Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-11
SOUTHERN VETERANS
ANNUAL REUNION OF EMACK
CAMP AT LAUREL.
Some Pleasant Talks by Old Soldiers
Officers Elected and Business
Transacted.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Emack Camp, No. 1471, Confederate Veter-
ans was held here yesterday and was large
ly attended by the members of that organi-
zation, their wives and friends. The STIR
ring times Of the civil war were lived over
again. and many were the tales told OF
life on the field Of battle. Laurel extended
itself in the matter of greeting the visitors
with the true Maryland hospitality. and the
veterans, one and all. expressed themselves
as having spent a most pleasant time and
voted the reunion one of the most success
ful in the history of the camp.
The meetings were held in the morning
and afternoon at the Academy Of Music
here. special musical program was rem
dered, which included many of the best
known southern melodies. Solos were sung
by Mrs. Frank l. Ahearn and Miss Mae
Brown the entire assemblage joining in
the choruses with enthusiastic vim. Mary
land. My Maryland" sung a solo by
Miss Mae Brown. was the opening event
on the program of the days proceedings.
The chorus n,, was Joined in by those present
and MY Old Kentucky Home" the singing
of which reused the veterans and their
friends to the highest pitch. Mrs. Ahearn
sang in excellent voice Down on the
swanee River" Miss Annie c. Stanley &C.
companied the singers on the piano.
In the absence Of Lieut.. Adolphus Cook.
Mr.. John T. Callahan, formerly of Purcells
odttSiy VI 3cSIdH OTlSdUe- u -. A. pro-
sided over the meeting. Mr.. Charles H.
Stanley. Company B, LIST Maryland Confed-
crate Cavalry. and chairman Of the COM
| mittee on arrangements. welcomed the vet
Grams to Laurel.
| In his speech Mr.. Stanley gave the names
| Of all those who went from Laurel or it's
| immediate vicinity into the confederate
service. giving a brief history Of all:
were: Second Lieut.. Nicholas Snowden OF
Company B. LIST Maryland Confederate
| Cavalry, who was killed at the battle OF
| Harrisonburg the 9Th Of June. 1862; DR.. De
| succeeding the civil war one Of the best
| known residents Of Laurel. and who died
here: DR.. Arthur snowden. Charles 8.
| Contee. Richard Contee, Theodore Jenkins
Louis w. jenkins. all of the LIST Maryland
Confederate Artillery; John c.. Snowden,
| Capt. John McNulty Of the Baltimore Light
Artillery. James Gossom. John O'Brien. all
| from Laurel or immediate vicinity; Samuel
] Dorsey. Richard Griffith. John w. Linthi-
! cum. John Sakers, Lloyd E. Dorsey and
John Richard Holland. Mr.. Stanley men
| toned only those who lived in Laurel, at
that time a small village, and those In
| Prince Georges, Howard and Anne Arundel
| counties, who resided so near Laurel that
they claimed to be from this town when
| post office.
Dr. Joseph A. Mudd, formerly of rhe
| Trans Mississippi army, followed Mr.. Stan
ley and cornplimented in the highest terms
|
| during the war. He was followed by Col
| ]. Med. Darlington of Virginia, formerly
of the Charlottesville Battery. who offered
| very pleasing address, and while COM
| plimenting the Marylanders who served in
| the civil war, made some humorous allu-
| sions to the battle of Bladensburg in the
| war of 1912.
| The next address was delivered by Gen.
| Andrew C. Trippe of Baltimore who spoke
| in his usual happy manner, and who took
occasion to answer Col. Carrington's allu-
sions to the battle OF Bladensburg by IN
| sisting that Mr.. Madison President of the
| United States at the time, and a Virg;nian
| was directing the fight. He also took oc-
| casion to pitch into the cavalry branch Of
| the SERVICE as Gen, Trippe was an infan-
| tryman, by saying that cavalrymen got a
| good deal more to eat, could dress better
| and got more SWeetheartS than the infan-
| trymen who could not afford to dress as
| well as their mounted brothers and had to
| tramp in the mud, and could. therefore,
never make themselves presentabe, and
| besides the cavalrymen being always
| mounted got ahead and had everything
| eaten up before the foot soldiers came
| along.
| Gen Trippe was followed by Mr. w. A.
| Gordon of Georgetown, who was staff Of
| f1cer in the army of Northern Virginia. Mr..
| Gordon paid very handsome tribute to the
| Maryland soldiers, and said that he had at
| tended great many reunions all through
| the south, but that he never knew a Mary
| land veteran come along or band strike
| up Maryland, My Maryland that they
| were not cheered to the echo. He spoke of
| the Louisiana Tigers being always anxious
| to get into the front in battle, but that they
never objected to being second when Mary
| land troops were the leaders.
| Following the morning session an excel
| lent collation. was served by the ladies'
| committee in the Masonic Hall. which
| proved a decided success. All present ex-
pressed themselves as having spent very
| delightful time.
After luncheon the business meeting OF
| ba1d OF uybyc oh ofa for ta
| ensuing year were elected, as follows: Mr..
| John F. Hickey f(Hyattsville, commander;
G. NJ. Serpell. first lieutenant George S..
! Parker, second lieutenant; George S.
Wooley, third lieutenant; George w. VIII
| son. fourth lieutenant; J. r. H. Deakins, ad-
| jutant; Charles A. Fox, surgeon: Edmund
| p. Hickey, quartermaster; Charles H. STAN
ley, treasurer. and Miss Emily c. Hickey.
| sponsor.
Following the business meeting number
| of impromptu addresses were made, and a
| 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 remembered with
pleasure and affection by those participat-
| ing.
A letter of regret was read from Mayor
| G.. B.. Timanus, who thanked the camp for
| the invitation extended to be present, and
| expressing the regret that he could not be
| with the veterans. at the same time extend
| ing a hearty welcome to the town of Lau-
| rel. Letters We're also received from Adjt.
| George w. Booth, controller of the Balu-
more and Ohio Railroad Company, and Mr..
Thomas N. Willis, member of Company
| B, now living at Lacey Springs, Va, ex-
pressing the regret of the writer's In not
| being able to be present with their old COM
rades.
The ladies' committee was composed OF
Mrs. Charles H. Stanley. Mrs. John VIII
| liams. Mrs. Evans Duvall, Mrs. L. Crow
Ashby. Mrs. Frank I. Ahearn, Mrs r. L.
| Wallach. the Misses Jenkins, the Misses
| Williams. Kelly, GambrilI and Brown.
The committee on arrangements was COM
posed OF Mr. Charles H. Stanley and
Messrs. ]. w. Williams, Evans Duvall.
| Frank 1. Ahearn and F. M. Baker.
The singing Of "Auld Lang Syne" was the
closing number on the program, and the en-
tire assemblage joined in the strain with