Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-12
REUNION OF COMPANY g
MORTON CADETS WAR oRGANI-
EATON GIVES BANQUET.

The eighth annual reunion Of Company
@ CMorton Cadets. LIST District Of Column
bia Infantry. United States Volunteers,
War with Spain. held last evening at the
Hotel Regent. proved the most enjoyable
affair ever given by the organization. Each
year a banquet IL given by those who were
members Of Company @ In honor OF the
mastering in OF the company into the
United States service.
The guests were Col George II. Harries.
who commanded the LIST District OF Column
bia Regiment and Maj. NJ. Emmett Urell.
the head Of the battalion of which Com
pany 9 was a part. Lieut.. Leroy w. Her
ron acted rs POSTMASTER. He made a
brief address Of welcome and related many
interesting incidents in which Company @
figured. He said that while 1t was only a
small cog wheel as compared with the regu-
lar army and only took small part In the
willing to respond to any call for duty.
After referring to important details made
at Tampa. Fla. and incidents connected
Herewith. he described in an amusing
manner the position Of a second lieutenant
and the duties Of an officer OF that rank
while attached to his company. As the first
speaker he introduced Gen. Harries.
After expressing appreciation OF the inva-
tation to be present, Gen. Harries spoke IN
complimentary way of the excellent rec
ord of Company G and remarked. as he
glanced around the table, how young all
the members looked. He referred to the
large number Of young men who enlisted In
$685. Company G having the youngest per-
sonnet In the regiment. He approved the
holding of annual gatherings, which he said
tend to bind the ties Of friendship stronger
local company. which, together with Com
pany A, had the honor OF enlisting more
residents of this city than any other OF the
regiment. The speaker alluded to the
ON ~ n the who COmTOa00 the COM
pany. If the members 0f the company cou-
tinue as young as they look, II Wac re-
marked, the time may como when tffe1x
services will again be needed. Gen. Har14ea
expressed the hope that next year Il may
be possible to hold regimenta1 reunion.
The POSTMASTER next introduced MAJ.
Urell, who insisted he was as young a. any
of those present and was growing younger
instead of older every day. He referred TO
the members of Company g as his boys.
and spoke of the good qualities and excel
lent records established by the members.
Maj. Urell mentioned the arrival of the Dis
trict regiment at Camp Alger and the NAM
ing of the camp In honor Of the Secretary
of War. He told Of how he removed the
pegs which had been driven. designating
the section for the District boys, and select
ed ground for camp site higher up" He
compIimented the entire regiment, as well
his battalion.
Company Commanders Remarks.
Capt. F. 8. Hodgson, who commanded
Company G, related number of incidents
in which the company figured, and the
loyalty of the men who served under him in
1895.
The value of a first lieutenant to COM
pany was the basis of the remarks of Lieut..
Daniel V. Chisholm. He insisted that Com
pany G was the best in the regiment, that
fact being result of the high standard of
the company previous to its muster into the
service.
After short addresses by Albert II. Chase,
Early D. Yoder and Ebert B. Richmond,
John A. Chisholm, first sergeant of the
company, called the roll.
Corporal Harry F. Patterson closed the
speechmaking by paying a tribute to Cor
Socrates Maupin, who died In service, and
Private George B. Graves, who died In a
hotel fire in Chicago few years ago. 1t
was decided to decorate the graves of the
following committee was appointed: Capt.
S. HodgSon and LieutS d. V. Chisholm
and Leroy w. Heron.
The names of Gen. Harries and Col. UrelI
were. by unanimous vote, placed on the
roll of Company G.
Fred S. Hodgson. Lieut.. d. V. Chisholm,
Lieut.. Leroy w. Heron, Sergt John A.
Chisholm, Corporals Harry f. Patterson
and Charles Smell, Musician Gerry Eichel-
Joseph M. Bird, d. Spencer Bliss. G. II.
Beebe. Albert H. Chase, Donald Fithian,
James P Gaddis, John H. Ontrich, Elmore
M. Phelps, Lee Ross, Gilbert B. Richmond,
Edward Weiss, Early D. Yoder. Gen. Geo.
H. Harries, Mai. NJ Emmett Urell and Mr.
Howard Fisk.
The committee in charge of the arrange
ments for the reunion was composed of
Capt. Hodgson, Lieut. Chisholm and Lieut..
Heron.