Evening star., 1932-11-20
VETERANS RECALL
GETTYSBURG DATE
Rally of Union Forces Fea'
tured by Honor to Son of
Gen. Grant.

The Union boys, now averaging 8S
years of age, rallied round Grant again
last night on the sixty-ninth anniver-
sary of Abraham Lincoln's delivery Of
his Gettysburg address.
Grant" this time was Lieut.. Col.
U. S. Grant, Sd, U. S. A, grandson of
the man they followed back in THE
War" The President they toasted was
Herbert Hoover. instead of Lincoln.
And the toast itself was water.
Those are some of the differences
between 1861-65 and 1882.
Last nights rally was a banquet
given to the Union Veterans of the
Civil War by Lincoln Camp, No. 2, Sons
of Union Veterans, at the Shoreham
Hotel. A muffled rhythmic beat of
modern dance music pulsated from an
adjoining dining room TO stress the age
of the old Civil War songs, like Tent
ing in the Old Camp Grounds" which
rose feebly from aged but gay soldier
throats
There were just 81 Of the Union
Veterans there, their ages representing
total of 1851 years. The Oldest man
present was Convis Parker, who is "a.
The youngest of the lot was 81, Maj.
Gen. John L. Glen, the famous Drum
mer Boy of Chickamauga."
Hoover Sends Greetings.
President Hoover, struggling with af-
fairs of state, could not join them, but
he sent them his personal greetings
Col Grant read the letter, carried from
tho White House hy cflpaio1
to the veterans. 1t follows:
81 send cordial greetings to the Union
Veterans of the Civil War, in whose
honor Lincoln Camp, Sons of Union
Veterans, is giving a banquet this eve-
ming, and every good wish for con-
ttnuing years in which to enjoy the
deserved honors paid them for their
service of country. Their lives have
been living expression of that noble
dedication of self to the preservation OF
our institutions, which was voiced by
President Lincoln SO years ago today
The veterans cheered.
"A toast to the President Of the
| United Statesl" called Col. Grant, lift
| ing a goblet of water aloft.
| The veterans rose and drank
II hope that will be the last one
in water!" Col. Grant said as the vet
Grams resumed their chairs, and the
boys cheered his sentiment.
| Later, Mrs. Hoover paid her gracious
| tribute to the old soldiers. She sent
directly to the banquet box of roses
-"one for each of the veterans with
all my love-" she told Mrs. Edward F
Warner over the telephone.
No Addresses Given.
There were no speeches at the ban
quet, save the greetings of Col Grant
| and visiting veterans, but there was
| plenty of music. The old war songs
were sung. At the head table only
veterans and their sons sat. Thir-
teen of the 81 veterans were escorted
to their places by their sons. The
women had places at lesser tables last
night.
Besides Mr.. Parker and Gen. Glenn
the veterans at the banquet were:
William F. Dorsey, "a; John r. King
| 80; George T. Leech, Sc; E. D. God
| frey, 91; John Joy Edison, 81; John Mid
dleton, go; John T. Ryan, 81; John M
Kline, 80; Orange Fermin, 90; DR.. H
T. Dunbar, SO; Henry A. johnson, 81;
Oliver M. Ong, 86; Hosea B. Moulton
| go; Fred Mixer, 81; William Doherty
So; Newton Charles, SO; j. H Shepard
"a; E. w. Weaver, 90, and Albert M
Lathrop, 81.
James w. Lyons, junior vice COM
mander in chief of the Sons of Union
| Veterans of the Civil War, was chair
man, and Everett Francis Warner was
| treasurer of the committee in charge
Druid H. Evans and Michael Casey of
Lincoln Camp, constituted the Welcom-
| ing Committee.