Evening star., 1901-12-20

VETERANS BANQUET
Annual Reunion of the Union Sol
diers' Alliance.
LARGE NUMBEROF MEMBERS PRESENT
Many Invited Guests and Some
Excellent Speeches.
FULL RIOS E r q Y L y
FULL STER CIV EN-

The days of camp and field were recalled
| last evening by the members of the Union
| Soldiers Alliance and invited guests at the
/ twenty-third annual banquet of the or
| ganization, held in the banquet hall of the
| Ebbitt House. 1t was time of good cheer
| from start to finish. Patriotism was the
theme of the addresses made. and the old
| warriors enjoyed themselves in renewing
old acquaintanceships and associations. The
affair. taken altogether. was more in the
nature OF reunion.
The banquet hail was decorated profusely
| with the American colors. and there were
| flowers of many rich and beautiful hues.
| The orchestra of the National Guard Bri-
gade Band, stationed in an alcove just on
| the dining room, discoursed pleasant
| strains. The program was introduced with
the Stars and Stripes after which the
veterans saluted the flag standing
The Guests.
The guests of the evening included Sen
ator j. II. Gal1inger of New Hampshire
and ex-senator Henry w. Blair, Cover
nor Joseph w. Fifer of Illinois, Represen-
| tative Charles A. Russell of Connecticut,
Representative Kittredge Haskins OF Ner-
| mont, Mr.. W. E. Andrews, auditor for the
Treasury Department; Mr.. John NJ. Ewing.
deputy auditor for the Navy department;
Mr.. r. W. Shoppell, Mr.. c. b. Tanner, Col
onel oscar T. Crosby. Major Josiah Pierce,
Mr.. Clay G. Collette, Mr.. VIM. e. Williams,
Captain Rudolph b. Schwickardi, Colonel
J. Edwin Browne. Mr.. Il. II. Cole, Colonel
Mahlon A. Winter, Mr.. II. c. Perdue, Mr..
Ed. A. King, MIR. Milton J. Hull Mr.. John
s. Garrison.
Letters from the President and Admiral
Schley and telegram from Colonel c. p.
Lincoln, regretting their inability To be
present, were read.
The New omeers..
George c. Ross, the retiring president,
presided during part of the evening. The
new president, George III. Lillebridge. was
| inducted into office just before the toasts
began. The other officers installed were
William H. Doolittle, first vice president:
George p. Davis, second vice president;
Edward r. Campbell, third vice president;
John L. Heupel. secretary; Albion y. Jane
son, assistant secretary; william Gibson,
treasurer; Edgar H. Klemroth, proctor.
The executive committee is composed of
| George c. Ross, Alva S. Taber and Warner
White. Arbitration committee, Edward X.
Campbell and William Howard Gibson. The
, committee of arrangements in charge of
| the banquet was composed of Andrew j.
Huntoon, chairman; James l.. Davenport,
Orange S. F'irmin, Delavan W. Harrington,
Robt. H. Morton, John McElroy, John r.
Young. Alva S. Taber. Edw. A. kreidier.
Ex-officio, George c. Ross, president; John
l.. Heupel, secretary.
The Speech Making.
/, Mr.. Lillebridge demonstrated the fact
| that he is an excellent presiding officer.
| The program of toasts was throughout en-
| joyable, and the participants were fire.
quently applauded. This was the prsgram:
The President of the United States: The
| mightiest ruler of the world" John Nc
Elroy; THE military power of today"
Henry W. Blair, former senator from New
Hampshire; The rank and file" Frank L
terror; song, I'VE Have Drunk from the
| Same Canteen." George H. Lillebridge;
''The Union soldiers of 81 TO 60 Repre-
| sentative Charles A. Russell of Connecti-
| cut; Our silent army" drunk I'm silence;
women former Governor Joseph w.
Fifer Of Illinois; general remarks, by w. Z.
| Andrews. auditor for the Treasury Depart
ment.
All the speeches were in excellent taste,
and in some there were positive flights OF
eloquence while in others there were many
witty allusions to the days of '61 to IS.
when the call to dinner did not disclose as
| palatable a menu as that which had Just
been discussed.
Members of the Alliance.
The association is composed of the follow
| ing members: VIM. p. Seville president,
1879, Samuel C. Lovejoy, John l.. Heupel.
Newton NJ. Brooks (president, 1881, Harri-
| son Dingman (president, 1SS1-9, James NJ.
| Edgar, A. F. Mcmillan opresident, 1S9D,
| Charles c. Royce president, 1850, John GIL
more, Abraham Hart presdent, 1890, Ed
gar H klemroth, Robert 5. Lyle. VIM.
| Howard Mills, Henry B. Bennett, Frank
| (president, 1883, Charles ID. A. Loeff1er,
| John G. Macgregor. Charles Z. Coon, Mar
| tin Hoyberger, Delavan w. Harrington,
| Robert II. Morton, Geo. 4. Bartlett presi-
| dent, 1850, Samuel S. Burdett presdent,
| 1850, Almype II. G. Richardson, Augustus
| S Worthington, S. Willard SaXton, George
H Frsuch, Lewis K Brown, Orange S. FIR
min, Bernard I. Janney (presiO.nt, 1899,
| Geo. L. Rose, VIM. howard G. -bson, VIM.
| j. Johnston, Frank A. Butts. Frank II.
Sprague, Charles Lowell, Edward r. Camp
bell Chas. Z. Hartung, Albert w. Roome,
John Cameron, ,Aloph Berger, James l.. Dav-
export. Samuel A. Lewis Elnathan Meade,
John s. Stodder (president, 1885. Alva 5.
Taber tpresident. 1900, John r. Collette,
Charles p. Lincoln (president, 1892, Henry
A. Robbins (presidtnt, ISJi). john NJ.
Young, Levi p. Wright, Albion b. Jameson,
Frank p. Gross, Octavius l. Pruden. Geo.
H. Lilleb-idge. Andrew J. Huntoon (presi-
dent, 1S9), John j. narrower president.
1885, George L. Corson. (president 1880,
Albert +. Brooks. Fred Bracket. Samuel
c. Mills, August Dona;h. VIM. H. Doolit-
tie, VIM. Irving, Henry Casey. Lafayette
Knapp, Howard L. Prince, Joseph W.
Kirkey VIM. II. Partridge, John McElroy,
James 8. Dougall George r. Davis, John
r. Young Lyman f. w. Gushing. Jacob
F. Raub, Augustus S. Bryan, Cyrus J.
Hardaway, Charles c. Cole. George c.
Ross (president. 190D, Henry E. Aivord
Theo. F.. swayze. Henry s Merrill, Mel
George H. Slaybaugh, Lawrence Wilson,
Warner White, John II. DeMeritt, Thos.
r. Marshall, Albert II. Van Deusen,
Stephen Rand, VIM; H. Decker, David P.
Leibhardt, Gilbert NJ. Hustled, Frank L.
Campbell
SENATOR FERRY GETS HARD FALL.
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