The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-19

Col. Felix Alexander Reeve ASSIST
ant Solicitor Of the Treasury, is a man
with a record such as few men have He
is native OF eastern Tennessee. As
young man he studied law while board
ing in the family of Parson Brownlow,
afteFward Senator Brownlow. Being
Union man, he went North al the be
ginning Of the war between the States
and was employed in the Treasury De
partment He had been in this employ
ment but short time, however when
he resigned to accept authority from
President Lincoln TO recruit and COM
mand a regiment of loyal Tennesseeans-
Not intiIntdated by hostile conditions, he
went into the very heart Of the South
and brought together as stanch body
OF loyal men as any in the Union army.
He served with distinction in the East
Tennessee campaign and in the Georgia
campaign In politics Colonel Reeve is
independent. his political creed being
q firm loyalty to his country.
The colonel is man who enjoys q
wide popularity, which is due tG the
kind, ConsideTate, and Just manner in
which he treats his felIow-man- In
accordance with his great love Of liter
stuTe, he IS the possessor Of magnih-
cent library. He lakes q great delight
in reading French. in which language he
is very well Tersed.
Colonel Reeve las two sons who are
commissioned officers in the army; the
one first lieutenant and the other q
caI.-aiu- Captain Reeve is aide-de-Camp
10 Major General Bates, and has seen
in h nd in no
Philippines. Colonel Reeve married the
daughter Of Mr.. Horace Maynard, who
was z United States Senator, and who
served as Postmaster General during the
Hayes administration.
Here is one Of Colonel Reeves rem
iniscences Of Senator Parson BrownlOw,
with whom he was very intimate:
The recent visit OF President Roose-
welt to the home OF Mrs. Brownlow, in
Knoxville, Tenn" he said, reminds me
OF the time when, in the same room Ct
the same modest little home, IN the
year Of 1861, I saw ParsOn BrownlOw
standing at the window with & double
barreled shotgun ready to defend the
old flag which still fioated over his house
after the battle OF Bull Run had been
fought. Cumberland Street, on which
Mr.. Browulow lived, was thOroughfare
for the rebel soldiers, as they passed on
their way 70 the CAN WHICH STU
ated al the fair grounds in the eastern
par. of the city or course, the Union
flag was g source of constant menace 10
them, and many time they threatened
10 pull il down Fortunately, they did
not fulfil their threat # they had
done so II would have been disastrous
for some Of them and for all OF US Mr.
Browalow, his two sons, and myself
were all supplied with firearms, and
-
the flag Of our country
Capt. Carl r Darnan, assistant sur
geon. L. 5. A.. in addition to his pres
ent duties IN the Office Of the Surgeon
General OF the Army. has been detailed
as assistant professor OF hygiene at the
Army E1edicaI School in this city.
Mr. George Z Brown. who. for many
vars. has been one OF the most efficient
clerks in the Pension Office. left & few
days since for Los Angeles. Cal. where
he viii permanently reside. Mr. Brown
his been one Of the faithful workers IN
the bureau, both as a special examiner
in the field, and as a clerk in the Ger
tifcste division FOR Two years or more
he HIS been in iH-health, and last win
ter he spent in Arizona in hopes OF gain
Ing benefit from the dry climate OF that
region. Returning TO his desk FOR q
brief time he concluded to seek a home
among the orange groves OF southern
California. The best wishes Of a host
of friends accompany him on his journey
10 the Pacific Coast
Mr.. arthur H. De RienueT. Of the aD-
pointment room. OF the Pension Office
has returned TO his duties after q most
enjoyable trip u Illinois Mr. De Rien-
uer is z recent appOintee, but he is fast
becoming one OF the most useful young
men in the bureau.
Mr.. Maury NJ Mitchell. Of the Govern
Tnent Printing one, who is prominent
in the affairs Of the Spanish War Vet
Grams is disab,ec by q lame leg. which
he acquired in a collision with furniture
in the night time
Mr. Wyatt Holmes. Of the Office OF
the auditor for the War Department. is
on a visit - BIS native State. South
Carolina. Mr. Holmes was a COnfeder-
ate soldier Of distinction. belonging 10
the famous Fighting Seventh Regf-
nent u the Palmetto State He is an
uncle Of the Hon W Jasper Tolberr
Representative in Congress from the
Second district Of South Carolina.
Mr.. Charles Burns Of the Government
Printing Office. has returned from a va
cation visit 70 his old home In South
Carolina Mr.. Bn ms has been In the Of
flee for several years, and stands high in
the craft, and IN several organizations
He came from Lancaster, the Red
Rose" county, which was settled in Co
lonial days by q large colony from Ian
caster county. Pa
Mr. Ralph E. Wilcox, the popular
young attache of the Office Of the Sec
ond Deputy Commissioner Of Pensions
has just returned from visit 10 Penn
syIvania. The home Of Mr. Wilcox is il.
the mining region Of the Keystone STATE.
and while there he had fine opportun-
ity 10 view the many stirring events
that daily attend the great strike among
the coal miners. Mr.. Wilcox is lust
finishing his first year as a Government
empIoye and during that time he has
won an enviable reputation as a hard
worker
An employe of the Navy Department
has little joke on himself which he
volunteered 10 divulge provided MS