Evening star., 1902-02-21

SAINT, wife OF the governor OF Mlch1gan, ana
MIA, and Col. Stlas Hn Fowler of Minnesota,
adjutant general Grand Army OF the Re
public; Col. Henry s.. Peck, inspector gen
eral Grand Army of the Republic; Mrs Sue
Stewart Wadsworths of Massachusetts, all
aids on the staff Of the national president,
and Mrs. Isabelle T.. Bagley, her chief OF
staff; Col. john McEiroy, senior vice COM
Charles Burrows, New Jersey, quartermas-
ter general, and Drs4A. e. Johnson of the
District. past Surgeon general.
The parlors were beautifully decorated
with silk flags and cut flowers. In the four
corners of the, sroom,, in bronze standards
were four handsome silk flags, and large
banners of red, lwhite and blue were draped
above the archway leading into the halls.
In the dining rooms where buffet supper
was served, the color scheme was red, with
nags draping The pictures and above the
window recesses. Prominently displayed
here was the eRgant2table service of silver
presented to Mrs. Sprague when she retired
from the presidency of the department
year ago.
The hours for the reception were from
to IL clock but the encampment of the
Department Of the Potomac and convention
or the relief corps were both In session, SO
that 1t was IL o'clock when Department
commander Israel W. Stone, his stan and
half hundred veterans were able to pay
their respects to the comma nder-in- chief
and the other distinguished guests A lit
tie later the W. r. c. ladies assisting Mrs.
oprague came from the convention, so that
LOT HVe nourS a continuous stream of call
ers. numbering over 500 came and went.
The latter part of the evening might have
Detn termed congratulatory reception to
Col. BENJAMIN F. Bingham of Lincoln Post.
the newly elected commander of the De-
partment of the Potomac, and Mrs. Ida A.
Oidroyd Of Lincoln Corps the newly elected
department. president. Accompanying her
were were part of her staff just elected. Miss
I1iile Durham of Thomas Corps, S.. " pres
ldent Mrs. Nina Calhoun Farragut j. V.
T.; Mrs. Katharine McMonigle, Burnside
Corps, chaplain, Mrs. Graham, Lafayette,
treasurer, and Mrs. Wilkins Of Thomas
Corps, delegate to the national convention.
among the guests were Captain Henry A.
castle and Mrs. Castle, Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ.
Johnson, Mrs. Annie W. Johnson, past de-
partment president; Representative Prince
and Mrs. Prince. Representative Mier and
Mrs. Mier. Delegate Bernard S. Rodney Of
New Mexico, Representative w. A. Calder
mead, Representative and Mrs Charles Cur
Frank T. Campbell First Deputy Commits
sloner or Pensions and Mrs. Davenport
representative and Mrs. J. NJ Miller, Mrs.
Anna s. Hamilton, past department presi-
dent; Dr. and Mrs Fred. G. Calvert, Mrs.
Anna NJ Baden. DR.. and Mrs. ]. F. Raub,
Mrs. Harrison Cummings, Mrs. Emmaline
B. Wells, Utah; Mrs. Frank J. Cannon and
Miss Olive Cannon, Utah; Mrs. Fenton Bag
Of the late General Pickett; Representa-
tive and Mrs. Shellenbarger, Lieutenant
Colonel Frey and Mrs. Frey. Captain A. F.
Manning, Mr.. l. H. Bradford, Mr.. H. I.
te,n Gutton, aid aid-de-camp to the department
Mrs W. Scott Miller, Mrs. Mary
Y. Goundie, Mr.. Henry S. Peck. past
Inspector general of New Haven, Conn;
Miss Hamilton. Mr.. b. H. Northcott. Mr..
Talmage, Mrs. Mccullough. Mrs A. c.
Ferris Mrs. Electa E. Smith. r. Camp
bell, commander-in-chief Sons Of Veterans;
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Dorsey. Miss Emerson,
Miss Ferris. Mrs. B. F. Bingham, Miss Nc
Fall. Captain A. H. shattuck, Mrs VIM. H.
Proctor, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph r. Rose. Miss
NJ. F. Harmon, Miss Harifa Hancock,
]. H. Bradford. Mr.. Seden Allen Day.
Mrs Elmira Foley, Capt. and Mrs. N. A.
Rowe Miss Rowe, Col and Mrs s. E.
Chamberlain. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph r. Rose,
Col w. II. Proctor, Past Department Com
mander Thomas Smell Hopkins, Miss Nc
Fall, Mrs. William H. Proctor, Mr.. E. A.
Ferris. Senator and Mrs. J. r. Burton.
Miss Ferris. Mrs. c.. A. Ferris Col. H. I.
tain and Mrs. Calhoun, Mrs. Bruner, Mrs.
Sarah Van RaranI Captain and Mrs.
Walker, Capt and Mrs. Q. II. Oldroyd. Mrs.
Mary Hall president of Nldna Lineon n Corps; Corps
Mrs. Merrill, Mrs Craig, Mrs. Barber. Mrs.
Mamie P. Dorsey, Mr.. and Mrs. Keeler,
Mrs. Meacham.t Mrs. Thatcher, Mrs. Will
kerson. DR.. Patton, Representative and
Burch Miss Bosey, Major General Dix.
quartermaster of the Grand Army: L. w.
Thavis, Miss Katharine Phillips, Mrs: Eliz-
abeth Months, Mrs. Donahoe Mrs. Bessie
Boone Cheshire, Marion r. Anderson, past
department commander.
The guests were presented to Mrs.
Sprague by her brother. Mr.. Marks,
and by her to the r-in-chief
and Mrs Torrance. At Mrs. Sprague's side
during much Of the evening was her
mother, whose snowwhite hair crowns
head above which more than eighty win
ters have passed. Yet light Of foot and
quick Of speech she passed about adding
much to the pleasure Of the evening, which
will doubtless be q memorable one in Cen
eral Torrance's administration.