Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-29

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Indianapolis; Lieut.. John McWeeny and
Sergt. Louis Beck, Chicago; William Nc
Manus and Jacob Lanbenheimer, Mlwau-
kee; Capt. Victor Flotte, New Orleans; AL
bert Swinehart and James Eagan, Pitts
burg; w. H. r. Wilson, Albany; Sergts. j.
j. Lynch and l.. w. Henafeet, Buffalo,
Capt. B. H. Richards, Newport.
Ex-Prisoners of War.
The official announcement of the reunion
of the National Association of Union Ex-
Prisoners of War, to which The Stars is
sue of last Saturday referred, is in part as
follows:
The thirteenth annual encampment Of
the National Association of Union Ex-Pris-
oners of War will be held in Washington
D. c., from October ell, 1902.
HEADQUARTERS will be established In room
No. IS, parlor floor, Ebbitt House, corner
F and 14th streets northwest on Monday
October g. at 10 am, where all Union Ex-
prisoners of War are requested to call and
register their names and addresses in a
book kept especially for that purpose. The
quartermaster general will have full sup
ply of badges. buttons. state pins, prison
slides and ribbon at these headquarters,
where comrades may obtain same during
the above days.
THE national executive committee will
meet in the headquarters on Monday &C.
tober 6, at o'clock pm, sharp
THE annual parade, in connection with
the naval veterans and United States
troops. will be held on Tuesday, October Z,
at 10 am State and local associations will
report to the adjutant general at the head
quarters not later than $50 a m, when they
will be assigned to their positions in line
All national officers will report to the adju-
tant general. mounted. at $50 am.
Aids to the national commander will re-
port to John A. Fairman. chief of staff,
mounted at Ebbitt House, at $50 am in
full uniform, viz, G. A. R. uniform, Grant
hat with gold cord and white gloves. All
Union ex-prisoners of war whether mem
bers of associations or not, are earnestly
requested to take part in the parade
The national convention will assemble
on Tuesday, October Z, at 8 pm. sharp, at
the circuit court room of the United States
court house City HalD. on D street, at the
head of Az street Delegates are requested
to report promptly, SO that ample time may
be had for the transaction of business.
The annual reunion and campfire will be
held IN the General Meade tent. at Camp
Roosevelt. White House Lot, on Tuesday
evening October I. at 8 o'clock. Colonel
John McElroy Of the National Tribune, a
well known Union ex-prisoner of war will
preside Short addresses will be delivered
by prominent ex-prisoners Of war, and 9TH
ers, interspersed by vocal and instrumental
music Every ex-prisoner Of war, with his
friends should be present at this campfire
The citizens committee have assigned a
tent to the Union eX-priSoners Of war at
Camp Roosevelt, White House Lot, In
charge of Major L. P. Williams, formerly
secretary Of the national association, where
all comrades are requested to call and ar
range to meet their comrades
Comrades: Ten years ago we held our
annual encampment in Washington since
which time many Of our comrades have
passed away, and this reunion will proba-
bly, be the last one for many more of our
make the encampment this year excel
those of the past, and no one will regret
being present to meet his comrades of 1861
to 1865
drum corps, have been awarded contracts
by Chairman E. B. Hay Of the committee
on music.
Forty-six special officers are to be as
signed to duty at the places used as free
quarters during the encampment.
Survivors of Second Corps.
call for meeting of local survivors
of the I'd Corps has been issued in the fol-
lowing form:
THE reunion committee Of the I'd Army
Corps will meet at encampment headquar-
tiers, Wednesday, October I, at 7:3O pm,
and you are earnestly requested to be pres
emit
1.-The beautiful badges designed by Chair
man John Finn are ready for distribution
and will be eagerly taken.
The I'd Army Corps Association will as
emble in the I'd Corps headquarters tent,
on the White Lot, Saturday evening, Octo-
Der 4. to receive visiting members of the
old I'd Corps. Give them a welcome"
600 Marines Will March.
During call on Chairman Warner re-
Gently Gen. Charles Haywood. commandant
of the Marine Corps. indicated that about
600 marines would march in the naval
parade. Gen. Haywood expressed his earn
cat tn ka do
the greatest possible success.
Those to whom flags for decorating build
ings along the line Of march have been
promised by Chairman Cuno H. Rudolph
for them before tomorrow noon, at No
1904 F street. otherwise such flags as are
not then issued will be given to other per-
sons. as the demand Is much greater than
the committee can meet.
Colonel Benjamin 3. Bingham. command
ing the Department Of the Potomac G. A.
R.. has called a meeting OF his aides to oc-
cur tonight at @. A. R headquarters for
the purpose Of issuing his final instruc-
lions
Resident survivors Of the Army of the
Potomac met at the Ebbitt House Saturday
evening and effected a temporary organiza-
ton by electing General Joseph Dickinson.
president: Mr. C. 8. Wilder. secretary. and
Mr.. r. J. Strong. treasurer. Vice presi-
dents were selected in sufficient number to
represent each corps In the army. At sub
sequent meetings this body will select a
distinctive badge to be worn during the
encampment.
One sign OF the rush of traffic which will
mark the encampment is the presence about
the Washington wharves OF representatives
Of out-of-town steamship lines arranging to
dock extra steamers during the next week.
One such representative has engaged that
a N. Y, p. & N. steamer shall be locked
on Water street between 9Th and 18th
streets This boat will bring a large party
from the north by way of Cape Charles
City.
A Field Emergency Service.
DR.. A. E. johnson. physician in charge OF
the emergency hospital at Camp Roosevelt,
met his fellow committeeman Friday even
ing at his office. The members Of his COM
mittee are all well-known Washington
physicians, young and active ana eaee, to