The Washington times., 1895-01-14
Potomac Department Preparing
for Annual EaGampment.
GEN. LANLER TO BE PRESENT
Date for the Next Gathering Definitely
settlea-Departmen Officials Busy with
reliminaries-lnterest in the Choice of
Commander-Full List of Delegates and
Alternates Chosen Matters Of Interest.


next annual eneampment OF Potomac Depart
ment, q. A. r., will be convened on the 2lst
day OF February. Department Commander
Bickiord has been notified that the date given
will meet the convenience of the commander
/ ia-chief. Gen. LAWYER and that he will be
I here at the evening 5 ssion of that day and
/ remain until the following evening.
The department officials viii be busy from
this lime forward preparing reports, auditing
accounts, and attending TO other prelimi-
naries.
There is not more than tho usual advance
f interest in the dry details of the coming ses-
sion although the annual gathering IS always
interesting to the "o!d boys, - but, as in al
similar affairs, there is deal of quiet talk as
! to the selection OF department commander,
and "button -holing'' is already begun.
The known candidates are three Com
! rades Anderson. Janney. and McElroy, with
! the chances that decision will be made be-
tween the first two. Comrade Anderson is ut
/ present senior vice department commander,
and this is naturally in his favor, since II is a
! sort Of unwritten law, sometimes broken.
hover er. that the next in rank shall be pro-
NOTED 'ail along the line
good deal of interest centers in the list of
delegates recently chosen to constitute the
department eacampmcnt, and THE TIMES
publishes the roll below
Department officers Nathan Bickford. COM
mander; NJ. T. Anderson, senior vice COM
manGer; ]. II. Hewlett. junior vice COM
mander; Robert Rcypuin. medical director;
J. d. Smith, chaplain; Israel W. Stone, as
sistaut adiutant general: Chris Storm. as
sistant Cuariermaster general; Abraham Hart,
inspector; S. L. Faunce. judge advocate. and
John T. I4otBrop, chief mastering officer.
Council of Administration 49, George H.
French, Thomas Galloway, C. p. Bundick,
Il. +. Chase and c. T. Yoder
Past Department Commanders Frank H.
Sprague. b n amin L. Hawkes., A. H. G..
Richardson. George T. Corson, Harrison
DiDgman. Ghar.es c. Royce. William Gibson,
Samuel $. Bur1ett. Newton VI. Brooks, Je-
rome b. Burke Charles p. Lincoln, William
). 0dell. NJ. Emmes Ureil, j. NJ. Pipes and S.
/. Faunc-.
John A. Rawlins Post. No. John NJ.
Keogh. commander: representatives, II. f. de
Grain, James A. Allen. Alya 5. Taber, G. q.
Bol,inger Newton Ferree. Joseph :. Mccoy,
Ja..es J.. De Jester. ana Thomas l.. Miller;
aliernates, Seth W. TEley, ]. w. L. Williams,
Thomas q. Sheppard, Il. b. Schwickardi,
Frank Clark. Christian keiner, j. b. Royce,
and Charles c. Boyd.
Kit Carson Post, No. &c. E. Davis. COM
mander: representatives J. E. HeGner. f.
Yirnstein T. J. Burrell, Frank II. Mooers,
William II. Partridge. Amos J. Cunning,
George II. SlaFbaugh, Nathaniel Mccullough,
Edwin d. Tracy, William H. Fuss. George W.
McEliresh William II. Doolittie. Benjamin
Engle. John C. S. Burger, Gilbert NJ.
Hustled William NJ. Myers Thomas G.
Upton. and Albert +. Brooks;
alternates-James NJ. Edgar, John Cam
eron. Philip w Coleman. ]. Harry jerks,
John johnson. Joseph Trainor, Richard Ben
nett. James b. Carter. Thomas J. Gleason,
John p Reed, J. T. Billiard. John c. Hawley,
Edwin H. Brown. William II. Mcdonald.
Charles T. Keefer. David G. Purman, Edward
c. Stevens, and James r. Brown.
Lincoln Post, No. BIB. +. Chase, COM
mander. Representatives. l.. p. Williams,
John BresEabau. J. L. Thornton. A. Z. John
ston. H. H. Martin, S. A Campbell. A. NJ.
Legg, J. VI. Holmes. NJ Mahany, w. L.
Kelly Benjamin Swallow. ]. L. MeCabe B.
