Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-12
ARMY OF THfP0T0MAC
Reunion Of solist) May 10 at
Historic Manassas.
ELABORATE PROGRAM
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CONFEDERATION OF BATTLES OF
BULL RUN.
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Meeting Of First Day to be Held in
Meeting Of First Day to he Held in
Court House-Second Day on
Henry Farm.

Arrangements have been completed for
the thirty-sixth annual reunion Of the vet
Grams of the Society Of the Army OF the
Potomac at Manassas, Va, and on the Bull
Run battlefield. May 10 and II. Forty
years ago soldiers of the Army of the Po-
tomac, on It's last march from Appomattox.
crossed Bull Run on the way to the grand
review. At that time they were SO i'm
pressed by memories OF the field where they
took their st>lessons in war that they
marked two historic spots with rude monu-
ments, which they solemnly dedicated with
brothers who fell In the beginning of the
conflict.
These two monuments were placed re-
spectively, at the Henry farm on the War
renton pike, and at the railroad cut north
of Groveton. concentrating the first and
second battles of Bull Run. 1t Is an in
teresting fact that this battlefield the
nearest to the National Capital, was the
Only one thus marked by the soldiers them
selves before they went to their homes.
The citizens of Manassas invited the So
ciety of the Army of the Potomac at it's
Hartford meeting last year to hold it's re-
union for 1905 on their historic plains. This
invitation was unanimously accepted, and
it now remains for the members to further
emphasize their action by being present.
The reunion will probably be attended by
large majority of the veterans of the
opportunity of revisiting the field which
they helped make famous. The arrange
ments for the entertainment are in the
hands of local committee of Manassas
citizens. which includes in its membership
veterans of both the Union and confeder-
ate armies. Mr.. George G.. Round of
Manassas. an ex-Union soldier " no has lived
at Manassas since the war, is at the head
of the committee and the preparations that
are being made promise lavish entertain
ment of the guests. Brig. Gen. Horatio
King of New York, president of the society
and Col George H. Patrick of this city are
in charge of committees, representing. re-
spectively. the society and the local mem
bers thereof, that are also making ar
rangements for the reunion,
Order Of Exercises.
An elaborate program has been prepared
for the occasion. The exercises will extend
over two days, as stated. The first day the
veterans will meet at the historic court
house in Manassas and the second day the
exercises will be held at the Henry farm. a
few miles north of Manassas, where the
fercest fighting of the first battle of Bull
Kun ragged. The program for the first day
includes acorps meeting at the court house
at 10 o'clock. A room will be assigned to
each corps organization on application to
the secretary. business meeting of the
society for the transaction of important
business will be held at II o'clock at the
court house. -
At o'clock in the afternoon a public
meeting will be held, during the course of
which there will be a number of addresses
from prominent veterans throughout the
country. The exercises will be opened with
prayer by Rev. John McGin. after which
Governor Montague of Virginia will well
come the veterans on behalf of the state
and Mayor Charles E. Nicol of Manassas
will make an address Of welcome on behalf
of the town. DR.. Henry M. Clarkson will
read an ode written for the occasion, and
Rev. DR.. Newell Dwight Hills Of Brook
Ign. N. Y, will deliver an Grafton. Ad-
dresses will also be made by Maj. Gen. DAN
lei E. Sickles, U. S. A. (retireD: Gen. Ho-
preside.
Campfire in Evening.
In the evening campfire will be held at
Thornton presiding. An excellent program
has been prepared for the day. On Thurs
day. the second day Of the reunion, the
members Of the society will be entertained
by the committee of 100 citizens of Manas-
sas, a majority of whom are confederate
veterans. The entertainment will include
a picnic at the Henry farm. to which the
members of the society will be conveyed in
carriages or on horseback; a meeting will
be held at the Henry farm, Mr.. George c.
Round of Manassas presiding. Short adj
dresses will be made and luncheon will be
served. In the afternoon there will be a
drive over the battlefields. Both the fields
of the first and second Bull Run fights
will be visited. Special arrangements have
been made with the railroads by means of
which members of the society from all
parts of the country will have special rates
to and from the scene of the reunion. The
accommodations obtained for the visitors
in Manassas are ample, it is said, the big
new hotel erected this year and three 9TH
ers. together with the many private resi-
dences that will be thrown open, offering
plenty of room for all who may come. In
addition to the members of the Society Of
the Army of the Potomac, it is expected
that many distinguished men from all Sec
lions of the country will be present.
Representative Rixey of Virginia and a
local committee of the Society of the
Army of the Potomac from Manassas, Va,
consisting of George c. Round. j. Jenkin
Davies, J. B. T. Thornton, accompanied by
Col. H. Patrick of this city, have visited
various members of the cabinet and other
prominent officials to extend invitations to
be guests of the society at the reunion.
GOING TO LONDON.