Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-16
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chairman of the committee. assisted By
reception committee composed of comrade.
residing here and their wives and daughters. a:
follows
t. II. Mckee. o. s. Sanford, DIR. s. s. Stearns
j. W. Bradford. 5. ?. Keller A. Won Haakc J.
NJ. Holmes. J. H. Devices. J. " Whitney. james
A. Macauley. II. Mcdonald James McCrea. C.
A. Maxwell, u. T. Anderson, ". H. Bartlett, S.
X. Andrews. James Rowen. Joseph a. Sparks.
=. A, Grcsvenor, Joseph Hull. T.. ii. Berry. W.
II. Mattingly, j. P. Perley, y. Weiser. Robert
Burns, t. J. Spencer, Alex. Ashton and \. Nc
Donald
Ladies' committee-Mrs. T. H. Mckee. Mrs.
J. \. whitney. Mrs. A. Won Haalse. Mrs j. A.
Mncaulcy, Mr. John McElroy, Mrs. ". II. Nor
tou, Mrs. Jennie q. Houstor Mrs L. p Will
ian-, Mrs. q. A. Maxwell. Mrs. L. A. Littlefield.
Mrs. VI. L. Anderson. Mrs. J. W. Bradford,
Mrs. w. E. Hodge, Miss Elsie Pomeroy McElroy.
Miss Mamie l.. Williams. Miss Annie Macauley,
Miss Mollie Mckee, Miss Dora Stevens and Mrs.
H. f. Guest
Committee in charge of prison teuts--J W
Bradford, Libby; $. p. Keller, Belle Isle: Maui
rice Levy, Camp Ford Philip Reiter. Ander-
sonville; Robert Mcdonald, Salisbury W. II.
Norton, Macon and Char es.on, and James Nc
Crea. Florence
THE SIXTEENTH CONNECTICUT VETERANS.
About seventy-fve survivors Of the sixteenth
Connecticut regiment will meet in this city
next Tuesday and will hold their twenty fifth
annual reunion at 1907 PENNSYLVANIA avenue
between the hours of 4 and p.m.. the home of
Henry West Vail, the only member Of the regi-
ment. living in the city. Col. Frank Cheney,
the SILK manufacturer, and candidate for lieu
tenant governor in the coming Connecticut
election, will be present. This regiment was
enlisted largely in Hartford, Conn. in 1862
and was composed mainly of merchants and
Ihnx- ooh - -.
tam without ever having had battalion drill
and lost some 200 men i'll this their first en-
gagement. After number of battles and vicis-
STUDIES incident to the war the regiment was
captured at Plymouth, NC, and was incar-
cerhted in Andersonville for upward Of year.
At their reunion informal iunch-hardtack
and coffee-will be served All the Connect
cut people resident in Washington have been
invited to be present and greet the old soldiers.
The governor and his staff, Gen. Hawley, Sem
ator Platt and the Congressman from Con-
necticut are expected 10 be present.
AN ELABORATE DECORATION.
The boys Of No. Engine Company, North
Carolina avenue between 9Th and eth streets
southeast, claim they will have the finest dec
GRATED hOuse i'll the department One of their
company is u member Of Schofield Post. q. A.
r., and on the front of the house a life-size
painting of the commanding general of the
side will be placed a dummy figure. One will be
a soldier and the other sailor, both life size
and bo:h clad in the regulation uniform. Then
the entire front of the building will be taste
fully hung with bunting. The No. boys are
very enthusiastic in the matter and have the
hearty cooperation Of the citizens of their
section Gen. SchU!ield paid a visit to the
house Thursday to inf pect the painting of him.
self and witness a drill by the company The
painting. which is the work of Mr. Lewis
Spinner of East Washington, the general
thought splendid likeness and well execut.d
With the drill of the company he was highly
delighted, expressing the movements Of the
men to be models of rapidity and precision.
THE DAHLGREN POSTS.
Among other G.. A. Il. posts which will visit
Washington are five named after Admiral Dahl
gren or his SOC, Col Uric Dahlgren They come
from Boston, New York. Philadelphia Eliza
beth. n. j., and from far-off Indiana. In the
Philadelphia post will be Capt hares e. Dahl
grcn. the eldest son of the admiral by his first
wife and the only one left of seven children bv
that marriage, and who served through the war
and was mentioned several times for gallant
conduct. These five posts represent the brain.
Drawn and money Of the north in notable de-
gree and number 91S comrades on their rolls.
CAMPFIRE AT CAMP EDISON.
An elaborate program has been prepared for
the campfire which will be held on the evening
Of the 2lst at Camp Edison as the grounds
about the residence of Mira. Briggs III East
Washington have been named for the occasion.
This entertainment will be given under the
auspices OF Farragut Post ard the citizens of
that locality. The exercises at the grand stand
begin at o'clock. Commander L. H. Ripley
will preside and Post Chaplain Geo. II. Cook
will conduct the devotional exercises.
The vocal music will be rendered by chorus
90 l.l. = 1
directed by DIR. r. J. Woodman. Instrumental
music will be furnished by the Cadet Band of
Newburvport Mass, twenty five pieces; Pepper
Band OF PHILADELPHIA twenty pieces Excelsior
Drum Corps of Marblehead, Mass. fifteen
pieces (E. Z. Rich, major, and number of
other OF the leading band and drum corps visit
ing the encarlpment, with Mr.. Geo. FOrdhmn
musical director. Among the prominent and
popular speakers who have been invited are
Comrades John Palmer, commander-n-chief
q. A. r.; Gen. Veazey, past commander i'm
chief G. A. r.; John JOY Edison, chairman citi-
zens executive committee: Gen. W. s. Rose
Grams, s. S. Yoder. commander-in-chief L. " L. :;
Thomas j. Stewart, Thomas sample and WIZ
Simmons OF Pennsylvania, Col. 4. G Matthews
OF Illinois, Mr.. Irwin DUNCAN Of Ohio. Gen.
Green Clay Smith OF Kentucky and several de.
partnent commanders.
In honor OF the commander-in-chief, the sew
eral department commanders and their staG
and the chairman of the citizens executive
committee a reception will be held. commence
ing Il, . 80 o'clock.
CUsTER's DIVISION
The red necktie, it was decided at a meeting
OF Clusters third cavalry division last evening.
should be the distinctive badge of those who
served under Custer. The cavalry excursion
on The alace steamer Louise to Mt. Vernon at
III AIN September % was agreed upon.
THE DISTRICT yoIUNTEERs