The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-02-21
G. A. R. COMMANDER
RECEIVES hts FRIENDS
Brilliant Gathering at Home
of Mrs. M. R. Sprague.
Through Reception Room to
Shake His Hand.

| The parlors of the residence of Mrs
Matilda R. SpraEue 1916 Fifteenth Street
northwest were thronged last night with
a brilliant gathering in honor of Com
mander-i in Chief Ell Torrance, of the
| Grand Army of the Republic and Mrs.
| Torrance
Mrs. Sprague, who is past president of
| the Department of the Potomac Woman
| Relief Corps. took advantage of the pres
| ence of the commander in chief at the
meeting of the national executive commit
tee in this city to issue several hundred
invitations for reception at which the
commander woul' be given an opportunity
of becoming better acquainted with Wash
ngtonians.
Met the Commander.
The receiving party. which consisted of
Commander Torrance, Mrs. Torrance, Mr..
John McElroy, senior vice commander
nchief; Mrs. McElroy, Mrs Silas II Tow
Ter, of Minneapolis. adjutant general OF
the Grand Army; Mr.. Charles Burrows,
of Rutherford, n. j., quartermaster gen.
eral OF the Grand Army; Mrs. Cclista
Jones. national president of the Woman S
Relief Corps: Mrs. Flo Janison Miller
and Mrs. Sprague. were stationed just at
the entrance to the front parlor. As the
guests arrived they were presented to
Commander and Mrs. Torrance by Mrs
Sprague.
The rooms had been handsomely deco
rated for the occasion. The national
colors were draped over the doors and
windows and about the parlors were
scattered ported palms of all descriptions.
In the dining room under the soft glow
of a shaded lamp was spread a large
table which contained everything neces-
sary for the finest appointed buffet
lunch
A number of the ladies of the Woman's
Relief Corps were in attendance and took
good care no one was allowed to go away
without partaking of the many good things
prepared for their delectation
Many Visitors Called.
For nearly four hours a continual stream
of visitors passed through the room in
which Commander Torrance was receiv-
ing, and although his, hand and arm must
have ached from the many warm pres
sures it received, the commander in chief
had as smiling and cordial greeting for
the last guest as the firsty Among those
present We're:
Capt. Henry A. Castle and Mrs. Castle,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Johnson, Mrs Annie
w. Johnson, past department president;
Representative PRINCE and Mrs. Prince,
Representative Mier and Mrs Mier Dele
gate Bernard S. Rodney of New Mexico,
Colonel Chamberlain and Mrs. Chamber
lain, Assistant Commissioner of Pensions
Davenport and Mrs. Davenport. Assistant
Secretary of the Interior Frank l.. Camp
bell, Dr. Robert Reyburn., Mrs. General
Pickett, Mrs. Dix, Lieutenant Colonel
Frey and and Mrs Frey, Capt. A F.
Manning, Mr.. I. H. Bradford, Mr.. II. T.
Gutton. aide de camp to the, department
commander; Mrs. Sue S. Wadsworth. of |
Boston; Mrs. Fenton Bagly. Mrs. w Scott
Miller, Mrs. Mary Y, Goandier, Mr.. Henry
:. Peck, past inspector general, of New
Haven. Conn: Miss Hamilton. Mr.. B. H.
NOrthcott MIR. H. y. Bales, Mrs. ]. F.
Raub Mrs. Fred G. Calvert. Mrs. Henry
H. Cummings, of Tidioute, Pa; Mrs. c. F. /
Little, Mr.. T. w. Talmage Mrs. McCul- |
Tough, Mrs. A. c. Ferris, Mrs. Electa E.
Smith, Mr. E. R. Campbell. commander
in-chief Sons Of Veterans; Mr.. and Mrs. /
W. F. Dorsey. Miss Emerson, Miss Fer /
ris, MRS. B. F. Bingham. Miss McFail, |
Capt. a. H. Shattuck Mrs. William II. .,
Proctor. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph R. Rose. /
Miss NJ. F. Harmon, and Miss Harifa |
Hancock.