Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-31
Seventeenth Annual Banquet Of This
Veteran Organization.
SOME STIRRING SPEECHES MADE
A Large Attendance of Members
and Their Guests.
NEW OFFICERS INSTALLED

The Union Soldiers Alliance met at the
National Hotel last evening, the occasion
being the seventeenth annual banquet of
the organization. They We're all men who
have known each other for thirty years or
more, ever since they first met on the field
of battle, and for the last seventeen years
they have come together each season to re-
new old friendships and cement newer
ones. Under existing circumstances no
more congenial gathering could be found
anywhere, and the old veterans discussed
the excellent menu set forth and recounted
adventures and recalled "reminiscences I'M
til the early hours Of morning.
The most conspicuous feature of the Gee
orations was the predominance of the ma
uonal colors, huge flag entirely covering
one wall of the dining room, and number
less smaller ones filling every nook and
corner of the prettily decorated room. The
decorations of the tables were cut flowers
and maidenhair fern made into dainty
baskets, which were lighted by tiny in
candescent globes from the inside. Aspara-
gus vines twined prettily around the va
rious articles on the table, while palms fill
ed every available space in the room. The
menu card was an artistic creation, and
was set off by gay festoon of red, white
and blue. An orchestra under the leader
ship of Mr.. John Schroeder lent an added
enjoyment to the evenings entertainment.
The custom of the organization i'll read
ing the names of those comrades who have
gone from the Alliance forever was kept
up by the reading of the list before the
dinner. Secretary John l.. Heupel perform
ing that impressive duty.
The Spcech-Muking.
After the dinner had been completed Dr.
Frank T. Howe, the president of the AL
lance arose, and in a happy effort sur
rendered his seat to the new president, Mr.
John S. Stodder, who acted as POSTMASTER
throughout the evening.
Quite long list Of toasts was presented,
which were responded to as follows: Our
Country-Supposed to be connected in some
way with the Monroe doctrine John Nc
Elroy; Our comrades of 1851 Charles
king; 1.-The President of the United States
The executive, not the ruler, OF a free
people," Dr. Frank 7. Howe; Our Alliance
Our Flas-It has had its ups and DOWNS.
a. f. Mcmillan; Our Ally-Woman, Gen.
s. S. Burdette; Our Dead standing
and in silence; Our Army - There's
Niles between it and our foes" Gen. VIM
II. Doolittle, and lastly, FLAPS" Speeches
We're also made by Representatives Baker
of New Hampshire and Hardy of Indiana,
and Capt. NJ. Il. Anderson, department
commander, G. A. RI All the speeches
were excellent. far above the average Of
postprandial eloqUence;l'apa many of them
aroused the highest enthusiasm.
Besides President Stodder, there We're
elected these officers for 1896: Vice presi-
dents, Andrew J. HuntooGs John j. Har-
rover and George e., Carson; secretary,
John l.. Hcupel; assistant secretary, John
K. Collette; treasurer, Samuel Z. Lovejoy;
proctor, Edgar II. klemroth.
The guests W ere Representatives Baker
and Hardy, Mr.. Frank ii: Thomas. DR.. Jas
Walker Heustis, Mr. Slari- w. =. Stodder;
Col. Marion T. Anderson, MIR. f. ID. Mellow
Ill n,,I vAl Nalg- 4
Miles and, e,n-1ioy. Ajax. x. SheahGrI- ilsd
been expected, but the former sent letter
of regret and DIR. Howe presented the gov
ernors regrets accompanying the state
ment that he was suffering from a severe
cold and had been. forbidden by his phNsi-
clan to go out, although he had come from
New York especially to attend this banquet:
The Alliance Membership.
The membership of the alliance is limited
to one hundred. and Is composed as follows
nearly all Of whom were present: John l..
Heupe Saml C. Lovejoy, VIM. P. Seville
president 1879, Newton NJ. Brooks (presi-
dent. 80. Harrison Dinsman president,
S1-'S2). James NJ. Edgar, A. F. Mcmillan
president 80, William II. Olmsted. Charles
James Coleman, Abraham Hart president,
1890, Zach. E. Thomas Edgar H. Klemroth
Robt. S. Lyle, VIM. Howard Mills, Frank
3. Miller Henry b. Bennett. Benjamin
EnSel FRANK l. Rowe president '95), VIM.
B. Morgan, Saml. NJ. Barrows, William
Biasland, William Gibson (oresident, ISL
Charles d. A. Loeffler. 4ehn G. Macgregor
Charles Z. Coon, Martin Hoyberger, VIM
G. Moore, Charles King. Delavan w. Har-
rington, Robt H. Morton. Geo. A. Bartlett
president, sd, Saml S. Burdett president
$50, Thomas Al. Steep, Alnyne H. G. Rich
ardson, Augustus S. Worthington, S. Willard
SaXton, George II. French, VIM II. Web
ster, Lewis X. Brown. Orange S. Firman,
Bernard 7. Janney president, aS), Geo H.
Rose, VIM. Howard Gibson, VIM. J. John
ston, Joseph H. Twitchell Frank A. Butts
Frank H. Sprague. Charles Lowell, Edward