Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-24
BADGES OF FLOWERS
MANY PARKS ALREADY BEAR
ARMY CORPS INSIGNIA.
Active Preparation for G.. A. R. En-
campment - New subcommittee
of Committee on Reunions.


at headquarters. subcommittee were
named for the reunions of the Fifth and
Fifteenth Army Corps and chairmen ap-
pointed for similar subcommittee on the
Cavalry Corps of the western armies. These
appointments follow:
Fifth Army Corps-W. H Gibson chair
man; H. l.. Prince vice chairman; DR.. ].
f, Raub, G. E. Corsa, w P. Corsa, D. E.
Buckingham. II. A. Colbaugh, DR.. A. E.
Johnson and Capt William. Gibson
Fifteenth Army Corps. E. Hart, chair
man; F. NJ. Taylor, vice chairman; Gen. d.
T. Kirby Col. F. ID. Stephenson, Col. B. +.
Hawkes., Capt j. S. Ray, Byron W. Bon
ney. b. +. Entrikin, Capt. H. w. Brels-
ford. Israel Kirk, Fred Peck and Lieut..
Richmond Roman
Cavalry Corps-John w. Lewis, chairman,
and w. $. Belden, vice chairman.
Floral Corps Badges.
A report from the subcommittee on floral
corps badges was received with great favor.
1t indicated that forty-seven corps badgea
have already been executed in the various
parks as follows:
At the Agricultural Department badges
of the Second Fourth, Sixth. Fourteenth.
Sixteenth and Twenty-ffth Corps In the
park in front of National Theatef, badges
of the Seventh. Tenth, Nineteenth, Twenty
second and Twenty-ffth Corps In Nc
Pherson Square 18th street badges OF the
Thirteenth. Fifteenth. Sixteenth and Seven
tenth Corps. In Thomas Circle. badges OF
the AArmy of the Cumberland, the Fourth,
Fourteenth. and Twentieth Corps, and at
Iowa Circle, the badge of the Fifteenth
Corps
corns badges placed about the pedestal of
the Sherman statue and naval badges about
tn. Farragut and Dupont monuments.
A meeting of the medical committee mas
been called for Monday evening next at 5
D clock.
Quarters for Illinois.
Col. C. A. Partridge, assistant adjutant
general of the Department of Illinois, G.
A, r., and Col. C. B. Wilson of Post 40,
G. A. R, both gentlemen being from Chi
cago, called at headquarters this morn
ing to arrange for quarters for the depart
ment officers and many members of posts.
Chairman Frank K. Raymond of the
finance committee will resume charge or
that committee tomorrow and renew the
campaign for funds, which has been inter
rupted by the Masonic fair and Mr.. Ray
mOnds absence from the city.
An excursion 10 River View is to be given
July by the Ladies of the G. A. r. The
proceeds will be devoted to the entertain
ment fund of the WomanS auxiliary COM
mittee. Representatives of the Ladies of
the G.. A. r. will be at headquarters every
day between IL and II clock and and .
o'clock to sell tickets. A report was made
to the auxiliary last night on the lawn
fete at 14th street and Kenesaw avenue
last Friday and Saturday. The enterprise
was a pronounced success.
Mrs. +. S. Mussey has appointed Mrs.
Rosamond b. Meachim and Mrs. Joseph
r. Rose first and second vice presidents,
respectively, of the woman's auxiliary
committee.
Correction of Record.
The efforts of the association which is
endeavoring to secure the preservation of
the site of Fort Stevens. before which
the memorable battle of July II and -,
1854, was fought, are arousing much inter-
est In the project throughout the country.
An instance of this was the receipt yes
terday of letter by Mr.. W. V. Cox of the
assOcia ton from Hugh Hastings, the state
historian of New York. Mr.. Hastings had
read the accounts of the Memorial day
exercises at Battle Ground cemetery and
noted among the list of those killed in the
engagement and buried in the cemetery the
name of f. c. Barrett, who has heretofore
been accredited as a member of the 4oth
New York Infantry.
Mr.. Hastings shows this to be incorrect.
He says: The records of the adjutant gen.
erals office of the state of New York carry
this record: Forty-third Infantry-Edwin C.
Barrett. twenty-three years. Enlisted
August Il, 1861 at New York city to serve
three years; mustered in as private Com
pany II, September. 1861; transferred to
Company z, July IS. 1862; Company D,
December 80, 1868; killed in action July u,
1864, at Fort Stevens, d. c.; also borne as
Edward G.. Barrett
The 40th New York was not in action at
Fort Stevens, as you are aware. l had
concluded that Barrett perhaps had been
accidentally in Washington and had volun-
teered for service, but upon personally
looking up the record I found that the
circumstances are as indicated above, that
he was attached to the 43d New York In
fantry instead of the 40th.''