Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-27
BURNSIDE POSTS BANQUET
ITS ANNUAL GATHERING AT THE EB-
BIT LAST NIGHT.
Addresses by Senator
Hawley, Commander Brocketf,
Chairman Huntoon and Others.

Burnside Post, No. 8, Department OF the
Potomac, G. A. r., celebrated last night
the conclusion of its seventeenth year
with a banquet at the Ebbitt House of
about 200 covers. Commander B. F. Brock
EFT and other officers of the post received
the guests Of the. posts tenth dinner in the
parlors of the hotel, and an informal So
cial hour preceded the opening of the ban
quet hall. The dinner was given the I'M
usal interest that attaches to the annual
celebrat tons of Burnside Post by the pres
ence of nearly 100 ladies. DIR. A. J. Hun
toon, chairman of the committee Of ar
rangements, presided during the delivery Of
the post-prandial address, and began the
speechmaking. The first formal toast was
Burnside Post" by Commander Brock
EFT. Prof Willis P. Moore, chief of the
weather bureau. narrated a few wartime
Battlefield Thoughts" Miss Mary Helen
Howe then sang 1.-The Star Spangled Ban
ner,' the guests rising and greeting each
verse with applause. Senator j. w. Haw-
GRAMS position at the close Of the nine
teenth century and the beginning Of the
twentieth. De Witt c.. Sprague read an
original poem Former Senator Henry w.
Blair spoke eloquently of 1.-The American
Soldier" Auditor Henry w. Castle dwelt
on the career of the soldier after the war
ended, speaking to the subject THE VIC
tories of Disbanded Army" song by
Manley Haywood, an address by Rev. w.
c. Alexander on Loyal Women of Amer
lea" and extemporaneous remarks by Gen.
Bukey, Gen. Ellis Spear, Geo. c. Ross Dep
uty Commissioner Of Pensions Kelly, Capt.
Willhite and DR.. A. P. Pardon.
The committee of arrangements consisted
OF DR.. A. ]. Huntoon chairman; Messrs.
G. w. c. Ross, Geo. P. Davis. Thos. H.
Sypherd d. NJ. Goodacre, Nathan Bickford,
Jos. E. Hart, P. C. Bain ]. F. Johnson, L.
Vanderhoef H. G. Potter, c. H. Caring
ton, w. F. Halleck, A. P, Tasker, and T.
w. Tallmadge.
Some of the Guests.
Among those at the table were:
Senator John r. Hawley of Connecticut,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Burns, Mrs. Julia S.
Emerson, Mrs. NJ. B. Holmet, Mr. and Mrs.
c. H. Buxton, Mrs. A. H. Tyson, Mr.. Whitaker,
Mr.. ]. H. Adriaans, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Brown, Mr.. A. H. Shattuck, Mrs. H. j. Dur
fee, Mr.. E. w. Whitaker, Capt William
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. P. c. J. Treanor Rev.
and Mrs w. c. Alexander, Col George c.
Ross, Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Sypherd, DR.. and
Mrs. w. D. Monroe, Capt. and Miss A. H.
Nixon, Capt. A. F. Medford Capt A W.
Hart, Mr.. r. M. Calhoun, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
F. johnson, Mr.. Henry N. Copp, Rev. Hen
and Mrs. l. e. Kirk DR.. J. B. Sage, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. G. Potter, Mr. George R. Wales,
Capt. R. w. Tyler, Major NJ. J. Brownell,
Mr.. Allen B: Hayward, Col. John R. Rou-
d IT, L.
L. P. Williams Capt P. c. Balm, Mr.. P. c.
Lawrence, Col. Daniel S. A. Grosvenor and
Mrs. Grosvenor, Mr.. and Mrs L. K.
Brown, Miss Anna NJ. Moxey, Cap
tain George P. Davis, Mr.. D. NJ. Goodacre,
Mrs. %. N. Brandenburg, Judge l. G. Kim
ball, Mr.. Harry G. Kimball, Mrs. Johnson,
Capt and Mrs. ]. E. Hart. Mr.. and Mrs.
J: r. Oulser, Mrs. s. J. Miller, Col. E. w.
Foster, DR.. and Mrs. La Fetra. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. M. McBath. Prof. A NJ Salmon,
Mr.. L. NJ. Kelly, deputy commissioner Of
PENSIONS Mrs. F. c. Long, Mr.. Edmund j.
Bookings, Capt. and Mrs. John T. Talbot
Mr.. II. Van Bukey, Mr. ]. w. Powell. Gen.
Ellis Spear, Mr.. Amos Hadley, Miss Mary
Mr.. William Emerson. Col. John McElroy.
Mrs. Elsie McElroy Slater. DIR. Merrill E.
Gates, Mr.. A. L. Perham. Mr.. H. H. john
son, Mr.. A. L. Watson. Mr.. J. B. Sleeman,
Mr.. John c: Copeland. Mr.. R. S. Bateman,
Mr.. I. B. Vail, Mr.. C. Carrick, Mr.. c. L.
Knapp, Mrs: M: Smith. Mr.. 1. NJ. Board
man, DR.. E. w. Kirby, Dr. Frank T. Howe
Gen. and Mrs. Sypher, Maj. c. H. Law
renee. Mr.. and Mrs. !. S. Smith, ST., r. B.
Sanders, Mr.. James W. Holmes, DR.. Law
Miss Roberta Cady. Gen. S. S. Yoder Mr.
James NJ. Dalzell Miss Beulah DalzeIl. Mr.
S. s. Yoder jr., Mr.. and Mrs. George Red
way, Mr. Charles A. Butler Mrs Baugh-
man, Mr.. L. T. Farabee, Capt. and Mrs. A.
ID. CASTOR. Capt. c.. NJ Robinson Miss FL
len D. Copp, Mr.. L. Vanderhoef, Mrs. l. l..
Lyon, Mr.. and Mrs. George Newton Mr.
and Mrs. j. F. Gibson, Mr.. and Mrs L. E.
Gridley. Mr.. and Mrs. Shank, Mrs. N A.
Robertson, Mr.. George H. Patrick, Mr.. L.
Herdman Mrs. Dawson. Capt. Henry A.
Castle and Mrs. Castle, Dr.. Abram p. Far
don. Mr.. Luther r. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs J.
II. Harris. Mr.. Jesse NJ. Gilmore Mr. p j.
Doolan, Mr.. Warner White. Mr.. E. B.
Gregg. Mrs. M. j. Bigoness. Mr.. j. c.
Veatah. Mr.. J. D. Verna, Mrs. A. Larch
and Mr. r. NJ Mckee