Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-14
VETERANS Of ANT|ETAM
WILL HOLD A REUNION
Society of the Army of the
Potomac to Meet on the
Battle Field.

The anniversary of the battle of Antie-
tam promises to be of unusual interest
this year by reason of the fact that the
Society of the Army of the Potomac will
hold it's thrty-ninth annual reunion at
Antietam, Nd. September 16 and II, with
public exercises i'm the national cemetery
terry.
The Army of the Potomac has an en-
rolment of about eighteen hundred mem
bers. They are located all over the
United States and some of its members
reside in Europe, a prominent member
Of which is Gen. Osterhaus, who was
a corps commander at the battle of An
tietam. Gen. John T. Lockman. a New
York lawyer, is acting president of the
society. Capt Charles Curie. elected al
the last reunion. having died few
months ago Col. Horatio c. King OF
Brooklyn is secretary
1 Several hundred members will go from
lthis city, headed by Capt William NJ
Meredith of the Treasury Department
Capt j. p McGrew, chief of the Ca ito
police; Capt John Rankin, Gen. John G
Black, Capt. S. j. Mulha.l. United States
Army, and Capt. George II. Patrick, the
two latter being the local vice presidents
of the society. The local contingent with
their friends will leave Union station d,
$40 am. next Thursday for Antietam
The town is named Sharpsburg. but the
railroad station is Antietam.
Reception Thursday Night.
The program calls for a reception d,
the Antietam Hotel at O'Clock Thurs
day evening. when it is expected that
Gen. Fred d. Grant, Gen. d. +. Sickles
veteran commander of the Sd Corps, anC
Gen. John c. Black will be in the re-
ceiving line.
Friday morning, September IL. follow
ing registration of members at the hOte
| headquarters. there will be corps societ!
, meetings, and at IL am. the general So
ciety will meet. The feature of the re-
union will be the public exercises in the
national cemetery, which will begin a,
. pm, with the following program: Open
ing prayer. Companion Rev. w. S. Hub
bell, chaplain of the Military Order OF
the Medal of Honor; address of welcome
| chief burgess of sharpSPurs: response b,
Acting President John T. Lockman
| reading of poem by Thomas Walsh OF
Brooklyn Grafton, Rev. Newell Dwight
Hills, d. D., pastor of Plymouth
! Church, Brooklyn: reading by the secre
| tary of a tribute to the society by Mrs
s. r. Allen of Little Rock. Ark: inn
promptu remarks by Gems. Sickles. Black
Grant and others. There will be voca
and instrumental music. Mrs. A. l.. Still
son being the soloiSt for the occasion.
To Ride Over the Field.
Saturday morning at $50 the members
will take teams and ride over to the
Dunhard Church, the Bloody Lane anG
the Cornfield, portions of the famous bat
tetieid. Returning for dinner. the part,
will start out again for ride at o::3t
pm over the ground covered by Burn
sides advance. the bridge and other
points of interest. This transportation
September II will be free. Beautiful
monuments adorn the field, not the ieas,
interesting of which is the shaft erect ed
to the memory of the late PreSiden,
Mckinley in commemoration of a brave
and humane incident in his career when
he was commiSSary sergeant of an Ohio
regiment.
A notable feature of the anniversary
this year will be the attendance of vet
ured so prominently at Antietam in 1861
They will dedicate monuments to the
brave Hoosier sons who fell in tina,
memorable battle. Gov. John r. Marshal
will be the principal speaker and Mer
ifedith Nicholson. the Hoosier novelist
will read poem written for the oc-
! casion
| Capt. McGrew and Capt. Meredith are
| leading local spirits in getting up large
contingent for this feature of the reunion
+! Elaborate plans have been made for the
event. The 9TH. Sth. 18th and 18th In
| diana Regiments will be represented by
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