Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-30
The Banquet Of the Union Soldiers
Alliance Last Night.
LARGE ATTENDANCE OF MEMBERS
Some Excellent Speeches in Re-
spouse to Toasts.
TIL E NEW FICERS

nual banquet at the Ebbtt House last
| night. The members and guests began to
| assemble about o'clock and by the time
! the line of march was taken I'D the at
tendance numbered nearly a hundred. A
century is the limit of membership of this
| organization, but many are unavoidably
| absent, though their plates are gen.
orally filled by guests of those who attend
| Before proceeding to the dining room the
| company enjoyed themselves pleasantly in
| the red parlor, where bowl of punch
stimulated them for the active work to
| come. Among old soldiers there is no lack
of stories of camp and army life and some
| excellent tales were told of battles, sieges
| fortunes" they had passed At . o'clock
| the command fall I'M was given by the
| proctor, Z. H. Klemroth, and the members
| and their guests in ranks of two marched
| to the dining room. where they were greet
| ed by some excellent music by Schroeder's
orchestra, and seated themselves at three
long tables arranged in the form of the
letter L.
At the main table sat the retiring presi-
| dent, DR.. A. ]. Huntoon. and the president
for the current year, John ]. narrower,
! and several of the more prominent guests,
| among whom were Commissioner of Pen
sons Evans, Representative .. P. Leib-
hardt of Indiana, II. A. Castle, auditor for
the Post Office Department; w. w. Brown
duultOT the war Department., r. ii.
Morris, auditor for the Navy Department;
| J. M. Ewing, deputy auditor for the Navy
Department.; Messrs. w. H. Hills, T. ].
| Shannon f. II Thomas and w. B. Easton.
AFTER the discussion Of an excellent menu
| the recently elected officers were installed.
| These were as follows: President, John J.
Narrower; first vice president, Geo. Z. Cor
| son: second vice president, Alva S. Taber;
third vice president, VIM Howard Gibson;
| secretary, John L. Heupel twentieth re-
| election; assistant secretary, John r. Col
lette eighth re-election); treasurer, Samuel
c. Lovejoy eighteenth reelection; proc
The Spcech-Making.
President Narrower then assumed the
duties of toast master, after making an
extremely happy speech of thanks for his
selection to preside over the organzati ton.
| His introductions of the speakers were
pleasant and graceful, and the remarks
were generally above the average post
prandial talk. The regular toasts were as
follows: Our comrade, the President OF
| the United States responded to by n. NJ.
Brooks; THE American Volunteers" by
Geo. P. Davies; Two million young pa
| triots," by James H. Bradford; Destiny Of
the republic by S. S. Burdett "Our fallen
comrades" drank In silence and THE
Fruits of our service and sacrifices" by
Chas. King. Other speakers were Commits
sioner Evans, Auditors Brown, Morris and
Castle, and Deputy Auditor Ewing, all of
whom were in full accord with the spirit
of the occasion in their remarks. Mr.. Geo.
II. Lillibrdge sang 1.-The Mountaineer' so
well that an encore was emphatically de-
manded, in response to which he gave his
own composition, Day Break at Appomat-
tcX,' with stirring effect. During the even
ing group picture of the alliance was pre-
scented by VIM. A. Johnston, chairman of
the committee appointed to arrange for it,
The entire reunion was voted one of the
most enjoyable in the history Of the alliance.
List of Members.
The members of the alliance, most of
whom were present, are as follows: VIM
P. Seville (Prest., 1870, 1st Del. Inf; Sam
uel c. Lovejoy, 1st Me. Cav; John L. Heu-
pei, 10th N. Y. Inf; Newton NJ. Brooks
Prest, 80, 18th N. J. Inf; Harrison Ding
man Prest., 's1-s2), 14th N. Y. Inf; James
NJ. Edgar, 11th Mo. Cav; A. F. Mcmillan
Prest. '9D, list U. s. Col. H. Art; Chas
G.. Royce Prest.. 1880, U. S. N: John
Gilmore LIST W. Va. Cav; James Coleman
LIST D. of c. Inf; Abraham Hart Prest.,
1890, I'D Penn. Inf; Zach E. Thomas,
18th Mo. Cav; Edgar H. Klemroth, 9th
Penn. Cay: Rob't S. Lytle, L. S. N; VIM
Howard Mills, 14th U. S. Inf: Frank B.
