
and hungry hand of ancestors who made the
gallant stand at the Cowpens would have freely
admitted that the dinner was far ahead Of then
standard. The forty-starred flag that was un-
furled Saturday night represented a wonderful
progress since the days OF Cowpens; the menu
of the dinner also represented a remarkable
progress In another direction
The president OF the District OF Columbia
society SAT at the head of the well-appOInted
table, TO which about $50 members and guests
sat down On his left sat e1-Gov. Thompson
of South Carolina. in which state the battle OF
the Cowpens took place, and at his right sat ex-
Gov. Vance of North Carolina The presence
Of the two ex-gOvernOrs and the tradition as TO
the remark that once was made by the governor
OF North Carolina 70 the governor OF south
Carolina furnished the basis of much of the
faeetia of the occasion. Before the coffee was
served two American flags were brought IN and
unfuried behind the presidents chair White
all rose to their feet while a buSler played a
salute to the mag.
During the evening an orchestra played
national airs. the company sang "Hall
led by ohorister. and Mr.. Hub T..
Smith sang swinging IT the Grapevine
Swing" and ''Sweethearts and Wives. Gen.
J. Z. Breckenridge discharged the duties OF
POSTMASTER In a graceful and spirited manner.
He brought to their feet ex-GOv. Thompson,
Gen ID. B. henderson, Senator Higgins and
Senator Vance. an of whom made speeches
brimfuI OF witty references and patriotic utter
snces-
GUESTS AND MEMBERS.
Among the guests OF the society and
OF members were Civil Service Commits
sioner Hugh s Thompson. Senator Hig-
gins Gen u. T. Henderson. John II. White, c..
G. Lee John tioOde. John Pool, J. Livingston
Grandin, Pennington Halsted, Col VIM j..
Volkman. L. 5 A., T. V. De Graw, Byron l..
Shears, Judge Caldwell OF Ohio, 1hos- Z. VIM,
". e. blanchard
The members of the society present at the
banquet were: Col :. Il. Albert, Mai. Geo. A
Armes. Anory Austin, Vim. u. baldwin, Col.
John H. BrOwnlow, Gen. +. G. Butterield, Col
4. ". COombs, Capt. Calvin ID. COwles, L. 8 A..
W A De Caindry. District Commissioner John
W. Douglass, ex-llayOr NJ u. Emery, ]. K.
Graham, Francis E Grice, ]. j. Halsted, Dr..
Walter j. Hoffman, II. P. Il. Holt, J..
7. Lothrop, Chas- Harley Mausur. Ii. Il.
Mum. Dr. ID. ". Prentiss, Owen Riley.
DIR. H. ~ Robbins, " c. Summers,
Medical Inspector VIM. X Van Reypen, I. S
"; Robert j. Walker. John g. Wight, Lloyd ID.
Wight, Gen. 4. Il. Wilcox, L. S. J.; Mortimer
Whitehead, ]. P. Earnest. Dr. W. I. Hord, L.
5. "; Col A q. Bracket, L. S. A; George II.
Shields, ". " Clayton. Medical Director Il. c.
Dean. L. S. "; DIR. +. U. St Clair John T.
h Hall, j. H. Walker. Herbert C. Ogden.
Francis Henry Parsons. William A. Ra-
borg. Gen. II. V. Boyn;on. Mills Dean,
l. A. Smith. Gen. J. c. Breckinridge, U. 5. A.;
A; Jas. L. Duhamel Gen. Marcus J. Wright,
Dallas B. Wainwright. Dr. T. NJ. Gallaudet,
Capt T. NJ. lcDOugan. U.S.A,; W. L. Weth-
erell, ii. NJ Husband, Col ". II. Web
ster, Dr. E 4. Balloeh, JAS Maynard, 5. h.
