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10 THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. D. C., , f SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 17, 1892-TWENTY PAGES. been the recipients of hospitality from this | preparations to turn out a goodly number in r, ‘ "Rry MN the grand parade next Tuesday. POTOMAC VETERANS. |?th. ctsecs tor the present year ere: 0. H. baie | Slaybaugh, commander; A. F. Brooks, 8. V. —- commander; W. H. Hutchinson, J. V. com- mander; G. E. Davis, adjutant; J. W. Wisner, quartermaster; C. H. Bowen, surgeon; E. C. Stevens, chaplain; Wm. H. Fuss, officer of the The Twenty Posts Constituting This Department. ve ad E. A. Welsh, officer of the guard. WELL-KNOWN G. A. R. MEN. Eirlef Sketches of Each Organization—Posts That Hear Famous Names on Their Rolle— ‘The Present Commanders and Their Asso- intes in Office. I N NO CITY IN THE COMMANDER HARRISON M. BENNETT. John F. Reynolds Post, 6, is one of the oldest posts in the department, having been organized October 6, 1868, and having held its organiza- tion throughout all the dark days of the Grand Army. It numbers at the present time 150 members in good standing. While for many aH. MARTI. years the smallest post, numerically, in the de- ommander of Lincoln | partment, it is and has been one of the most in- in 1843 in the town of fluential, owing to the recognized character and United States is there | ‘arge a proportion of the population directly | COMMANDER H Hiram H. Martin, Post, No. 3, was by belong to partment Yotomae, because Port Huron, Mich. Lis grandfather on his ability of its membership. Three of its mem- = ce e to hold mother’s side was a soldier in the war of 1812, paws woe Sore seen, _— = = . \ 4 fath i Sprague, George E. Corson an ron M. a menor in from the state of Maine. His father (who died | oe ‘Pvo of them, Goleusca I. Patrion ent m was but seven years old) waa a na- mander Martin es after his elled to care for and 0 he removed to La- 1561, he enlisted as nth Indiana from June tisense posis which are located egarded as home even by 1 in Washington for Of the vet- as their active with John P. Church, have ranked among the ablest tm the places still assistant adjutant generals of the department, some of those wh more than a quarte of ace ted that office, besides filling successively, with great ability, those of junior and senior vice de- partment commander. It has also on me- morial days furnished the poet at Arlington, Soldiers’ Home and Congressional ceme- teries repeatedly, all in the _per- thie city if erans whe earthly abid members o! nearl A Grand ‘one of the twenty posts im partment of rice. dB son of Dr. W. W. Granger, who has the Potomac. Each of April, 1963, havi This health. | aiso served as post commander, chaplain and ‘ he enlisted in tron aud for ten years surgeon of the post. This post served on the nd Ouchita, jas, yt is stated, furnished more money in pro- participa on the Ten- | portion to its numbers for the relief of desti- : ita Tivers. | tate soldiers and sailor and their families than with Admiral hv other post in the department. Its first Ted tive’ | commander was Henry Myers, major, | twenty-second Pennsyl still an uctive me as follows: Commande nett, company B, t infantry; senior | vice ‘Thomas, U. Francis L. 3 adjutant, quartermast pany, District of Columbia volunteers George Marx, company G, eighth New York volun-eers: . Wm. H. pany A, twenty-sixth Pennsylvania mi cer of ‘the day, Richard R. Bromner, lieutenant adjutant,” seventh Maryland voluntee ohn Hi. Hoagland, lie sey volunteers; sergeant | . Frederick E. Tyers, company E, thirty- rth Llinois; rmaster sergeant, Phil | nia cavalry, who is Its present officers are | Dr, Harriron M. Ben- ninth Massachusetts commander, Wm. junior vice commander, . sergeant, U. 5. M. C. quartermaster gen- animously ved as ad- mander ent, futant two years is the bann now over 600 a In Post was first ved exi red its charte surgeon, mber—three. hall removed . when it qua: Jot M. O'Bryan, A. fourth battalion, District of ve ers; Past post commanders, . Nay P. Eaton, Frank Hl. » Jacobs, William H. Kuhns, Ridgeley, Geo. | . Sq errill, : Lewis B. Parker, R. by Phas. W. Sherwoo , jomas Galloway, Ei a i r, John #, Church, Henry Jenkins, A men. All A. Hi. Van Duzen. the District, wh: welfare, but who oftce time i of