The times., 1897-03-17
The SECOND CORPS FEAST
Many Notable Guests at the Shore
ham Last Night.
Veterans Gather Around Tables
GrOaning with GUod Things 10
Eat Responses to the TOasts.

The fifth annual banquet Of the Second
| Army Corps Association was held last
| night at the shoreham Hotel Some Of the
most distinguished veterans Of the war
| living were present, and it was an impress
i've assemblage. Men who lined up at
Gettysburg and Bull Run over a quarter
OF century ago gathered together again
last night to feISt. Ola memories were re-
viyed and Teeolleetions Of the days they
met in battle recalled
The banquet hail was decorated taste
fully with flags and laurel wreaths in
memory OF Warren, Hancock, Couch, BunineT
and sedgwick, al commando of the corps
during different periods OF active career.
SchroeGer's orchestra was concealed in q
music balcony.
The tables, stretching the entire length
OF the han, were beautifully decorated in
flowers and the occasion was one which
VIII long he remembered. one hundred
covers were laid, and menu from con-
somme pIentiuiCIe 10 cafe LOir and cigars
was served.
At the head Of enc table was Major
General Nelson a Miles, L 8 A, and at
the head OF tie OtLer was Gen. Joseph
s. Smith, who acted al tOaStmasteT. In
opening the banquet Gen. Smith referred
in his welcome to a fact that he said he
observed In the campaign of 1853, That
the then boys Of the Second Corps fought
Letter wien their stomachs were fun, and
lie said he was sure the veterans Of the
corps could talk better when their stOm-
achs were fun Chaplain OF the Corps
Rev Henry S. Stevens then invoked the
blessing aud preservation OF tie veterans
there. The feast followed.
Att o'clock the tables We're cleared and
tie following tOasts responded TO: Our
Country First, Last, and Forever Gen
Charles II Grosvenor, NJ. c.; The Army
Gen Russell A. 'Alger, Secretary OF War;
The Nav Hon. George c. Perkins; Our
own Beloved Corps, Gen. Nelson A. Miles.
L S A. and THE Patriotic Women OF the
War Hon Jacob II. Gailinger L. s. S.
Among the distinguished guests were
Archbishop Ireland and Senator Marx
Hanna When the archbishop arrived he
was loudly applauded- Among the others
present were:
George c. Perkins, of California; Adit.
Gen. George ID. RuggleS, Chief Engineer
Baird, u. $ N; Commissary Gen. Sullivan,
Gen L. r Bliss, u. $. A; Commodore Hieh-
born, L. $ N; Col. Nicholson, of Philadel-
phia: Mai. E. A. Halford, u s. A; Gen
Hartwell, Commodore Melville, L. s. N;
Gen. c. H Weeks, quartcrniaster general;
Hon. n. d. Sperry, Judge Mcclure, of Cali
fornia; Senator j. r. Hawley, Surg Gen
Wyman. L. s. A; Gen. Joseph Smith; eX-
Commissioner of Civil SeFvice. Chas, Lyman;
Col Charles Bird, u s A. John Hancock,
brother of Gen W. s. Hancock: DR.. j. n.
HAYES. Major A R. Quaiffe, Supt. Shanen-
berger, of the Boys Reform School: Chap
lain H S. Stevens; Gen. Sloat, Of the Patent
Office John JOY Edison; Gen. r. n. Baohel
der, W r. Heilyer. F. C. Jones, Capt. II. c.
Kirk, Dr. W A. Croffutt, Col. Joseph Mur-
ray, Capt. Dennis O'Connor. Major B. A.
O'Driscon, j. W. P. Parsons, Joseph Plant,
w A. Rocks, II. F. Rugg. W. p. Savil!e,
Dir. Charles Smart, De Witt c. Sprague,
Dr. William TindaIl, secretary TO the COM
1nissioners of the District; w C. Tyler, o.
d. Thatcher, Col. NJ. f. Urell. Col W. H.
Walker, Major William H. Plunkett. John
Twcedale, Hon. William McAleer, DR.. Bur
will, DR. Lawrence Wilson. Col. W. b.
owen. Joseph McCrea, Charles Ebert, Major
George Armes, Sam. Curriden and William
Howard Mills.