Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-11
THE BOYS IN BLUE
Department Commanders Orders Re-
speeding the National Encampment.
WILL MEET AUGUST q At BUFFALO
The Parade viii Take Place Two
Days Later.
VETERANS SWAP STORIES

Department Commander Thos. S. Hop
kins Of the Grand Army of the Republic
has issued from headquarters the following
general orders regarding the coming en-
campment at Buffalo:
1.-The thirty-first rational encampment
of the Grand Army of the Republic will
be held at Buffalo, n. Y, during the week
be ginning August % instant.
THE department commander, escorted
by the Old Guard, and accompanied by the
| comrades of this department and the de-
partment of the womans Relief Corps,
will leave this city Monday morning, Au-
gust % at 1855 o'clock, by special train, via
the Pennsylvania railroad from the 9Th
| street depot, arriving at Buffalo at Q pm.
An invitation is extended to the COM
| rades of this department and their fami-
lies, and to all others desiring to take adj
vantage of the excursion rates, to accom-
pany the department commander on what
promises to be a delightful trip.
THE round-trip fare will be SLIGO, tick
cts to be on sale from August p to "A in
elusive and good to return from August
"a to August 81 inclusive, with an extern
sion to leave Buffalo until September 20 in
elusive, provided tickets are deposited with
the joint agent at Buffalo between August
y and %, both dates inclusive. For this
fee of twenty-five cents will be collected.
The Transportation Committee.
Tickets for the trip and information
concerning it will be furnished by the de-
partment transportation committee, con-
sisting of John Johnson, chairman, office of
the auditor for the War Department, Win
der building, or at 1015 street northwest;
H. NJ. Gilman, secretary warrant division
Treasury Department; B. F. Chase. pension
office; S. F. Hamilton, record and pension
division. War Department, 10th street
building; j. Tyler Powell, assistant quarter
master general, at department headduar-
tiers and pension office; also Geo E. Davis
| of Kit Carson Post, No. Q quartermaster
generals office, War Department. NJ. NJ
Lewis of John F. Reynolds Post. No. g.
pension office, and DIR. H. NJ Bennett of
John F. Reynolds Post, No g. Takoma
Park also A. F. Dinsmore, No. 407 street
| southeast: and A. J. Cunning, Office of the
auditor of the Treasury Department on the
part of the Old Guard
l. department headquarters will be locat-
ed at the Hotel Iroquois, room PIG, fifth
Moor, and all comrades of this and other
departments are cordially invited to call
ana also to attend joint reception by this
department and the department of the Wo-
man Relief Corps, in room ZIG Tuesday
evening, August "A, from to 10 O'clock
Date of the Parade.
THE parade will take place Wednesday.
| August %. and will move at 10 am. sharp.
This department will form on the 'up-
per terrace north of the New York Cen
| trail tracks, head of column at Main street,
ard will march eight files front at half
| distance. 1t l. hoped there will be a good
representation of this department, and that
| all will participate in the march, which
| will not be long one
| The thirty-first national encampment
| Will assemble at Music Hall Thursday
August 26, at 8 am Members and repre-
sentatives of the encampment will please
| take notice.
The delegation from this department Is
invited to meet the department commander
| for conference Wednesday, August p, at
8 pm. at which time the official badges
| will be distributed.
| THE coun Gil of administration will meet
| at department headquarters Saturday, Au-
| gust 81, at pm.
| "Comrade Calvin Farnsworth Post No
D, Is hereby placed In charge of this de-
partment during the absence of the depart
| ment commander in Buffalo.
| The Henderson Drum Corps will furnish
i music for the veterans on this trip"
Arranging Prelfminarfes.
Il large number of old soldiers who ara
in the government service in this city
| have obtained their annual leaves of alb
sence, to begin a few days before the Buff
| falo encampn ent. The exodus of the vet
| Grams will begin next week, and all of them
are looking forward to an exceedingly
pleasant time.
| Anticipating their coming reunion, they
| are already swapping stories of the days
when their lives were in greatest danger.
| Three or four of them were gathered near
| the west door Of the Treasury Department
| the other day talking about old times,
when one Of them, watchman. said to
| the others:
! See that rather stout man fixing to ge.
in the elevator there? Well I'll tell you
| Il true story.
He and 1 were boys together, in Ken
lucky before the breaking out of the war.
We lived not far from each other ard were
| continually In each others company. We
went to see the gals together, we hunted
| wild turkeys together and We chased rum
| away niggers together. We didn't think
| much of the future those days, although
we beard our fathers often discuss the
questions of preserving the Union and the
| right of secession.
''Well. it wasn't long before there was
| call to arms. My folks owned plenty of
| slaves, but my father didn't believe in Sc
| cession. My brothers and I enlisted in
the 1st Kentucky Federal Cavalry. and my
| old friend that I pointed to over there en-
listed in the 1st Kentucky Confederate
| Cavalry, commanded by the famous John
| Morgan. Some time after we had been
| fighting each other, off and on, a portion of
| our cavalry stopped at Glalatin, Tenn.
| eBfore we knew it, Morgan's cavalry was
| upon us. and a great big chunk of was
| captured in that town. I remember I was
| suffering from carbuncles under my arm.
| and esrly in the morning had gone to
| doctor to have them lanced. In the squad
| which captured me was the man / just
pointed out. 1 also recognized many other
| old friends on the rebel SIDE
Treated Like Prince.
well, my friend, and the others whom
| knew, treated me like a prince. After a
| while was paroled and sent to Camp
Chase, later getting back to my command.
1t was long time before saw my friend
again. Then 1t was under somewhat
| tragic circumstances. Morgan was near
| ing the end of his celebrated raid into
| Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. My regi-
ment, among others, was in chase of him
| Then the capture Of the command was
| made in Ohio. A number of them tried to
escape before the surrender, and several
were shot.
| 1.-The squad 1 was with chased several
| men and we shot down one poor fellow
| who was flying for all he was worth I
| had not an idea that it was my boyhood
| comrade we were running. but when he
| toppled from his horse and we reached
| him, felt almost like had assisted In the
| shooting of brother. was glad to find
however, that he was not seriously hurt,
and then was able to repay the kindness
/ he had shown me.
Have Been Close Friends.