citizens’ exeentive c« and member: of committecs and met committees of be tee. The post hay taken meeting of the national beer actively at work ma prep entertain as many as postibie « comrades. For this purpose the G. A. K headquarters, 1412 7 nue, bas been rented. ‘Open house will be kept anda bearty welcome esteuded visitors who present themselves. Campfires will be | hekd each evening du: feature being one in be bearing the name «: committee of twenty-nine mem! eludes all the officers of the post, has charge of ‘this work and all the details and arrangements are well in hand. George A. Darling, commander of the post, was born in Oteegy county, in 1344. He enlisted in September, 1582, in company C, Purnell legion cavairy, served in the Army of the Potomac to July, 1364. and the department of Kentucky until mustered ont, March, 1866. He was in engagements at White’ House Lan ing, Hanover Cross Roads, Wilderne= » Pine Bluff and Fort Doneiso duty as tain and acting assistant artermaster at headquarters devartment of itucky from October, 1864, to March, 1806. | He has been s member of Rawlins’ Post about | } ten | ing the week, a spe al aembers and other well attended. ; Thomas Calver, C.5 € hal 1 members of other po cers of th large present officers of the post are: Com- hapla sr mander, George A. Darling: senior vice con + Us eee mander, J. E. De Jester; junior vice com- tant: ‘Ale 1. Weber, mander, Seth W. Tuley: adjutant, James sby, ofticer of the guard; Ambrose Cook, | Frank W. Allen; quartermaster. K. B. Schwickardi; sur- | officer of ihe ds Prince aid J. Lee Ader 1 on, J. W. F. Williams: chaplain, €. G. Bol- | _ This post has members who served i fenger; Sicer of the das, Thowas K. Sheppard meats from 1 every inte in th ofScer of the guard, Christian Keiner; sergeai that fw troops for — the army during the war ot Maine major, Charles G. Tro sergeant, KR. F. De guard, Fred | Rice: outside guard. Williams. Past post commanders: William L. Bram- ball, Wilson Miller, A. A. Hosmer, William H. Mater, Allen Wright, J.T. Smith, J. H. Smith, T.L. Lamb, H. HL Voss, Wood, James Cross, Ure, E. K. Winship, Holmes, H. E. Weaver, Fithian, Newton Ferree, A. Williams, tman: quartermaster fornia, as w cere or as enli rvice record L who served hh the military eribed, a beautifal nder art, widow of and stacewman, whore ost proudly bears. | name the dD. ullinger. N. 6. Faber. J. W. F. COMMANDER JOSEPH W. DENEANE. ade Post was org n- < uary 3, 1890, with twenty-five charter members. Py, It has had on its roll*sinee date of organi: wi 79% members and now has in good standing a membership of £10.* Its present comman Pennsylvanian aud a Siates pension 1361, in company served until is a yosition in the U He enlisted April Pennsylvania reserves, and June 15, 1364. COMMANDER GEO. P. Dayts. Burnside Post, No. 8, was duly constituted and chartered on May 8, 1832, and is one of the largest and best known posts in this depart- ment, having a total of nearly $00 members. Among its members are many of the most prominent and active soldiers in the order. Two of them—Col. W. 8. Odell and D. 8. Alexander—have served as commanders of this department as well as commanders of the post. The present officers of the post are: Com- mauder, Geo. P. Davis; senior viee commander, Lorenzo Vanderhoef; junior vice commander, J.B. Gilfillen; quartermaster, . surgeon, C. V. Petteys, M. D.; chaplain, T. W. Tallmadge: officer of the day, Charles T. Yoder: officer of the guard, 8. C. Brown; adjutant, C. Pain; sergeant major, C. M. D. Brown quartermaster sergeant, H. D. Hall; post commanders, Wim. Lawrence, D. 3. Alexander, ¢, P, Crandall, C. H. Ingram, W. 8. Odell, A’ H. Holt, D. A Grosvenor, A. J. Huntoon, A. Hendricks, D. F. MeGowan, N. Bickford, A. F. Medford. < << P. Davis, commander of the it, ia in the fourth auditors office, y Ww) ntil Septem COMMANDER G. H. SLATEAUOM. mastered out. Kit Carson Post, No. 2, received its charter | Stites pens . h ime = Junior Vice Commander E. C. Grumley was | March 10, 1867, and was organized che 27th of | gu up Sack’ akadbate. ee aot the same month in the old Capitol prison. Past | fisted July 7, 180 y €, fourteenth Commander L. B. Catler is the only survivor of Kansas cavalry, and til the close of fte ten charter members. it received ite pres-| the war. He employed in the gov- ut name in 1869 in honor of its decessed mem- | ernment printing oilice. ber, the famous scout and soldier, Kit Carson.