Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-13
TIE OLD DEFENDERS
Gathering Of the Members Of the
Union Veteran Legion
RECEPTION TONIGHT BY TEE LADIES
Business to Be Considered by the
National Encampment.
A PARADE TOMORROW

The presence on the streets and avenues |
and around the hotels Of men beyond mid |
die age. wearing little bronze shields in
their coat lapels and looking with inter |
ested eye. from under the broad brms of
military hats, indicated that the advance
guard Of the Union Veteran Legion, which
begins its eleventh annual encampment in
this city tomorrow. had already begun to
arrive. The national commander, Gen. Geo.
c. James of Cincinnati, who arrived at the
Riggs House yesterday, which hotel will be
the headquarters Of the legion during the
encampmert was visited early by large
number Of the delegates who had already
reached the city, and at 10 o'clock this
morning the national executive committee
on the state Of the legion held meeting
to discuss its report and other matters re-
lating to the good of the order The COM
mitteemen present were: Edward Donnelly
of Jersey City, J. NJ. Payer of Indianapolis
John G. Dimick of Worcester, Mass, W. b.
TuxDury of Wilmington, Del, and Thomas
J. Shannon of this city. Senior Vice Ma
J tionai Commander w. S. Norcross of Lewis
ton, Me, was also present at the confer
ence. The report of the committee was read
and the body took recess to further dis
crss the recommendations.
The details of the program for the enter
tainn ent of the veterans were completed at
meeting Of the citiZerS' executive COM
mittee held last night at Wizards Hote.
and presided over by Col. Levi Z. Wright.
The report of the finance committee showed
such a limited number Of subscriptions to
the fund that several features which had
been formerly considered in connection with
the program were eliminated; but sufficient
attractions were retained to assure the WIS.,
itors an enjoyable time The most impor
| tant of these will be an excursion to Mount
Vernon and Marshall Hall Thursday, with
an oyster roast at the latter resort.
Parade Order.
| Gen. George &. James, national COM
| mandec Of the Union Veteran Legion, late
| this afternoon framed the following order
| &C vering the parade tomorrow:
| Headquarters Union Veteran Legion of the
United States.
| Washington, d. c., October Ii, 1896.
| General Order No. IL:
| l. The members of the national staff
| (senior vice national commander Junior
| vice national commander. adjutant general,
| Guarcermaster general. judge advocate gen.
| eral, surgeon general, inspector general,
chief mastering officer. the members of the
| executive committee and the national
| standard bearer) Will assemble at national
headquarters, Riggs House, at 2::'0 pm.
| Wednesday, October H.
ii. The encampments, L. V. L., delegates
and all visiting commands. will assemble
promptly for parade at o'clock pm, Oc-
| tober "A. as follows:
National commander and staff and Old
| ~,
21st street, south from Pennsylvania ave-
nue.
Encampments from Washington, d. c.,
will assemble on 21st street right resting on
Pennsylvania avenue.
Encampments from Pennsylvania. New
Jersey, Maryland. Delaware, Virginia Con-
necticut Massachusetts and Maine will as
semble on 10th street, right resting on
| Pennsylvania avenue.
Encampments from New York. Ohio,
West Virginia. Kentucky. Indiana. Illinois.
Missouri. Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kan
sas Nebraska. Montana, California and
| Texas will assemble 18th street, right
resting on Pennsylvania avenue
Disabled comrades will be in carriages on
18th street, right resting on Pennsylvania
| avenue.
III. The 9th Regiment. United States Cav
airy, one battery from the 4th L. s. Artii-
lery. Marine Corps. L. S. A, under COM
mand of Colonel Sumner, will form On
Pennsylvania avenue. right resting on DIST
| street.
". Colonel Sumner will be grand mar
sEal of the parade and be respected and
obeyed accordingly.
| V. All comrades are directed to be in
| line promptly on time, and the column will
start from 21st street. and each division
will fall in line as the column passes its
| position.
VI. The route of march will be down
Pennsylvania avenue. past the White
House, where President Cleveland will re-
view the parade, then past the treasury
building and down Pennsylvania avenue to
the Peace monument.
By order of Geo. c. James, national COM
mander, U. v. l..
E. D. SPOONER, Adjutant General
Interest In Election of Officers.
The first business meeting of the en-
, eampment will be convened at the Builders
Exchange Hall tomorrow morning at II
; o'clock, and will in all probability be con
fined to the reception of reports of the
various national officers and the committee:
of the organization. The election of ma
tional officers for the coming year promise:
! to be interesting. and considerable cam
| paigning Is being INDUCED in by the friend:
| of the various aspirants for the positions
| The candidates to succeed National Com
| | mander James are numerous, but thost
most prominently mentioned in that con
. necton are Thomas J. mckinley of Phila
delphia, the present junior vice nationa
r commander Of the legion: j. j. Callahan o
. | Enc lmpment No. 81 of Buffalo, n. Y, pas
r senior vice national commander. and JOIN
1T. Donahoe of Encampment No. "a, vii
| mington, DEL who Is aid-de-camp OF
! | the national staff. Great pressure wa
brought to bear upon Senior Vice Nationa
| Commander w. s. Norcross of Lewiston
4 | Me-. to become candidate to the nationa
commandership. and had he consented t
| fill the office there is little doubt expressed
| that he would have been elected unani
e mousy, as he was last year to the offic
: which he at present holds. Commando
| Norcross, however, has been national ON
| Ger Of the legion for four years, and in
sists upon retiring. SO he will not allow hi
| name to be considered III this connection
: j. H. Carpenter of Pennsylvania is a can
n didate for junior vice national commander
;. | and Lieut.. Col. Thomas G. Heron. NJ. D.
| of Encampment No. Al, Cincinnati. Ohio
| Is regarded as strong candidate for tn
surgeon generalship Of the legion.
Reception Tonight at Willard's.
The first formal entertainment in homo
;. Of the members Of the legion will tax
:. place in the parlors Of Wizards Hotel to
!; night, where the reception to the visitor
= by Auxiliary No. 80, Ladies Of the Unfol
n Veteran Legion, will be held. In addition
Il to the strangers from out of town ever.
4 soldier and patriotic organization in tn
Is city has been invited, and the attendant
e will doubtless be large. The reception vii
4 begin at $50 o'clock and continue until
J. | O'Clock.
= The ladies' of the auxiliary have bee
a. earnest and loyal in their efforts to max
l. the gathering a success. and the followin
i. committees have been doing yeoman SCI
l. | vice in the good cause:
le Executive-Mrs. CelynGa Werner ForG
>. chairman; Mrs. Flora A. Lewis, Mrs. Mar
Z. Austin Mrs. Emma NJ. Gillespie, Mrs
GIendora A. Kidd. Miss Mary E. Shannon
Miss Mary B. Smith.