The morning times., 1896-03-14
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Second and Third Army Corps
Met in Reunion.
GENERAL MILES PRESIDED
Veterans of the Famous Military
ORGANIZATIONS Recalled the Days
When They Met Before and Dis
cussed Much Different Fare-Dis-
tinguisIicd Guests Were There.

With Gen. Nelson a. Miles as the presiding
genius the Second Army Corps Associa
ton and the Third Army Corps Union
Jointly feasled and made exceeding merry
last night.
The festal board was laid in the banquet
room of the Shoreham with 100 covers,
and there were no vacant chairs.
1t was n reunion as well as a banquet
of two Of the twelve corps which comprised
the Army of the Potomac at the time or the
civil war. Each of these corps has a society
of its own, and usually meets in social
session annually, but this year they con
Solidated and function of rare splendOr
and magnificence resulted.
The table? II was one OF those achieve
ments in art which cut glass, silver, can
delabra, flowers rare china and electrical
Illuminating effects can be made to do when
eXpertly handled.
Those who sat around il had the silvery
touch OF age and were soldiers all. They
''reuned." They ate, and the loving cup
passed around with the same sentiments
which warmed the cookies of their hearts
In the days when they drank from the same
canteen.
BIT DIFFERENT FROM 90.
There was a reklndling OF those emo
tional fires, but full dress instead OF faded
uniforms, golden pl1Ver instead or salt
| horse" sauterne instead of ''m0onshine,"
| were but changes OF fact and not Of theory
| from this as against the times when they
were together almost a third OF a century
ago.
| 1T was O'Clock when the survivors of
| two famous fighting corps marched to the
| spread. True to their history, they did
not proceed with guerrilla tactics, but with
| system and dclibcration to go through the
| delectablc task OF capturing an elaborate
menu. 1t took until IL O'Clock TO do IT..
| Then General Miles made the welcoming
| speech, with heartfelt reference to the
| glories of the corps on the fields OF battle,
| ana announced the toaSts OF the evening,
| which, to begin with, was Our Country"
| rendered in eloquent silence and folio wing
| this solemn ceremony, they were:
TOAsTS AND SPEAKERS.
The Second Army Corps" General st.
| Clair Mulholland.
The Third Army Corps" General Daniel
E. sickes.
Our Gallant Comrades of the Navy
Hon. Charles A. Boutelle
THE Volunteer Soldier as a Citizen
Hon. Joseph Il. Hawley.
The Fair Who Rewarded the Brave, =
| Senator Squire.
1t was a glorions old time OF glorious
old soldiers and distinguished people. Oh
the l 80 present, some notable ones, aside
from those already mentioned, were Col
George A ShaIlenberger, Gen. Joseph S
Smith, Capt. Newton NJ. Brooks, Capt
William P Seville, Capt. Alfred r. Quaiffe
| James McCrea. Gen. Joab n. Patterson
DIR. John 7. Strattan. DR.. James +. Dexter,
Gen. Chauncey McKeever, Gen. Richard
| n. Bachelder, Gen. James D. Brady, Gen
Joseph Dickinson, Surgeon Charles Smart
Col. Lorenzo ID. Bumpus, A. A. Forbush
Capt. Edwin j. Sweet, aior Joshua K
| Hayes. Capt, Charles +. iamn, Ma jo
| Morris J. Foote, Capt. James s. Erly
Charles s. Wilder, Capt. Thomas 7 Miller
Capt. William II. DOolittle, william W
Davis and Capt. John NJ. Keough.