| The adjutant, W. W. Eldridge, enlisted In fee early experiences it had tho’ v cissitudes | Angust 9. 1862, in company C, twenty-fourth common to posts during the formative period | Michigan volunteers, rved until the close ef the order. Since 1875 it hes, however. had | of the war, his regiment being one of the ep unin’ period of growth and pros- | famous iron brigade. He i at present chief of ity. It now carries on its rolls the names of | the issue division, curreacy bureau, Treasury members and ten recruits are awaiting raus- | Department. ter. Among thowe whose names have graced | ‘quartermaster, {te roster are many who were high in rank and | listed July 1. 1% command as soldiers and others whose influence | Maine infs has been potential in civil life. artillery, In the order the post occupies a leading po- | when he was discharged on account of wounds dition. Seven years ago one of itz members was | received at Petersburg, Va. Comrade Farne made commander-in-chief, and a favorit | worth, who was janior vice department com- didate for that honor at the ensuing mp- | mander, commanded the post during 189 and ment is Col. C. P. Lincoln, one of its honored | 1590. . past commanders. It enjoys the confidence | ‘The surgeon, Dr. M. Rruckheimer, enlisted sad respect of the community and aims to de- | April 19, 1561, in company F, sixth New York serve a continuance of this esteem. The relief | infantry, re-enlisted August 28, 1561, in com- (Of ite distressed comrades, their widows and or- | pany D, fifty-tifth New York volunteers, and phene bas been « fal object and care, its | was discharged for disability October 29, 1861. arsemente on f amounting to| The chaplain, Rey. Henry S. Stevens, was ap- thousands of dollara, pointed chaplain of the four.centh Connecticut During encam; ment week the post will enter- | volunteers July 21, 1962, from which position tata in a handsome manner Dahlgren Voat, No. | he resigned maber "22, 1863. He is em- of Boston and Post No. 2 of Philadelphia. A | ployed as a clerk in the pension office. campfire, an excursion on the Paltimore| The officer of the day, Dr. John C. Bishop, steamer Louise, with a capacity of 2.300, ac- | enlisted November 1, 1862, as a private in com- companied by the Marine Band, fireworks and | pany ©, ninth West Virginia. infantry, and collation are among the numbers on its pro- | served until the close of the war, being mustered gram for the week. ‘out as fizst lieutenant an: Among the various articles which decorate | master first and make interesting the walls of the post Foom may be mentioned a glass case contain- tags powaer born and = game erticize we Ivin Farnsworth, en- company H, eighteenth erward first Maine heav; served until January 29, 186: aclerk Department. the first named having been repeatedly called to | rebellion, from | COMMANDER . H. RIPLEY. Farragut Post, No. 10, was instituted in May, 1884, with one hundred members. William | Winans was its first commander and served to the end of the year. Wm. Theodore Van Doren was second commander, but died during his /term of office, and was succeeded by J. H. | Baxter. Dr. Baxter was subsequently surgeon | general of the United States army and died while holding that office. During the first and second years serious dissensions got into the | | post and, as a consequence, many members | withdrew and joined other posts or allowed | | themselves to be dropped, until the post | membership fell to the low-water mark of less | than fifty. Most of these became discouraged, | but a few active minds conceived and executed | the plan of moving east of the Capitol into a | field then unoccupied bythe Grand Army. | From that time Farragut Post prospered and became a power in the Department of the Po- tomac, In 1886 Daniel B. Gallatin was post com- mander,and was succeeded in 1887 by Dr. H. Howard, who was re-elected in 1888, Dr, | Howard’ resigned before the end of his second fermand was succeeded by Lyman G. Emery | for arhort term. Dr. Howard has been twice | medical director of the Department | of the Potomac. In 1839 Andrew F. Dinsmore was commander and was re-elected for 1890. He is now holding the position of department commander. Commander Dins- more resigned before the expira- tion