The evening times., 1896-09-16
PEACE AND VAL0R
Continued from First Page.

/ Dingtam, of Richmond; Major Charles
| Pickett, d. A. Brown. John E Pairo, Z.
| J. johnson, william Swift, d. N. Burgess,
T. S. Burford, john L. Parkam, r. j.
Slaughter, Il. W. Hubati, Capt. Lindsay,
Lucen jackson. w. n. Gardner, w. r..
Riggs, George I. Mattern, w. B. Whitlock,
| Emmet Richardson and William F. Pun
phreys.
A number of the veterans OF both sides
found their way to the Union Veteran
| Legion headquarters, where they were
cordially welcomed and made at home
with the portraits OF Grant and sherman,
Lee and Jackson looking down upon them
from the walls.
AtI:45 p. IN. the party at the Arlington
| took carriages for the meeting at Central
Hall at Ninth street and the Avenue. There
| gathered from all sides tie veterans and
the.r friends till tie place was jammed full.
| Central!iall was hung with bunting, red,
white and blue, for the occasion. The Ma
rine Band had place in the gallery at the
| left.
The stand, with seats Tor 200, was occu-
pied by the participants in the program,
! Gen Stewart and his staff, delegations from
the city councils OF Philadelphia, Whining
| tonand Richmond, and distinguished guests,
| ladies and gentlemen from those cities and
their States, from Maryland and the Dis
| trict.
The wearers OF the Blue had badges of
| blue, with the monument TO be unveiled at
AntietaIn in gold, with letters of gold. The
| Gray wore badges of white, with The
Pickett Camp Ill black,
IL was Eeariy z 90 when Prof. Fan
cuilli raised his baton and the band struck
up Sousa S march, THE Blue and the Gray"
Other music, included Fancuillis patrols
The Glorious South" and The Grand
| Army"
The march was timed SO that as the vet
| Grams came in with their banners waving
the tune was Dixie" AT this an old-fasli-
Toned Rebel yell was iaiseu. In h.0nient
the band changed to Yankee Doodle" and
the cheering was IedoGbled.
When quiet was restored the speakers
came in by twos and threes. Archbishop
Ryan was cheered. The nall was cOmfofta-
bly, filled. Admission was by ticket.
zen. Frazer Conducted THE crre-
| Inohies The wc.;ome to Washing
ton was delivered by Commissioner Trues-
dell. He made Il Inc aLutess anu II re-
ccivcd great applause.
Col. Trucsdell said:
tetcrdDs Ol tue armies of Grant and
Lee ana gen Lei.cn oI tue North ana souIn.
IL gives me great pleasure To extend
10 you ana your friends Il cordial weicoIne
10 the capital u1 the republic II is iiIIIDg
thdt this reuBion snouiu be held here lhls
uds become Tie CHIEF convention city OF our
country, the common meeting place Tor all
our couDIrymen, tie Mecca of all patriotic
Americans.
Here, was the center OF the theater of
operaiODs by tue Army OF the IotGmac,
mere, are Tie totlbs OF many OF its great
lcducrS and ut tilOusl nds or LnIon ana Con
Iedcraye soldiers who sleep in unknown
graves here, reside in large numbers the
Survivors OF BoJh armies closely allied In
the peaceful pursuits OF nfe, and rivals
only IN their manifestations OF love OF
country and desire 10 fulnn i'll tue most
patrOliC manner thclr obligations q clti-
Zcns or common country.
'Here runs lndt historic river which
gave It's name to one army, and with which
are associated many OF the more important
events connected with that sanguinary
struggle In which the brave and iuyaf~yer-
erans hcr assembled fought upon opposing
sides.
1T is appropriate. therefore, that the
amid such surroundings and associations,
the men from the North and the South,
the veterans of the two greatest armies OF
giOries OF the past, TO rejoice In the bless
ings OF peace, and amid comradeship born
ot such associations, to renew their pledge
OF realty to Commo on and reunited Coun-
try"