Evening star., 1896-12-31
Annual Reunion and Banquet Held
Last Night.
LARGE EGAfHERING0F UNION VETERANS
An Excellent Menu, Both Material
and Intellectual.
L 1 S 7 OF Me NJ b f r S


nual reunion and banquet last night at the
Ebbitt House. The members and their
guests assembled in the red parlor and for
nearly an hour there was a pleasant inter-
change of greetings, and many incidents of
soldier life during the war of the rebellion
were revived. At . o'clock the line OF
march was taken to the dining room, the
proctor heading the line, and Immediately
behind him came the handsome banner of
the alliance carried by Dr. Jameson. When
all were gathered around the tables, which
were arranged In the form of a hollow
square, the command inward face" was
given, and then the banquet committee
entered. escorting the American flag. which
was saluted In due form, after which the
roll was called, the chaplain invoked the
divine blessing and the order fall to- was
given and promptly obeyed. An excellent
menu was discussed for two hours, and
then Mr.. John T. Stodder. the president for
last year. introduced the president-elect DIR.
A. j. Huntoon, who, on assuming the duties
OF his office, made very neat speech of
thanks and appreciation of the honor con-
ferred upon him. He then inducted the
other ofhcers-elect as follows: First vice
president, John j. Narrower; second vice
president, George L. Corson; third vice
president, Alva s. Taber: secretary, John
l.. Heupel (nineteentn re-election); assist
elecuon); treasurer, Saml. &. Lovejoy
seventeenth re-election), and proctor, Ed
gar H. Klemroth (ninth re-election). Each
made few brief remarks, and then the
regular speechmaking began.
The Speeches.
The formal toasts and responses were as
follows: Our country" Col L. s. Worth
ington; THE President of the United
States" Justice C. c. Cole of the District
lance" Capt. ]. NJ Edger, who took the
place of Gen. S. S. Burdett, who was pre-
vented from coming by illness; Our fallen
comrades" drank in silence, and HWoman's g
loyalty, August Donath as substitute
for Judge Saml c. Mills. All the speeches
were much in advance of the usual post
prandial efforts, and those of Col Worth
lnSton and Judge Cole were unusually hap
py. Besides the regular toasts. there were
remarks made by Representative r. w.
Taylor of Ohio and Professor Willis Moore
chlet OF the weather bureau. both of whom
were loudly applauded, Mr.. Taylor making
the hit OF the evening by his humorous
treatment of the virtues of the Ohio nan.
Mr. George II. Lilebridge sang an original
song baybreak at Appomattox," with
such excellent effect that an encore was de-
nlanoed, and he responded with Molly
Bawn- Messrs. Geo. c. Ross and b. W.
Beepe also sang several songs, all of which
We're greeted with loud applause
The success of the reunion which Was
pronounced by many to have been the most
enjoyable in the history of the alliance
was largely due to the following committee
ot oh arrsnsements: DR.: Frank T. Howe,
Sami c. Lovejoy. Abraham Hart. George
T. Corson, Almyne H. G. Richardson. Wm
Gibson, Albert F. Brooks and John NJ.
Young. '
The attendance included nearly all III.
in xvl,i L.
dred, and is as follows:
VIM. p. Seville (president, 1870. Samuel
Z. Lovejoy, John L. Heupel, Newton NJ.
Brooks President, 80, Harrison Dingman
president, 'S1-S2), James NJ Edgar, A. F..
Mcmillan (president. '9D, William A. Ohm
stead, Chas. C. Royce Cpresident. 1881.
John Gilmore James Coleman, Abraham
Hart (president. 1890, Zach. E. Thomas
Edgar H. klemroth Robt. S. Lytle VIM.
toward Mills, Frank B. Miller, Henry b.
Bennett, Benjamin Engel, Frank T. Howe
president, '95), VIM. b. Morgan, Stephen
Nj. Barrows, William Blasland, VIM. Glib
son president, 'Ss), Charles d. A. Loeffier,
John u Macgregor, Charles E. Coon Mar
tin Hoyberger, VIM. G. Moore. Charles
King, Delavan w. Harrington, Robert H.
Morton, George A. Bartlett (president, 'So).
samuel S. Blrdett president, $50, Thomas
M. Steep, Almyne HI. G. Richardson, Au-
gustus S. Worthington, S. Willard Saxton,
George III. French. Lewis X. Brown
orange 5. Firmin. Bernard T. Janney
president, '93), Geo. U. Rose VIM Howard
Gibson. VIM. ]. Johnston, Frank A. Butts.
Frank H. Sprague, Charles Lowell Edward
r. Campbell. Chas. z. Hartung Albert w.
Roome, John Cameron. Adolph Berger,
James L. Davenport, Samuel A Lewis,
Elhathan Meade. John S. Stodder (presi-
dent, $50, Alva S. Taber, John r. Collette.
Henry A. Robbins (president, '9p, John NJ
Young, Levi p. Wright, Albion b. Jameson,
James B. Carter. Frank p. Gross, Joseph
0. Manson, Octavius L. Pruden, Geo. H.
Lillebridge, Andrew J. Huntoon John j.
narrower, Geo. f. Corson, Sherman A.
Johnson. Albert F. Brooks Fred. Brackett
Samuel c. Mills, August Donath, VIM. H.
DooIittle. VIM. Irving, Henry Casey, La
Fayette Knapp, Howard L. Prince, James
H Bradford. Joseph W. Kirkley. VIM. H.
Partridge. John McElroy. James d. Brady,
James S. Dougall, Geo. p. Davis, John r.
Young, VIM. H. Walker, Lyman F. W.
Gushing, Jacob F. Raub, John l.. Paine
Augustus 3. Bryan, Cyrus j. Hardaway
Charles c. Cole, George c. Ross, Henry E.
Alyord, Edmund A. Roderick Christian B.