Hall. Fred l. Tasker. Dr. John E Brackett,
PROT ]. {. Gordon, Col. NJ NJ. Parker. Alex
ander Porter Morse. Henry Wise Garnett. Rear
Admiral Jas E Jouett. Representative Bou-
telle. Col L. g. Rathbone, DIR. Horace Coleman,
Howard Sill, Ernest Wilkinson, Philip T.
Larner. E L. McClelland, Col VI. Mcdonald,
A J. Green, A. A. Forbush. Il. s. Trapier, Gen.
Wm- Smith L. 5. A.; Nr. Zehina Moses. A. c.
Clark. A. III. Clark, ". V. Cox. Col Armat Stod-
dart. Col VIM. Edgar Rogers. c. ID. Walcott,
=. IL d Ii.
Eastman. Henry Clay Merrill. Prof. J. W. Chick
ering, Frank Il. smith, Senator Vance, ID. L.
Green, ". H. Bayley.
The reception committee was composed of
Gen A W. Greedy, president OF the society;
Gen. H. V. Boynton, Gen j. c. Breckenridge.
Col John Bell Brownlow, Gen. Franklin q.
Butterfield, Prof. ". ID. Cabell, A. Howard
Clark, Capt C. ID. Cowles, U.S.A.; William Van
Zandt Cox. William A-DeCa indry, Commissioner
John ". Douglass, ex-Mayor VI. q. Emery. DIR.
NJ (.allauIar Henry oh I
Halsted. DR.. ". j. Hoffman. Admiral James E.
Jouett. C.S.N.; J. L. LothrOp. Col Marshall
Mcdonald. Col NJ. VI. Parker, Col. f. q. Rath-
bone. DIR. F. O. ST. Clair, Gen U. u. Wilcox,
C-S-A-; Ernest Wilkinson, Gen Marcus J.
Wright
The committee of arrangements comprised
Gen j. C. BreC kinridge (chairman). Gen. BOyn-
ton, Prof Cabell, A. Howard Clark. W. V. Cox,
Henry Wise Garnett, Prof. J. c. Gordon. Ern-
est wilkinson, J. p Lothrop and Fred L.
Tasker.
NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS.
Among the recently elected members of the
society are. Lieut.. Warren Putnam Newcomb,
U.s.A. the great great grandson of Major Gen
ersl Joseph Warren and the only living male de-
scendant OF that great patriot; Gen. William
Smith. paymaster general of the United States
army. grandson OF Pliney Smith OF Vermont
Mr.. Justice Brewer of the United States Su-
preme Court great grandson of Capt. Timothy
Field; Capt John Sewer, great grandson of
Gov John Sewer; Capt. U. NJ. Smith, great
great grandson of Josiah Bartlett signer of
the Declaration Of Independence; Gen. Martin
II. Hardln, great grandson of Col John Hardin
of 0lorgan's Rifle Corps; +. VI. Bennett assist
ant engineer United States army; William
i. Hord, medical director United States navy;
Charles ID. Waleott. James Benney. George 4
benney. Capt Charles Heath Heyl, DIR. Edward
A Baliolch, Henry Warren Birge. Henry
Birge. Judge Charles Irumbul Hayden, Mi
ehael Myers Shoemaker. Charles Sweet johnson.
Albion 1alcOtt Tracy. Joseph ID. Weeks Col.
Albert o. Braekett, Isaac Winston, Byron
NJ CGcheon, Thomas stephen Brown John
Paul Earnest. Mortimer Whitehead IT., Lieut.
j. /. Anderson, Isaac Rector. Edmond Log
wood McCleiland and H. Douglass Hall
AT a business meeting of the society, held be-
fore the banquet. President Greedy appointed
committee to draft resolutions to the MEM
bers Of the sOcietys dead who have dropped
from the ranks the past year. Resolutions were
presented requesting the various branches to
take steps for corporation in the erection of a
memorial hall in Washington for the preserya-
zion Of revolutionary relics.
That Bell Rope.
To the Editor Of The Evening star
Oh. dear, yes, l stopped the car. but had
70 ring up a fare to do it Pray don't tell any,
body. but never lived before in a town so