The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-17
K. F. R. REUNION
AND BANQUET HELD
DISTINGUISHED MEN MEMBERS.
Club Formed During General Grants
lncuTnbcncy of White House.
RecOIiectIORs Exchanged by
Diplomats and CiviIianS-

Tried and true friends we're 5he men
who met in the Ebbitt House banquet hall
last night for their annual * +. r"
reunion and dinner. The meaning Of the
initials by which the society is known
is a secret, but the history Of its or
ssnizatiOn, which is interesting. is
known.
When General Grant was President his
young son, Jesse. and several playmates
met every afternoon after their daily
studies and played in the back yard Of
the White House. Their usual place Of
meeting was down In the corner Of the
yard by an old chicken coop. Here the
Presidents son and his chums romped
and played through their early boyhood.
After a time they go too old for this
sort Of thing. and not wishing TO disband
their crowd they decided TO organize a
club.
Beginning of the Club.
They hired a back room Of a building
on F Street and soon their society grew
to be a club Of seventy-fve members.
The rules forbade any further increase
The members Of the organization have
all turned out 10 be members high in
rank OF their chosen profession Some
have remained here in the city and pros
pered. others have had political prefer
mcut- and have been chosen 90 represent
their country IN foreign countries. buC
all have kept the mutual bond II friend
ship which has been made stronger as
each year passes b.. The club mas long
since been disbanded. but the society still
holds It's reunions once year
Absent Members send Greetings.
After the serving or an excellent menu
the society went into q business session.
Nr. Charles Page Bryan, United States
Minister 10 Brazil. was The presiding Of
ncer and after a short but interesting
address by him the secretary. Mr. Albion
X. Paris read the minutes Of the preyi-
Gus year and several letters and teIe-
grams from absent members Among
these were Major G. 5. Bingham. L. =. A..
Portland. Ore. DIT. Francis Nesmith. for
merry Of Garfield Hospital now at the
Presbyterian Hospital. Of Chicago. j. H
, Adams, Of New York. Capt. J. Walker
Beuet. Of Watervliet Arsenal. y. Y
Mark b. Kerr. Of Grass Valley. Cal, VIII
lis Paris. Of Los Angeles, CAL Capt. J.
T. NJ Particle. L. 5. A.. now in the Phil
I ippiues, Gen. J.. Douglas. formerly En-
gineer Commissioner Of the District. now
stationed in Chicago; Capt John r. Fin
ley L. S. A. stationed ia California; DIT.
John b. HAYES OF New York, and Luiclus
/ Cuthbert. Of Colorado.
EuIogIes fer the Dead.
The memory of1the dead members was
{ drunk The deceased members include
( Frank Bales. secretary Of Harvard Uni
+ varsity; Thomas L. Riggs. Jr,, Harry Ran
. dali. Frederick Mussaeus. Z J. MoHitt,
Major William Z. AImy. H. l. Reynolds,
/ G. G.. Davenport. J. Cooke jr-, and Major
/ Hugh r. Belknap.
/ The Rev William Tay!Oe snyder. Of the
/ Church OF the Incarnation. read "a paper
. In memory OF Major Hugh r Belknap.
and Albion K Paris eulogized the
/ lie of Major William f Almy- Resolu-
. lions OF sorrow uttestiug the love and
/ esteem Of the members OF the K +. R.
/ for the two deceased members were
/ adopted
Speeches and Election.
Speeches were made by Hubbard T.
/ Smith. former counsel at Canton. China:
the Rev Charles Maurice Addison, OF
Stanford. Conn. d. william HaFox. and
Mr. Harry z. Davis. a
The officers elected were. Paymaste1
/ Lawrence Heap, Z. s. A., president Al
1 hi0u K Paris. secretary and Treasurer;
Rev. William Tayl0e Snyder. chaplain
/ and William II. Fox historian.
The executive committee consists OF
the officers and Harry Towers, Edward
Cady and Hubbard T. Smith.