Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-10

and the turbaned relics of an enslaved race,
some of whom still survive, are kept busy
In the kitchens preparing food for the rem
nants of "Marse Linkum's men, who have
journeyed to the scene of their heroic strug-
gle TO refresh their minds as to what they
did and what they were.
Manassas is in holiday dress in honor
of her distinguished visitors. Flags and
bunting cover all available places and the
citizens have turned out to the last man to
receive and make the reunion comforta BILE.
There are at least five hundred members of
the Society of the Army Of the Potomac
here and as many more friends and rela-
tives with them.
Mr.. George A. Round, the first officer
ever appointed as signal officer in the
United States army during the war, now
a resident of Manassas, Is in charge of the
arrangements for the housing of the guests
and an able assistant and lieutenant of
Judge Charles E. Nicol. the chairman of
the citizens reception committee. Mr..
Round has been working the arrange
ments for the reunion for months past and
much of the success which promises to fol-
low the meeting is due to his untirng
effort.
Committees at Work.
The reception and entertainment of the
guests is in the hands of a capable COM
mittee which Judge Nicol heads. The COM
mittee includes one hundred citizens of
Prince William county. The committee
was divided into several sections to accom-
plish all the work necessary. The full ros-
ter of the committee and subcommittee
follows:
Executive committee-George c. Round T
b. T. Thornton, ]. J. Davies
Committee on music-Daniel II. Prescott,
Ira E. Cannon, Joseph Boorman
Committee on hall-Walter Shannon, c. A.
Sinc1 air
Committee on transportation-A O. Port
ner and j. e. Herrell
Committee on refreshments-H. NJ. Clark
son, Paul V. Portner and J. E. Herrell.
Committee on decorations-C. Maurice
Hopkins. B. c. Jones and B. c. Taylor.
Reception committee-Charles E. Nicol,
w. c. Wagner, Norborne Berkeley, Ed
mund Berkeley, A. H. Compton. Thomas J..
Moore, w. Hutchinson, G. G. Galleher, f. B.
Giddings, B. D. Merchant ]. r. Tillett,
Henry Steen, H. NJ. GARRISON. E. II. Hibbs,
Edwin Nelson, William Foote, w. E. Lips
comb. II. F.. Lynn. E. E. Blossom T. o.
Taylor, ]. E. Herrell, George w. Johnson,
Robert H. Hooe, o. P. Merritt, ]. c. Colvin,
L. A. Marseller, J. T. Harnsberger, W. H
Brown, M. K. Reading, J. T. Leachman.
Joseph F. Lewis, j. F. Dogan, ]. R. Rust
T. B. Putnam, c. E. Nash. W. R. Myers,
Redman selecman. ]. F. Wheat, W. M.
Blume, II. J. Ayers, c. F. Brewer, w. l..
Heuser A. L. Henry, Charles Farquhar H.
NJ. Duncan, A. o. Portner, George r. Rat
cliffe. B. F. Iden, s. s. Simpson. c. j.
w. Sinclair. L. A. Larkin, R. A. Hutchin-
son, c. A. Sinclair. J. E. Nelson. F. E.
Ransdell. c. A. Heneken, ]. P. Leachman.
George w. Mutt T. Wolfe, E. V. Weir, c.
l.. Hynson. W. NJ Rice, ]. l.. Moser, E. W.
Weir. W. N. Lipscomb. George w. Hixson,
o. E. Newman. A. B. Davis d. ]. AIRING
ton, S. W. Burdge, j. w. Prescott, Robert
H. Davis, John A. Cannon. w. Hill Brown,
sprinkel, E. X Mitchell. J. R. Hornbaker.
]. r. Baker, E. r. Conner, George Maddox,
r. W. Merchant, A. A. Hooff, George II.
Smith. John A. Nicol, Walter Hibbs, Robert
J. Evans, ]. L. Payne, George w Bell, J.
Garland Hammer. John McGill, Father
Patrick, E. w. Feltner, S. K. Cockreil. T.
D. d. Clark, Eugene Keyser, Abraham Con-
ner, ]. Jenkyn Davis, w. H. w. Moran, j.
b. r. Thornton and George c. Round.
The members of the society began to ar
rive yesterday afternoon A few came in
from Washington and the north on the
early morning trains, but it was after 5
O. clock when the main body arrived.
Beginning to Arrive.
The principal arrivals last night were the
New England and New York contingents
that came down on official cars These In
cluded Gen. Horatio King president of the
society; Gen. Dan Sickles, U. S. A., retired;
Gen. John Treamaine, president OF the
Eleventh Corps organization; Corp. James
Tanner, Gen. F. D. Easton, Maj. L. Gurus
Bracket, corresponding secretary OF the So
ciety Mr. Frank 8. Halliday, treasurer OF
the society, and many ladies' The special
cars were under the charge of Col L. 3.
Brown, general agent of the Southern rail-
way at Washington, who will remain here
through the meeting to attend personally
to the railroad arrangements. Rev. DR..
Newell Dwight Hills of Brooklyn, N. Y.
thu Of he
&C mpanied the party, but missed the train
at Washington. He came down later.
Last night the officers of the society stop
ping at the Prince William Hotel were
given official welcome to the town by the
citizens. The demonstration was more SUBJ
dued than had been arranged owing to the
serious illness of the hotel proprietor, Mr..
Baker.
The ladies of the Manassas Baptist
Church received the delegates at the church
during the evening. An excellent enter
tainment was provided. during the course
of which Rev. Thomas D. Clark, pastor
of the church, read an original poem suit
able to the occasion.
Headquarters of the society was opened
ar tho Prince William. the Well-apDOiute0