Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-08

Bale of Georgia, commander of the
7 eastern department: Maj. +. w. r.
Ewing of this city, historian general.
and n b. Forest of Biloxi. Miss, adju-
tant-in-chief
Capt. r. Owen Allen of Summit Point.
w. Va. has been the guest of c. NJ.
lrelan during the Confederate reunion.
capt. Allen was member of Gen. j. L.
y: Stuarts cavalry during the civil war.
! He was twice wounded in battle. De-
spite his elghty-four years. he is active
ana his mind alert. He remarked yes
terday that the only thing that both
cred him at this time was "the condi-
ton of things in Russia" He is as
strong for the Stars and Stripes now as
he WAS Tor the Stars and Bars in '61-'65.
Probably fifty or more veterans were
taken III from exhaustion or minor all
ments and given hospital treatment
, others lost their belongings or were
rohped OF them. and it was necessary
iof some of them to wire home for an
additional supply of cash Among the
veterans who were treated at hospitals
were John Cockrell, scventy-two years
IoiunbIa. ). G.: Casualty Hospital
James Pollock, Seventy-five wears AS
pen. Va. Casualty Hospital: James T.
l'urceil. eignty-four years. Rose River
~ C.. Casualty Hospital: Harry c. Nor
RS. SIXTY years old, Louisa, Va, fell
against an automobile and fractured n
slater. Seventy-two years, Stovall N c.
Emergency. Hospital; James X Larne
seVenty-one years. Oklahoma, E.mer>
gency Hospital
A farewell ball at the Arcade attend
ed by more than 1000 veterans, south
ern girls and visitors who taxed the
capacity of the ballroom to the limit
was a fitting climax last night to Il
Confederate reunion which will live in
i,a l.,1l
n.shed by the Marine Band. The ball
started with grand march led by.
GOV. Stuart of Virginia and Mrs
Stuart.
Drawing a heavy downpour of rain.
crowds gathered south of the WASH
ington Monument last night to witness
The historical sketch THE Continental
Congress" presented by the Interior
department players. at the Sylvan
r. heater The scenes were Illuminated
by large spotlights, which from their
places on the hill behind the audience
threw their beams over the spectacle
Those taking part in the production
were nearly all players of the Interior
department. and included w. S. Def
ienbaueh, A. w. Patterson, w. T.
Waite. l.. c. Foster, Philip NJ. Rcifkin,
Homer Smith. John r. Grace, W. r.
i.ayne, g. b. Gardner, Joseph j. Cotter,
W. r. Hood, William J. MCGEE. Charles
-. f1aniOrd, Glen NJ. Shacffer, II. l..
Rays. J. l.. F'itz Gibbon, e. T., Harris,
David T.. Thomas. Cyrus Root. Andrew
Jordan Green. Robert Conneil, Lloyd r.
Everett, c. c. Henry, John +. Torbert.
and ]. l.. McBrien
Colonial Dames-Mss J.. Cheneweth,
Mrs II. NJ. Curran. Miss NJ. S. CAL
!agher, Miss J. A. Hayden. Miss l.. NJ.
Niles Miss NJ. Meyer, Mrs. NJ. II. Wor-
rell. Mrs. T.. S. Hackney, Miss G. s.
Perry and Mrs. II. S. Selden.
One of the old distinguished southern
families of war history is represented
at the reunion by Capt " n. Seagle of
Hickory, n. G. Mr.. Seagle is eighty
years old and is one of nine brothers
who were all in the Confederate armies.
One of the brothers was killed at
Charlottesville. There are still! living
five of these brothers. There were fiji
teen brothers and sisters in The family.
seven of whom are still living at an
average age of eighty-three. The
father. Gen. Daniel Seagle. of the North