The Washington times., 1917-06-05

prisoner until after the war was
over.
NJ. 4. Burnan went up in the Monu-
ment yesterday and observed that u
was a pretty good distance 10 tine
ground" He was puzzled to know
how the fellow who put the top stone
on the Monument got back down
Here is a youngster -eventy-four
years old from Virginia Military In
stitute. X NJ. Urquhart Is his name
and he fought with Gen. Scot Shipp
when the cadets from V. VI. l. were
called to New Market. II you ask
Mr. Urquhart II he was wounded and
where. he will simply stick out his
tongue as though you were a doctor
and then you can see scar clear
across his tongue. He tells you that
he had a mighty hard time telling
anybody what was the matter with
him when II happened. because his
tongue was just hanging on hope.
The bullet entered hts right cheek
and came out his left, taking some
tongue with 1t.
J. II. Moring. commander of the
l.. o. b. Branch camp Of Raleigh. n.
C.. while awaiting the coming Of his
troop Of seventy-five men on the con-
course OF the Union Station last
night. proudly held high a gorgeous
gold -fringed silk Confederate flag.
Two years ago. when the headquar-
tiers Of their camp was burned in
Raleigh. their cherished flag was lost.
Arriving in Washington Sunday, Com
mander Moring was presented with
the new flag by Mrs. Robert II. Jones.
Of this city. and Mrs Olmsted Jones,
Of Raleigh, both daughters OF l. o. B.
Branch.
Mornings face shone in the antici-
patton OF showing the boys" their
new camp hag.
Considerable interest is being dis
played by the veterans in steve"
Eberhart, one OF the few colored Con
federate veterans at the reunion.
Steve" who wears complete MILL
tary regalia. including a white
plumed silk hat and red sash. can
neither read nor write. but this was
no drawback to his serving in the ar
tillery and participating in the efforts
Ito stop Sherman from the sea"
steve" halls from Rome, Ca, and
he is wearing five medals.
Nearly a score of women aided the
men at the registration booth in the
Union Station yesterday. The men,
worn from strenuous and continuous
hours OF service, were grateful to the
committee OF women under Mrs.
Maude Howell Smith.
Veterans were enthusiastic last
night over the illumination of the
Capitol Their tent city fairly
shOne in the Respondent light.
Each bearing a service gun from
which hung a tag lettered "On to
Washington" the fifty members Of
Grams of Memphis. under the leader
ship OF Commanding officer Davney
NJ. Scales, entertained the spectators
at the tent city" this morning by
drilling about the camp. The mem
bers OF Company A belong to the re-
serve corps OF the national guard
organization in their State.
The Red Cross station which has been
established on the Union Station con-
course for emergency cases has not as
yet been called into service.
j. NJ. Locker. prominent veteran Of
Camp III. OF this city. was down to the
Union Station last evening. awaiting
some OF his out-of-town comrades.
Comrade George c. Tanner. who g
stopping at 33S VI street northwest. Is
anxiously securing the tent city for
his wartime companion. George Shad-
burn. Of the California Hampton Scouts
Tanner hasn't seen Shadburn since tie
war. when they fought side by side dur
ing the entire four years.
The booming OF the Atlanta Red !
Mems Drum Corps. which gave a con-
cert upon their arrival on the con-
course OF the Union Station, was
heard for blocks around. Work at /
the registration booth was temper !
arily halted while the veterans gath |
cred about the relocated drummers |
in high Elee.
W. r. Mullicsn. in charge of the |
corps. said they had been assigned |
to quarters in the tent city" The |
corps will march in the big parade |
on Thursday.