Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-10
ARMYOF THE POTOMAC
Reunion at Manassas, Vir-
ginia.
A ROYAL RECEPTION
SPEECHES OF WELCOME BY REP.
RIXEY AND DIR. HILLS.
Gen. Horatio Kings Response-Wash-
ington Selected as Next Place
of Meeting.


Special From STAFF Correspondent.
MANASSAS, Va, May 1O.Washington
was selected the next meeting place of
the Society of the Army of the Potomac at
the thirty-seventh annual reunion of the
organization which began here this morn
ing Officers for the ensuing year were
elected and public meeting held this at
ternoon, when addresses were made by
orators.
The business of the society was then
taken up and the requests Of the officers
were not opposed. The treasurers report
showed a balance of 81 ,2S776 in the treas
ury. All bills were paid. The question of
selecting a meeting place for the society
next year settled In favor of Wash
ington, New York and Boston being the
other cities in the race. The meeting Will
be held in the fall, when the Manmonies
statue of Mcclellan is to be unveiled In
the event of the statue not being finished
by that time the meeting will be held in
some other city to be selected by the exec
utive committee.
The nomination of officers being next in
order, Gen. Henry C. Dwight of Hartford,
Conn, was unanimously elected president;
Gen. Horatio c. King. recording secretary;
Frank o. Holiday, treasurer; w. l.. Potts,
corresponding secretary, and the following
vice presidents. representing the corps or
CARNATIONS: First Corps. Col. Albert Clarke
of Boston; I'd Corps Major Charles Lyman
man of Illinois; 9TH Corps. John Tregaskio
of New York; 9th Corps, Gen. n. NJ. Cur
tbs of New York: 7th Corps, Capt. w. A.
Hause of Ohio; 18th Corps, Capt. George
B. Fox of Ohio; Signal Corps. Charles D.
w. Marcy of Boston; Cavalry Corps Col.
John j. McCook of New York. Col. Geo.
Patrick Of Washington introduced a reso-
luton, which was adopted, calling on Con-
eress to purchase Gettysburg battlefield
and make it national park. Matters Of
routine business were then disposed of.
Gen. Curtis of New York introduced a res
olution of thanks to the citizens of Manas-
sas and Prince William county which was
adopted by rising vote. Mr.. Round an
nounced the program OF entertainment pro-
posed for the veterans and Rev. THOMAS
Clark Of Manassas read an original poem.
On the motion of Corporal Tanner the
poem was spread on the minutes and or
dered printed in the annual report Of the
meeting The meeting then adjourned;
A Remarkable Gathering.
Only once or twice in the history Of this
country, and only in the history of such
country as this, is there enacted scenes
such as those that are being witnessed
here today. To watch the meeting be-
tween the gray-haired veterans on the
streets of this typical Virginia town
it seems difficult to believe that but
two-score years have passed since these
same men, behind redoubt and rail fence.
watched each other with the hawk-like eyes
of bitter foes; that but generation ago
the men who clasp hands here met each
other the range of a rifle apart, when the
greeting was shell and bullet. Yet today
no man cheered the MANNED and war-worn
veterans of Mcdowell, Heintzleman. Page,
Hooker, Mcclellan. Meade, Burnside and
Grant than did the veterans Of Beauregard.
Jackson, Bee, Longstreet and Lee as they
uttered sentiments Of love, reverence and
honor for the country that both now claim
the right to uphold, support and protect.
In no city Of the north could the men who
followed the fortunes of the Union as rep
resented in the army of the Potomac during
the fearful years between 81 and '65 have
received more cordial or hearty greeting
than here where they suffered and bled for
the principle they held dearer. than life.
Veterans Pouring Into Manassas.
Veterans from all sections of the north
have been pouring into Manassas since last
evening. The town is full to the very out
skirts Hotels. boarding houses and pri-
waite residences have all their rooms filled.