of his second year and was succeeded by Geo. R. Cook. Past Commander Cook is now chaplain of the post. Dr. 8. A. H. MeKim was elected commander for the yen He re- igned before the end of his j was wuc- ceeded by Wm. H. Miner as commander. Capt. E. H. Ripley is now post commander, James Wood, senior vice or, junior vi commander; A. Kalstrom, adjutant, and G. ¥ Bunyea, quartermaster. in the formation of new posts Farragut has been more heavi drawn from than any other in the department thereby keeping do ical strength, but as a compensation for that it has furn the first commander for Stone Post, No. is Grant Po: Post, No. 14, and ‘Thomas Post, No. 1! many ‘other post commanders. Post No. 45 of Maryland bnd also a commander from the ranks of Farragut Post, Wallace A. Bartiett, who is now depart- ment commander of |) Among. the members is Rev. J. D. Wilson, who was chap- lnin for several dix now honored and revered by his ades. Dr. H. N. Howane ie post ‘arragut, while not prop erly one of th ‘ge posts of the department, has now upward of 200 members, and bas had on its roll altogedher more than 300 members, It occupies rather an independent position in East Washington, is one of the ac working denjoys the good will and co- ‘ens east of the Capitol. Commander E. H. Ripley of Farragut Post | listed April, 1861, priva any D, third | Connecticut inf the firat Linas first first lieutenant comp Jat Roanoke Island, N. C., | prom me Cor Va wounded an A regimen cheat, Imouth, for dut in the Hi, i mbia volunteers d May 19, 1885, with ato hom were ed States composed mem! mustered i | Aprit 10, 186 | President Li mber of he service of the Un days prior to th proclam: the su, proud of th the firet armed the national enpi red in the eastern: sc and served as a sergeant in co battalion of — the For a ww portant | takes a lively and acti’ e has held az meat, He terest inall matters af- Army, and his der has been so accrotary of | riment of the ost commanders who are ostaroR. J. Beall, Geo. crivener. ‘The present | ‘Thompson, com- senior vice com- sior’ vice commander; wadjutant: R. J. Beall, quarter- | master; Joreph Bi rzeon; J. D. Bradburn, | chapiain; L. P. Cullun, oficer of the day, and | | GW. Giadmon, osicer of the guard. ‘The post meetings are held on the second and four: Wednesdays of each month, in Grand Army | Hall, corner of 7th and L sircets northwest, tion as post com 3. He tho p C. Harris and Peyton COMMANDER FRANK A. CLARK. In the fall of 1890 a number of comrades in the Department of the Potomac, believing that there should be « Grand Army post in that de- partment bearing the name of the great com- mander who led the Union armies to victory, made the n application for a charter, and on the 10th of December, 1890, U. 8. Grant Post, No. 12, G. A. R., was instituted by De- S Congregational Church. Horton; adjutant, Granville Fernald; master, Jon ite; surgeon, be 5 chaplain, W. A. Cook; officer of the day, F. A. | Flanegin; officer of the Geo. sergeant! major, James See eee COMMANDER JAMES H. DONT. | John A. Logan Post, No. 13, was organized December 11, 1869, and meets on the second and fourth Wednesday evenings of each month at Masonic Hall, Anacostia. Though it has but seventy members it occupies a prominent position among the numerous societies in that thriving suburban village. With the co-opera- tion of Dr. W. W. Godding, it inaugurated the custom of a proper annual observance of Me- morial day at St. Elizabeth, for which it bas received the appreciation of the depat On Washington's birthday, 1891, the post p | rented a handsome flag to the Van Buren School, the interesting exercises being participated by the District Commissioners and other promi nent officials, and arrangements are now being perfected for a similar ceremony at the a ing school building on tue 2ist of October next, Having secured the services of « Chicago band | for next week, tho comrades propote to make | things lively on their side of the river. The | officers of the post are: James H. Dony, com- | mander; R. H. Marcella mander; W, Marden King, junior vice com- mander; Alpheus Davison, adjutant; T. J. Put- ham, quartermaster; Dr, E. H. Grant, surgeon; Rev. George Bowman, chaplain; Henry W. Eno, officer of the day; F. M. Taylor, officer of the guard; John R. Pursell, sergeant major. Phil Sheridan Post, No. 14, was