Miller, Dist Penn. Inf; Henry B. Bennett
7th Mass. Inf: Benjamin Engel, I'd q. S.
Cav; Frank T. Howe Prest., go. 10th
Mass. Inf; VIM. B. Morgan, 10th Penn.
Inf; Stephen NJ. Barrows. 9TH Me. Inf.
William Blasland list Mass. Cav; VIM.
Gibson Prest, $50, Purnell Legion, Nd
Inf: Charles D. A, Loeffier, 9Th u. S. Cav;
John G. Maegregor, sth Mimi Inf; Charles
E. Coon. 23d N. Y. Inf; Martin Hoyberger
I'd U. S. Art; VIM. G. Moore, National
Rifles. D. of c.; Charles King. u. S. A
Delavan w. Harrington, 44th N. Y. Inf.
Bartlett Prest.. $50. list Mass H. Art;
Samuel S. Burdett Prest., $50, 1st Iowa
Cav; Thomas NJ. Steep. sth Penn. Re
serves; Almyne H. G: Richardson. 114th
Ohio Inf; S. Willard saxton, U. S. Vols.
George H. French, 18th Mass Inf; Lewis
X. Brown. Purnell Legion. Md. Inf.
Orange S. Firmin, 18th nc Conn; Inf; Bernard
Geo. U. Rose, U. S. A; VIM. Howard Glib
son, 7th Pa. Reserves; VIM. ]. Johnston,
44th N Y. Inf; Frank A. Butts, 47th N. Y.
Inf; Frank H. sprague. LIST R. 1. Cav;
Campbell, 18th VT. Inf; Chas. E. Hartung,
31st N. J. Inf; Albert W. Roome, list N
Y. Inf; John Cameron, Sd Pa. Cav; Adolph
Berger, 1st La. Cav; James L. Davenport,
Cav; Elnathan Meade. 44th N. Y. Inf;
John S. Stodder Prest, 800, U. s. N;
Alya S. Taber. 10th U. S. Inf; John R.
Prest., '9D. U. S. A: John NJ Young, 31st
N. ]. Inf; Levi P. Wright, 1st Mass. H.
Art; Albion 3. Jameson, 9th Pa. Reserves;
James B.. Carter. SD N. Y. Inf: Frank P.
Gross 9th U. s. Cav. Joseph o. Manson.
7th Tenn. Mtd Inf; Octavius L. Pruden,
18th N. j. Inf; Geo. H. Lillebridge, 14th
Conn. Inf Andrew J. Huntoon Prest., 90
18th N. H. Inf; John j. Narrower I'd
Conn: H. Art; George E. Corson. nth U.
s. Inf; Sherman A. Johnson, 123d Ohio Inf
Albert F. Brooks. 18th Mass. Inf: Fred
Bracket, 9Th Me. Inf: Sam'l C. Mills, u
s: Army: August Donath, 22d Mass. Inf;
VIM. H. Doolittle, Hist Penn. Inf; VIM.
Irving. 3Sth Ohio Inf; Henry Casey, LIST
U. 8. Cav; La Fayette Knapp, 111th N Y.
Inf; Howard L. Prince, Goth Me. Inf; JAS
H. Bradford, 18th Conn., Inf; Joseph w.
Kirkley. 1st Md. Inf; VIM. H. Partridge.
9th N. Y. Inf; John McElroy, 10th Ill
Cav; James D. Brady, 63d N. Y. Inf; Jas
s: Dougall. 44th N. Y. Inf: Geo. p. Davis.
18th Ohio Inf; John R. Young, LIST Bait
Mass. Inf; Lyman f.. w. Gushing. 4th
Mass. H. Art; Jacob F. Rauh; 210th Pa
Inf: Augustus. s. bryan, U. S. Navy: Cy-
rus J. .Hardaway, LIST BerdaA s. g.: Chas
C. Cole. 18th Maine Inf: George C. Ross
10Th Ill INF; Henry e. Alvord. I'd Mass
Cav: Edmund "A. sRoderick. U. 8. Navy;
Christian B. Dtckey. 104th Ohio Inf; Theo
F. Swayxe, 18th N. J. Inf: Henry g. Mer-
rill, Seth Mass. Inf.