Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-07

that the visitors are well taken care OF.
The committee OF Union soldiers is headed
by Mr. George c. Round, prominent citl-
zen Of Manassas. and of the confederates
by Col. Edmund Berkeley. veteran OF the
Sth Virginia Volunteer Infantry. me gen
eral committee of arrangements OF the citi-
zens of the county and town includes MI.
Round, Col Berkeley. Mayor Wagner, Mr.
Thomas II. Lion, a member of the legisla-
ture OF Virginia; Judge ]. B. Z. Thorton,
commonwealth attorney for Prince VIII
liam county, and Judge Charles e. Nicol,
Judge of the sixteenth judicial circuit OF
Virginia, well as many other prominent
citizens of the county.
The reunion will extend over two days.
and will include a meeting of the society
and of the various corps organizations in
Manassas on Wednesday and an open-alr
meeting al the Henry farm Thursday, I'M
der the auspices of the reception committee
of one hundred citizens OF Prince William
county, a majority of whom are confederate
veterans. The meeting of the society will
be held in the court house at Manassas,
which, appropriately enough, is situated at
the corner of Grant and Lee avenues. At
the general meeting of thessociety addresses
will be made by Gov Montague of Virginia,
Rev DR.. Newell Dwight Hills of Brooklyn
N. Y; Judge Nicol. Maj. Gen. Daniel Sick
les, U. S. A, retired; and other distinguished
guests. DR.. Henry NJ. Clarkson, former
confederate soldier, will read an original
ode. The meeting at the Henry farm Thurs
day will be presided over by Mr.. Round.
and will be of brief duration, in order that
the visitors might inspect the points of in
terest about the battlefield of the first Bull
Run fight and go to Groveton and see the
field of the second battle also.
Organization of Society.
The Society of the Army of the Potomac
was organized in 1869, and has met an
nualy ever since that time. Heretofore all
its reunions but one have been held in the
north. The one occasion when depart
ure was made from the rule was in 1909.
when the veterans visited Fredericksburg.
Va. President Mckinley attended that re-
union and made an interesting address.
President Roosevelt has been invited TO at
tend the meeting, and invitations have also
been extended to members of the cabinet
and prominent officers of the army and
navy, many of whom have accepted. An
effort has been made to have a detachment
of troops from the regular army attend the
reunion also. The citizens have asked the
War Department TO send a battery of
tillery and a detachment of engineers and
a band, but action on the request has not
yet been taken.
The officers of the society are: President.
Brevet Colonel Horatio c. King, u. S. V,
eX-judge advocate general New York. Vice
presidents: LIST Corps. Col. Albert Clark, u.
S. V; I'd Corps. Maj. c. 4. Richardson
U. s. v; Sd Corps, Rev. James Boyle, chap
lain, U. S. v; 4th Corps, Gen. Henry +.
Tremain, L. S. v; 9th Corps, Lieut.. Col
Ralph E. Prime, L. S. V; 9th Corps. Brig.
Gen. Greenleaf A. Goodale L. 6. A, retired;
9th Corps Sergt. Maj. George w States.
Z. S. V; 10th Corps Maj. Gen. n. NJ. Cur
tbs, U. S. v; 18th Corps Brig Gen. John T.
Lockman, U. S. v; 18th Corps, a. Sur
geon A. w. Phillips. 149th n. Y. V; 18th
Corps, Gen. Howard L. Porter. L. S. V;
10Th Corps, Lieut.. A. w. Converse, L. S. V.
General staf-Brig. Gen. George D. Rug
giles. U. s. A. retired. Signal Corps-Lieut.
George c. Round, L. S. V. Treasurer
Lieut.. Frank S. Halliday. 60 Hicks street.
Brooklyn, MI Y. Recording secretary-Maj
L. Curtis Bracket, 375 Fulton street, Brook
lyn, N. Y. Corresponding secretary-Col.
William f. Fox, state capitol, Albany, N Y