Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-11
LONG JOURNEY REPEATED.
Trip to California and Its Incidents Re
called by Participants.

Exactly ninety people, men and women,
some of them young and some of them
not so young. who last August crossed
the continent together in a journey to-
ward the shutdown land of gold and
-California-assemble last night
at Freunds.
The Department of Potomac, Col. Ivory
G. Kimball, commander, went to the ma
tional encampment in San Francisco in
special cars, and for three or four weeks
those who Travelled thus were in the init
mate companionship and comradeship of
the home. The memories Of the long
jaunt were So pleasant that those who
Jared and camped together on the trip
from Washington to San Francisco, Los
Angeles, the Yosemite and the Yellow
stone Park have concluded to form a
permanent organization and meet yearly
at banquet. Sentiments of appreciation
OF the trip were expressed over and over
again last night, first by Past Commando
kimball. who presided, and in turn by
many speakers, only one or two of whom
had ever crossed the Great Divide-the
backbone of the continent-or gazed
upon the father of waters or the Rock
les.
The menu cards were In the form of
railroad tickets, in yellow and blue The
long table was arranged in a T form and
was adorned from end to end with great
bouquets OF Jacqueminot roses and feath-
cry splrea. The name cards were orna-
mented with the Grand ARMY badge in
colors and relief
The organization was made permanent
ana fast Commander Kimball was elect
90 permanent chairman.
The toaSts and responses were as fol-
lows; our Trip" Rev. A. N. Ward the
chaplain; The Boys and Girls We Left
ne U.s. by one of them, Capt. Israel
W: Stone; Our ladies' Dr. Lawrence
wilson; Our Men, Mrs. Helen j. Dur
fee, second vice president Department of
the Potomac in 1903; THAT Sock Miss
Fannie MacMahon; Utah and It's Oppor-
tunitles,' by one who embraced them, H.
G. Kimball; THE Great American Desert"
J. ]. Freeland: 1.-The Mountains and People
OF the Far West, From the Point of View
OF General Miles" B. F. Chase; 1.-The Gey-
sers." Major L. P. Williams; 1.-The Greatest
Surprise of My Trip B. p Entrikin;
Around the Camp Fires" A. P. Tasker;
What l Know About Bears L. Wander
hoef; The Canon of the Yellowstone"
Major F. I. Willis; California" Gen. B. F.
Hawkes.; Oregon and Washington" Je-
rome F. Johnson.
The committee on arrangements was
many times congratulated on the perfec-
ton Of all the details. 1t was comprised of
the following: 1. @. Kimball, commander
Department of the Potomac in 1903, chair
man and POSTMASTER; II. g. Kimball treas
urer; B. F. Chase, assistant adjutant gen.
eral In 1903; j. j. Freeland, chairman trans
portation committee in 1903: A. P. Tasker,
assistant quartermaster general in 1903.
The guests Of the evening were:
Past Department Commander /. G. and
Mrs. kimball, Capt. and Mrs. B. F. Chase,
Col and Mrs. A. p. Tasker. ]. J. Freeland,
H. @. Kimball, Miss Mollie Burke, B. w.
Beebe, Miss Cora E. Beebe, c. c. Boyd,
Capt and Mrs. p c. Balm, J. M. Board
man, Miss Marion H. Booth, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. B. Bare, Col. and Mrs. 8. r. Burch,
James H. Campbell, Charles B. Chrontger,
Mr.. ana Mrs. G. F. Carniff, w. w. Cham
bers, Mrs. Helen ]. Durfee, Miss Denham,
A. Dodge, Mrs. Laura A. Dodge, B. P. En-
trikin, Miss Olive Greene, Miss Mayme
Gregg, A. B. Hayward, Mrs. Isabel Worrell
Ball, Gen. and Mrs B. F. Hawkes., Mr.. and
Mrs. p. j. Hof.ilger, Mrs. Elizabeth Hart
man, B.. P. Holtzberg, Marshal Hill
leary, Col. and Mrs. J. F. Johnson
Mrs. Susie R. Jacobs Miss Lille Keim,
Mrs. Keim, r. s. Lacey, Geo. B. Martin,
Mrs. Julia Martin. Miss Matte Mitchell,
Miss Fannie MacMahon, M. M. Mays, Mr..
and Mrs. W. A. Paul, Miss Mabel c. Peter
sen, c. F. Rand, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. c.
Rounds, Mr.. and Mrs. g. D. Scott, Col. and
Mrs Israel w. Stone, DR.. and Mrs. A. b.
Slime, Mrs. Jennie B. Springer, Harry F.
Smith, Mrs. NJ. M. Syme, Ernest Satterley.
Miss Fannie l.. Ten Eyck, Mrs. M. Udell,
L. Vanderhoef, w. 8. Whitmore, Mrs. w. s.
Whitmore, DR.. and Mrs. Lawrence Wilson,
Miss Wilson, Rev. A. Norman Ward, Major
and Mrs. F. I. Willis. Miss Fannie A.
Weeks, Major and Mrs. L. P. Williams,
Miss Williams, Thos. H. Waltemeyer Miss
Wilkinson Mr. and Mrs. F. 8. Whitehead
and Col. John McElrOy.