Evening star., 1902-05-06
CAVALRY SURVIVORS
REUNION OF MEMBERS OF THAT
BRANCH OF SERVICE.
Commands Of West to Meet at Ma
tional Encampment of the
G. A. R.

Survivors of the cavalry corps Of the
western armies met at headquarters last
night but in consequence of the small
number present the formal meeting for
purposes Of organization was postponed
until May s. This division includes the
cavalry Of all the western forces which
served in the armies of the Ohio, Cumber-
land and the Tennessee, and 1t Is desired
that all local veterans Of that service shall
unite with the survivors association. AS
no similar organization has been formed of
the cavalry troops which served between
the Alleghanies and the Mississippi, II is
proposed that this western association shall
include the survivors of the Ohio division
as we'll
Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief John
McElroy belonged to cavalry command
during the war. and as chairman of the
committee on reunions he proposes to have
a great big gathering of the cavalry COM
panies of the western armies. One of their
famous raids was that of Wilson's COM
mand at the close of the war. concluding in
the surrender Of Selma. Ala, Columbus and
Macon. Ga, and the capture of jeff. Davis.
General Wilson is alive and lives in Will
mngton. Del. He was a major general of
volunteers in the Spanish war and was
also in the Chinese war. His will be one
of the famous figures at the great cavalry
reunion.
This particular cavalry reunion will in
clude also those who were in Griersons
riod, according to historians. when Grier-
sons raiders swept a path from NickSburg
to Baton Rouge almost without hindrance.
1t will also include those who went after
John Morgan, those who followed s. p. c.
Carter into east Tennessee and those en-
gagged in Straights raid. These are men
toned because they are the most famous
historically. Some one has suggested that
these 'belted knights of whip and spur.
with yellow stripes and sabers," should do
a stunt in the parade. mounted, on the day
of the review, but most of them demur and
some even say they won't look half as
pretty now "critter back as afoot
The committee on literature for the en-
campment held meeting at headquarters
yesterday afternoon, devoted chiefly to dis
cussing the substance of the souvenir which
II Is proposed to issue. Several essays, pre-
pared for various public meetings and for
the magazines, were suggested to the COM
mittee by General Thomas NJ. Vincent the
chairman Of the committee. and Mrs. Isa-
bel Worrell Ball made several suggestions
which received the approval of all. 1t was
agreed those articles should be submitted
to the committee for examination at its
next meeting.
General Plan of Souvenir.
The general plan of the souvenir is that
it shall embrace papers on the military
events which occurred about Washington
during the war. on the hospitals maintained
in the District, and on the military camps
and forts which formed part Of the city's
defenses. The committee considered also
the advisabilty Of including brief men
ton of the park commission plans for pre-
serving these points of historic interest.
Those who attended the meeting were Gen
eral Vincent, chairman of the committee;
DR.. Marcus BENJAMIN Of the National Mu-
scum; Mr.. Allen D. Albert, jr.. and Mrs.
Ball. The next meeting will be held Mon
day at o'clock.
Woman's Relief Corps.
The committee on Woman's Relief Corps,
Mrs. Ida A. Oldroyd, chairman. held it's
first general meeting last evening at the
headquarters of the national encampment
committee. About $50 of the members
were present, the committee numbering 100
The ladies seemed. to be very enthusiastic
Mrs. Oldroyd laid before the committee a
carefully arranged plan of work by which
funds are to be solicited for the purpose of
entertaining the national officers and the
delegates to the national convention of the
Woman's Relief Corps. Small blank books
have been prepared and in each of these is
pasted a printed certificate signed by the
chairman of the committee. Mrs. Oldroyd;
it's vice chairman and financial secretary,
Mrs Annie w. Johnson; secretary, Mrs.
Katharine M. Phillips, and treasurer, Mrs.
Matte E. Mcclure. These books are num-
bered and each has written in it when pre-
sented to the member of the committee her
full name.
with very great pleasure said Mrs. Old
royd last night. I'VE expect to get a great
deal of our money from people who cannot
give So, but who will gladly give US 5, 90 or
30 cents. Even the pennies will help U.S.
There will be many frauds who will try
to collect money in the name of the Wo-
mans Relief Corps" she added, but 1
trust that all money and other donations
for we will take anything we can get, all
is grist that comes to the mill-will be
placed in the hands of responsible parties
known to the donors, or else given only to
those carrying one of these pass books
properly signed. Our plan is to have these
books turned in once in two weeks and
audited. when they will be given out again.
We hope in this way to raise the money
necessary to entertain our guests properly
in October.
MY committee has been made up with
an eye to hard work. Every member of the