Evening star., 1900-02-06

s;on court of appeals to adJudlcate the Ndsl
number of pension appeal cases peloie :. q q
majority of these aggrieved Vetvra Lpar,s p"ss
beyond the shores OF time anu an
of earthly tribunals.
washinston, Lincoln, Mckinley.
In concluding, Commander sha"' aihoiis
other things, spoke as follows:
I've meet tonight in honor of our noble
Grand Army of the Republic, in the capital
of our nation and under conditions OF Won
derful inspirations, in a wide circle OF oiess-
ines. Within the narrow cycle OF forty
wears we have seen the black clouds of dis
union swept out of our national horizon oy
the rays of the sun of liberty, and peace,
sweet peace, dwells in the hearts OF the
people over all our land.
"A comrade beloved and trusted and true
to the destiny Of our country, is our fresl-
dent holding a proud place in the hearIs
of his countrymen. Washington founded
Lincoln preserved and Mckinley mas eN-
panded our great national domain. Each
fills the measure of the worlds ideal Oh
great rulers, equal to the present and safe
for the future
The concluding toast was Our dead com
rades." and was responded to by many OF
the veterans, who paid feeling tributes TO
comrades who had passed away during the
year. Among those who spoke outside the
regular toastS were Secretary or Agrlcul-
ture Wilson, Major General Nelson A. Miles
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Herman.
The guests present were Gen. Harrison g.
Otis, Col. Allen c. Rakewell, Senator
Thurston, Past Commander John McElroy,
Commander Farnsworth, Commander-in-
Chief. Albert o. Shaw, Commander Arthur
Hendricks, Maj. N. n. Brooks, Gen. Nelson
A. Miles, Secretary James F. Wilson, Rep
resentative Charles E. Littlefield, Judge
Shellenbarger Commander S. S. Burdette,
Captain W. H. Michaels, Mr.. Ricketts,, Mr..
Brvan, Captain William Gibson, Represen-
tatiye Charles Curtis, Commander George
W Corson. Major Thomas Hopkins, Post
master Merritt, Colonel Marion L. Ander-
son, Commander Joseph w. Kay OF New
York, Commander S. E. Faunce, Mr.. w 4.
Andrews of Nebraska, Mr.. Henry A. Castle
of Minnesota, Major L. P. Williams, Rep
resentative Crumpacker. Judge Cole, Judge
Barnard, Deputy Commissioner Davenport,
Mr. James Young, Warden Harris, Captain
A. NJ Legg, Judge Ivory G. kimball, MAJOR
Nathan Bickford, General Hastings, Cap
tain l.. Vanderhoef, Mr.. L. K. Brown, Mr..
George E. Davis Mr.. A F. Dinsmore. Rep
resentative Washington Gardiner, REPRE-
sentative w. Alden Smith, Representative
s. w. Smith, Representative ]. H. South
ard, Colonel Charles P. Lincoln, Lieuten-
ant Colonel Baldwin, 4th United States In
fantry; Commissioner Binger Herman,
Mr.. A. Hart, Captain Gilbert N. Hustled,
Major Jacob Donaldson, Mr.. r. W. Shop
peli Dr. smythe, Dominic I. Murphy, Cor
poral James Tanner. Mr.. A. N. Stewart,
Captain Cutler, Mr.. Purman. DR.. Frank T.
Howe, Mr.. George H; Pate Paterson, SoG CAPTAIN nah
uty Commissioner L. NJ. Kelly, Captain
Charles Loeftier, Genera, o F. D. L sloa5 b.: M N,
Goodacre, Mr. n. L. Johnson, MI; Biaek'
Hayes, commandeP s gau. G1unwell' Ml Mr. j. WY, w
ber, Mr.. Boyd. Mr.. Garrison, MT. II.
slaybaugh; Mr. W. H SOrson, Hsnes Major Mr 4; 4 + I
Chase. Mr.. William Hunter Myers, DR..
Lawrence Wilson Nj; W; A Hutehi1s; Shd6ict MI r.
Ohio. Mr.. p. A Curry, Mr.. Robert Armour
NJ tanaaTck LamSie Nh Mr. AParsw Patrick Gedaes eFsS
reii. Mr.. John F. Scanlan of Chicago, Dr.
Charles s. Heron Mr. ,dsn F; w Oyster Oyster Mr. Mr.
N. H Humphrey' Mr.. SSar,e Jonn N. Young, M & MI
Mr.. 4. G. Irvine, Mr. = n n 1dSectnn Mecullough' gh
W. F. Corey, Mr.. H P Springer. Mr.. Chas
NJ. Robinson, Mr.. w. H. Peck, Mr.. Peter
McGirr Mr.. ]. R. McKelvey and Mr.. H. T.