Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-10
National Rifles Veterans Re.
member Lost Comrades.
AL BANQUET HELD
Memorial Tribute Before Sitting
Down to Table.
TOASTS ARE RESPONDED TO
Sixty Members of Organization,
Survivors of Civil and Spanish
American Wars, Present.

The National Rifles Veterans Associa-
ton celebrated it's thirtieth anniversary
last night with banquet at Freund's,
S15 10th street northwest. Lieut.. George
W. Evans, secretary and treasurer of
the association, acted as POSTMASTER.
About sixty veterans assembled in the
banquet hall at $50 o'clock and, by military
command, marched to and took positions
standing in the rear of their respective
seats at the banquet table A signal was
given and the lights were eXtinguished,
leaving the room in total darkness.
Tribute to Dead Comrades.
A trumpeter in the rear of the hall
sounded taps" followed by the roll of
muff1ed drum In a subdued voice the
POSTMASTER then said
This is our tribute of loyalty and af-
lection to our dead comrades. Fhey have
been summoned and have answered the
last call. Their memory dwells with us
forever. Taps have sounded, lights are
out. Farewell
Lights were then turned on, showing
f1ag-draped electric screen at the head CT
the room. On this were displayed the
names of James Crane Addison and
Goodwin Yorke At Lee, veteran members
who have died since the last annual as
sembly.
The command was then given to be
seated. The POSTMASTER read the record
of the life of the two dead members.
The banquet then proceeded. The bal
ance of the evening was given up to the
pleasures of the occasion.
The banquet table was decorated with
cut flowers while American flags deco
rated the walls. An orchestra, under the
direction of Prof. Frank c. Crasse, played
throughout the evening.
Respondents to Toasts.
Toasts were responded to as follows:
Welcome, Comrades" Capt James F.
Oyster; The President of the United
States" James a. Sample; companions
in War and Peace. Lieut. Joseph o.
Manson; New Orleans and the Panama
Canal Henry K; Simpson; That Ora.
THE National Rifles of 1861" Capt. John
B. Randolph; Love and Contentment as
Viewed It," Edward p Harrington;
"The Citizen Soldier" Edward s. Bailey;
1.-The National Rifles in Spanish War.
1885, Lieut.. Col Glendie B. Young:
Drills, Parades and Camp Lieut.. Willis
B. Magruder, and Our Comrades In
Eternal Bivouac, Capt John T. Clements.
Communications were received from the
following veteran members regretting in
ability to attend: Gustave n. Brandt. I.
H. Alexander William D. Baldwin, Louis
A Dent, Fred H. Chaffee. w. II.
Kneaster. William G. Penny, George w.
Risgles, Ira II. Johannes. Theodore j.
Pickett, Harry B. Major, Joseph H. Cur
ran, William T.. Lewis, L. L. Boyer,
George W. Stokes and Frank McDermott.
Veterans of Two Wars.
Surviving members of the association
who fought in the civil war are: Capt.
John T. Clements, Capt. John b. Ran
dolph, Thomas NJ. Shepherd and Gilbert
B. Towles
The veterans of 1ss0-191O are: Charles
Atkinson, DR. George NJ. AckeI, Edward
s. Bailey, Frank NJ. Barnes, James H.
Clear, ]. Harry Cunningham, Addison G.
Du Bots, Capt. Charles S. Domer. Louis
A. Dent. George w. Evans. William X.
Ellis. Albert C. Floyd, Charles B. Fonda,
Edmund X. Fox, Albert II. Gawler.
Thomas A. Garner, Henry K. Simpson,
Edward NJ. Shirley, DR.. Charles a. Stew
art, Milo c. Summers. Frederick l.. Sid
dons, James A. Sample, Henry Guillaume.
Edwin A. Goodwin, E. Edward Gasch,
Frank c. Getzendanner, Edwin P. Good
win. Edward P. Harrington, Lewis
Holmes, Thomas F. Holden. Charles T.
Lowell, Joseph o. Manson, Willis 3. Ma
gruder. Bryan II. Morse, Thomas II.
Mitchell, James F. oyster, Charles Fl.
Paige, jackson II. Balston, John w. San
derson. j Henry Small, Frederick NJ.
Thornett, Fred Van Vranken, William p.
Vale, Will II. Way and Glendie B.
Young.