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HONORING ITS BENEFACTOR.Complimentary Banquet Tendered to Ex-Alderman Edv/ard A. White, by Gettysburg* Post 191, G. A. It.Ex-Alderman and ex-Fire Commissioner Edward A. W liito of this city was last night the recipient of a complimentary military banquet, tendered by Gettysburg Post, 101. G. A* R*.The affair took place at Young’s Hotel, the colors and guidons recently presented to the post by Mr. White being prominently displa ed in the rear of the commander’s chair in the banquet hall.Hon, Harrison Jit me, commander of the post, presided. At the tables were seated:hilward A. Wait*, iGeurgfc \V. Adams,Col. Charles 1. Ilftpgood, ; Daniel K. Ames,George H. Cochrane, Alfred B. Fry,(.’apt. E. F. Martin,,1. m. Uavls.Reuben C\ llkh,F. O. Veyelalni,James 8, Newell. S. V. C\, Adj. Samuel li. Uead, Thomas Watson,Iwcv. X. N. II. Learnard, Horace K. (it ecu wood,Edward A. IJainuiond. Giles V/. Lamb, lien y I*. Grace,Melville 0. Grant,Joseph 1 la 1st ilck,Henry J. Hart,Andrew J. I Jersey, Zaccheus Holmes,W. J. Anderson, Benjamin F. Appleby, Gilman li. Bolton,Tlmmas C. Bond,J. Henry Brown,Joseoti 11. Brown,Wlnthrop H. Ghlek, Benjamin V. Coburn,F. A. Easton,Albert Edy.ecomb,David F. Felt,Melvin A. Galueia. Williston A. Gaylord, George L. Fulsifer,James E. Field,Ih.niel M. lUee,Charles H. Shaw,H. \V. Stover,J. Cushite! Ihomas,John A. Ket re, John J. Warden,John W. Wetherell, Martin D. White, John A. Wilson,W. s. Wilder.'1 homas Laughs n,John M. Lee,George V. Morey,David ID Fierce,Charles Henry Porter,While the veterans were discussing the sumptuous repast and at intervals during the evening selections weie rendered by the Cecilia orches ra.At ti e conclusion of the banquet Commander Hume, in appropriate terms, intro-difcea the guest of the even ng, the post’s benefactor, Edward A. While, who was received with cheers. Mr. W hite feelingly res; onded, arid after saying that he desired to supplement his gift of the colors with a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, turned o er to the post a crisp $100 bill bearing the vignette ol the martyred president.Brief addresses following from Senior Vice Comiuan lt;r James S. Newell. Junior Y ce Commander Jolm J. Warden, Adjutant Samuel B. Reade, Officer of the Day Horace E. Greenwood, Officer of fli» Guard Edward A. Hammond, Comrade Thomas Langlan, Comrade David K. Pierce of Great i a Is N. H., Comrade John A. Keefe, Colonel Charles E. Hapgocdof the Veteran's Rights’ Employment Bureau, and others.Quartermaster-Sergeant Giles W. Lambregaled the comrades with a “Seeesh” song, which was heartily applauded. Th j festi vities continued until a late liour, and the oc' asion will go upon re ord as a red letter day n the history of Bos oil’s young, but progressive post of the G. A. R.
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