Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-14
NINETEEN YEARS OF HISTORY
ARMY AND NAVY UNION CELE-
BRATEs ANNIVERSARY.
Addresses by q. S. Treasurer treat,
Gen, A. S. Burt and Others-Na-
tional Commander Presides.

Tho rand growth of the Army and Navy
Union of the United States of America from
small beginning nineteen years ago. the
original garrison still existing, was tod IN
story and song, interspersed with speech-
making and musical numbers, before large
and appreciative audience when hlleo
Grand Army Hall last Friday evening. Inc
gentler sex predominated in the audience.
The exercises commenced promptly at
o'clock with an address of welcome by Col.
Robert E. Grant, senior vice commander OF
Gen. VIM F. Barry Garrison, No. %, after
which the following program was rendered.:
Bugle call assembly by A. Bordenheimer;
opening song, America" sung by audience;
opening address, Origin and Objects OF
Order" National Commander j. Edwin
Browne; piano solo, Mr.. Louis A. Potter;
addresses, Charles H. Treat, treasurer OF
auditor for the Treasury Department; vocal
solo. Miss Josephine Gould; recitation, The
Dandy Fifth" National Commander j. T..
Browne; vocal solo, Mr.. CLIFFORD; address,
Burt: cornet solo, Mr.. A. Felter; vocal solo,
Miss Bessie Gutberlet Of Baltimore; reclta-
ton, Prof. Charlemagne hoehler' CLOSING
song, "Star Spangled Banner, sung ny .ne
audience, led by Miss Gould; pugle CALL
taps by A. Bordenheimer.
National Commander ]. e. Browne acted
as chairman and announced the program.
In his address Treasurer treat said many
complimentary things about the men wear
ing the uniform of a soldier. Il was par
ticularly impressed" said he, at the recent
1ecentiOn given the British ambassador, Mr.
Bryce at the Union League n U,uD IN 1 h
tho officers and soldiers accompanying NAL
Cen. Fred Grant, who attended, We're re-
ceived upon their entering the banquet nah.
Uniform Respected.
cit showed that the uniform and the men
wearing them were respected
"I have observed one thing during my
public career in holding public Office, and
that is that no politician, however promi-
nant he may be, could ever induce me to
displace q veteran of the civil war VINO
h.nnened to be under me, and as long as
,.ia nnblic office 1 will adhere religiously
to this rule. ,-., o, ,n,orse
~ Treat was, after the exercises, the re-
nin;ent of many compliments bestowed by
The Young and old veterans Tor MS patrio'ic
utterances. @ prrt uas tho next
bais. u,ho commenced an address on the
epl'ast;on assigned him, but said:
..I 'aSies and comrades, will you kindly
hear with me for few moments II l change
St ,hiact Then he made a few re-
IN. -a,us Concerning a matter of interest to
nc sn,aiers. touching upon the recent DIS
a,;ssai of veterans from the mail nag re-
nlssa. He said he was glad to note
PAIR f prepdent Roosevelt in his consdsra
t ha. for the soldiers is going to call a. halt alt
~ the further aying OF from work OF oiu
Ve n1Iraa. I'VE need in this great country Of
our Mna said i'd Gen. Burt. rs federation of
enrs Soldiers and patriotic bodies whose pur
Of should be so 0 OF the
,ol ne Indian. civil and Spanish wars,
and mi hope before shall have gone to tn. the
great unknown to see such combination
of our forces brought about.
Mr., Andrews Approves.
Mr.. William E. Andrews, who was seated
in the audience was signaled by Chairman
Brown and called upon for a speech.
YES" said Mr.. Andrews, 1.-The sentiment
expressed by Mr.. Treat and by our good