Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-17

| General Howard coficluded:
Here we stand, the last two the only
survivors of the Independent army com
manfers. TheESTwere twenty-seven of
| them and we arc all that are left. Scho-
field is older thHOL but 1 will be the first
| to go. The journey is almost DONE but |
want to say her&-Lhat as we did our duty
| in the last generation, so is the present
| generation goina ffe do it's duty, and do it
| better than we did ours"
The last .speakfr2of the evening was Gen.
| John c. Black, commander inch eff of the
| G. A. r. Generass Black also referred 10
| the fact that this would probably be the
| last time the oie-seidiers would ever come
| together. He urged the members of the
| four army societies to help the G. A. r..
| and make it impossible for any battle
F., SCARED veteran Gro ged widow to beg for
| shelter or bread.,D General Blacks address
| was heartily applauded and at its concu-
| sion the assemblage joined in singing
| America which concluded the exercises
| for the evening.
Those Who Were Present.
! Those present at the tables We're: Lieut..
Gen. S. B. M. Young, Maj. Gen. Corbin,
| Gen. Summer. Mrs. Isabella Worrell BAH.
Gen. w. H. Bisbee, Maj A. r. F. Arndt.
Miss Arndt, Capt. d. J. Apgar. Maj. G. A.
Armes. Mr.. ]. B. Agate. Gen /. C. Abbott,
Gen. S. D. Atkins, Mr.. S. Abjornsen, Gen.
J. w. Barlow. Mrs. ]. w. Barlow. Mr.. w.
| B. Rayley Gen. j. c. Black Mrs j. G..
| Black Rear Admiral George Brown, Maj.
| Gen. j. c. Breckinridge. Miss Breckenridge.
| Maj o. w. Ballard, Capt G. A. Busse.
Mrs. G. A. Busse, Capt. s. 7. Brush, Miss
| Alice Brush. Nal ]. G. Butler, Mrs. Bar
| Der, Col. w l.. Barnum, Mrs. w. l.. Bar
mum, Mrs. w. R. Beall. Capt. j. l.. Bennett,
| Mrs. j. l.. Bennett, Capt. w. s. Belden MIR.
| w. L. Browning. Col A. H. Brigham, Miss
/ f. r. Brewer. Mrs. w w. Blackmar. Capt.
| w. w. Blackmar. Gen. G. w. Baird. Mrs.
| G. w. Baird, Mr.. Gideon c. Bantz, Gen.
Van H. Bukey. Col Archibald Blakesley,
| Lieut.. w. B. Besley, Mrs. w. b. Bssley,
| Chaplain ]. H Bradford. Mrs D. F. Bren-
| ner, Mr.. Vincent Bremen, Gen. H. V. Boyn-
| ton, Mrs. II. V. Boynton, Miss Marie Boyn-
ton. Mr.. c. A. Boynton. Capt. c. L. Beal.
| Gen. A. s. Burt. Gen. James Barnett Lieut..
| E. McC. Boring. Capt. D. F. Bremen, Capt.
c. M. Beltz, Capt. C. A. Cadle, Mr. John D.
Cotton, Mr.. Francis Cotton, Gen. j. s. Case
mont. Capt. H. H. Cummings. Col. E, II.
r. fon cr Mes Capt. c. oe G. Cole "' Mrs.
C. c. Cole, Maj. w. s. Cameron. Capt. II.
| bers, Mr.. S. NJ. Culom, Col John Cassels.
| Capt. e. M. Calender. Col s. E.
Chamberlain. Capt: John Crane. Mrs.
John Crane. Col Cornelius Cadle.
Gen. G. M. Dodge. DR.. L. A. Duncan. Mrs.
| f. A. Duncan. Capt. G. X. Dandy, Mrs. J.
I. Dickman, Gen. w. w. Dudley. Mrs. w.
| W. Dudley, Capt. e. A. Des Marets, Gen.
| l.. G. Estes. Mrs. L. G. Estes, Capt. r. d.
| Elwood. Capt. j. A. Everest MIR. Charles
| Ewing Col. j. N. Frazee. Col. S. w. For
| dyce, Mr. r. w. Fitch, Mrs. T. w. Fitch.
| Capt NJ. J. Foote, Mrs. NJ. ]. Foote. Major
| Frederick Fuger, Gen. G. l.. Gillespie. Mr..
w. Howard Gibson. Col j. Fl. Gilman, Col.
G. c. Goodloe, Mr.. J. T. Granger, Mrs. J.
| 7. Granger, Mrs. X. l.. Gilbert Capt. Chas.
Garrgus DIR. Charles Gentsch Mrs.
| Charles Gentsch, Major j. S. Hedges. Mrs.
]. S. Hedges. Mr.. ]. NJ. Harlan, Major Silas
Howe. Mrs. Siias Howe. Gen. 7. J. Hen
~
man. Major X. P. Haistead, Mr.. J. NJ. Hud-
nut, Major Gem u. e. Howard Mr.. H. S.
Howard. Mr.. ". JssHoward, Mrs. "; J.
Hoy rs Capt 4 Hart Major n, M Hteh
Col. G. II. Hiitlt.r Col. D. B. Henderson.
Mrs. d. B. Henderson. Col. A. G. Howell.
Capt. A. J. Harding, Mrs. b. 8. Harding.
Mr. c. Hoyt Cart r.: Hodges. Capt.
| w. A. jenkins, sMrs-rW. A. Jenkins, Mr.. f.
r. Johnson, Me- NJ. p. johnson. Major w.
| L. B. Jenny Mr. F., 4. Kiddell, Mrs. +. a.
