Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-04
GOING TO PITTSBURG
Strong Local Representation at the Grand
Army Encampment
Posts Which VIII Go in a BOdy-The
Ohccrs ana Department officials
to he Present.

The Department Of the Potomac, G. A. R.,
will be well represented at the annual en-
campment to convene at Pittsburg on Sep
tenber II. The great parade Will occur on
Tuesday, September ii. and 1t is under
stood the Department of the Potomac will
leave Washington either on Sunday night
or Monday morning, September OF 10. A
special train will carry the District people
over the Baltimore and Ohio and although
1t has not yet been definitely determined up
on. 1t Is thought that there will be two sec
tons of this train and the contingent to go
from Washington will be one thousand
strong. rhe representatives 20 the encamp-
ment and aliernates are as follows Dele
gates. Green Clay Smith. II. r. Senior, Hen
ry I'll. Moler, Jonn NJ keogn, J. II. Devices.
Alternates, Arthur Coins, w. H. Peck, Wal
ter ihlddieton, c. +. Garrette, S. w. Tuley.
Posts to Go.
Five posts VIII attend the encampment as
posts. These are as follows:
John a. Rawiins. No. 1.-Seth w. Tuley
commander; John NJ. Keogh, senior vice
commander; Thomas R, Sheppard, Junior
vice commander: James A. Allen. adjutant;
X. b. Schwickardi. quartermaster; Robert
ReyDurn, NJ. D.. surgeon; c. c. Bollinger
cnaplaln: FRANK Clark, officer of the day;
CHRISTIAN heIner officer of the guard
hlt Carson. No. 2-William H. DoolittIe
commander: George f. Davis, senior vice
&C commander: Richard Bennett, junior vice
SSo a,hio charles f, l<eefer, adjutant;
harvey '. Cotton, surgeon; Edward g. Stew
ems, chaplain; William h. Fuss. officer of
the day; Edward A. Welsh, officer of the
guard.
Lincoln, No. 3-James NJ. Holmes. COM
mander; b. +. Chase, senior vice command
err A. Nj. Legg, Junior vice commander:
James T. McCabe. adjutant; John A. Van
Loren, quartermaster; "A f. Johnson sur
geon; BENZ. Swallow. chaplain: s A Camp
DELL officer of the day; w. T. Kelley officer
OF the guard
Q. P. Morton. No. 4walter Middleton.
commander; John W. Freeman Junior vice
COMMANDER; James A. Wells adiutant:
Charles II. Shorter quartermaster; S. w
Herbert. surgeon; Nathaniel Bell, chaplain:
Beh1amin Young, officer of the day: Robert
Green, officer of the guard.
iohn +. reynolds, No. 8.-Francis l., Nc
henna, commander; Edmond CotterilI. Sc Nor
vice commander; John F. Winans, Junior
vice commander; Miles NJ. Lewis adiutant;
Lewis B. Parker quartermaster: George
Marx, MD, surgeon: Rev. William II. Got
valid, chaplain; Edwin T Atkinson. off1cer
OF the day; John II. Hoa gland, officer of the
guard.
Other Posts.
strong representation Will also go from
the other posts. which are as follows: Geo.
burnside, No. s; Farragut, No. 10; Charles
sumner. No. 0; Chas. p. Stone. No. IL; U.
8. Grant. No. II; John A Logan, No. ID:
Phil. sheridan, No. IA; George H. Thomas.
no. 10; Henry Wilson. No. II; Potomac,
no. Is; Gerrse U. Morris. No. 10; Lafay-
The department officers and official stafr.
which are as follows, will attend:
Department offcers-Nathan Rickfor8
commander; NJ. T. Anderson, senior vice
commander; J. H. Hewlett, junior vice
commander; Robert Reyburn, MD. medi-
cal director; Rev. J. d. Smith, chaplain.
Oflcial staff-Israel W. Stone. assistant
adjutant general; Chris. Storm assistant
quartermaster general; Abraham Hart, in
spector; solomon e Faunce. Judge advo-
cate; John p. Lothrop chief mastering
officer; James E. McCabe, senior aid de
camp.
About 90 per cent Of the aids de camp
the department relief committee and tina
past department officers will accompany the
contingent. The Sons of Veterans will he
Wen represented and the Woman's Relief
Corps Will turn out well. The only music
"nish VIII accompany the Washingtonians
VIII be the Mount Pleasant Drum Corps.