Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-09-23
THE REUNION AT AN END
Closing Scenes of the G. A. R.
 Encampment.
BRILLIANT RECEPTION LAST NIGHT.

cers-Veterans Fast Deserting the CapI- tai for Their Homes.
 WASHINGTON, Sep 23.-The 18th an and the veterans are leaving the city in large numbers. By tomorrow it will be hard to tell that are encampment was held here.
 The big social event of the week was the reception given to the delegates to the encampment last night at the Pen sion Office. The spacious interior was tastefully decorated for the occasion. Portraits of all the distinguished gen erals of the war peered from out the folds and met the visitors eye wherever he turned. The Marine Band furnished the music, which consisted principally of patriotic airs.
 Vice President Morton, ex-President Hayes, Postmaster-G General Wanamaker and others made brief speeches, and a vast amount of enthusiasm prevailed when the national colors were carried by a one-armed veteran through the hall. bountiful supper was served at midnight, when the dancing began. There were 5000 people present, but such are the proportions of the
  easily have been accommodated.
 New York's headquarters was the liveliest place in Washington last night. The great majority of the veterans from the Empire State attended the reception at the Pension Office last night, but afterward returned to headquarters at Willard's and took possession of the lobby.
 The encampment got to work early yes hol5 0F ix, hand with earnestness.
 The resolution which the Ohio delega- tion were instructed by their Department to present and urge, to abolish the prac- tice of making the commander-in-ch chief, senior and junior vice commanders of the National Encampment and ex-depart- ment commanders, life members of the National Encampment was offered by Delegate Searles.
 The proposition was supported by 8 half dozen delegates, but met defeat by an overwhelming majority. The election of commander.in-chief then came up. Gen. A. G. Weissert, ex- Department Commander of Wisconsin, was put in nomination by his State and the nomination was seconded by a num- Der of other States.
 D. Lincoln of the Department of the Potomac withdrew and General Weis- sert's election was made practically by exclamation.
 The election of 8 senior vice -comman- der brought into prominent view the fac | tional fight that has ragged within the l ranks of the department of the Potomac for the past year. The controversy waxed warm, and finally Past Commander Wag- ner of Pennsylvania moved that R. H. | Warfield of San Francisco be elected senior vice commander. Past +Comman- l der Wagner's motion was adopted, and | Warfield declared elected senior vice-com- | mander.
 For the office of junior vice. com mander | Peter B. Ayars of Wilmington, Del, past deputy commander; J. 0. Bigger of Dal- | las, assistant adjt. general. department l of Texas; Comrade Minton of Kentucky, and Comrade Kennedy of California were | placed in nomination. Two ballots were | necessary to reach determination, and | on the second Ayars received 349 out of | the 649 votes cast, and was elected. For surgeon general Dr. w. c. Weyl of Danbury, Conn.,, and w. H. Johnson of Minden, Neb, were the candidates. The ballot reeulted-Weyl 423 Johnson 165.
 For the place of chaplain-in-c there were four candidates, namely: J. H. Fraser of Tennessee, D. R. Lowell of Kan sas, E. H. Haggerty of Missouri and w. Gottheil of District of Columbia. Dr. Lowell was the favored candidate and was elected.
 Over 100 cases of s1ost veterans" wers being hunted up by friends yesterday The different hospitals were besieged dur. ing the entire day, and the physicians ir charge estimate that fully 100 veterans were being looked for by friends las night.
 | Twenty ex-army chaplains have organ ized the National Association of ex-Army and Navy Chaplains. The officers elected for the ensuing year are: Rev. T. H Haggerty, president; George W. Hovey secretary, and J. H. Bradford, treasurer The vice-presidents are: Revs. w. H Carver, D. c. Everhard, R. c. McPherson
 Mason Gallagher and H. l.. Upson.
 The reunions during the morning were
 we'll attended and the enthusiasm rar ] high, notwithstanding the unfavorable ! weather.
 The National ex-Prisoners' Association
 met in the Thomas tent. Captain Jacl . Adams of Boston, Major White of tn
 69th Pennsylvania Volunteers and a larg
 number of comrades spoke and told wa s stories
 Grant Tent was occupied by the reunion
 ists of the Fifth Army Corps. Dr. York
 Post Cha plain of the Tenth New York
 opened the proceedings with prayer
 Major O. E. Mink, Battery H, New York General Butterfield, Major Thomas Morris
 18th Michigan; Captain Bicher, Michigan
 sharpshooters; Col. H. H. Mclean. 6tl
 Pennsylvania reserves, and others mad . addresses.
 The reunion of the Cavalry of tn
 Western Armies was held in Sherman 1 Tent and was very successful. . The reunion of the Cavalry of tn = Army of the Potomac at Meade Tent wa
 great success and was largely attended
 General E. w. Whitaker. of Connection
 Cavalry, presided, assisted by Captai
 c. H. Parsons.
 To Gen. Palmer's invitation, the Presi
 dent, through his Private Secretary, sen
 his regrets, stating that he was unable t,
 accept the invitation to attend the Er t campment session.