National Republican., 1873-12-15
MEXICAN WAR yEfgRANs.
FOR THE coNvENTIo
IN JANUARY.


Tho veterans Oh 1876 met on Saturday evening,
18th instant, In the Masonic Temple, corner and
Ninth streets, General J. W. Denver, presiding,
and A, M. kenadny, secretary.
The following new members we're admitted; |;
General u, H. Slblcy, samuel NJ. Gowverneur
qecrse Dove john Wool, James %e's Foy, s Thom"s @
9toyRln, There are now peventy-three names
ENROLLED ns active members residing In this city.
transportation, submitted letter from the peu.
ernl ticket agent Of the baltimore and Ohio Rail.
s. to s.s ass tns w nn,n not ths thS,r sS
sufficient number Of delegates coming from q
given point to Justify II; that if there should be
! will take pleasure In making the usual srrsngc.
mcnts with them. Judge Martin advised that the
nlcate directly with L. NJ. Cole, z eneral ticket
agent at Baltimore.
The executive committee, through the chair
| man, General Dcnver.) reported that efforts
were being made 10 have the ceremony Of un
yelling the statue ot General Scott, In this city
,Ssc Ss 'GG gnrnF ,hs ssismbIaSe Of sS many 9
tondnnc" ~ nc national cony yentlon on the 18th o
January. The work, u was nsccrtainod, could be
o''rrcd with Mr.. Brown, the artist, who resides nj
| Nrwhurg. n. Y, with a view to Obtaining HI,
who haa bees nc eohsuite n regard to tI,e .nSieet
coneurrcd IN the Wow that no more arspicous oc
eason Will be likely present itself for this ~
had been Invited. also. TO deliver an address on
| the occaslOn, Illustrative OF his grand work oi
preston on his hearers, gathered here irsi, Nii
parts OF the tnlOn, Of ono Of our beautiful clty's
grandest monumental aanrnincnts
| Thc executive cVmlnlttco also recommended
that Gen. Caleb Cushing, Of Massachusetts, be
invited to deliver the opening address " the con.
vcntion, as orator OF the day, and tho meeting ~.
rccted the corresponding secretary TO formally
| tender the invitation to Gen. Gushing. A poem,
appropriate to the occasion VIII be read by don.
| Albert Pike, on invitation Of the committee.
| II was then decided that Col. X. II. Ailahach.
treasurer of the ASSOCIATION, select from among
| the mem bcrs 1conmittce on finance, to provide
| ways and means fur dciraylng tho expense at
tending tho convention, sc. ...
| Authority w,s ven To procure suitable badges
for members ~ be- association. to lie ItAii tor by
| the individual nrtnt'vrf. at n cvst not 10 exceed
| hfiy cents each.
Rssolrtd, Tia, ti,e "issocaicd yctrans Of lsis"
| VIII meet Ia their hail. ut Masonic Temple. M
MEN, Nsw fsars T Day aEa Eroeesd il belly 20 the
The season 70 Hts Excellency the President OF the
| A letter was read from Robert s. Morrison, cor.
responding ;retary Of the Palmetto Association,
Columbia, South Carolina, announcing tho clcc.
ton q the flowing delegates TO the convention,
yiE X. u. NJ. nuuoyaut, chairman: Jus. ID. Bland.
Ing, Joseph y. Kershaw, Gary W, StyleS. Samuel
McGowan, ThoIuas J, Mackey, Elias Earle, VIM,
! u stanley X. l. Billings, q, :. kirkland, aud
J, II. Williams, representing all the companies OF
| the old Palmetto regiment.
IA, An Interesting is,,eg irn william Linn I'D;
that their assoc alton had resolved their entire
body Into delegates to the National convention,
and recommended n general attendance.
| letter nom J. q. A. Young, OF Elizabeth,
Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, containing
some valuable suggestions asto the form and sub.
stance Of the memorial to Congress, was read, and
ordered to be retained for reference by the eui-
mittee Of tho convention who will have charge Of
| that matter.
letter from s. d. Ailis, corresponding sccre-
tary Louisiana association, announced election VI
| the following delegates to the national conyen.
| tiOn; Gtnerl y. q. Hebert, General II. 4. Hays
| Colonel J. II. Walton, 9snoral George Bulay
| General A. q. blanchard, Captain J. NJ. Wander
| grill and :. u. Alls, esq.
| James +. Mlllixan, secretary Norfolk associa-
tion, forwarded list OF officers, as follows: Prcs-
dent, General u. l.. Page Vice presidents, James
| II. Clements, Rev. L. A. pctersoni treasurer, NJ.
| X. He'll; secretary, J. 7. MilliEau; executive
| committee, X. ID. Pegram, Major Edward Brad
FORD, Captain J. ID. SinmS, Captain X. l.. Winder
| and &. Y. Crcckmur.
A letter from President d. s. Johnston, Of the
| Georgia State Association, aud FROM Edward X.
| Bylcs corresponding Secretary Philadelphia
| Scott Legion, AMI frUin General George Cadwnl-
| lader, George A. Porterhold, esq, and others,
were read, alter which the meeting adjourned