Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-10
SILVER ANNIVERSARY
THE NATIONAL RIFLE VETERANS
CELEBRATE REORGANIZATION.

Amid appropriate surroundings and with
much jollity the Society of National Rife
Veterans last evening celebrated the twenty
fifth anniversary of the reorganization of
the command. OF the total membership Of
seyenty-six there were present sixty-n.ne.
The absent ones were heard from, fcti-
tiously, through telephone located at the
post of the POSTMASTER. The latter re-
peated for the benefit of the gathering the
alleged information he received from time
to time during the evening over the wire.
sample of the messages was Let me
have $50 and I'll beat EN- yet" claimed to
have been sent by one of the absent MEM
bers 'phoning from the Kenilworth Club
Captain James F. Oyster, the head of the
Organizat ton, presided graciously, ami Lieut..
George w. Evans served most a ceptably
as POSTMASTER. The banaueting. did not
begin until $50 O'Clock Henry X. Simp-
son said grace. ard togs.s were drunk in
silence to the President OF the United States
and to Colonel ]. 2. o. Burnside. Our Old
Commander" Letters from Colonel Burn
side and others. regretting their inability
to attend, were read.
Responses to Toasts.
The toasts and those who responded to
the same most Witty were: The Ma
tional Rifles of $780," James A Sample;
"Martha's Vineyard in 1895" Frank Ham
utoH, b!SClplIile III tue MAINS, ram NA-
Barnes; 'Reyeries of Bachelor Soldier"
Edward P Harrington; Friendship Among
Comrades" Edward S. Bailey; THE Ma
tional Rifles of 1861. Goodwin Y. AtLee;
When We Wore the Red and Blue. Ia
ward NJ Shirley VIII How to Be Happy pps
Hand That Rocks the Cradle Rules the
World" Colonel Edwin B. Hay; THE Fl. st
Volunteers to Invade Virgin a., Capt1-n
John T. Clements, U. S. A, rel ed; Pea
Ia oil va
Harry X. Simpson.
In recalling The National Rifles of 1850
Mr.. Sample told of the organization of the
command by thirty MGR who had with
drawn from the Washington Light Infantry
Corps, and the adoption of the name of the
National Rifles. originally formed in 1859.
That original command, it related,
the first local company to voluneer
during the civil war, and was the first to
cross the Long bridge into Virginia.
The famous yell of the National Rifles
was given Mr. Frank Hamilton FASTENED
from the hall to catch train, he being on
his way to Porto Rico where his duties
post office inspector called him.
Members Present.
The members who participated in the cell
ebraton were: James c. Addison, Dr. Geo.
N. Acker. Edward s. Bailey, Frank NJ.
Barnes Charles G. b. Conger j. Harry
Cunningham, Joseph H. Curran. John H.
DR.. James A. Dickinson Addison G. Du-
bois, Louis A. Dent, George w. Evans,
William X. Ellis, Albert c. Floyd, Edmund
r. Fox, Charles B. Fonda, Albert c. Cav
Ter, Henri Guillaume, Edwin A. Goodwin
Z. Edward Gasch. Thomas A. Garner F. c.
Getzendanner. Edwin B. Hay, Thomas F.
Holden, Charles w. Hoyberger, Edward p
Harrington, Joseph S. Harris. Lewis
Holmes. William c. Keech, James T. Lei
shear, Joseph o. Manson, Willis B. Magru-
der. J. Blake Miller. Walter w. McConihe,
Lee B. Mosher Fred B. Nichols, James F.
oyster. Charles H. Paige, Theo. ]. Pickett
Clayton 81: Simms, Henry K. Simpson, Ed
ward M. Shirley. John w. Sanderson, Dr.
george ii. Shoulders, J. Henry Small, Dr.
Charles A. Stewart. Milo C. Summers, Jas
A. Sample, Fred M. Thornett, George W.
Taylor. s. Edwin Tomlinson, Fred Van
Vranken, VIII H. Way, Glendie B. Young
Goodwin Y. At Lee, John T. Clements, Ed
win f. Goodwin, w. II. Schofield of Cali
1ornla. Frank M. Hamilton, Ernest d.
Houghton, Arthur c. Houghton, Banks NC
Glnty, Fred A. Dowsey, ]. Wise Byrnes, A.
>: Fennell, jr., j. Frank Duggan and N 10.
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