instituted by ol. M. Emmet Urell, department commander. August 9, 1890, with forty-two charter mem- bers, the most of whom had at. 80: ing the war served vuder ¢ Assisted by the kindly iathuence of Commander- | -Chief Vear wl Col. Ureil the p imme- an important factor in the tmentof the Potomac, and rons of its members ction of being o: rules and ers to be un y always pre- hin the post i ravks 4 city and won the exercised Sheridan. | the prond bis req formed, and a many prom . to whom mn ures of the ences pers prepared containing re filed in future pub! members | these payers | rvution and ian. Mra. Ge din the welfar post and rages the boys by her presence at all its social enter receives teins the w Year da du Sherid: fed by the post and he ia pr corded him by the ans, ‘The apinent week willbe inaugu- post on Monday evening at the | ‘Vhere will then be a| ip I. Sheridan, to Sheridan posts of invited i has been in honor of ( z rements | his glorions mili- | dehvered by the following ny who have A the signed thetn Address of welcome. Sheridan at Corinth and Perryvilie, Gen. Cyras Bassey Stone's River to Missionary Ridge, 2Gen. Chas. F. Manderson | Debut in the Army of the Po'omac, Col. W. PB. He Cedar Creck and Shonandoeh Valley, Gen. L. A. Grant | Sheridan's Ride"\.......Mz. John Tweedale Five Forks to Appomatiox, Mr. Andrew Davidson Addresres arealso expected from other promi nent men, inciading Gov. Wm. McKinley and Gen, Kusiell A. Alger. The musica! part of the program will be conducted by Prot. Bisehotf, assisted by his chorus of fifty voices. A large and brilliant andience is assured, and to pre- vent overcrowding admission will be by card pburn | NS COMMANDER ISRAEL W. STONE. George H. Thomas Post,No. 15,was organized October 21, 1891, by Captain J. M. Pipes, then department commander, with thirty-nine char- ter members. The name of that grand and heroic man who stood as the “Rock of | mauga,” and who uti i under senior vice’ com- | J: | vice commandcr: George D. Carter, 0} | of the Day ud of the dir- | $ ! third i it of Agriculture. in charge of weather accounts, and hails ree of reather | Kansas. Although Agriculture Secretary upon merit, to take the responsible, Gkbursing “officer for’ the weather bare employes in which branch are in every. of the United States and number nearly 2 these sind. From its location—in a builded up, the comra ite success having had experience in caursin various tetuentandeat COMMANDER D. W. GLASSIE. Late in the summer of 1891, under the guid- ance of Maj. J. T. Turner, then commander of U.S. Grant Post of this city, twenty-six ex federal soldiers, resident in Wachington, D.C., and not at the time connected with the G. A. R., banded together and applied for a charter for a Grand Army post to be known as W. T. Sher- man Post. Ten of this number, by reason of not having properly severed their relations with the posts ey belonged in the | states, were ineligible, but the charter w granted to the other sixteen, viz.: Peter Lamb, fe, A. Hanson 0. A. Carter, Jas. E. Richmond, Harlow, Geo. D. Morrison, Girault} Jo 7. Sherman Post No. 16, Department of the Potomac, G. A. R., was organized, the following officers being elected and installed, viz: Peter kamb, com- mander; Joseph A. Sparks, senior vice com- | mander; J. 8, ‘Taunnicliffe, junior vice | Carter," officer of haplain; J. R. Harlow, | ie, murgeon; A. H. | obert Figg, officer of*the | Morrison was appointed quarter- master sergeant and J. H. Boebteaon sergeant major. Atthe first regular meeting after the muster in December a new election was | had and D. Glassie was elected post commander, vi nith was elected surgeon, while all of the other oaicers were elected and appointed. nently Gen. John E. Smith led jn commander, viee J. S. Taunnicliffe, ‘no D. Mor- rison was elected surgeon, vice Smith, pro- | moted, nnd the post is officered as follows W. Glassie, commander; Joseph A. senior vice commander; Jehn EF. Smith, junior the day: A. R. quartermaster: Morrison, surge ard: J. H. Stephenson, sergeant major, jas. E. “Richmond, During the past mc ing on the first and each month, at ( il, Le Droit building, corner of F and 8th streets northwest. Since changing the time and place of meeting the post hax recreited ten members and have new applications from first-class men’ coming in continuously. The present membership