Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-04
to be settled. Otherwise, this whole repub
lie would have been lost altogether"
Tribute to Army of Potomac.

to be settled. Otherwise, this whole repub-
lie would have been lost altogether"
Tribute to Army of Potomac.
The POSTMASTER then presented Gen. John
c. Black. president of the civil service COM
mission, who in eloquent terms paid high
tribute to the Army of the Potomac.
He said, in part: When the states of
the north united to keep Virginia and the
other states in the Union, it was not that
they loved Virginia less. but that they
loved the Union more. The idea of Vir-
ginia going from the other states was In
tolerable to them. If she had gone, she
would have taken with her Yorktown and
other loved historic spots and most sacred
of them all, the home and the tomb OF
Washington. We could not think OF los
ing the home ofNthe Trainer of the deciara-
ton of independence, and OF the father or
his country.
"Who were the men that forbade=this
separation? Many of them were from New
England. They had listened to the words
of Webster, to the farewell message of
Washington, to all that was great in his
tory until there was written on their hearts
the message that these United States should
be eternal.
"At the call of the great Abraham, they
came to stand in the ranks by the SIDE
of the Ohio and Potomac and Missouri.
with one purpose in their hearts. one
vow on their lips and one desire and dream
in their minds, the determination that war
should pass and this country be saved for
liberty. And this republic, imperial in Its
purposes and matchless in its destiny, is
worth all the cost of the war. which was
necessary to save it 10 the world
The Other Speakers.
Other speakers during the evening were
Gen. N M. Curtis. the newly elected presf-
dent of the society; Gen. William A.
Ketchum former attorney general of In
diana; Corporal James Tanner of Washing
ton; Gen. L. w. Warren and Col Patrick.
Nothing But Flags was recited by Miss
Magda,en Steffens of Broon..-n in a patri-
otto way that brought cheers from the
threats of the veterans. Several hundred at
tended the banquet
Some of the veterans left for their homes
or for jamestown last evening. Most of the
others left today. Some of them today
formed a party and visited Manassas. Va,
the scene of two of the great battles of the
civil war. The party was under the guild
ance of Lieut.. George c. Round whose
home is at Manassas. and who has been an
important figure in the reunion just ended.
The battlefield of Bull Run is of peculiar
interest to the Army of the Potomac, for 1t
was only five days after the first battle that
Maj. Gen. McClelland took command of this
division of the whole army When McClel-
Ian arrived in Washington on July %, 1861,
the stragglers were still coming in from the
first battle of Bull Run.
Another reason why this battlefield, which
is nearer Washington than any other of the
civil war, ID OF especial interest 10 the Visit-
ing veterans is because they erected there
with their own hands and their own impro
vised implements the first two monuments
that were constructed after the war. After
the grand review by President Lincoln, In
1855, the Army of the Potomac, then in camp
near Bull Run, constructed out of roughly
hewn stones the Groveton and the Henry
House monuments.
Approves the Statue.
Dr. George Mcclellan. nephew of the late
Gen. Mcclellan, said yesterday that he con-
siders the statue IAN excellent representa-
ton" of his uncle. He added that Mrs. Nc
Clenan Is especially well pleased with 1t
and that 1t is one of the best equestrian
statues in Washington. He is also well
pleased with the commanding spot chosen
for its location.
Dr. Mcclellan returned to Philadelphia