Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-17
SHERIDAN CORPS RECEPTION.
Auxiliary to Grand Army Post En-
tertains.

Phil Sheridan Relief Corps gave recep-
ton last Tuesday evening at its corps
room in Grand Army Hall. the guest OF
honor being the commander and mem
bers of Phil Sheridan Post, Grand Army
of the Republic, to which the corps is aux
Hilary.
The hall was decorated with large flags,
and the silk flag presented by Mrs. Phil
Sheridan to the post occupied a conspicu-
Gus place in front OF the platform. The
tables were set In T form, with covers for
100
The guests were Department Comman-
der Newton Ferree who brought as his
quest Department Commander Hall Of
North Dakota; Senior Vice Department
Commander John Walker, Past Junior
Vice Department Commander Graham.
Past Department Commander Israel
Stone and Department President Isa-
bel worrell Ball, who were seated
at the cross OF the To. The veterans
were seated first and the members of Phil
Sheridan Corps waited on them. Later the
ladies were seated. filing the table sec
ond time and the guests OF honor waited
on the hostesses. Commander Newton Of
Burnside Post was also a guest of Phil
Sheridan Corps.
Mrs kathie Phillips presided at the
piano throughout the evening, playing
patriotic medleys and airs, which the
guests Joined in singing. Two songs were
received with applause, which demanded
an encore. the soloist being Miss Emogean
Eewland. the acCompanist being her sis
ter Miss Cecilia Nawland. Mrs Kahl-
strom. a member of Phil Sheridan Corps.
sang a medley of old songs. She was &C
companied by -er daughter, Mrs. Carl
Query.
The president, Mrs. Beach. appointed
the senior vice president OF the corps Mrs.
Hull wife of the post commander, toast
mistress Mrs. Keller was called upon to
respond TO the toast. Our Corps" To the
department pre- sident Mrs. Ball was given
the toast "Our Flag" Mrs Hull then
called upon Commander Hall OF North Da-
kota who prefaced his remarks by saying
that he could not make speech, but was
eloquent with patriotic utterances
Department Commander Ferree protest
ed against being called upon TO speak be-
cause he outsider and had only
entered for the purposS OF presenting his
guest Commander Hull. He declared that
he had been handsomely treated, however
and would like to talk, only he was really
too fun for utterance. He, too, compl-
mented Sheridan Post and Sheridan Corps.
He spoke In terms of praise of the Depart
ment Of the Potomac, w. r. c., and its
excellent work.
Senior Vice Commander Walker was
then brought to &c front He. too, spoke
OF the peace and the evident harmony be-
tween Sheridan post and corps, and said
that some of the pleasantest memories OF
his life harked back to those white spots
on the calendar when posts and corps of
the Department of the Potomac, and other
departments TO which he had belonged
came together IN social intercourse.
Many other speeches were made, many
stories told songs sung and plaasantries
exchanged. 1t was announced that In the
near future Pnll Sheridan Corps will give
a dinner and euchre. Resolutions of regret
for his illness and absence. accompanied
by flowers. were sent Commander Hull
The committee on entertainment consist
ed of Mrs Carl Query. Mrs. Fannie F.
Warden Mrs Isabelle Bontz, Mrs Agnes
Keeler Mrs. Sarah Z. Beach, Mrs. Marian
B. Parker. Mrs. Sarah Bunyea and Mrs
Annie W. Johnson.