is thirty-five. ‘the commander of W. T. Sherman mander of Lincoln Post, No. 1, of le. Tenn, for two terms, and was three years commander of the Department of the ‘Tennessee, Vice Commander Sparks was in the ( | ault, nd quartermaster sergeant. ind Friday evenings, prominent A. ft. cireles | in New York of the mem Henry Wilson Post, No. 17, was organized and mustered in May 4, 1892, with twenty-five | charter members, at Grand Army Hall, 0 | tes Soldiers’ Home. mander Dinsmore ng the eere- | monies of the muster-in sevviee, At the installa- | tion of the post Comrade Patrick Ford was, by | nous vote, clected post commander, it Grand A vy developed owing to highly fa whence fully evoluted +4 fair prospect of becoming | posts of the Department ihe following is a list of the | Patrick Ford, post commander; Ed- | jor vice commander: James | Williams, ja: ice commander; Chas. A. | Penbin, ‘post adjutant; James Fitz; | juatiermaste ‘A. H. Hooper, cha Bernard Moran, of the day; August Smi homes Grans, —eergeant major; Alex- ander Campbell, uurtermaster sergeant. ost Commander Patrick Ford was born in ireland, came to this country in 1848, and en- tered the United States army in 1852. He served in the second, third, twelfth and twenty- | fantry and second artillery almost every state and terriiory, including Alaska. He | held many trustworthy positions during his long term ‘of service and was honorably dis- charged in 1880. During the war he pa pated in many of the engagements with the Army of the Potomac; was wounded, taken prisoner and for his grent kindne-s toward his comrades and fellow prisoners was nted | with a memorial address at the time of his ex- from bab one of the ti cs plain; jieas, officer . Officer of the 3 | 0. D. | has yet to be used. Likethe rest of - === June, 1863, and served as first sergeant of com- THE OLD GUARD. pany, for ax after which he enlisted ———ae ‘one hundred and ninety-seventh Penu-| Am Organization That Facort the Com= mander-in-Chiet. USY AS BEES, FROM THIS TIME UN- {il the last Grand Army visitor leaves the city, will be the “Old Guard,” in fact, it ts Probable that even the bees’ record for indus ty will be thrown in theshade,for if the program 4s carried ont in allite fullness the “Old Guard” will be on duty day and night. Perhaps the Most important of the pleasing with which tho Old Guard has been burdened fe that of escorting Commander-in-Chief Palmer and the Albany battalion, both on their arrival and during the grand review. Gen. Palmer and those who come from his home to do him boner vy) 2 COMMANDER.B. T. JANNEY. sylvania infantry and served as captain of com- y E till he was honorably discharged there- Fim in December, 1864. Will reach hereon Sunday evening. They will be escorted from the Baltimore and Ohis depot tothe Ebbitt House by Capt. Edgar's command of veterans. On Tuesday the same association ‘will prevail and on Wednesday the commander- in-chief will go to the encampment preceded by the eame old soldiers, On Thuraday even- ing the Old Guard will be on «pecial duteat the pension office. Then there will be many | other matiers of interest to attend to. On Monday evening, headed by the Third United States Artilery Hand, the Old Guard will sere- nade Commander-in-Chief Palmer, ex-Com- mander-in-Chief William Warner, Russell A. Alger and Wheelock G. Veazey, bx-Gov, Foraker, honorary members of the’ company and other distinguished persons, ‘Old Guard head quarters bave been establirhed in Masonic Hall, Among the commande that will be rated as sj guest will be the Albany G. A. K, battalion: the Veteran Battalion COMMANDER W. Lafayette Post, No. 20, was organized on the Sist of August, and is the infant post of the department. Previous to its muster in it was thought by many G. A. R. men that there | were posta enough in the city,and pressure | was brought upon the department commander issue of acharter, but Com- insmore felt the majority of them to be of thove who had never joined the G. A. R. This | encouraged the movers and to work they went, and asa result Lafayetze Post was born with charter list of nearly one hundred. Three meetings have been held since the muster, at cach of which several new recruits was received and many applications handed to the com- mander ‘by the comrades, The member- the post seems to be very among them many merchants. and