Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-25

ana was conducted on an elaborate scale.
The guests were seated at large horse
shoe-shaped table and at q number Of
smaller tables about the room. Palms,
potted plants and cut flowers were used
LOT decorative purposes in bountiful pro-
fusion. and the scene was one Of beauty.
An orchestra was stationed behind a
screen. and rendered musical selections
during the evening. Department Comman-
ger Anderson occupied the head of the
commander-in-chief, and near him were
Maj: William Warner Of Missouri and Gen.
5. 3. Burdett, past commanders-in-chief;
Representative Chas. G. Burton of Mis-
Iowa, Col. D. s. Gordon of the sixth United
states cavalry, Mr.. -Marburg and others.
A letter from Senator Voorhees, was re-
ceived, expressing his regret at being un-
able to attend the banquet
The Addresses.
At midnight, when the menu had been dis
cCssed, Commander Anderson introduced
commandments Walker, who made a
brief but stirring address in response to the
toast 1.-THE g. A. R." He stated that the
American soldier Is thinking man, and
that the most effective cannon of the nation
at present are the intelligence and integrity
of the masses The Union soldier, he went
on to say, stands for law and order and
Justice. and the man who violates law to-
ooy 10 dS uiS d lFdllOT as ne VINO SnOt at
the stars and stripes. The speaker also re-
ferred to the dangerous influence Of the
foreign element, which is allowed the lib
erty Of the polls without sufficient precau-
tons.
Representative Burton responded to the
toast Our Country" Representative Hull
to Volunteer Soldiers and Sailors" and
Gen. Burdett to ''The Loyal Women Of the
war. There were other informal speeches.
interspersed with the singing Of patriotic
songs by the veterans. Capt. Harry c.
Pearson led the singing. At an early hour
this morning the banquet was brought to a
close.
AS intimated in The Star would be the
case. the banquet which was to have been
rendered the commander-in-chief Wednes-
day evening by the Prisoners Of War has
been declared off.
The committee of ARRANGEMENTS of the
banquet last evening consisted Of L. p Will
liams and T. D. Yaeger, both aids de camp
OF the commander-in-chief.r resident in the
department an.oaa,, OF the Potomac. The reception
committee was made up Of Marion T. An
derson, department commander; ]. H How
lett, senior vice department commander;
w. W. Chambers. junior vice department
commander; Dr. A G. Adams. medical d.
rector; Rev. j. d. Smith. chaplain; Chas. +.
BENJAMIN. assistant adJutant general; Jas.
-. McCabe. assistant quartermaster general:
VIM H. Doolit:le. inspector; ]. c. 8. Burger,
Ing officer; ]. B. Carter, chief OF staff; S. 8.
Burdett, past commander-in-chief,a and Past
Department Commanders B. F. Hawkes., A.
II: G. Richardson, G. E. Corson. Harrison
bingham, William Gibson, NJ NJ Brooks,
J: B. Burke, c. P. Lincoln, W. S. OdelI, NJ.
Emmett Urell. J. M. Pipes A. F. Dinsmore,
s. +. Faunce and Nathan Bickford.
Those Present.
Those present included 8. C. Robb, Capt
Edgar. DR.. Aaron Baldwin, Maj w. Oscar
Roome. S. X. Strattan, L. D. Bumpus, C.
H: Doing. F. L. Williams. J. II. Cummings
Manuel johnson. Adolph Berger. Job Barn
ard. John Joy Edison. Maj. w. F. Huxford,
w. 3. Thompson, Hiram Buckingham, s.
J. Block. a. s. Faber. S. w. Tuley, T. r.
Sheppard. j. b. Lambie. w. Gibson, w. T..
Sevila. DR.. j. r. Hayes. e. R. Haight, j.
w. Burst, w. E. Williams, Edwin J. Sweet
William N. Black, John S. Garrison. Charles
II. Evans, John c. s. Burger, e. l.. Mar
burg, w. H. H. WATSON, d. 8. Gordon, Mai
l.. p. Williams, Chaplain j. D. Smith,
Nathan Bickford. N. NJ. Brooks, Robert +.
Hill II. c. Pearson, j.. E. McCabe, Arthur
Hendricks, Thomas S. Hopkins. Thomas
c. Upton, A. E. H. johnson, John Nc
Elroy, John r. Leonard, Thomas II. Nc
kee, DR.. J. w. F. Williams, DIR. A. L.
Johnson. Daniel Williams, J. NJ. Pipes, NJ
A. Beckford, A. J. Huntoon, o. H. Curtis,
A. H. G. Richardson, w. H. Doolittle.
Thomas Wilson, Charles King, E. F. Mason,
H. c. Bradley. I. w. Stone and DR.. l.. Viii
son.