The Washington herald., 1909-01-13
VETERANS BANQUET
IN MERRY FASHION
Burnside Post, G. A. r., Re-
calls Days of Battle.
TRIBUTE Is PAID TO LINCOLN
Gen. $. $. Burdett. Past Commander
in-ehief of the G. A. r., Delivers
Principal Address of Evening.
"The Patriotic Women of War;
Was subject of George P. Davis.

Burnside Post. Of the rand Army OF
the Republic. Department OF the PotOmas.
held its twenty-second annual banquet
last night in the Ebbit House.
More than 20 men and women prom
inent in the patriotic organization Of the
city attended The main han OF tbs
hotel vas attractively decorated With
American flags, draped about the walls
Yer the windws, and a prgramme Of ad-
dresses was heard. eulogistic OF the men
who fought in The civil war. and OF the
commanders who led them TO victory.
Dr A. J. HuntOOn. chairman OF the
committee OF arrangements, was toast
master. The principal toast was responded
[ 10 by Gen 5 s BUrdett. past commander
in-chief % the Grand Army Of the Re-
public. and a past commander OF the De-
partment Of the Potomac He spoke OF
/ the work Of Abraham Lincoln Off the
cause OF emancipation and the preserva-
ton OF the Union He paid a high
tribute 70 the rough Western lawyer who
forced the wise men OF the East TO
/ listen to him, and told anecdotes illustrat-
ing the peculiar magnetism which was one
/ OF his most powerful assets He de-
clared that every patriot CARED the image
/ OF George Washington in his mind. but
/ that the picture was incomplte II IL did
not include also the image Of Abraham
I Lincoln
History OF Burnside Post.
Z l. Dean. commander OF Burnside
/ Post. spoke Of the history Of the G. 4. R.
+ IN the District Of Columbia and psrticu-
/ larly Of fthe histor yof Burnside Post He
/ described effectively the gradual thinning
7 Of the ranks that had once hourished with
thousands OF young men fresh from the
battlefield. and said that at each annual
meeting his mind was led TO serious
/ thoughts as ne realized how many places
/ occupied before, were now vacant.
Miss Gladys Virginia McGarry played
a violin solo. and Mrs. Grace Reye Mil
Ter sang q soprano selection
The patriotic women Of the war" was
the subject Of the address Of George ?.
/ Davis He told Of the prominent part
taken by the women IN the times that
/ tried mems souls
1T was their rare combination Of SYM
] IdLA- ana aar NE eGA- LlllL A44s-AAr
I their moral support so powerful And
particularly honor the nurses who tned-
cd the wounded. sick. and dying IN the
hospitals. where war was stripped Of its
glamor. and where the terror and pain
OF Il stood out mercilessly. that many
acts OF trUest herOism were done. / can
think OF TO heroism more deserving OF
veneratson than that Of the fail women
who worked ceaselessly 10 alleviate sUf-
fering IN the border line hospitals"
Col. John A Joyce recited q poem be
had composed. eulogizing Burnside Post
Mai Richard Tyler. Who IN the war was
( a member Of the famous Berdan sharp
shooters told OF the border warfare which
decided the allegiance Of the States where
politics were divided. He gave an ef-
rective recountsI OF the rigors OF the
night trays. The Ing marches. and the
/ deadly ambuscades.
I The opening benediction vas pronounced
BY Rev. Henry y. Couden, chaplain OF
the Senate
Arrangements Committee
The committee OF arrangements was
/ composed Of Dr.. A J. Huntoon. chair
man: g. c. Ross. J. z Hart, L. Wander
/ hoef. G. T. Carter. J r Johnson, T H.
] Sypherd. D II. GOOdaCTe, L. ID. Alden,
". 2. HaHeck, William Emerson. NJ Ia
| Leonard. II. J. De PGe. c. Storm, and
! J. P OursleT.
Among those present were: Hon. Frank
/ Pierce. first assistant secretary Of the
interior: Gen J p Webster. Judge II.
3. MOultou, Private Dalzell Mrs. Blanche
I T Beat0n. Miss Christine Dunlap. Col
! Lounesberry. J. z McCabe. S ". Nc
! Elderly, Capt Du Coster. Capt. ". P.
Seville, N o. Taylor. Mrs A H Maple.
Mrs. c. ". Dunlap. Mrs NJ r Sprague,
". H Norton, Mrs. W II. Norton. Miss
Gertrude L. Moore, Joseph NJ Moore,
Mrs c. : Sturteyant. John 3. Sleman,
/ D. Q. Floyd. Col and Ms E 3. Payne.
Miss s. r. Moore. Dr.. s. s. Stearns. Maj.
I G. T Carter. Col. and Mrs. jerks. Mr..
and Mrs John Wheeler. Mrs. AZ. NJ.
/ Gordon, Mr.. and Mrs J. r. Houser, and
Mr and Mrs G. A Leavitt