Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
IN ANNUAL REUNION
Union Soldiers Alliance Has
Dinner at Freund'S.
SPEECHES AND MUSIC
Distinguished Veterans of Civil War
Among Guests.
TOAST TO DEAD MEMBERS
Patriotic Airs Played by Orchestra.
War Stories Told by
Participants.
TOAST TO DEAD MEMBERS

Participants.
Tire thir1y-firSt annual reunion Of the
Union Soldiers Alliance was celebrated
last night with a banquet at Freund's,
SIS 10th street
The rooms were decorated with large
American flags. Sol Minister'S orchestra
played throughout the evening.
The members and guests assembled in
an adjoining room. A bugier sounded
'assembly.'' and with President Almyne
II G.. Richardson carrying the alliance
flag, the members formed in column Of
fwos and marched into the dining room
and stood about the tables. The Or
chestra then played Rally Around the
Flag, Boys" The president then directed
tho guests to be seated.
Letters OF regret were read from Vice
President Sherman, Senator Cummins of
Iowa. Commissioner of Patents Moore
and Representative Goulden of New
York. kilograms were received from
John r. King past commandment chief
OF the G.. y. r., who is ill, and George
Ill. Wales, chief clerk of the United
States civil service commission, who is
out of town on business.
Speeches and Music.
The toast, 1.-THE President OF the
United States" was responded to by
John McElroy. George Fl. Lillebridge
sang We Drank from the Same Can
teen. Gen. S. S. Burdett spoke to THE
BOYS of '61,' and The BoyS of the Old
Brigade was sung by Harry I. Statham.
Remarks were made by Senator P. j..
MoCUnber of North Dakota, Gen. John
(. Black, past commander-in-chief of the
o. A r.; Representative James Kennedy
of Illinois, James Tanner, past COM
mander-in-chief of the G.. A. R., Senator
William E Borah of Idaho, Representa-
tive John S. Burnett OF Alabama. Admiral
Sigsbee. L. S. N; James i. Davenport,
commissioner of pensions; Leander Still
well. deputy commissioner of pensions: s..
r. Donnelly. public printer; w. E. An
drews, auditor for the Treasury Depart
ment; Thomas S. Hopkins, past COM
mander. Department of the Potomac. G..
~ r.. and Judge George W. Atkinson of
the United States Court of Claims.
George c. Ross saEg THE Good Old
L. S. A." and recited THE Star Spangled
Banner" During the recitation the lights,
with the exception of one over an Ameri-
can flag, were extinguished.
The banquet was concluded with the
sounding Of TAPS" while the members
ard guests drank a silent toast to de
part {. members
Guests at Banquet.
The guests were:
w. Il Andrews, auditor Of the Treasury
Department.: George w. Atkinson, United
Black, past commander-in-chief G. A. r.:
Thomas A Bones. Maj. Byron W. Bon
ney. Senator w. f. Borah, of Idaho; Rep
resentative ]. 8. Burnett of Oklahoma
b F; Cole. S. B. Donnelly; public printer;
Representative Joseph A. Goulden, of
New York; Representative William S.
Greene, of Massachusetts: Z. H. HoI-
brook. commander Department of Po-
tomac, G. A r.; Thomas s. Hopkins
past commander Department Of Potomac
u. A. r.: w. w. Husband, secretary i'm
migration commission: Representative
James Kennedy. of Ohio; Edwin NJ. Kline,
James y. Kline. John NJ. Kline, jr., Col
Department of Commerce and Labor; W.
w. Ludlow. chief clerk Treasury Depart
ment: Senator =. ]. McCumber, ot North
Dakota: +. ]. Mckee, Thomas Morrison.
s. l. Putnam. F. d. Rice, Prof. Harry
Stathanl, Leander Stillwell, deupty COM
missioner of pensions: James Tanner
past commander-in-chief G. a. R.; George
H. Wales. United States civil service
commission; Senator William Warner. of
Missouri, and William f. Wollard, chief
clerk patent office
The members present were William p.
Seville. John J.. Heupel, Newton NJ.
foTOohS, f1dTFlScn DfflSlildIl, JdHeS NJ fFu-
gar. 4. f. Mcmillan, Charles c. Royce,
Abraham Hart Edgar H. klemroth.
Henry b. Bennett. Charles d. A. LETTER.
Charles Z. Coon, Martin Hoyberger. Del
AVIAN w. Harrington. Samuel S. Burdett.
A: III. Richardson, Augustus S. Worthing-
ton, S Willard Saxton. George II. French.
Lewis X. Brown, Orange s. Firmin. Ber-
nard t. Janney, George L. Rose. William
Howard Gibson. William j. Johnston.
Frank A. Butts, Charles Lowell. Edward
IL Camnhpn Albert W Rnoma lanes r..
Davenport. Elnathan Meade, Alva S.
Taber, John K. CollettA, Charles p. Lin
coin. Henry a. Robbins. John NJ. Young.
Levi p. Wright. Albion +. Jameson.
toon, John j. narrower. George f. Cor
son. Albert r. Brooks, Fred Bracket,
Samuel c. Mills. August Donath. Will
liam Irving Henry Casey, La Fayette
Kirkley. John McElroy, james 8. Dou-
gall. George P. Davis. John K. Young.
Lyman F. w. Gushing, Cyrus J.. Hard
away. George c. Ross. Melbourne NJ
Slaybaugh, Lawrence Wilson. John II.
DeMeritt, Thomas r. Marshall. Albert
III. Van Deusen. Stephen Rand, William
III. Decker, Gilbert NJ. Hustled. Frank l..
Roans, Charles ID. Sigsbee. John NJ. Kline.
Benjamin +. Leighton and Charles A.
Shields.
The officers for 1909 are: Almyne H. G.
pIeSlleut, btidNdl w. 1tdE-
lington, first vice president: S. Willard
SaNton. second vice president; John Nc
FSroy. third vice president; John l.. Heu-
pei. secretary. w. Howard Gibson assist
ant secretary, Albion y. Jameson, treas
Irer, and Ava s Taber. proctor.
The officers for 1919 are: Delavan w.
Harrington, president; S. Willard Saxton
first vice president; John McElroy, second
vice president: Benjamin +. Leighton
third vice president: John l.. Heupel
tthirty-second term. secretary; W. How
ard Gibson eighth term). assistant sec
rotary; Albion 3. Jameson eighth term).
treasurer, and Lyman L. W. Gushing,
proctor.
The committee OF arrangements was
composed OF Frank A. Butts chairman:
Lawrence Wilson. George II. French
John NJ Kline. Edward A. Kreidler, Joan
n De Merritt. Benjamin +. Leighton,
Charles d. a. Ioeffier. James s. Dougan
Abraham Hart; eX-officio. a. III. G. Rich
ardson, president. and John H. Heupel,
secretary.