Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-13
A N N U AL REL MO N
UNION SOLDIERS ALLIANCE
HOLDS ITS 9TH BANQUET.

The Union Soldiers Alliance held It's
twenty-seventh annual reunion at the Eb-
bitt House last night. Over sixty of the
members and thirty guests were present
After the banquet there were several pa
trfotic toasts; THE President of the United
States responded to by George c. Ross;
THE Union Soldiers Alliance" responded
| to by George P. Davis; Woman" by New
ton NJ. Brooks, and Our Dead Comrades"
The officers for the coming year were also
| installed. They will be: Lewis K Brown,
president; Lyman F. w. Cushing. first vice
president; William ]. Johnston, second vice
| president Almyne II. G. Richardson third
vice president; John l.. Heupel secretary
for the twenty-eighth term; w. Howard
| Gibson, assistant secretary; Albion B.
| Jameson, treasurer: Alva S. Taber, proctor.
! The members of the organization are:
| William p. Seville. John L. Heupel New
| ton M Brooks, Harrison Dingman, James
/ NJ. Edgar, A. F. Mcmillan. Charles C.
Royce, Abraham Hart. Elmer III. Klemroth
Robert S. Lyle. Henry b. Bennett, Frank
| lin T.. Howe. Charles ID. A. Loeffler, Charles
| E. Coon. Martin Hoyberger. Delavan w.
Harrington. George A. Bartlett, Samuel S.
Burdette, Almyne G. Richardson. Augustus
| G.. Worthington. S. Willard Saxton, George
| H. French Lewis K Brown. Orange s.
| F'irmin. Bernard T. Janney. George u
| Rose, Howard Gibson. William j. john
ston. Frank A: Butts. Frank II. Sprague,
Charles E. Hartung, Albert w. Roome,
| James l.. Davenport. Elnathan Meade
Alva S. Taber John R. Collette, Charles
P. Lincoln. Henry A. Robins, John M.
George III. Lillebridge. Andrew B. Hun
toon, John ]. Narrower George E. Cor
son, Albert G. Brooks, Fred Brackett, Sam
| uel c. Mills. August Donath. William
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Howard L. Prince, Joseph w. Kirkley,
William Fl. Partridge. John McElroy.
James S. Dougall. George P. Davis, John
r. Young, Lyman F. w. Gushing, Jacob
Hardaway, George C. Ross, Mebourn NJ.
Lewis. Edward E. Kreidler, George III.
Slaybaugh. Lawrence Wilson, John H. de
Merritt Thomas II. Marshall, Albert H.
Van Deusen, Stephen Rand, William II.
Merritt, Thomas r. Marshall. Albert II.
Campbell. Luke Kelly, Robert e. Grant,
Sam B. Roane, Charles D. Sigsbee, John
M Kline, Benjamin F. Leighton and
Charles A. Shields.
The Guests.
The guests of the evening were Senator
William Warner. Vespacian Warner, COM
missioner of pensions; Gen. John A. King,
United States pension agent: Mr.. Fl. I.
Watham. William E. Andrews, auditor for
the Treasury Department.; Mr.. Raymond
w. DART, MI JOiiH w. DEL, ocSlof
Brown Mr.. Wallace w. Brown, auditor
for the Navy Department.; Mr.. Frederick.
Cassum Mr. b. f. Cole, Mr.. Green Good
loe Collette, Mr.. J. r. Garrison. Mr.. Joseph
L. Hart. Mr.. Franklin T. Howe. jr., Mr..
John J. Howley. Representative James
Kennedy. Mr.. Walter Fl. Klopfer, Com
mander George ii. Mackey, U. S. N: Maj
William Cranch Mcintyre Aulick Palmer,
United States marshal District of Column
bia; Mr.. David Brainerd Peck. Mr.. H. c.
Perdue, Mr.. Smith l.. Putnam, Gen. w. w.
Scott, commanding National Guard West
Virginia; Mr.. r. w. Shoppell Pay Inspect
or II. r. Sullivan, U. 8. N; Mr.. Frank III.
Thomas Mr.. Jesse E. Wilson, assistant
secretary, Interior Department, and DR..
VIM. p. Young.
The Speaking.
After the Introduction of the new Of
ficers and the address of the outgoing
! president. Edward r. Campbell. the toasts
were responded to. There were also some
brief remarks from Senator Warner, Gen.
w. w. Scott, Commissioner Warner. AS
sistant Secretary Wilson, DR.. William P.
Young and Maj Mcintyre, both ex-confed-
/ crates; Representative Kennedy, Auditors
Brown and Andrews and Gen. King.
The menu was in every respect worthy
the occasion, and a fine program of music
was furnished by Schroeders orchestra,
which was frequently applauded These
features were the excellent work of the
dinner committee. which was composed of
A. S. Taber. chairman Lewis K. Brown,
A. NJ Roome, John Kline, G.. NJ Hustled,
John r. Young, Frank A Butts, William
Fl. Fairbank and Henry Casey, with
Messrs. Campbell and Heupel ex-oficio
mo rtherE