Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-01


Mr.. and Mrs. Lamborn, Mr.. and Mrs. Bux-
ton. T. M. Sullivan. Daniel Miller, s. Cook,
]. ]. Freeland. Mrs. Bond, Miss Butterfoos,
Mrs. Lyons, Miss Clark, s. n. Smith and
others.
Departure Of Gen. King.
Gen. John r. King. commander-in-chief
of the Grand Army of the Republic, left
for Denver last night. He was accom-
panied by the Department of Massachu-
sets and the Department of Maryland as
an escort
Gen. Wilmon Blackmar, COMMANDMENTS
chief of the Grand Army of the Republic.
died July IS, less than two months before
the meeting of the national encampment
OF the Grand Army of the Republic in Den
yer. 1t has been the custom to present to
the retiring commander-in-chief a hand
some jeweled badge of the order and ar
rangements had all been perfected for this
at the time of the lamented generals death
The chief of staff. Gen. Schoonamaker, was
forced to retire from that position SO that
Gen. John King, who, under the laws of
the Grand Army of the Republic, immedi-
ateiy became commander-in-chef,f found it
necessary to appoint a new chief of staff
This honor fell upon Col. ]. j. McCardy
auditor for the Post Office Department. AS
1t Is the duty of the chief-of-staff to ar
range for the purchase of the badge Col
McCardy was at something of loss how
to proceed He felt that some tribute of
from the comrades of her husband whom
they had loved. but manifestly badge
you'd not be the right thing. Col. McCardy
nnally settled upon a loving cup one of the
very handsomest that he could procure in
the short space of time allotted. He noti-
ned the members of the staff of his desires
IN this direction, and also those of Gen.
King, and the response was amazingly
large There also came the suggestion that
Gen King should have the badge as usual
In the short space of three weeks Col Nc
Cardy secured enough money to pay for the
tokens: The loving cup was made by Har-
IT'S q Schafer of this city. 1t is of sterling
silver, highly embossed and handsomely en-
graved. 1t stands on large silver plate
which bears the badge of the Grand Army
OF the Republic in relief 1t is said by
those who have been privileged to see the
badge and who know about such things
that it is without doubt one of the hand
soonest badges that has ever been presented
to commander-in-chief.
The loving cup will be exhibited at Den
yer and then taken to Boston, to be pre-
sented to Mrs. Blackmar by the department
of Massachusetts.
Badge for the Commander.
The badge which will be presented to Gen.
King is of heavy solid gold The pendant
star Is of regulation size and hangs by two
thick chains of gold from the bar pin of
heavy gold. This is bordered with a row of
thickly set diamonds, and bears the four
stars of Gen. Kings rank as communicating
chief, each being one-karat diamond.
Hanging from the center of the bar is a
pair of crossed muskets, above them the
figure &c. for the regiment; below Md -
for the state from which Gen. King en-
listed, and surrounding this is a wreath of
laurel leaves Holding the muskets to-
gether is single karat diamond. From
the wreath hangs a Greek cross in blue
the emblem of the Sd division of
the 9th Corps. Then back of the star IL
bears an inscription which sets forth that
the badge was presented to Gen King by
the members of his staff and aids. The
badge is hung over the yellow ribbon which
represents the national organization. The
whole is surmounted by an eagle with
spread wings, in gold. the ten cannon balls
upon which he is perched being ten dia-
mondS.