The Washington herald., 1909-04-10

With anecdotes Of the battlefield. patri-
otic songs, and stirring addresses. the
forty-fOurth anniversary OF the surrender
OF Lee TO Grant, al Appomattox. was
celebrated last night al a meeting IN
Union Veteran Legion Hall. 3ls Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast, under The aus
pices Of Eucampments Nos III and 90.
Union Veteran Legion.
Gathered in the han were representa-
tives Of the Union Veteran Legion. G. A
r. Daughters Of Veterans. Woman's
Relief Corps. Legion Of LOYAL Women,
and Sons Of Veterans.
Perhaps the best tribute 10 both sides
OF the great war was given by Allen D.
Albert. when he said. in the course Of
an able and eloquent address on the les
son Of Appomattox:
There was not anywhere else IN the
world an army capable Of riding down
the South, and there was not anywhere
else in the world an army able to so
harass and worry and imperil the North
Issue an Old One.
Mr.. Albert referred 20 the present gen
Grafton as being between the generation
OF men who did the fighting and OF those
who viii read about It in books Of his
tory. He said the issue was one that had
brought men 10 bloody conflict as far
back in the worlds history as govern
ments could be found.
What the English Cavalier was 70 the
Roundhead." ne said, what the French
noble was 20 the Commune. that was the
Southerner 10 the man from the North
The victory of the Northerner over the
S0utherner was as inevitable. as ire
vocable. and as valuable as the victory OF
the Roundhead over the Cavalier
Col John McElroy. editor Of the Ma
tional Tribune. gave a graphic account
OF the events leading up 10 the surrender
OF Gen. Lee, and Of the manner in which
the capitulation was made. He paid a
glowing tribute 20 the Army Of the POtO-
mac. which crushed out the last hope OF
the Confederate cause
In all the worlds history" he said,
this splendid body of young men stands
unsurpassed IN the dauntiess courage OF
It's attack and IN the magnificent f0rti-
tude OF its defense. The brightest page
IN the military history Of the United
States is the story Of the Army OF the
Potomac.
Col D. W Wood, OF Columbus. Ohio.
took issue. good naturedIy. with Col. Nc
Elroy IN the latter's complete alteration
of the Army Of the Potomac Col. Wood
was not "in al the finish" because he had
been busy helping Gen Sherman march
10 the sea
And le, ne tell YOU. comrades he
said. that n Sherman hadn't marched
through Georgia. AppomatJox wouldn't
have happened on April g 1850
The EJOry OF the surrender was told by
ID. T. Buckingham. who was a member
OF the Union company 70 which the first
flag OF truce came when Gen. Lee saw
further resistance would only mean use
less slaughter
Mrs Mckenzie Speaks.
Addresses were also made by Mrs.
Catherine Mckenzie, president OF the La
dies Auxiliary. Union Veteran Legion;
T. J. Shannon. commander-in-chief. Union
Veteran Legion. and Col. z. H HcIbrook.
commander. 6. A r.
Solos were sung by Miss Maude Y.
White and Mrs Clayton f Emig. accom-
panied by Miss Mia Albert. Oboe seIec- /
lions were played by Peter Straus. The
invocation was pronounced by Rev. Henry
Couden. chaplain OF the House OF Repre-
sentatives. and the benedictlon by Rev.
W. II WOrmsley.
Col. NJ. c. Connolly. president OF En-
III. Union Veteran Legion. /
presided. With him on the platform were
T. J. shannon. commander-in-chief. /
Union Veteran Legion; o. P. Hallam. as
sistant adjutant general. Union Veteran
Legion; Col r. II. Holbrook. department
G. A r.. Edgar Allen. 5r..
Commander-in-chief, Sons OF Veterans: I
Col. D. ". Wood, John ;. Walker. past
department commander. G. a. r.; A H
Frear. G. a. r.; B. P. Entrikin. past de-
partment commander. q. a. r. and
Lieut. Col. II. Il. Brewer.
Others present were MAJ. J. E. McDow-
ell Adjt. Fred r. Sparks, Mrs. Cath
crime Mckenzie. Mrs. W. J. Weiss. James
Lowden. Mary F. Crenshaw, president. |
Daughters Of Veterans. Samuel r STRAIT /
ton. commander OF Post No. !, G. A. r;
Herman G. Kiel. camp commander. Sons
Of Veterans; Mary A Dow. department 1
president. Womans Relief Corps. Julia |
NJ LAYER, Olive A. Raymond. Mrs.
Laura V Mccullough. president. Legion /
Of Loyal Women, and Mrs. Olive C. John !
son.