NJ Van Kuren, Daniel Williams. C. b. Moore,
G. b. Rose, James McCrea. w. III. Black.
r. T. Holiz. W A. Moore, and f. L. Camp
bell: alternates Frank A. Smith. c. W. Hep
burn. Robert Yenn. Thomas f. johnson,
Thomas McCabe. j. l.. Daley, W. ID. Web
sier, G. w. Street. j. ii. Reeve, Edward Nc
Dermott, W. 7. 0wsley, J. A. Stidham, J. NJ.
Miller George 7. Jacobs D. Leonard, ". X.
Taylor. Charles Mcintyre. Albert Brown, j.
J.. Nichois J. G. Peacock, and q. w. Giddens.
o. T. Morton Post, No. 4-George II. Bos-
ton, commander: representatives, Walter Mid
detOn, James Wells. Robert Green, George
d. Graham. Benjamin Young. William Bell,
Ambrose Cook William Wilson. II. G. Saun
ders, Isaac s. Hawkins, Nathaniel Bell, VIII
liam Courtney. Daniel Stewart. Jenifer Mid
dleion. Isaac Hamilton, J. T. Layton. Henry
Ellis, J. ". Hunter, Owens Dawson, and
, Nicholas Wheeler; aiternates. James Will
liams. Perry Clark, William Key, Charles
Brown Thomas Lynn Randall Skinner John
Cook. Fielder Carroll. William Parker.
Lemuel Smith. James Peak. Frank Hawkins.
Clement Herbert Nelson Parker. Henry Grin
nell Ellis Harrod, Wesley Snowden, Richard
Delaney, Dennis w. Weaver, and Charles
johnson.
George G. Meade Post. No. 5.-J. II. De-
wees. commander; representatives. Calvin
Farnsworth. Henry S. Stevens. W. B. Pom
, eroy Charles Matthews. \. B. Prentice. w.
w Eldridge Eugene Wells. Il. G.. Gramey,
! Ihcaas s. Hopkins. Z. S. Fletcher, William
NJ Potter aud John j. Balm: alternates.
Samuel Baxter J. W. Deneane Wallace
Knoekey. i. P. Getchell, NJ. L. Ackerman. j.
S. Waugh. George o. Burke, n j. Smith and
w. ii. Sleeper.
John t. Reynolds Post, No. edmond
Cotteri commander: representatives, Will
liam ii. Gotwald, NJ NJ. Lewis, Francis L.
Augustus Ridgely, John Finn, III. NJ. Bennett
and Charles w. Sherwood.
James A. Garfield Post, No. IF. H
Smith. commander: representatives. Charles
j.. Patten. George j. i. WOOD, william d
Seton. William o. Drew, L. Mundheim
Thomas Oalyer, S. Weaver. and l.. J. Mel
choir: alternates, N. Barringer, William
Sauter, A. H. Fear, d. NJ. Goodacre. Jane:
Coggins. ID. Weaver, ]. i. Anderson, and f
II. Wagner.
, Burnside Post. No. S-Charles T. Yoder
commander: representatives, George p Davis
Arthur Hendricks. l.. X. Brown. A. J. Hun
toon. H. G Potter. L. Yanderhoef +. J. Young
A. j. Whitaker, A. L. Sperry, and J. III. Day
Lacy A. NJ Salmon. p. G. Balm. ID. A. Grosve
nor. c. Z. Persons b. T. Brockett. n. ID
Adams. aud NJ. Sells.
Charles Sumner Post. No. 9-John ?. Guam
4 der. commander: representatives. Jane
Brooks, T. s. Kelley. /. Fowler, r. Moten
Alfred Kane and w. H. Liverpool; aternates
Plato Z. Lee. Benjamin f. Day. p. II. Dor
\ sew Henry Quenan, Erastus Green, anC
4 Moses Johnson.
v Farragut Post No. 10-Andrew T. Dins
more. commander: representatives, jane
Wood. II. \. Howard. H.H. Moler, c. Parker
s. W BunycH, George w. Barnes. and ii.
\ Tinker; alternates. T. H. Ripley, Johl
Jost. T. A. Belt. James S. Smith e. Warnke
W. II. Miner and c. 3. Nichols.
Charles z. Stone Post. No. III. w. Brad
bury. commander; representatives. George
I Harris. A. \. Thompson. w. II. Hoover, g
W. Gladinon. J.. T. Callan, John O'Mear
: and NJ. j. Sauter; alternates J. J. Cammack
Z. J. Lynch. Clinton Yermillion Bernar,
Kelley, John Spollan. John Enders and Gu
Kahlert.
&. s. Grant Post, No. 12-wiIliam Il
u Decker. commander; representatives. FL. NJ
Gilman and j E. Clifford: alternates. 81. II