National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-18
MEXICAN WAR VETERANS.
PREPARATIONS FoRCELEBRATING tn
1lTH nF SEPrEMRER

EOhOELEbhATlNGI hE
l4TH OF SEPTEMBER.
The committee Of arrangements appointed by
the Associated Veterans Of 1915 ut their last meet
ing assembled last evening at lbs Pennsylvania
avenue; Col. J. q. Kretsohmsr in the chair; s. p.
Moses, secretary.
The committee reported plan Of dividing the
labors among four committees, as follows: A
business esmmittee, TO have charge OF matters Of
finance, printing, &C., connected with the excur-
slon who will return to the treasurer Of the asso
citation any profits accruing from the excursion;
a committee to invite the officers Of the National
Association Of Mexican War Veterans. and the
delegates from the several States who attended
the convention last winter, SO; committee on
literary exercises, who will select an orator and
loet for the occasion.
A general executive committee 10 contribute in
very reasonable way 10 the entertainment Of those
ton, to preserve order and decorum on the ground,
nd assist Captain Gregg in maintaining order on
Business Oomrnittee-Messrs. CharlOe Kloman,
S, p. Moses, s. N. Hoyt, ]. q. Kretsohmar, Ed
ward Atkins, Theodore Gregg, and A. ID. Ken
CSmmittee on Invitation and Reoeption-Gen-
ersl J. W. Denver, General Benjamin AIvord.
U. 8. A.; General B. s. Roberts U. s. A.; Gen.
eral D. H. Cooper, Major Alexander hontgom-
cry o. s: A; MAJOR A. ]. Dallas, q. 8. Al MAJOR
Quantities on Literary ExercIses-dsneral
eril Albert Pike. General E. q. Darlington, Hon.
!; j. Martin, s. NJ. GouYenneur, ESQ.,, and Samuel
V. Mia esq.,,
Executive committes-J. R. Pierce, Joshua
CLARK, Albert Gruber, James McDOnough, j. W.
Davis, 4ohn T. Lynch, Jos, B: Collins, Thee
Clifton, III. A. White, John BraanOn, jones
BEemnet s. s. G: Barbour, willard Ayers
Charles becker, ]. g. Bragman, q. A. Blanchard,
Thomas Ridges, James Chapple, H. r. Crosby,
Thomas Ctoggin, John Custer, W. H. DIgges, J.
A. Doyle, Isaiah Dean, Thomas Dryer, Addison
Dent, Alfred Fairsall, P. H EngAsh, James
Foy, A. X. French Elias NJ. Greene, John Gallo
way, P. GoInley, H. B. Hensley, A. J. Hurdle,
Henry lngle, Thomas johnson, s. ". johnson,
Christopher Long, John H. Locke, J. }. NC
CRrty, Squirrel q. Morrill,. Joseph NoleFe, J. b
MorTitt, Robert F. Martin, NJ. D. Months, John
Myers, E. A. Paul, B. NJ. Reese, John Roach.
George Roberta, Theodore Suififn. Stark b. Tay-
lor, John H. Thompson, John Thompson, John
NJ. Thompson. HaiceIlus Wilson, B. Z. West,
John Wood, q. :. White.
The following absentees, II present on the occa-
Hon, Sere also requestedb by the meeting to report
I9E 0uS on the general executive committee:
zen. a. M1Ames, WIN. Alexander, Maj. 7. ].
1ckeIson. Us, A.; N. n. Hoffman, Hon. s. D..
5nIoQgI1ton' O9l' p Haye, Dol. Stephen Hoyt
MAJ. Gen. irwin McAawell, Col Geo. McPher-
son, Ma; Il. J: Sargent Gen. H. H. SIbley, Col.
1t was decided to sell the h,,sts for the excur.
sion TO Glymont, on the elegsnt nav steamer
Mary " ashington, Captain GresQ, at the low
price Of hfty cents each.
The committee will meet again O. Monday
evening next, Path instant, to distribute tickets
among the membership.