The Washington times., 1904-05-11
REUNION Of VETS
WHO TOOK A TRIP
Delegation Who Went Out
to San Francisco.
FUN AROUND FESTAL BOARD
Review of Experiences Had a Year Ago
at the G. A. R. National
Encampment.
FUN AROUND FESTAL BOARD

Members of the Department Of the
Potomac, G. A. r., and the Woman's
Relief Corps, who went to the encamp-
ment of the Grand Army held In San
Francisco last fall, held their first an
nual reunion and banquet at Freund.
last evening. and told stories OF their
trip. An elaborate menu was prepared
by the committee having charge of the
arrangements, Of which Past Depart
ment Commander Ivory G. Kimball was
chairman, and seventy-nine persons
gathered around the banquet board and
enjoyed the feast.
Judge kimball presided as toastmast-
-er. The nrst toast responded to was Our
Trip. by the Rev A n Ward. chaplain
three or four minutes talk was enjoyed
by the guests. and Capt. Israel w. stone
told OF The Girls and Boys We Left
Behind Us. By One of Them"
Sizes Up sour Men"
"Our Men" was the subject OF the
brief address made by Mrs. Helen ].
Durfee,. second vice president of the
Department OF the Potomac In 1906.
Past Ad1utant b. f Chase told OF
THE Mountains and People of the Far
West from the point OF view of Gen
eral Miles" Mr.. Chase is q TALL sol
dierly looking man, with a long gray
muStache. something like that worn by
General Miles. En- route to San Fran
cisco he was mistaken for the general
and says his arm was kept going like a
pump-handle by an admiring throng, the
members OF which thought he was the
head OF the army.
THE Greatest Surprise OF My Trip"
was the subject Of b. P Entriken's
three-minute talk. He told of his hav.
ing been left on the summit of Pixies
Peak. and having 10 hire a small cart
and pony 10 get down His feet stuck
over the dashboard, and the pony kept
slipping, so that he was made the laugh
ing stock of the party which came down
in a coach.
Experience With Bears.
Because of his experience with a moth
er bear and her cubs while on the trip
and his narrow escape from being hug
ged 10 death. Mr.. Vanderhoef was full
~ competent TO TELL What Know
About Bears" His story was interesting
and amusing. Others who responded
70 toasts We're Jerome Johnson, Gen B.
r Hawkes.. Major F. l. Willis, A p
Tasker. J. J. Freeland. and DR.. Law
renee Wilson.
Those who composed the committee on
arrangements were: l. @. Kimball,
commander OF the Department of the
Potomac in 1903 chairman and toast
master; II. G. Kimbal. treasurer; b.
\. Chase, assistant adjutant general in
1873; J. j. Freeland, chairman transOor-
tatlon committee III lSO3s A =. Tasker,
assistant quartermaster general in 1903
Among those present We're Miss MolA
lie Burke. Il. w. Beebe. Miss Cora E
Beebe. c c. Boyd, p C Balm, Mrs p
G Balm. Robert r. Bare, Mrs r. b.
Bare, j. NJ. Boardman, Miss Marion II
Booth. Mrs. S. r. Burch, James II
Campbell Charles b. Chroniger, W. W
Chambers, Mrs. Helen J. Durfee Miss
Denham, A Dodge, Mrs. Laura A.
Dodge, b. y. Entriken, Miss Olive Green
Miss Wayne Gregg, A. B. Hayward
Gen. b. f. Hawkes.. Mrs. Il. F. Hawkes.,
Philip j. Hofliger, Mrs. p. J. Hon-
Tiger, Mrs. Elizabeth Hartman, Marshal
Hilleary, jerome L. Johnson, Mrs. j.
X. Johnson. Mrs Susie r. Jacobs. Miss
Lille Keim, Mrs. Keim, r. S. Lacey
George =. Martin, Mrs. Julia Martin
Miss Matte Mitchell, Miss Fannie Nc
Mahon. Mrs NJ NJ Mays. w. A Paul
Mrs. w A. Paul. Miss Mabel G. Peter
son, G. +. Rand. G. w i. Rounds Mrs
q. w. G. Rounds, G. y. Scott Mrs. c.
u. Scott, Israel w. Stone, Mrs l. w
stone. DR.. A =. Slime, Mrs. A. 3. Slime
Mrs. Jennie b. Springer. Harry F.
Smith. Mrs. NJ. NJ Syme Miss Fannie
J.. Ten Eyck. Mrs NJ Urell l. Wander
hoer, w. ). Whltmore, Mrs. w. S. Whit
more, DR.. Lawrence Wilson. Mrs. l.
wilson, Miss Wilson, the Rev. A Nor
man Ward. +. i. Willis. Mrs. F. l. Will
us. Miss Fannie a. Weeks. l. p VIII
liams. Mrs l. Il. Williams, Miss WI
liams. Thomas II Waltemeyer. Miss
Jennie Wilkinson, +. J. Whitehead, Mrs
+. J. Whitehead.