Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-21


Camp No. "a, Frankford. Pa: John Eldridge,
Camp No. 9, Philadelphia; W. NJ. Hook, Camp
No. 345, Germantown, Pa, and Henry Hughes
PENNsYLvANIANs ARRIVING.
Some 400 members Of the order arrived in the
city to-day from Philadelphia. Lincoln COM
mandery, No. AZ, and Philadelphia, No. 4, Of
Philadelphia; Chester, Pa, commandery, and
Frankford, Pa, commandery will participate
in the parade; also representations of the fol-
lowing camps from Philadelphia: Camps 27O
277. 800, ass. S61. 81 and IL.
A delegation also arrived from Allentown
Pa. Lexington commandery, c. D. Wetherford.
commander. of Reading, Pa, was accompanied
by large excursion from that place.
The marshal of the second division. John r.
Mast, has selected the following aides: D. S.
Brumback, Lexington commandery, No. 2:F
NJ. Mayhem, Philadelphia commandery. No. A;
c. J. Seamen, Shenandoah commandery No. IA,
and Geo. w. Gruver, Wyoming Valley comman-
derry, No. IS.
The members Of the chief marshal's staff will
Of the second division marshars staff a white
rosette and the third division msrshals staff q
blue rosette.
This evening public meeting is announced
to be held at the New York-avenue rink, and
tomorrow the delegates will visit Mount Yer
non.
During the day the scenes about the depots
were enllvened by the arrival of members of
communicates and camps. They were accom-
panied by bands of music and were received by
members OF the reception committee repre-
senting the camps of this city.
To-pAY's SESSION.
At the final session Of the national camp this
morning resolution was adopted authorizing
the appointment Of q committee to revise the
constitution and ritual Of the order and to
frame bills to be presented to Congress asking
for better immigration laws, and memo
rializing that body to make an
appropriation sufficient to purchase and
approve additional ground at Valley Forge to
be used in connection with that owned by the
Valley Forge centennial association. Congress
will also be memorialized to appropriate money
to purchase the Temple farm, near Yorktown
Va, where Lord CORVALLIS surrendered his
army IT, Gen. Washingto thus perpetuating
this fact OF revolutionary history forever.
An amendment 70 the constitution was
adopted increasing the salary of the secretary
and the assistant secretary of the order and
another providing that hereafter delegates to
the annual meetings of the order shall have
their mileage paid by the National camp.
coLoRED CAMPS.
The question Of the formation Of colored
camps was harmoniously disposed Of by the
adoption unanimously of a resolution author
izing the organization of such camps under the
control Of the state national camp to be formed
A handsome oil painting Of washington
Crossing the Delaware" was hung on the wall
Of the hall this morning. 1t was executed
by Mrs. Mary B. Westwedge. of Kala-
mazoo, Mich. It is present to the
national camp and will be hung in the rooms
of the Valley Forge Memorial Centennial asso-
citation at Valley Forge.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Resolutions were then adopted expressing
the gratitude Of the order to the committee
and camps Of the national capital for
their elaborate and perfect arrangements
for the peace, comfort and well
fare of the members during thsir session; to
the District press and others for the interest
and attention given the delegates; to the Presi-
dent, its thanks and expressions Of apprecia-
ton, for the cordial reception given to the body
ut the White House the 18th and that it is the
unanimous voice and earnest vote of the order
that the incoming executive committee Of this
national camp use all honorable ways and
means to start camp-fres on the affairs of
liberty in every southern state of this grand
Union before the meeting on the LIST Tuesday
of October, 1880, at Boston"
TO MEET IN BOSTON.
The convention then adjourned to meet in
Boston.