Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-16

followed In q similar strain, and then
scterist t 0 Soldier takl He said II the great
work accomplished o. the soldiers OF the
war with Spain would develop. show to its
proper advantage. END be properly ap-
nized in the young Veterans before him
men, when the last OF the veterans Of the
and added that Congress should not fail
to pass the soldiers preference bill, as
the men who placed their lives on the altar
of their country wsrs clearly entitled to
Commander-in- ChtGeaeo Rassieur was
escorted to the platform by Captain L. C.
Dyer and committee of Miles Command.
and made stirring ADDRESS ssbI to the young
sembling of our great army of volunteers
in 1898, he said, we had given the world a
military lesson that BILL never be forgot
ten The young giant OF the west had
powers and would retain it He paid
high tribute to the American, soldier, both
volunteer and regular and predicted that
old glory would continue to wave in vic
stock The old countries had learned
salutary lesson in patriotism from the war
with Spain as well as from the civil war
The other speakers were Past Command
ers Arthur Hendricks and Hopkins of the
G. A. r.
Reveille and Taps.
BY special request, Bugler Davis Of Com
pany 1, 18th U. g. Regular Infantry, sound
ed on his bugle the calls during day In
camp, commencing with "reveille' and con-
GLIDING with the plaintive and pretty notes
of taps flights OUT known as the SOL
diers goodnight. Captain Parker explain
ed to the audience the significance of each
call, interspersed with witty stories of
camp life.
The other numbers on the program in
cluded piano solos by Mr. W. H Holmes
and Miss Estella Bell; songs by Miss Ellie
WORTH Miss Lourita Reiner and Mr.. Will
lard monologue and limitations by Mr..
Meig Parham; selections on the mandolin
harp by MIR. Lawrence L. Mitchell; recita-
tons. "Custer's Last Fight by Corporal
E. A. Mckee of the regular cavalry; AT
the Tomb Of Napoleon" by Mr.. v. r. Bry
an, and 1.-The Curse Of Regulars by Mr..
F. johnson.
Several of the officers of Miles, Harden
and the 4th Immune commands, respective
ly. appeared in the new regulation uniform
of the Spanish War Veterans, blue and
gray, which will be worn in the inaugural
parade.
Capt. Parl<er's Career.
A sketch of the life of Captain Charles
w. Parker, who has been twice honored by
the first command, ,,as prepared by the
committee on testimonial, members of
which presented him with the bejeweled
cane, as follows:
Captain Charles w. Parker was born in
Berea, Cuyahoga county, Ohio, August %,
1860. He was educated in the public schools
and colleges of the town, and in 1880 en-
gagged in banking. From 1885 to 1895 he
was In business in Chicago and the west.
In 1897 he was elected to the Ohio legis-
lature from his home county, and took a
prominent part in the deliberations of that
body as a member of the military commit
tee and introduced the bill carrying a mil
Ion dollar appropriation for placing the
Ohio regiments in the field
when the President made the first call
for volunteers he left Columbus. Ohio, where
the legislature was still in session, travelled
over one hundred miles, donned the uniform
Of commissary sergeant of the 9Th Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, and reported at Ceve-
land, Ohio. for duty, within five hours from
the time the proclamation was flashed along
the line. He was afterward commissioned
regimental commissary, with the rank of
captain, and still later was appointed by
the President as regimental quartermaster
of the I'd u s. Volunteer Engineers, which
he assisted in recruiting and fitting for the
field. and in which, position his business
ability and energetic methods won COM
mendation, not only from regimental and
brigade officers, but also from the War
Department.
after its return from Cuba, he was made
chief clerk in the printing division of the
census Office. He was the first comma nder
Of Nelson A. Miles Command, No 1. which
has the honor of holding the first charter
issued by the National Army of Spanish
War Veterans, and is now Junior vice com
mander of the corps Of the District of CO.
lumbia. ..
His work for comrades Of the Spanish
and Philippine wars has been Loyalty done,
and his vigorous efforts in their behalf
have endeared him to officers and men
alike. He has great executive ability, Is a
courteous gentleman, and an enthusiastic
friend OF the soldier