The Washington times., 1895-02-16
Potomac Department to Honor
the Commander r-in-chief.
OTHER EVENTS IN PROSPECT
Elaborate Programme for Observance Of
Washington's Birthday-President Cleve-
Invited-Gen. Grosvener the Orator Sc
Iected and Rev. Dr. Stafford the Reader

The comrades OF Potomac Department are
making preparations for three leading events
chronicled in the Grand Army Calendar for
the Immediate future, which are the assem-
bling of the annual encampment, grand
banquet, and the celebration of Washington's s
Birthday.
The encampment will assemble at g. A. p.
Hall. No. 1872 Pennsylvania avenue, on
Thursday evening of next week, but there
will be but little business transacted. The
department will, on that evening, tender a
reception and banquet in honor of Com
mander-in-chief Lawler.
The festive event will take place at the Ma
tional Hotel, and will be elaborate in the de-
tails. There will be an exhaustive menu.
responses to toasts, patriotic songs, and other
proceedings.
Among the probable speakers are Gen.
Daniel E. Sickles Past Chief
s. s. Burdette, Rev. ]. D. Smith. department
chaplain, aud Representatives Bryan, Hep
burn Henderson, Alien, aud Simpson.
The affair is in charge of Past Department
Commanders G. Z. Carson, William Gibson.
and Harrison Dingman, Post Commanders
L. II. Smith. J. f. Raub. and L. ID. Bumpus;
Comrades George H. French, Arthur Hen
drieKs, and l.. p. Williams.
FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY REMEMBERED.
The celebration OF Washington's Birthday
| falls upon the second day OF the encampment,
the 22d instant At the last assembling of
by Comrade Cuts and indorsed by Col.
Charles P. Lincoln. william Gibson, II. n.
Howard and L. J. Sweet. the resolutions
committee, was adopted, directing that the
| department commander invite arG direct all
| the posts TO unite in the observance, and that
| he also invite the active participation and
| cordial cooperation therein of other societies,
either auxiliary TO or III friendship with the
Grand Army OF the Republic.
This programme is to be carried out. A
! committee hereto ore named in THE TIMES,
was recently appointed to make the necessary
arrangements. The committee has for its
! chairman Past Department Commander Rich
/ ardson and lis secretaryis Comrade j. NJ. Cults.
| 1t has agreed upon programme which pro-
! vides that the celebration shall take place at the
Metropolitan N. z. Church. at the corner oi
| Four and-a-half and streets northwest.
SPEAKER AND READER NAMED.
The Hon. Charles S. Grosyenor, of Ohio
will deliver an address; Rev. DR.. Stafford. oi
st. Patrick's Catholic Church. will read
Washing;on's farewell address, and vocal
music will be supplied by the G. A r.
Musical Union, Comrade F.. W. Coleman
leader. with organ accompaniment. The
union will render patriotic songs. the audi
ence being invited to unite in the ehoruses
| The Marine Band will also be in attendance
| through the courtesy of the Secretary OF the
| Navy. The pastor of the church will invoke
the Divine blessing, aud Chaplain Smith vii
| pronounce the benediction.
Invitations TO be present will be extended
to the President and members of the Cabi-
net, members of the Supreme Court of the
United States and to members of both
| Houses of Congress. tho District judiciary
| Army and Navy officials, TO the Distrle
militia. to ali patriotic local organizations
and TO the Association of Oldest Inhabitants
Earnestly desiring successful celebration
Department Commander Bickford has di
rected that souvenir programmes be supplied
All comrades are requested to appear ii
| the uniform of the order.