Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-10

pcralJW. NJ. Knox. Company K; Private w.
&. Brown. Company C.
Second Battalion-Capt. r. E. Freeman,
Company H: Sergt. E. A Murphy, Com
p6ny L; Corporal J. T. Shields. Company
H; Corporal J. Maloney. Company G; Pri-
vate Thos. A. Fisher. Company F.
CT mpany 1; Sergt. ]. C. Chichester. Com
pany i; Sergt. J. A. Mattox. Company ID:
Corporal c. ID. Hammer Company r; Pri-
waite Alden Bell. Company B.
Seventh 1llinoiS-Maj. g. J. Carroll, Mai
l.. NJ. Ennis and Lieut.. Jas. v. ODonnell:
First Sergt J. p. FIemming. Company A;
Sergt Edward TObin. Company b; Sergt.
J. p LAWYER, Company C; Sergt. Patrick
Leahy, Company D; Sergt. Dennis OShea.
Company E; Sergt. Edward Stanby. Com
pany F; Corporal j. McCafferty, Com
pany G.; Sergt. James O'Donovan, Gem
pany H; Sergt. Thomas Ryan, Company I;
Private Mark Sullivan. Company X; Sergt.
S. NJ. Pearcey. Company L, and Sergt.
Rowan, Company NJ.
These three details practically complete
the list. BY tonight every regiment will
have dispatched the men selected to re-
cruit the corps up to the full strength. This
work ought not to consume more than a week
or ten days. Then when the recruits are
brought back a second week will be re-
IT is generally accepted, therefore. that
none of the regiments now in camp viii!
be ordered away before the end of the
month.
Col. HOfmnn's Protest.
Colonel Hoffman of the sth Pennsylvania
yesterday sent a formal letter to General
Graham protesting against having men
from his regiment treated at the division
hospital. 1t is impossible to learn any
thing more of the letter than that. Colonel
Hoffman objects vigorously and forcibly TO
the method of procedure employed by Colo
mel Girard.
Colonel Coursen of the 18th Pennsylvania
has attacked the institution another
line. He has directed his subordinate Off
GERS not to send the sick men in the regi-
ment to the hospital of the LIST Division.
Petition for Active Duty.
The following petition was sent today to
the Secretary of War, signed by every
member of the 18th Pennsylvania:
Hon. Russell A. Alger. Secretary of War,
Washington, D. c.:
I'VE the undersigned members of the 18th
Regiment Infantry Pennsylvania Volun-
teers, located at Camp Alger. Va. hereby
request that we be given the opportunity
of being put into active service as soon
as possible. having said yes with the view
of being sert Immediately to the 'front.'.
The petition is signed by Lieut. Col. l.. c.
Mettes and every member of the command
A military concert for the benefit of the
division hospital was given at Falls Church
last night by several ladies of the village
The entertainment took place in Odd Fell
lows Hall and was generously patronized.
Instrumental music was furnished by the
band of the 18th Ohio. The others who took
part were Mrs. Garner. Mrs. Meekin. Mrs
Gould. Miss Merrifield, Miss Wiley, Miss
SprinSsguth, Miss Plugge, Mr. Moore and
Mr.. Pond. In the audience were as many
soldiers as could be accommodated. The
next entertainment in the village is TO take
place Monday night.
The 65th New York is to get a carload of
supplies from friends in Buffalo.
a han yrpr
this morning by the 33d Michigan. Their
equipment is now complete. The regiment
spent TIE entire morning in examining the
new possessions.
Ten additional cases of measles have been
developed among the boys of the Sd Nir-
ginia.