Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-07

be sung by Miss Charyille Runals.
The Sd Corps has been supplied with
printed copies of the program for the re-
union Thursday night in the Farragut tent
The principal addresses are to be made by
Gems. Sickles and Pierce and Corp. Tanner.
all members Of the corps. Gen. Longstreet
is to have his welcome from his oft-time
adversarfes of former days Immediately
after the address by Gen. Sickles. who will
do the honors to the renowned confederate
leader in behalf of the corps. At the close
OF the formal proceedings there will be
succession of impromptu sentiments and
brief speeches The musical features OF
the program are very prominent, ana
Chairman Richardson bespeaks the pres
ence Of all visiting and resident ladies
whose menfolk are wearers of the diamond
badge.
Arrangements have been made for re-
union in Washington city on October Z.
1862, of the surviving officers and enlisted
army known to fame as the Army of Ten
nessee To this end local survivors of the
army have issued the following call to their
visiting comrades:
Sincerely wishing to give you hearty
welcome and earnestly desiring to make
your visit to the encampment of the Grand
Army pleasant, your comrades temporarily
residing in Washington have organized for
this purpose. We wish to meet once more
our comrades with whom we fought the
battles of Belmont. Fort Henry, Donald
son. Shiloh, Corinth Iuka, Chickasaw
Gibson, Jackson. Champion Hills Big
Black, vicksburg. Mission Ridge. Resaca,
Atlanta, Jonesboro' and Fort McAllister.
campaigns, the forced marches for the re-
lief Of Chattanooga and Knoxville, the
march from Atlanta to the sea and the In
Vulnerable campaigns and engagements In
which we participated.
LET this army which never knew defeat,
which drove from the field every foe they
did not capture in every battle in which
they were engaged. which left record for
n nd ooh ont
passed. meet once more before the last re-
veile"
Maryland's Color Guard.
The medical director of the Department
of Maryland had received a special permit
from General Torrance to be allowed to in
clude in the parade the Wilson Post De-
partment, Maryland Guard consisting of
twenty-four uniformed young men, COM
manded by Captain F. r. Nelson as color
guard to the thirtysix tattered, torn and
bullet-riddled old battle flags which were
carried by thirty-six of the old Maryland
veterans who fought under them forty
years ago.
The flag bearers were arranged in three
files of twelve each and were preceded and
followed by the guard. This was made
possible because Wilson Post of Maryland
is the custodian Of the battle flags of that
state, and it was at the request Of the State
Department that the old colors were, per-
haps for the last time, brought out.
Old Time" had so deeply left his impress
on them that 1t was necessary to wrap each
flag with ribbon to prevent absolute dlsin-
tegration, therefore, they were carried
'furled.' each having a neat wreath Of Ivy
suspended from the top of the shaft with
a streamer. 1t was remarked that when the
post commander, after thrilling speech,
at recent meeting called for volunteers
to carry these flags at the thirty-sixth ma
tional encampment over forty old veterans
sprang to their feet and many with tears
rolling down their Drowned cheeks and
with tremulous voices cried AYE as they
lifted their right hands in token of assent
to be flag bearers. General Torrance, in
writing approval and consent to the pro-
ject, said: 1T will be very appropriate
and beautiful feature of the parade
Kansans to Hold Reception.
1t is the purpose Of the officers Of the De-
partment of Kansas to make the present
encampment one to be remembered by all
attending Kansans. With this end in view
Department Commander H. c. LOOMS and
members of his staff have arranged to hold
a reception this evening at the department
headquarters, the Oxford Hotel, 18th street
and New York avenue. Commissioner e.
F. Ware of the pension bureau and Assist
ant Secretary Thomas Ryan Of the In
terror Department, both members of Colonel
LOOMS staff, will be present. 1t is expect
ed the two officials will deliver addresses to
their comrades. Commander-in-Ch Chief Tor
rance is also expected to participate In the
affair.
Department of Kansas may be counted
among the features of the present encamp-
ment. Their like have never before been
seen in Washington. On the pavement i'm
medately in front of the hotel on both
the 14th street and New York avenue sides
is arranged a unique and interesting ex-
hibit of all the products Ct the "sunfiower'
state. made up of apples, pumpkins, GU
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corn, corn stalks measuring from ten to
fifteen feet in length; alfalfa, kaffir corn,
wheat, rye, etc, all of which were con-
tributed by Grand Army posts in the state.
and the size and variety of which are sell
dom seen outside of the county fair
grounds.
There are about 700 veterans from Kansas
in the city at this time. each of whom is
decorated with the emblem of the state
the sunf1ower. There about 400 posts
in the state, representing a membership of
over 1900 veterans.
The Sons and Daughters of Maine will
give an informal reception to the members
Of the Grand Army of the Republic from
the state Of Maine and their ladies on
Tuesday evening, October T. from.S to H.
a. 500 9th street northwest
There will be a reunion of the survivors
of the 9th Maryland Regiment at 514 9th
street northwest, October o. at 2 o'clock
pm.
Here From the Far West.
A delegation of fifteen men, under the
leadership of Major General w. R. Cutler
Of San Francisco, has arrived In the city
and established headquarters at the rooms
Nos. 80 and 312 the Ebbitt House as the
representatives of the Department of Cali
fornia and Nevada. Outside of this delega-
ton there are very few veterans from
either California Nevada in the city
Those who are here give the cost Of trans
portation and the three days journey as
the reason for the non-attendance Of the
veterans of the two far west states
In conversation with a Star reporter one
Of the western visitors stated that the
delegation was in search of big game, that
of capturing the 1903 encampment"
Many of the arriving veterans have been
considerably disgruntled at the manner in
which they have been sidetracked for
hours at different stations on the lines
running into this city. Such has been the
crush at the railroad terminals, however
that 1t has been found necessary to resort
to this action to relieve the congestion at
the depots here. The railroad authorities
claim that the cars thus sdetracked are
brought into the city as fast as the facili-
ties Will permit of their doing so.
A delegation consisting of members of
various posts, some of them coming from
Oregon and Washington, while a large
number Were on board from Buffalo N Y,