ali are of long front service; several have received medals of honor by act of Congress and anu of them seem to have been com- missioned officers in the army. The name of Lafayette was sclected on account of the dupli- cation of names seen in all G. A. R. parades and to honor the gallant French soldier and co- patriots who left their native homes to fight for republican principles and liberty for all. The names of the present officers are _W. W. Cham- bers, commander; Fred. H. Smith, senior vice commander; ‘John 0. O'Neill, janior vice commander; Hugh it. Stewart, surgeon; Baltus | DeLong, chaplain: M. A. Dillon. quartermaster; | Edwin J. Sweet, adjutant; Robert N. Wharry, MarksJ. Foley, 0. G.; Joseph Smolinski historian; A. A. Rice, quartermaster sergeant Wm. A. ‘Orr, sergeant majo color bearer, ohn Goodwin, jr., Post, Fairbanks Post, No. 17, Gen. Lander Post, No. 6, Lynn, jamilton Post, No..182, New 3 ‘orps, Columbus, Detroit Post, No. 384, Detroit, Mich. jolhe orwanization of the Old Guard is as fol- 1 Officers James M. Edgar, captain; Samuel . Gordon, first lieutenant; Albert H. Van Deusen, second lieutenant; K. Emmet Smith, Junior second licuvenant, >-— ten for The Evening Star. A Summer Tay. Down by a streamiet’s sedgy side. I listened to Its ripling tune At that sweet time when May to June Surrenders ail her verual pride. epector; Cute Dr. Florence Donohue, surgeon; Thomas W. Steuart, commissary; William H. Hoover, pay> master; Kev. Levi Hi. York, chaplain. The brooktet gitded on and played, is and fruited trees, vodjand shade. ‘The Ani ovely landscape gently spread hab with n night neared. Soft zephyrs «wept the scented lea, Her livery well st light drew See we" A. H. VAN DEUSEN, Non-commissioned oflicers—Alphonso _ W, Regia, quariaciansner- conguaits Goneuee tt Mem, | sell, color sergeant; George C. Harris, color sergeant; Wm. H. Puss, first sergeant; Prank H. Movers, second tergeunt; Jacob Jacobson, third sergeant; George W. Seheerer, fourth sergeant; Arthur Hendricks, sixth sergeant; Albert Brown, corporal; Chas. L. Patten, cor- poral; Chas. B. Sayer, corporal; Samuel Swann, corporal. mS One-armed color guard—Amoa . Gunating, Frank H. Evans, corporal; rnold, Kichard Bennett, Philip W. Coleman, J. Edgar Engle, John Johnson, Ed- ward MeCarten, Thos. Montgomery, Wm. HL O'Neil, Jas. M. Pipes, Robert L. Smith. Walle homeward hanuuéd the way bee. Theard the she "* rustic reed, y swala, rath, mead. ses dwell, D HOSPITAL, One Hundred Cots Placed at the Disposal of the Citizens’ Committee. The executive committee of the Garfield Memorial Hospital, Messrs, John A. Baker, Reginald Fendall, Henry A. Willard, Sidney Everett and Mrs, Justice Harlan, have placed at the disposal of the medical department of the citizens’ executive committee 100 cots in the hospital for those veterans of the G. A. R. who may need medical are next week. Two floors of the lately com- pleted Miller building will be utilized and also one ward of the Ladies’ Aid building. Should the necessity unfortumately arise the accommo- not dations could easily be doubled so as to place cots at the disposal of the commit- tal aabulance will also be placed at the committee's aisposal and will be ready for insiant service, day and night, HOW THE PATIENTS WILL BE CARED FoR. Yesterday Miss Sophia F. Palmer, the super- intendent of the hospital, kindly showed a re- porter of Tue Star through the hospital and explained to him the care and attendance those admitted would receive. The Miller building lias never been used and everything it contains the hos- vital, it contains every convenience and com- Fort found in the modern howpital. ‘The sani- tary arrangements are perfect, closets and bath rooms on every floor, but’ so arranged that they can at all times be disconnected with the main building. ‘The bedsteads are of iron, S RonT. EMMETT SMITE. Privates—Jutinn G. Baker, Albert @. Archibald Burgess, Thomas Calver, Sale Caruana, William E. Chauncey, Edwin M. Clarke. James F. Collins, Abial ‘A, Forbush, ¢ John 8. Garrison, John BG ‘Abrabam B. Hiltman, Frank ‘T. Hopkins, a. Lawrence, Benjamin Leach, James E. John A. Mel? | with wire spriags and mattresses of the most manufacture. The wards are large, airy and bright and cheerful. tick veter- and attend- giving as long as EPIDEMIC, arrangements,” enid for isolauon and at- ic alee, and fe