Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-26
REUNION OF VETERANS
WAR ORGANIZATIONS TO
CAMP AT FREDERICKSBURG.

Arrangements have been made for q re-
union of the 4th United States Volunteer
Infantry of 1898. to take place at Fred
ericksburg, Va, July 3. 4 and g. Sergeant
Daniel C. Eberly OF the committee in
charge visited the old camp ground last
Friday to attend the meeting OF the citizens
committee OF Fredericksburg. The mayor
and city council are actively assisting in
making preparations for the coming of the
boys who learned the rudiments of soldier
life In the historic valley
The program is partly outlined as fol-
lows: July the assembly will be sounded
at 80 pm. and the organization effected,
including the election OF officers and ap
pointment of committees. In the evening
the mayor and citizens will tender a re-
ception at the courthouse, after which
smoker and campfire will be held.
July all business will be suspended, and
the vets will be escorted to the old camp
ground over the same route they passed
over in 1898, when they went into camp.
The G. A. r, veterans, state militia and
Sons Of Confederate Veterans will partic-
pate in the parade as guard of honor.
On arrival at the camp ground an old
fashioned barbecue feast will be served and
a program will be offered in which there
H.
met Urell, past national commander, U. 8.
w. "; Capt. R. H. Wood. national coun-
Gilman. U. s. w. "; S. c. Cox, department
commander of the local organization in
District of Columbia: Capt. Arthur Hen
bricks and Col. A. p Tasker commander of
the Department of the Potomac. G.. A R.
The remainder of the day will be spent in
renewing old friendships. On the 9th the
regimental organiZat ton wild reconvene,
ports of committees will be received and
such other business transacted may be
necessary.
The railways have offered special rates
on these dates and the local organizat lions
of G. A. R. and United Spanish War Vet
Grams have been invited to participate.
Many members of the G. A. r. desire to
visit again. but under different circum-
stances. the historic battlefelds Of Fred
ericksburg, the Wilderness and Falmouth.
The 4th Regiment. which is better known
as the Fourth Immunes." was raised in
four different states-Maryland Virginia,
West Virginia and the District of Column
bia-and was commanded by Col. Thos. J.
Petit; served with the army of occupation
in Cuba for a year and did much toward
the sanitation of that once fever-stricken
island.
The Committee in Charge.
The committee having the reunion in
charge consists of Lieut.. w. H. Mellach.
chairman: Lieut.. VIM. Peacock. Regimental
Quartermaster Sergeant Charles Bartel,
L.
May. Sergeant H. C. Locking (regimental
historian Sergeant Fred w. Alexander.
Private c. o. Richter and Capt. Edw II.
Brian These gentlemen are actively at
work securing necessary tents flags.
badges. etc, in fact, doing everything they
can to insure their friends good time.
Commander Cox has called a meeting of
the department officers for Monday night
at Spanish War Veterans Hall to complete
arrangements to go to the reunion as a
department. The Nelson A. Miles, Fourth
Immune and JnO Jacob Aston Camps have
accepted invitations to attend and the other
camps will send representative delegations.
1t Is expected that fully 800 veterans of
'98 will be on hand to exchange greetings
with the veterans of the blue and the gray
of 1S61-65. and their sons and daughters.
The Fourth Immune Camp has received
permission from Commander-in-Chief Eng
lish to hold special meeting on the old
camp ground during the reunion. The
Spanish war countersisn now Is ION to
fredericksburg