Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-29

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| be with the men of my old regiment, ant
! boys, as you well know, we have seen some
| pretty hard times together. To be with yol
is a privilege which 1 highly esteem. The
| man in uniform always has my creates
| respect and especially you boys of the
odd Fighting Ninth
Capt. Ramsey spoke at some length, re-
viewing the history of the 9th United States
| present commander Col. Regain, thar
| whom a man. he said, God never
made a better"
Songs and Recitations.
Sergt. Alpha w. Parham gave several
recitations, and by request reCited "Hohen-
linden and Napoleon's Grave" A song en-
titled The Rookey" was given by Sergt.
Tim O'Connors, after which the bugle
calls were sounded by Prof. James A.
Joyce.
Brig. Gen. Bowman was to have respond
ed to the toast, Our Regiment" but
through illness was unable to attend, Capt.
Ramsey acting In his stead.
Gen ]. Edwin Browne. national COM
mander of the Army and Navy Union. L.
S. A, was invited to respond to the toast,
Our Union and for nearly half an hour
entertained the guests with a recital of the
objects, aims and purposes of the Army
and Navy Union.
Our union is to benefit the man In uni
form, in and out of the service, whether he
be a regular or volunteer, and for all of US
who have served our country 1t makes no
difference in what war he may have
served" he said
Then, if that is the principal aim of the
Army and Navy Union" interrupted Capt
Ramsey, Il desire to affiliate with 1t.
"Our Heroes and Our Flag" was the
theme upon which Brig. Gen. A. S. Burt
entertained the old soldiers. He said in
part:
what we need in this country is more
patriotism. We should teach the rising
generation lessons of the patriotism which
actuated our forefathers in going forward
in defense of this country and flag.
why, there are thousands of people
throughout this land of ours, boys that
really do not know what the badge and
button of the G. A r. means. In my opin-
ion every person in this country should
know of the valor and honored service of
the men of the civil war and of the honor
able achievements of our army and navy
in the Spanish-American war. The soldiers
made this country and made it possible for
US to enjoy the comforts of our present
national greatness under the dear old Stars
and Stripes"
General Burt also told several anecdotes
of the civil and Standardization wars
Sergt. Edward Kelly, a veteran who
served over forty years In the 14th and 9th
L. s. 1nfantries, sang soldier song en-
titled "Our Old Starry Banner" He also
gave a most amusing recitation Private
Bursey," followed by an address on "Our
Social Relations by William A. Hickey.
chief OF staff. Army and Navy Union, and a
Memory of the Dead.
silent toast was drunk to the memory
of Capt. Morris NJ C. Foote who died
few weeks ago in Geneva, Switzerland
Taps in memory of the departed members of
the regiment were sounded by Prof Joyce.
Letters from many former members of
the regiment In different parts of the
country We're read by Quartermaster Ser
geant Matters and at II o'clock the party
partook Of buffet army ration" consist
ing of beans. hard tack and coffee This
lunch was served In army fashion under the
direction of Mr.. Mannix, the hotel pro-
"prietor.
Major W. P. Richardson visited the
campfire to pay his respects to his
engagement
Capt. Ramsey said that branch organi-
cations of the 9th United States Infantry
Will be formed in different parts of the
ment reside. The Fighting Ninth" AS
ISOLATION is the only organization of its
KIND in this city. 1t is composed only OF
FORMER members of the regiment, including
the enlisted men and officers
Sergt John J. Strain is given credit
Tor the success of last nights event
A vote of thanks was rendered the Even
Ing Star for the interest 1t has shown in
Inc organization during the past year.
Officers and Committees.
Following are the officers of the associa-
ton and the committees having charge of
the event:
Oficers-President, Capt. Frank Dewitt
w. Ramsey; vice president, Sergt. John j.
Strain treasurer, Quartermaster Sergeant
John Perkins; secretary, Sergt. Maj Will
lam H. Matter.
Committee of arrangements-Sergt Alpha
W. Parham, Sergt Denny Callaghan,
sergt. Timothy O'Connor Sergt Thomas
b. Brown, Corp. Edward F. Smith, Hospital
Steward Charles s. Lawrence, Hospital
Sergt. n Utter, Sergt. Joseph Adams,
Sergt. II. Gordon.
Reception committee-Musician Alfred G.
Chatheld, Harry T. Burlingame William
M. Armstrong. John A. Dates, William H.
James II. c. Gardner, Edward Kelly Sam
uel c. Middleton, Patrick Kelly, Jacob
Schneider, Michael J. Moore, Arthur Beau
FIRE, Henry Burger, Charles v. Porter, Miles
Maloney. Jerry keefe, A. Perrsen. Max
Lyone, Thomas Deney, Charles Savage
Lieut.. W. w. Jordan