Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13
Gettysburg Scenes Recalled.

Capt. H C. Magoon told many an old
war story of the LIST Minnesota Regiment
and described in crisp language some OF
the hot scenes at Gettysburg.
]. NJ. Wilson sang a song. which was
applauded.
Gen. T. Warren Keifer's toast had to
do with the ladies. He said he knew little
about them nowadays, and, after paying
a compliment to the women of the war
who nursed the sick and wounded sol
diers, told more wa stories. One Of his
tales introduced the great 23d Ohio Regi-
ment. from which so many distinguished
men came. He mentioned President Nc
1<inley, President Hayes and others of
that regiment. and said that once after
listening for an afternoon to the deeds
OF this regiment he had come to the con-
cluson that he personally had never
known what war was before
There was scarcely man who KEEP,
out of the chorus of the song which
Maj. A. j. Stofer offered as his part
of the evening. Gen. UrelI told war
stories, and recounted some of the
closest. hardest hand-to-hand fights of
the war. Secretary Orville Dewey
Thatcher read the roll OF those who
have died in the year since the last
dinner. and after hearing the names a
pusief sounued taps anu eseIy HAN
Hyland c. Kirk read resolutions of
sympathy for the family of Maj. r.
w. Tyler. who died recently. and pre-
scented the engrossed paper to the
majors son, r. *. Tyler.
Gen. George B. Davis told what some
of the famous men of the corps were
doing fifty years ago. Col. G.. A. Armes
relied on war stories for his speech
lie said he believed there were but four
surviving officers of Gen. Hancock's
staff alive. and that he was one Of
them.
Other addresses were made by Gen.
John c. Black and John Finn.
Those at the Banquet
Those present were:
Capt. ]. a Allen. Justice T. II. Ander-
son. Col G.. ~ Armes, e. C. Bantz. a.
J Rarchfield. Judge Job Barnard. Gen.
II FL. Bingham, 4. JI. Bell. c. Il Ber-
Bone. Senator W. +. Borah. Rear Ad-
rniral K B. Bradford. Capt. II. &. Brad
ley. Thomas W. Bradley. Mai. n NJ
Brooks. Judge c. S. Bundy. ]. A. Butler,
Daniel orc. callighan, Warren o Chase.
George b. Davis. Henry B. Davis, Capt.
w. w. Davis. Capt. Charles Ebert. John
Joy Edison. John Finn. J. n. Fordney,
D. y. Garges, w. Gillespie. Henry
Goldfogle. Capt. y Hall. Col Theodore
Hausmann. Z. a. Hayes. DR.. J. Il Hayes,
Capt. a. Hendricks. Allen L. Hill. Col.
T. S. Hopkins. ]. T. Hull Gen. Chas.
+. Humphrey. -. K. Humphrey. Maj. w.
p. Huxford. John A Johnston. Mai VIII
liam v. Judson, Gen. ]. W. keifer. Rev.
w. IL ketcham, Capt. Hyland G. Kirk.
J. y. Langham. George w. Lawrence.
Capt. G. II. Lillebridge, Maj. c. c. Loeff-
ler w. G. MacNulty, Capt W. A. Mac
Nulty. Gen. John McElrpy. Representa-
tive S. W. Mccall. Capt. II c. Magoon,
j.. W. Medkirk, Gen. Nelson A. Miles,
Lieut.. sherman Miles. Il Miller. w
Moore, L. H. Morrison. Col NJ. NJ
Parker, Col. w. NJ. Palmer, J. L.
Parsons, Col. III. w. Palmer. Cant.
Josephus Perry. Capt. o. A. Phelps.
George w. Prince, Ralph Potter, Mai A.
II. Quaiffe, William r. Richards. Mai
w. 2. Richardson. Cuno II Rudolph. J.
A. Sample, s. Saks. Maj w :. Seville,
Gen. l. r. Sherman, Capt Il B. Slater,
Col. +. u. Sloat. o, F. Smith, Mai. A. ].
Stofer, Gen. Ellis Spear. Col. Charles w
Taylor. Capt. o. d. Thatcher, Col George
Truesdeu, 4. Tweedale. r. X Tyler. Gen,
NJ. +. Crell, j. W. Webber, Gen E w
Whitaker. Frank Wfborg. Gen. j. NJ. Will
son. l.. G. Wilson, IL S. Whitney, Capt.
J. S. Wyckoff.