The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-09-18
Confederate Reunion.

Confederate Reunion.
The generous welcome and hospitable
entertainment extended by the citizens OF
Laurel to the members of George M.
Emack Camp of Confederates on the 10th
inst. will be long remembered by those
who participated.
The Camp is composed largely of mem
bers of Company B, First Maryland Cav
airy, C. s. A., of which that gallant Prince
Georgian was captain. The military rec
ord of the Company was not surpassed by
any cavalry organization in Lees army,
the SURVIVORS, tho, in many instances, are
long past life's meridian, are vigorous and
successful in their various pursuits in life
The meetings of the day were held in
the Academy of Music, and presided over
by Mr.. John T. Callahan, a member Of the
Purcell Battery. After the roll call, Hon.
Charles H. Stanley welcomed his old
comrades and their friends. The selec-
ton of Mr.. Stanley to do the honors of
welcome was fit one. A gallant soldier
himself, he could and did speak in vein
that met response in the applause and
approval of his fellow soldiers and the
general audience.
Among the other speakers were Major
Darlington, of Virginia; Gen. Andrew c.
Trirpe, of Baltimore; DR.. Joseph A. Mudd
and Mr.. ". A. Gordon, of Washington.
All the speakers were men who wore the
gray with honor to the Lost Cause. Dur
ing the intervals in the addresses, many
of the airs that will be always dear to
Confederates were sung by Mrs. Frank I.
Ahern and Miss Mae Brown, their beauti-
full voices were most skilfully aided by the
artistic accomplishments on the piano by
Miss Annie Stanley.
After the morning session, the veterans
and their friends were invited to delight
full luncheon in the Masonic Temple, pro-
vided and dispensed by the ladies' COM
mittee composed of Mrs. Charles H. Stan
ley, Mrs. John w. Williams, Mrs. Evans
Duvall, Mrs. DR.. Crowther, Mrs. F. M.
Baker, Mrs. Virginia G. Ashby, Mrs.
Frank I. Ahern, Mrs. R. L. Wallach, Mrs.
Frederick Dallam, Mrs. Baker, Misses
Williams, Holman, Gambrill, Brown, Kelly,
Snowden and Stanley.
Twenty two members Of the Camp an
swered the roll call as follows: John F.
Hickey, George s. Parker, George s.
woolley, George W. Wilson, Charles A.
Fox, Edmund p Hickey. Charles H.
Stanley, Frank 1. Ahern, John T. Callag-
han, William N. Bean, John T. Dutton,
John B. Hill, Giger Holland, DR.. Joseph
A. Mudd, Edward o. Scaggs. Al c. Tolson,
Charles E. Tolson, Joseph K. Wilson,
John W. Williams, L. y. Wissman, Will
liam D. Workman, Miss Emily G. Hickey.
There were many old soldiers present who
did not belong to it.
EVANSVILLE was we'll represented by
Miss Elinor Levin, Mrs. John F. Hickey,
Mrs. E. P. Hickey, Mrs. Nellie Brooks,
Mrs. Rexford Smith, Mrs. w. N. Bean.
Miss Dora Emack, sister of the chiv-
alric soldier in whose honor the Camp
was named, was present and received
marked attention.
At business meeting the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
John F. Hickey, commander; G. M. Ser
pell, first lieutenant; George s. Parker,
second lieutenant; George s. Woolley,
third lieutenant; George w. Wilson,
fourth lieutenant; J. R. Il. Deakins. ad-
jutant; Charles A. Fox, surgeon; Edmund
P. Hickey. quartermaster; Charles II.
Stanley, treasurer, and Miss Emily c.
Hickey, sponsor.
Following the business meeting num-
Der of impromptu addresses were made,
and q resolution was unanimously carried
voting the thanks of the Camp and the
visiting veterans to the ladies' committee
for their most generous hospitality and
excellent management, which made the
third reunion such success, and which
stated that the event would ever be re-
membered with pleasure and affection by
those participating.