Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-09
GEN. PALMER's STAFF.
How They Win he Entertained in This
City.

MEETINGS OF VARIOUS CORPS REUNION ORGAN
| rzArroNs Last SIoHT-LrsT OF THE LADIES
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES PHYSICIANS Or
| GANIzE-MKErISos CALLED FOR THIS EVENING.
The Staff Association held meeting at the
Ebbitt House last nigh. to arrange for the en-
tertainment Of Gen. Palmer's staff OF aids-de-
camp. II was decided to provide lunch for
the staff at headquarters for three or four days.
Coffee, sandwiches, cheese. lemonade and soda
will be served, and i. it should happen 10 be a
rainy, raw day and any old comrade should feel
the dampness getting into his bones-well. he
might find a nip of something comforting also.
The expenses of the entertainment viii be borne
by individual subscriptions by members Of the
association.
letter was read from Gen Palmer regret
ting his inability to be present at the Baltimore
naval parade On September II and requesting
several members of Potomac Post to represent
| him
The members OF the Staff Association are Al
bert Fl. Van Deusen, president; Thomas ID.
leager, vice president; Howard NJ. Gilman,
secretary; John +. Vinal. treasurer, and Ira {.
Abbott, Nelson d. Adams, Robert Alton. Marion
| i. Anderson, Peter C. Balm, Aaron Baldwin,
| Richard J. Beall, Frank A Beuter, James W.
Butcher, Frank A. Butts, james b. Carter. John
7. Church, John A. Commerford, Lyman h.
Cutler. William F. DeKnight, jacob II. Devices.
Michael A. Dillon, Charles r. Douglass, Lyman
| $. Emery. Calvin Farnsw orth. Daniel NJ. Good
acre, Daniel A. Grosvenor, Amos j. Cunning,
William G.. Hall, Charles H. Ingram, Bernard
| t. Janney, John johnson. Robert S. Lacey,
George +. Lemon. John P. Lothrop. Alexan-
| der T. Mcmillan. Robert II. Marcellus, FL
nathan Meade, Henry II. Moler, William A.
| Moore. Patrick G'Farrell, William II. Peck,
| Willis B. Poneroy. james ]. Purman, James II.
Reeve, William p. Seville. Roswell c. Sneden,
James L. Thornton, Edwin p. Upham, John A.
NanDoren, Edward Whitaker, George ]. p.
| Wood and Henry c. Pearson.
LADIES' CITIZENS COMMITTEE.
The following is a complete list of the ladies'
citizens committee: Miss Clara Barton, chair
man; Mrs. John A. Logan, Mrs. r. D. Mussey,
Mrs. George II. Shields, Miss Cora c. Curry,
| Mrs. John Dalzeli, Mrs. Sara A. Spencer, Mrs.
NJ. II. Wesner, Mrs. job Barnard, Mrs. Blanche
| H. Bruce. Miss Helena Mccarthy, Mrs. Miranda
L. Tullock. Miss Annie Tolman Smith, Mrs
John Joy Edison. Mrs. o. D. Conger, Mrs Har-
rison Dingman. Mrs. ". G. yeazey, Mrs. ". W
Dudley Mrs. Nellie F. Prentice. Mrs. Henrietta
| c. Metzerott Mrs Edwin N. Truell, Mrs. Hosea
| Townsend, Miss Harriet p Dame, MES. A. B.
Nettleton, Mrs. Martha b. Hampson, Mrs. II.
| A Davis.
Officers Of the executive committee-Miss
Clara Barton. chairman; Mrs. Geo. II. Shields.
vice chairman; Mrs. John JOY Edison. second
vice chairman; Miss Cora c. Curry, secretary;
Mrs. r.. d. Mussey, treasurer; Mrs. Job Bar
| nard. assistant treasurer
Ladies citizens reception committee-Mr
| John A. Logan, chairman; Miss Mary III. Brady,
| secretary.
Finance-Mrs. John Joy Edson chairman,
| Mrs. Lewis Clephane. Mrs. Lawrence Gardner.
Accommodations committee-Mrs John Dali
zel, chairman; Miss Janet Richards, secretary;
Mrs. Hosea Townsend, Mrs. A. p. Net
Er-n Mre -so-l
Mrs. Matte Ferguson, Mrs. Harriet Corts,
| Mrs. Harriet Guest. Miss Bowen, Mrs
Bright, Mrs. VI. Z. Rice. Mrs. Michael, Mrs.
Rose L. Ferree. Miss Bessie f. Jacobs, Miss Kate
G. Lowndes, Miss Helen Watt
| Bureau of information-Mrs. Msftha r.
| Hampson. chairman: Mrs. Ellen Powers Thomp-
son. secretary; Mrs. James II. McGill. Mrs. r.
| A. Baker. Mrs A. l.. Johnston, Miss Elizabeth
b. Johnston, Miss Edith C. Westcott. Miss Jen-
| ME L. Rugg. Miss NJ Baker. Miss Jennie Sicken,
| Miss Grace Ross.
| Organizations committee ". G. yeazev.
chairman; Mrs. A. S. Odell, secretary; Mrs. l..
s. Emery, Mrs. B. F. Janney, Mrs. Charles p.
