Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-10
THE STORY OF APPOMA11Ox
ANNIVERSARY OF SURRENDER
OBSERVED BY VETERANS,
Tributes Paid by Speakers to the
Men in Gray as Well as
Those in Blue.

The story of Appomattox was retold
last night at a meeting under the aus
pices Of Encampments 81 and III. Union
nue. southeast. The services were in celes
bration of the forty-fourth anniversary
of the surrender OF the forces of Cen
Lee to Gen. Grant at AppomattOx. There
were representatives in the large audi
ence from practically all the patriotic as
sociations in the District.
A tribute to the men in gray, as well
as those in blue, who fought out the
great civil conflict. was paid by Allen D.
Albert, who in the course of his address
said:
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
An account OF the events leading up to
the surrender of Gen. Lee was given by
Col. John McElroy, editor of the National
Tribune He also told Of the manner In
which the capitulation was made Speak
ing OF the Army OF the Potomac, Col. Nc
Elroy said:
In all the worlds history this splendid
body OF young men stands unsurpassed
in the dauntlesS courage of it's attack and
in the magnificent fortitude of it's defense
of the United States is the story of the
Army OF the Potomac"
The assertion was made by Col. d. ".
Wood of Columbus, Ohio, another speak
through Georgia Appomattox would not
have happened on April o. 1855 Col.
Wood said he was not in at the surrender
of Gen. Lee because he had been busy
helping Sherman march to the sea-
d. E. Buckingham, who said he was
member of the COmDany of Union
troops to which the first flag of truce
came at Appomattox. gave his version
OF the capitulation Of the southern army
and related incidents Of the affair.
Others WHO addressed the gathering
were Mrs. Catherine Mckenzie. president
of the Ladies' Auxiliary, Unon Veteran
Legion; t. j. Shannon. commander-in-
chief. Union Veteran Legion, and Col.
r. H. Holbrook, department commander,
G. A. r.
There were solos by Miss Maude V
White and Mrs. Clayton E. Emig. accom-
panied by Miss Nita Albert. Oboe selec-
lions were played by Peter Straus. The
Invocation was pronounced by Rev. Henry
Couden. chaplain of the House of Rep
resentatives, and the benediction by Rev.
w. III. Wormsley.
Col. NJ. c. Connolly. president of En-
campment 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. E. II. Holbrook. department
commander. G. A. r.: Edgar Allen, jr..
commander-in-chief. Sons Of Veterans:
Col. D. w. Wood. John S. Walker past
department commander, G. A. r.: A. II.
Frear, G. A. r.: B. P. Entrikin, past
department commander. G. A. R., and
Lieut.. Col. II. HI. Brewer.
Others present were Maj j. f. Mellow
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. 1. G. A. r.:
Herman G. Kiel, camp commander. Sons
of Veterans: Mary A. Dow, department
president. Woman's Relief Corps; Julia
NJ. LAYER. Olive A. Raymond. Mrs. Laura
V. Mccullough. president Legion of Loyal
Women, and Mrs. Olive C. Johnson.