Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-06
Edmonston's, 1884 F St.

10Th street. In the party from Baltimore
VIII be Captain Henry F. Dorton, Past Ma
! t1onal Officers Cyrus Sears Dr. c. Marion
Dodson, George G. Irelan and Joseph Jory;
Fast Captains W., o. Saville, William H
| Sssenburg and Louis Bennett; at large,
secretary James H. Fitzgerald and Pay
master Thos. Henderson. Delegates of the
ladies' of the association, Mrs. Samuel NJ
Dorton.
Saratoga Springs will make a determined
enort to have the next encampment taken
! TO that city. A party of prominent citizens
nave come to Washington for the purpose
OF interesting the delegates to the encamp-
ment In the matter. The party consists of
Mayor A. P. Knapp, o. P. Clark c. B.
Thomas, president of the Business Mems
Association: Senator Eugene OConnor, r.
F. Knapp, Captain McNair and P. H. Pen
drick.
The chaplains of the civil war will re-
sumo their campfire, begun yesterday, in
the parlors of the First Conversational
Church Wednesday morning at $50 O'Clock
me members of this body will assemble at
the Riggs Bank Wednesday and pass in
review with the G. A. r.
The Wright Monument.
Preparations for the dedication Of the
| monument to the late General Horatio G.
Wright, the last commander Of the 9th
Corps, at Arlington Tuesday afternoon at
pm, have now been practically COM
pleted The speakers will be Generals ].
Warren Keller. J. NJ. Latta W. H. Seward.
Thomas M. Vincent, John NJ Wilson, VIM
+. Crafghtll and Major H. G. La Rowe The
reunion of the corps will be held in Sher-
man tent Tuesday evening and will be ad-
dressed by Generals Keifer Latta Sew
ard and Adam E. King
T The reunion Of the Cavalry Corps Armies
Of the West. has been set for Tuesday
morning at which time General R. A Alger
Is expected to make an address
Local survivors of the 18th Army Corps
| have agreed on the following program for
the reunion of that body, which is to occur
| in Sherman tent, Camp Roosevelt Tuesday
afternoon at pm:
Sounding assembly, bugler.
Call to order by the chairman, Major
Marion T. Anderson, U. S. V.
Invocation.
Music, the American Hymn, the Takoma
Chorus.
Address, Major General O. o. Howard, U.
s. A, retired.
Solo, "Recessional" (Kiping), Mr.. Harry
Campbell.
Address. Major General Arthur MacAr-
thur, U. s. A.
Music, The New Columbia" (Chadwick).
the Takoma Chorus
Address, Brigadier General Jacob H.
Smith. U. s. A., retired.
Solo, ''Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp
Ground DR.. B. w. Beebe.
Address. Colonel Jasper Partridge. U. s. "
Address, Brigadier General Charles F.
Henderson, U. S. v.
Music, America" by the audience led by
the Takona Chorus.
Col McElroy and his associates of the
committee on reunions held their last meet
ing Saturday evening, assembling in Camp
Roosevelt. A communication was read
from Commissioner Ware, requesting that a
copy Of the registration of each corps be
made after the encampment and forwarded
to the pension office. These records will be
filed at the office for the general informa-
n a dom ri d.
quarters will have its register. and each
member will be requested to write his name,
address and the regiment in which he
served during the civil war.
Several Of the corps chairmen decided to
rent pianos for their reunion tents, and the
instruments will be removed to the camp
tomorrow morning.
Welcome to Manassas.
In preparation for an influx Of G. A. R.
visitors the town council Of Manassas has
decided to extend the old veterans Of the
northern army the freedom Of the city.
Grant avenue, an important new street,
will be dedicated in honor Of the occasion
Thursday with much ceremony. and the
visitors will be invited to take part. A spe-
cial reception committee has been organ
lied. A picket post Of federal soldiers have
organized themselves, and are located near
the depot with tent for headquarters,
where all veterans are invited to call and
register Tripods, with camp kettles at
tached. stack Of old army muskets and
other relics and paraphernalia of battle re-
mind the veterans of the olden times.
Trains on the Chesapeake and Ohio are
continually passing loaded down with the
veterans of the west, who look out with
great interest on these battle-scarred plains.
campment week will receive a cordial well
come from the Woman's National Press
Association at the upper parlors of the
Riggs House. Mrs Belva A. Lockwood,
president Of the association. has appointed
as a press committee Mrs. Florence Adele
Chase, Mrs. Clara Bewick Colby. Mrs
Mary s. Lockwood, Mrs. Mary M. North.
Mrs. Emma 8. Brinton, DR.. Alice Burritt.
Mrs. E. Manicke Stnlman. Mrs. L. j.
Young-Withee and Mrs. Fanny w. Ores
ham. All of the members OF the association
are requested to wear their press badges,
and to be at the parlors both days and
evenings, and to assist in receiving guests.
Union Veteran Legion.
Encampment No. 60, Union Veteran Le-
gion has extended to the members Of the
sd Pennsylvania Regiment Union Veter-
ans, the use Of the encampment club room,
so that the members of the regiment may
have quarters at which to assemble when
they desire to take carriages and visit the
camping grounds which the regiment occu-
pied when 1t came to help save the capital
In 1861. The national commander of the
Union Veteran Legion made a brief speech,
in which he extended cordial invitation to
all members Of the u. v. L. to meet him In