Lincoln. Mrs. A. o. Chambers, Miss Ethel
Dinsmore, Miss VI. f. Cutter. Mrs. F. b. Brace,
Miss Helen NJ. Matthews, Mrs. Emma 5. Brin-
| ton.
Decorations committee-Mrs. Edwin NJ.
| Truell. chairman; Miss Julia Ralch, secretary
| Miss Marguerite Spauldng, assistant secretary;
Mrs. John L. Appleberg. Mrs. A. 2. LiShthil,
Mrs. Edgar Alien. Mrs. c. T. 5. Sampson, Mrs.
James E. White. Mrs. Electa f. Smith Miss
Aline Solomon, Miss Anna McKevit. Miss Mamie
| Ryan. Mrs. Lightfoot. Mrs. J. B. T. Upper.
Mrs. d. ". Houghton. Mrs. J. q. Ten Eyck.
| Mrs. John Cheney, Mrs. Robert J. Kirkpatrick
Mrs. Harvey Spauldlng. Mrs. L. Z. White, Mrs.
". II. Ingram, Miss Estelle Manning Mrs.
| George 4. Bacon.
Souvenir committee-Mrs. ". W. Dudley,
Chairman: Mrs. A. A. Birney. secretary: Mrs.
| 4. s. Worthington Mrs. w. T. Hildrup Mrs
J. d. Terrell, Mrs. Theo. Friebus jr., Mrs. Benz.
| Butterworth.
! Lunch committee-Mrs NJ IF. weisner.
| chairman; Mrs. Ruth c. Blasland. secretary:
assisted By Potomac Relief Corps Mrs. John L.
iG Mnni s~ so@mit-Nrs Henriet.. c. Metze
rott. chairman; 3Iiss Z. L. Ward. secretary:
Mrs. Lightfoot, Miss Helen Morrison, Mrs. DR..
| Lamb.
Badge committee-AIrs. Blanche K. Bruce.
chairman: Mrs. Jerome Ii. johnson, secretary;
/ Mrs. =. ". Lewis.
Printing committee-Mrs. Annie Tolman
Smith. chairman: Mrs. H. +. Hovey, secretary;
Mrs. Frank W. Sharpless.
Invitations committee-Mrs. o. d. Corger,
chairman; Mrs. DR.. Fisher. secretary; Mrs.
Senator Casey, Mrs. r. Chandler. Mrs. Gange-
wer. Miss Kate Roach, Miss Kate Foote, Mrs.
Bartlett.
Press committee Helena Mccarthy.
chairman; Miss X. Z. Thomas. secretary; Miss
A. P. Thomas, Miss Virginia Butler
| Detail and convention comsrittee-AIiss Clara
| Barton chairman; Miss Cora c. Curry, secre-
| t.ry; Mrs. George II. Shields. Mrs. john JOY
Edison. Mrs. r. ID. iussey. Mrs. Harrison Ding
| man, Mrs. John A. Logan. Mrs. John Dalze,l,
| Mrs. job Barnard, Mrs. ". ". Dudley, Mrs NJ
T. Hampson and Mira. Sara A. Spencer
Public comfort-Mrs. Sara A. Spencer.
| chairman Mrs. Ella c. Lyman, secretary as
sisted by the faculty and pupils of the Spen-
cerian Business College and others.
! Entertainment (grand stands excursions,
&c. Mrs. job Barnard. chairman; Mrs. H. A.
Davis. secretary; Mrs. Z. A. Carmen. Mrs. j.
H. Twitche,l, Mrs. j. r. Young. Mrs. F. NJ
Heaton, Mrs. Ellen S. Tolnlan. Boston
| Halls committee-Arrs Nellie F. Prentice.
chai3nan Mis- Helen II. Holmes. secretary
| DIR. Z. 4. Burghardt. Mr.. G. W. Rose
! Flowers committee-Mrs. II. A. Davis, chair
man; Mrs. T. II. Thomas
/ HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS ORGANIZE.
The Washington Homeopathic Medical So
ciety at its regular monthly meeting on Tues
day appointed Drs. W. F. Corey, j. B. G. Gus
tis. Edgar Janney, t. L. Macdonald and Rufus
Choate committee 10 present the services of
the homeopathic physicians of Washington to
| the citizens committee for attendance to the
G. A. Il. Yesterday a conference was held
with Chairman Edison with reference to assign
ment to duty and it is shown that the physi-
clans are thoroughly organized and ready for
| any demand TO be made on them DIR Cusfia