Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-21

/ l.Sazo Shertzer, VI. D., Of baltimore, the
fec ooU.I, enteTul. UIiisuos navy
as apo.hecary, United States Naval Asylum,
/ March 3, 1862. March 6, 1858, was promoted
Ead ordered to the L. S. S. Mary Sanford. S. A.
3. squadron, and West Indies. June 20, 1865,
lie was transferred TO L. S. Wasp, TO join the
squadron in the Leopold war, South America
In 1867 he was transferred to the Z. s. s. San
tee and IN 1865 transferred to the United States
/ Naval Academy. He resigned from active duty
November Is, 1868, and was transferred to Bal
timo-e, Nd, as United States examining sur
geon, marine service, Bv permission entered the
Prsssn t--c- ranco-i 'Issi... 's.--, s.llo 1870,
stall surgeon, and served during 1870 and
1871. While in the German srrvice after the bat
tle q -en8g and fail OF Napoleon. the Prussian
army captured a train from Switzerland to
Paris, the passengers being taken prisoners
Among the rest was lady with her son and
daughter. Dr. ShertZer, not wishing to see her
go to prison, offered her protection in the hos
| pital car until Paris was reached. She wit
messed the battles OF Pont-a-Mousson, Nancy,
Chateau 1hier-y, Five Days H..:t::ls {: I.oiie,
/ whore Gen. GaTiUal6i and Z5,UiJ OF MS n en-
we're captured; Chalous and Epernay Dr.
Shertzer learned by accident that She was Prin-
! cess Honora OF the Bourbon House Of 'Roussil-
/ lon. and fearing trouble privately went to Count
/ Edmondsdorf, son Of the King Of Hanover.
i With whom he was well acquainted. and related
I
/ nized her and assisted in safely delivering her
to 80 alclsE.s S-s,le tins RoussIIous In Eper-
[ nay, and detailed guard Of Prussians to pro-
7 tect her during the remainder of the war. AZ
| ter the fail OF Paris and the close OF the war
I DR.. Shertzer spent q week with her at the pal
ace. Eer brother, Prince Roussillon, has twice
4 visited DR.. Shertzer in Baltimore. Upon re-
I signing the Prussian service Count Edmonds-
/ dorf conferred upon him the degree OF Red
/ Cross. The emperor Of Prussia gave him the
} IRON Gross and also a gold and silver medal Of
the bosDital corn=-isz:e2
THE POTOMAC ASSOCIATION.
One OF the organizations that compose the
national body is located in this city. The Po-
tomac Association Of Naval Veterans, as the
Washington branch is known, is neither an
ancient nor an extensive association. The
membership is comparatively small, but
what ! ,-->aiIls IN numbers Inado up in
zeal enthusiasm and good fellowship. The Pc
tonac Association was organized about four
. years ago by Mr.. Isaac Newton who is at pres
| ent the popular commander. Mr.. Newton Is a
salt that has lost none Of the heartiness OF
| manner and commences which Is generally at
| trlbuted 10 men who follow the sea- He is liked
by his shipmates, and when hs started the or
ganizAtion some four years ago he secured the
| - --s..-.0or- s..souo ~
1t Was found to be impossible TO keep the inter-
est alive and ss n result the association gradu-
ally passed out Of active existence. As events
proved. however, the sun OF the association had
only temporarily Get and last November, under
the stimulus Of the efforts Of Mr.. Newton,
backed up by the sympathy Of Admiral VIM. S.
Wells, the organization was again started anew.
| This r. ---~,a..lt 40 --.ss, anu
while the membership is not large still there ID
good deal OF enthusiasm and interest The
coming OF the national body TO this city to take
part N the q. A. Z u an event that The local