National Republican., 1884-04-07
THE ARMY OF TIE roroMAo.
Meeting OF the Washington Branch
Saturday Night ava Arrangements fp'
the Annual Reunion.

Meeting OF the Warrington Branch
Saturday Night anh Arrangements for
the Annual Reunion.
At meeting Of the officers of the Washing
ton veterans of the society of tho Army of the
Potomac held at the Office of tho commits.
sionor of pensions, Saturday afternoon ut di3O
o'clock, thore were present Gems. p. H. Short
dan (president), Van Welt, Parke, Hunt,
Dudley, Whitaker, aud Vernon. Col. Hosmer,
Majs. Crawford and Mills (secretary), and
Capts. Castle simmons (troasurer), and Rich.
Mr. Parke of tho Pennsylvania Railroad
company, was present to consult upon the
matter of tran sportation at reduced rates.
Tho following committees were appointed
by the president;
On transportation and quarters-Gens.
Stewart Van Nloit (oharmanl, Duncan >.
Walker, lflliS Spear, Henry J. Hunt MAI. A.
II. G. Richardson, Capts. r. w. Tyler John B.
Tanner, Joseph G. Rock, s. f. Thomson, and
Orville ID. Thatcher.
On fnance--Gens. Horatio' q. Wright
(chairman) George ID. Ruggles, and y. A.
Carman, and Coils. l. s. Tichenor and ). D. L.
Burnside
On Misunderstanding. II. L: Crawford
(ohairmanl William Howard Mills, aud
Charles Il. Coon
The meeting then adjourned subject to the
call of the president.
Every officer and enlisted man who has at
any time served with honor in any Of the
armies of tho east and been honorably dis
charged therefrom, or remains in service in
the regular army, who shall have given his
assent to the constitution and bylaws OF the
society, and paid his initiation foe is eligible
| to membership in the Society of the Army oil
| the Potomac Tho iniation fee is 81 and the
annual dues So, payable in advance. Appli-
cations for membership should be in made in
writing to Gen. NJ. 4. McMahon, treasurer.
| 93 Nassau street, New York, or to either OF
the members of the committee on member
ship of the Washington Veterans,
Applicants should give name in full, ad-
| dress-including street and number--rank,
and bre vet rank, If any, company, regiment
| brigade, division, and corps, 80 far as possible,
| date of entry into service. and date of honor
able discharge or muster out. There are no
assessments of any kind. The purchase OF
the badge and certificate is voluntary,
The badge of the society Is manufactured
by Messrs. Baly, Banks, Il Biddle, the
leading jewellers of Philadelphia, at Chestnut
and Twelfth streets, and is furnished at the
reduced price of $40 upon the order OF the
treasurer, Gen. NcMahon. 1t Is of fine gold
handsomely enameled and finished in the
best style, with cannon, crossed sabres, ana ana
ribbon complete, A leather case that VIII
hold one other badge may be had for the
additional sum of 81
Tho certificate or diploma Of membershiI
adopted at the last meeting will be ready FOL
delivery in short time. 1t will be very
handsomely Autographed on heavy plate
paper, size IS by "a inches. 1t will contain
the portraits of the four personal commanders
of the army of the Potomac-Gens. Mcclellan
Burnside, Hooker, and Neade-and foul
battle pieces representing tho several arms o
the service Tho cost of engraving is quite
heavy, and il is hoped every member viii
contribute toward its payment. Tho price
| I. snnI
members name and postage, is but W.
Members should send orders and money
direct to Gen. NJ. 7. McMahon, treasurer, No
90 Nassau street, New York, promptly. II
order that the committee may be advised
what number it will be necessary to print
The fifteenth annual reunion will be hell
in Brooklyn, N. Y, June IL and IL next
Brig. Gen. Horace Porter will deliver tn
, grafton, and John Savage, ESQ.,, the poem.
! promises to be the largest and most interest
ing in the history Of the society. The publ
meeting and exercises will be held in tn
Academy of Music. The second day wlli
! devoted to a steamboat excursion, returnin
{ in time for o few hours at Coney island
/ where it is expected the banquet will TAX
8 place. Further details will be published q
Q soon as completed.
t Members and others contemplating men
a bership, resident here, expecting to go
s Brooklyn should send their names and res
. dence to the Sc ,retary OF the Washingto
4 veterans, Maj, William Howard Mills, M
h 1923 N street northwest, in order that neCe
: sary arrangements may be facilitated. -
n 1t is said that the two companies of Unio
t Veterans, Capts, Thomason and Tappan, wit
n their honorary members, and Kit Carso
r post, No. 2, G, A. r., are contemplating a
s companying the Washington Veterans rs q
= escort. 1t will be large and jolly excu
$ sion that will 90 from here. and every ol
n soldier that goes will have moro than thr,
!, times the worth of the cost which will
i announced hereafter. Comrades who hay
Q not been seen since the grand review vi
d Be met in large numbers,