Evening star., 1898-09-27
TAkOMA HONORS SOLDIERS
nso.psiJf aiv4 Last Night to Fifteen Re-
trifhed Volunteers.
Address of Welcome by Mayor shedd
and Response by Lieut.. Skim
ner-RolI of Honor.

Inc cftZefiS oil TakOma Park turned OUT
| in full force last night and crowded the
public hail to %attend a reception to the
young men of%the Park who so bravely
| went to the feont when the occasion
quired their services in the war with Spain.
| The orchestra present played a patriotic
| air when the returned soldiers were escort
| ed, each by young lady, into the hall and
| given seats in front of the audience. Home
| Again was sung by the especially drilled
| chorus, and Mayor S. S. Shedd made an
address of welcome to, the boys, eliciting
| applause at nearly every sentence. He
| said in part:
The occasion that has called us together
| this evening is one of especial rejoicing.
| Our beloved country has just passed
through short and decisive war with
| foreign power, and achieved glorious sue
| cess. and today the stars and stripes float
proudly in many new lands. Thrice has
our country entered into war for the pro-
| lection of human rights and for the free
dom of man from oppression and tyranny.
IN the war of the revolution, whereby we
attained American freedom, from which
| this glorious republic has sprung-the great
| est republic on earth; in 1861, the civil war
| for the liberation of the colored race, and
again in 1898 for the freedom of down-trod-
den Cuba from Spanish oppression and
tyranny
The American citizen has never been
found wantil G when his country calls for
volunteers. He is ever ready to quickly re-
spo1d to hts country's demand for help.
and never was call to arms more prompt
| ly answered than in this war with Spain.
our own Takoma boys were among the
foremost to volunteer. They gave up
everything, sacrificed their positions, left
homes and families and offered up their
| lives upon the altar of their country.
Boys said he. we are proud of you.
aid we are here tonight to honor you and
to extend to you our hands of hearty vel
)1Ir arts mt wit hon
you left lis, and our thoughts and sympa-
thies were ever with you while away and
we trust you may all shortly recover fully
your health and strength
Lieut.. Skinner's Response.
At the close of Mayor Shedd's address the
chorus and audience sang The Star
Spanbled Banner" when Lieut. Frank f.
Skinner. on behalf of the returned soldiers
| made short talk, expressing their appre-
citation Of the interest shown by their home
folks. and also thanking them for the mary
favors sent them while down south, and
for the letters, upon which he placed spe-
cial emphasis. sent while they were away.
Following Lieutenant Skinner each SOL
der present made a short address, after
which each was presented with a hand
somely engraved roll of honor containing
the names of the fifteen volunteers who
went from Takoma to the war. follows:
Frank E. Skinner, second lieutenant, Com
pany f, 1St District of Columbia Vo1un-
teers; Preston c. King, sergeant and hos
| pital steward, 1st District of Columbia Vol
unteers: Chanrfes S. ia ckson, corporal, Com
pany E, list District of Columbia Volun-
teers; Arthur B. Adams, private, Company
| e, 1st District of Columbia Volunteers:
Charles All DauJ private, Company +. 1st
District Of Columbia Volunteers: Thomas
| o. Day, private Company +, 1st District
| of Columbia Volunteers: George n. Hodge.
| private, Company f. 1st District of Column
| bia Volunfeersat Charles NJ. Immich, pri-
Sos
Volunteers; Augustus S. Lay, corporal,
| Con pany X. 1St Maryland Volunteers;
Richard lay. corporal, Company K, 1st
Maryland y Nolunteers: Theodore A. Lay, jr.
private, Company A, 1st Illinois Volunteers;
| Richard F. Lay private, Company NJ, 9Th
| Maryland, Volunteers; Covis C. Sworm-
| stedt corporal, Company X, 1st Maryland
| Volunteers, andl James Seldom Lay, chief
Mn- kibnear's Remarks
When the roh of honor was presented
| Mr.. J. B. Kinnear was called upon and
| made very pathetic speech, which was
| highly appreciated by the audience, as well
| as by the soldiers present.
| The chorus during the program gave sev
| eral patriotic songs.
Upon conclusion of the prescribed program
| general. hand-shaking took place in
| which all the friends and relatives of the
volunteers took part.
The committees who have had charge of
| the reception and who have worked so
| zealously to make it a success are as fol-
| lows: -
Executive ccmmittee-S S. shedd chair
man; Capt. Lay, w. W. Dyar H. s. Knight,
| L. NJ. Mooers, j. B. Kinnear, Mrs. Shedd,
| Mrs. VIM. Thompson, Mrs. DIR. H. M. Ben
nett and Mrs. f. J. Perry.
Finance committee-G. A. Warren, chair
| man; Mrs. Warren, f. J. Lung and Mr..
Derrick.
Reception committee-Capt. Lay, chair
man. Mrs. kiDnpar
| Thompson, Mrs. Garry, Mr. knight. Mr..
Platt, Mrs Mo5ers, Mr.. Heaton, Mrs Dew
| ey, Mr.. Knight, Mrs. Burdette and Mr..
Curtiss.