National Republican., 1883-10-02
VETERANS OF ruE Mnx1oAN wAn.
Preparing FOR an Annual Convention, 90
he Held I'm This CITY

Preparing for Annual Convention, 20
he Held IN This City.
A meeting of the, local members of the ma
tional association of veterans of tho Mexican
war was held last evening at No. 11l5 Penn
sylvania avenue. Tho resident members of
tho committee, appointed at the Nashville
reunion last year to select the time and place
for tho next annual meeting, reported that
Washington had been chosen, and Dec. @, Z,
and 8, as the ttmo for the annual convention
of 1883. IL therefore devolved on the veterans
residing in Washington to make suitable ar
rangoments to receive thoir comrades, and
extend to them hearty welcome, and provide
such entertainment as became tho residents
of the capital of the nation.
Tho committee, consisting of Gen. J. W.
Denver, president of tho national association
A. M. kenaday, secretary; Gen. j. A. Cra-
vens, of Indiana; Gen. II. II, Cheatham oi
Tennessee; Col. A. IL. Reynolds, of Ponusyl |.
vania Col. Horace Fox, of Missouri, and Col.
~. f. Chapman, of Ohio, who, it was stated.
do not expect their friends i'm Washington 10
(make contest in the way of generous hospi-
ptality with Philadelphia, Baltimore
Norfolk, Louisville, Cincinnati, aud
Nashville, whore the previous reunions
wore held, but prefer to combine
business with pleasure on the forthcoming oc'
casion as thoy propose to urge upon tho most
distinguished and influential survivors of thl
Mexican war throughout the north and south
east and west, to attend this meeting and
unite their personal appeals to the representa-.
tlvcs of the people for Just recognition IN
tho matter of pensioning their old com.
panions in arms, whose claims have been in.
dorsed by state legislatures representing four.
| hfths of tho population of the country. It is
to be p national convention for strictly
national purpose, and the veterans hope the
citizens of Washington will cooperate with
hR In, yN,,,s
welcome and their warmest sympathy TO the
object in Wow, as has been their uniform
icustom in other cnscs.
The following committees were appointed
On Programme--Gen. J. W. Denver. president
Gen; Gen Albert Pike. Gen NJ, D. Manson Gen. 4. I
| Crittendon, Vice president; A.. NJ Kenadny, secro
tary; Capt. $. Niles, treasurer; Col. A. H. Rey
( nolds, grand marshal.
On Reception-Gcn j. II. West, Gen. L. f. Bealc
Cen B. Aluord, Gen W. B. Burnett, Gen. $. q
sturgis, Gen. Thomas duncan, Gcn. b. II, Hill
Gen G. A. n. Blake, Gen. W, II: Browne Col. Vim
artisl; Cnsnmodoro Earl English, Commodore J
| II. Watplough, Commodore W. II. Shock, CommO
dore G.E; Gutter, Commodore S. PIQuackenbush
=: FilI I9brown, Cant. Osmond Peters, Cant. JOIN
Mcgowan, Col. J; ", Broome, Maj. VIM. b. Slack
| T.; I. Crittenden, Dr.. G. Denontrevllc John II.
1 Thompson, Mai. Al. Dorm, Col. r. C. Morgan, Col
X. I. Merriek, A. NJ. Kenaday, and Col. J. A
| Doyle
/ on Printing-Col E. A. Paul. Daniel Smith, p
J X; Reilly, A. N. Kenaday, and Joshua Clark.
7 On BnnquetI,Mai W, J. Gary, Moi, p. J. Man
Montis. Anton Lehman and Joseph Mollere.
| On Muslc-Theodore Suinn, d. Nelson Felt
| James Prospect, w. ii. Nalley, and Reuben Sug
| den.
on Hall and Decoration-R. NJ. T. Feuwick
Squire G. Merrill, Ben. r. Ogle, Ralph j. Squire
| ]. b. Merritt, Samuel T. Wickun, Newell Guild
Thomas X. Dwyer, s. A. Pitts, John T. Lynch J
| c. Martin.
on Railway Transportation-Col. Alex. Mont
gomery, Hon. Edward Lander. Col S. W, John
ston. Col ], NJ, llollingsworth, Maj. A. X. Potts
Col. Geo. F.White.
A resolution was adopted calling for com
mittee to call upon Messrs. w. w. Corcoran
John A. Baker, NJ. w. Gait, Col. Enoch Totten
John Il. Thompson, James'L. Barbour, Levi
j. Davis, Henry Semkon, Thos j. Fisher, i
b. Mcclure, and other representative mel
of this district, and request their corporation
for the purpose of extending the hospitalitie
of the city to the members of the association
and the following committee was appointed
Capt. 5. V. Niles, chairman; Gen. j. w. Denver
Col. Z. t. Merrick, Gen. Il. +. Beale, Gen. Il
It. Crittenden, Hon. T. j. Mackey, Col. James
Walker, Gen. w. Ii. Browne, DIR. c. Demon
treville, A. NJ. Kenaday.
Hon. T. j. Mackey, of South Carolina, wa
elected orator of the day by acclamation, an,
accepted the task.
Among the members present was Col
Walker, tho artist who painted the battl
scene of Chapultepec, and many other gentlr
men, whose names appear in the committee,
Gen. j. W. Denver, president of the asao
citation. being absent in Ohio, whore he vii
remain till after tho ninth Instant Capt
5. V. Niles was called to tho chair an,
Mr.. A. NJ. Kenaday oliciated as secretary.