Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-29
HONORS TO MAJOR URELL
Union Veteran Legion Gives Him Com
plimentary Reception.
Story of District Regiment at the
Front RetOId Tribute to
Work of Women.

Union Veteran Legion Hall, $40 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, was crowded to its fullest
extent last evening, upon the occasion of
complimentary reception extended by En-
campn ent No. 90 of the legion to Major NJ
Emmett Crell late of the LIST Regiment, Dis
trict of Columbia Volunteers. Comrade
VIM. W. Brown, senior vice national COM
mander. L. V. L., presided and quite a long
program of music and addresses was pro-
vided. Major Urell who received in Il
most enthusiastic manner delivered a short
address in response TO a very compliment
airy Introduction by Commander Brown, and
upon the conclusion of the program all pres
ent took him by the hand and wished him
all happiness
After returning his thanks for the kind
ception given him, Major Urell told OF the
work of the District regiment from the time
it entered the service of the United States
until it was mustered out. Fully seven
tenths of the regiment sick while in
Cuba he said, and no matter what others
might say, the truth is that they suffered
from yellow fever. He had himself lost thr-
ty-eight pounds in four days. No better dis
clpllned nor more intelligent set of men
entered the service of the government dur
ing the war with Spain, he remarked, and
no grumbling or fault-fndng was observed
by him. Indeed he nothing of that
until he returned to the United States: but
1t was not among the boys of the District
regiment.
Denies Stories OF Neglect.
Major Urell also emphatically deniel the
stories of starvation and neglect, ternling
them, so far as the District regiment was
concerned, The yellowest of yellow journal
fabrlcations.' In this connection ne de-
sclibed what was furnished the men both
IN Cuba and at MOntauk, declaring that
when they left the latter place they left
behind enough food of the best kind to feed
brigade. Only for few days in Cuba did
the District boys want for food
He paid tribute to the work of women
during the war with Spain, giving Miss
Clara Barton an unusually high comph
ment.
The Program.
The following is the program provided:
Overture, Medley of Patriotic Airs" by
the Carroll Institute Orchestra; address in
| PRODUCTION of Comrade NJ Emmett UreH
by Comrade William W. Brown, senior
vice national commander, L. Y. L.; music
'Felice," by the Carroll Institute Orches-
ira; address, replying to introduction, by
Comrade NJ. Emmett Urell: music vocal
solo, Welcome to Jrell," words by Com
rade Irvine Dungan), by Mr.. Charles f.
Roberts, accompanied by Miss T. H. Aus
tin; address by Comrade Winfield S Nor
cross, national commander L. Y. l.; music
tenor solo, Just as the Sun Went Down"
by Mr.. Thomas l.. Jones, accompanied by
Miss Emma Bishop; address by H. CLAY
Stars and Stripes Forever" Sousa, by the
Carroll Institute Orchestra; address by
Capt. Henry a. Castle, auditor for the Post
Office Department.; music, vocal solo, Bar
bara Frietche,' by Mrs. A. G. Hersey, ac-
companied by Mrs. Clifford Howard; adj
dress by Rev. Asa S. Fiske. d. D., a union
veteran; music, baritone solo by Mr..
Charles f. Myers; address by Rev. Henry
n, Couden, chaplaiu-in-chief L. Y. l.;
music, vocal, Break the News to Mother"
by the Metropolitan Quartet, Messrs. Ma
len, Topley, Benner, and Spencer; original
poem, our Boys written by Miss Faith
Bradford, by Rev. James II. Bradford, a
union veteran; music, baritone SOLO Mon
arch of the Woods" by Mr.. Arthur Della
vigne, accompanied by Miss Z. H. Austin;
address by Comrade James Tanner, past
national commander. L. V. L.. music. vocal
SOLO Only the Old Flag" by Mrs. Clifford
Howard. accompanied by Mrs. A. c. Her
sey; address by Comrade John T. Booth,
surgeon general, L. V L.; music, by the
Carroll Institute Orchestra; address by
Major Burton r. Ross of the LIST Battalion,
District of Columbia National Guard;
music, AUD Lang Syne' by the audience
and the Carroll Institute Orchestra.