Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-11
ENTERTAINING PROGRAM.
Logan Regiment, U. ". u, Greets
Comrades at Campfire.

The auditorium in the annex or Concor-
dia Club. 9th and E streets, was the scene
of an interesting gathering last evening,
when a joint campfire was held by John A.
Logan Regiment of the Union Veterans
Union, Department of the Potomac, and the
Woman's Relief Union, which is auxiliary
thereto. The campfire was given in honor
of visiting comrades and delegates to the
sevente zenith annual encampment now in ses-
sion In this city.
The hall was prettlly decorated for the
occasion. Prominently displayed was an ar
rangement of portraits at the head Of which
was that of President Lincoln. on both sides
and below pictures of Mason, while two
large pictures of General Logan occupied
places between. Underneath was the motto
I'VE stand by those who stand by u.s.
Among the speakers of the evening was
former confederate General Parson of Tex
as, who was the commander of a famous
brigade known by his name. General Par
sons address abounded In interesting remi-
niscences of the war in the far southwest,
viewed from southern standpoint, and
was received with high favor. He referred
humorouSly to the continuation of the Strug-
gle in his section a month after the sur
render at Appomattox. It was way down In
the southwest, he said. that the last gun of
the great civil war was fired. The people
down there, said General ParSon, hated to
give up, and as for himself, he said he
thought the United States was no place for
him after the southern cause was lost. So
gathering his belongings together he set
sail for Brazil there to find and found a
new homo. But the new political and So
cial conditions he met didn't please him
After sojourning there for some time he
was beginning to get heartily tired of the
country, when one morning while he was
suffering from varioloid he was awakened
by the sound Of firing in the harbor. Upon
investigation he discovered that the noise
was oecasioned by a salute from the ships
OF many nations gathered in the harbor to
the United States ship Hartford. which was
then arriving. General Parson said the sigh,
Of the old ship and the honor paid to the
stars and stripes by the powers there rep
resented made such an impression upon his
mind that he decided then and there that
there was no place nor government in all
the world as good as that Of America
Then he made the determination, which he
soon after carried into execution, OF return
ing to his native land.
Addresses were also made by Col s. J.
Block, Col. J. G. Birchfleld, Col Price OF
South Dakota, Simon Wolf, Col. e. A. Keel
er. DR.. A. P. Pardon and Mrs. Belle 8
Morgan. the retiring president OF the Ma
tional Woman's Veteran Relief Association
and others. Senator William E. Mason OF
Illinois was On the program for an address
but sent word that 1t would be impossible
for him to attend. There were several others
from whom addresses were expected, blu,
who were prevented in one way or another
from being present.
The announcement made in the evening
that Governor Mcmahon, president of the
board Of governors for the new soldiers
home at Johnson. Tenn, had appointed Col
Birchf1eld chief engineer of the institution
was received with applause. A unanimous
vote Of thanks was extended to the board
for its action.
There was plenty Of good music. Little
Miss ella Martin received much applause
for a recitation as we'll as for singing The
Red. White and Blue" The Shaw Ladies'
quartet sang Rally Round the Flag" and
other patriotic airs. and a solo was given by
MISS Rosamond Meacham. The ladies' sery-
cd refreshments and every one present en-
Joyed the opportunity of renewing old &C.
quaintances and recounting old times