Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-01
VETERANS OF TIE WAR.
Members of the G.. A. n. Pay Their
Respects to the President.

Members of the G. A. r.. Pay Their
Respects to the President.
To the veterans of the Grand Army New
Year is an official day. Without special or
ders or notice, the comrades of the various
posts assembled today as usual to pay their
respects as defenders of the country to the
office Of the chief magistrate of the nation,
precisely as they have done formally for
over a quarter Of century. At 10 o'clock
the pleasant Grand Army headquarters on
Pennsylvania began to fill up with we'll
known members Of the organization. The
Old Guard. whose honor 1t is every year to
act as military escort to the department
commander and his staff, appeared in full
uniform. Notwithstanding age and gray
hair, the company made fine soldierly ap-
pearance with their blue-caped overcoats
pinned back and giving a spirited bit of
color to the scene.
At II o'clock the old boys fell in behind
Commander Anderson and his full staff,
senior vice commander, John H. Hewlett;
Junior vice commander. Vim. w. Chambers;
medical director. Arthur C. Adams, Md;
chaplain, Rev. James D. Smith; assistant
adjutant general. Chas. F. Benjamin; as
sistant quartermaster general. Jas. E. Nc
Cabe; Inspector, VIM. B. Pomeroy; judge
advocate. j. C. s. Burger; chief mastering
officer, Geo. e. Ross. ana senior aid-de-
camp, VIM. H. Doolittle, and Past Com
manders S. E. Faunoe, William 8. O'Dell,
]. NJ. Pipes, A. F. Dinsmore and William
Gibson.
The roster of the Old Guard present
embraced Captain J. w. Edgar, First Lieu
tenant r. Emmet Smith, Second Lieuten-
ant A. J. Cunning, Junior Second Lieu
tenant w. H. Fuss stan, w. B. Pomeroy.
A. F. Dinsmore, A e. johnson, L. H.
Yorke. chaplain; G. Y. Handel, T. W.
Steward. Arthur Hendricks. J. f. McCabe
J. B. GilfIlam. First Color Sergeant J. H.
Lawrence. Second Color Sergeant w. H
Mcdonald, First Sergeant F. H. Moore
Sergeants Q; E. CaruaEna. G. w: sheerer.
porals p. NJ. O'Brien. w. E. Chauncey, J.
F. Collins, ]. J. Baker, r. Bennett. Pri-
Yates A: G. Brust. w. 8 Boyd, T. Calver.
P. W. Coleman. c; F. Clagett. J: E. Engle
w. c. McEwen, ]. M. Miller, N. H. Merrill.
w. H. O'Neil, D. NJ. Proctor, f. Phillips
F; w; Page, 3. w. Rowe. J. NJ. sarter, A.
NJ. Thompson, D. Leech F. Lewis, R. c.
Patterson, F. A. Flanagan, p Mahaney,
H. Harner, j. Ralph, w. H. Burrows.
All the posts in the city were represent
ed. Rawlins Post. Commander J. M.
commander; Lincoln Post, b. F. Chase,
commander; Morton Post, George H. Bos-
ton, commander; Meade Post j. H. Dew
ees, commander; Reynolds Post, Edmond
Cottrell, commander; Garfield Post F. H
Smith, commander; Burnside Post, Charles
T. Yoder, commander; Sumner Post ]. p.
Quander. commander; F'arragut Post, A. F.
D.nsmore. commander; C. P. Stone Post,
]. W. Bradbury, commander; Grant Post,
w. H. Decker, commander; Logan Post,
III. w. Emo. commander; Sheridan Post, ].
F. Raub. commander; Thomas Post, T. B.
Crisp. commander; Henry Wilson Post, ia
cob Moore, commander: Potomac Post, r.
H. Morgan, commander; George U. Morris
Post, s. McGonigle, commander; Lafayette
Post, L. D. Bumpus, commander.
Upward of 6OO men were in line, most of
them wearing the insignia of their organi-
zation. Counting off by fours, the familiar
old orders came to mach, and with Com
mander Al derson stepping off brlskly on
his two ceres at the head of the column,
they marched to the White House and took
position in line to await their chance to file
by the President.
This year, at the request Of Col. Wilson,
Commander Anderson presented his COM
rades to the President, and every man was
introduced by name. This custom was pur-
sued this year for the first time.
After the reception Farragut Post, No 10
marched in a body to pay their respects to
their commander, A. F. Dinsmore, and his
wife, at their residence, 4O7 c street south
east, where refreshments were served and
a regular campfire anniversary, with songs
and "reminiscences, were INDUCED in.