Kiddell. Col. q; D D. ,Kinsman, Mrs @. D.
| Keller, Major T.! Krughoff, Mrs. l.. Erug-
hoff. Col..fH Gs King, Mrs. II. C. King.
Capt c. r: e. Koch, Col G. G. kniffin'
| Major w. H. Kell. Mrs Benjamin G. Kolb,
i Capt. Paul Liebhardt Lieut.. Charles Ly
man, Mrs. Latey, Mrs J. 7. Lookman,
Gen. ]. T; I-ocknia M Miss Latey Mrs. L.
M Nevis cap 5g 4 h as GsP Mrs n Lq NJ s.
| Mrs J. Al M6weE.. Mrs. Nelson A. Miles.
Capt N. f. Madigan, Mrs r. J. Moses,
Capt. c. F. Matteson, Major George Mason.
Mrs. Charles Mackie. Mrs. J. L. McCallum,
Mrs, d. a. Mulvane. Capt. D. A: Mulvane,
Col j. n. Macarthur, Capt j; j. McCook,
| wood, Mr.. j. ii. Magruder. Capt. f. w.
| Marsh. Mrs E. w. Marsh. Capt. A. F. Nc
MILAN, Mrs A. 7. Mcmillan, Mr.. n. n.
| Mccullough, Capt A. N Matthews. Miss A.
! N T 7
Morgan. Mr.. H. b. Moulton. Mrs. H. b.
Moulton, Mrs. f, S. Mussey. Mr.. John Nc
Elroy. Gen. John W. Noble, Mr.. S. c. Neale.
| Rev. G.. OKeefe. Major IL. B. Osborn. Mrs.
II. b. Osborn. Mr. o. II. Oidroyd, Capt. A.
l.. Ogg. Mr.. F. o. Owen, Mrs. A. l.. Ogg.
| Capt. L. II. Parsons, Mrs. E. II. Parsons,
| Capt c. A. Partridge. Col. W. III. Piunkett.
Mrs. w. ii. Plunkett Capt James w. Por-
| ter, Capt. II. d. Prophet, Mrs M NJ. Park
err, Mir. NJ. M. Parker Mr.. c. O. Patier. Col.
b. II. Peterson, Lieut.. r. w. Pike Gen. S.
! w. Price. Capt. z. c. Patten, Mrs. z. c.
Patten, Col R. H.. Pratt. Gen. ]. G. Park
| hurst Mr.. G. w. Pratt. Col. G.. f. Pond,
Mr.. Aulick Palmer. Mr.. d. S. Parker, Lieut..
Aven Pearson. Captain J. p Parker, Mrs.
A. r. Quaiffe. Major c. II. Richardson,
Captain George Robinson Captain
| Francis Haywood, Mrs. Francis Raymond.
| Capt. a. Fl. IT, Richardson, Mrs. E. Rich
| ardson, Lieut.. G. c. Round. Miss Cornelius
l.. o. Ransom. Capt. e. +. Rand, Gen. G. D.
Ruggles, Col. r G. Rutherford. Mrs. r. G.
! rutherford. Mr.. Q, j. Ricketts,, Mr.. j.
Frazee Richard, Col w P. Rend. Gen G.
L. Raum. Mrs. John Raum Gen. A. " Rice.
| Capt. n. T. Spoor, Miss Bessie Sry, Col
A. j. seay. Maj c. II. Smith, Mrs. c. II.
Smith, Miss C.. H. Smith. Gen. Joseph
| Stockton, Mr.. r. Tecumseh Sherman. Mrs
| j. A. Sexton, Miss L. Sexton, Miss Sexton.
| Miss NJ. Sexton. Miss Joe Stanley, Miss
| Blanche Stanley. Prof Orlando A. Somers.
| Capt. G. A. Schneider, Mrs. G. A. Schneider,
| Gen. NJ. V. Sheridan, Col. J. w. Steele.
| Gen. William Sinclair, Lieut. w. S. Shall
| lenberger. Gen. D. T.. Sickles, Mr.. G. w.
| Stevens, Mrs. Stevens. Cen s. s. Sumner,
Mr.. R. w. Shoppell. Mr.. G. d. Scott. Mrs.
| G. d. Scott. Lieut.. f, G. Spalding, Miss S.
II. Stearns, Capt. A. H. Spencer. Maj. H.
| l.. Swords. Mrs. II. L. Swords. Miss Swords
! Mr. William Smith. Mr.. James r. Slack.
Mrs. J. r. Slack, Capt. s. T. Smith. Gen.
| J. III. Stibbs. Rev. II. w Sherman, Mr.. p.
| Suhr. Col. l.. Sholes Col. +. d. Stephenson
| Lieut.. Gen. ]. NJ. Schofed Mrs. j. NJ Scho-
| field. Mr. G. w. Smith, Mr.. c. M. Sherman,
| Mrs c. NJ. Sherman. Mr.. j. c. Schofald.
| Mr.. Theo. w. Tallmadge. Capt. r. w.
| Tyler, Mr.. James Tanner, Miss Ada Tanner,
| Capt. c. c. Talcott. Maj. John Tweedale,
Mrs John Tweedale. Gen. Gates p. Thurs
/ ton. Mr.. w. T. s. Thackara. Mrs. A. NJ.
;, Thackara, DIR. Paul ThOrndike. Mrs. Paul
| rhOrndike. Miss f. Thorndike, Mr.. G.. TT