Evening journal., 1897-08-25

James Atwel. Pittsburg; Isaac C. gee
ley. Minneapolis. and John L. Dona-
hoe. Wilmington, Del.
Naval Veterans In Session.
Rear Admirals Cyrus Sears scalled the
twelfth annual convention of the Ma
tional Association of Naval Veterans to
order. About 800 delegates We're in att
tendance. Daniel r. Kelly Of Philadel-
phia was elected rear admiral for the
ensuing year over VIII Z. Atkins by a
vote of "a to 13.
A resolution was adopted urging the
secretary of the navy to accept the
plans Of Baerer & Webb of New York
for statue Of the late Rear Admiral
David b. Porter to be erected In Phila-
delphia or washington.
The committee on resolutions reported
against the removal Of gold stripes
from the uniforms of the naval veter-
ans. After a fierce fight the matter was
unanimously laid on the table for a
year.
A resolution approving the project Of
the late General William b. Hazen to
establish a sanitarium on Castle PinclS-
ney island in Charleston harbor was
unanimously adopted.
Another fight arose over the report OF
the committee on revision of the con-
stitution, which proposed to so amend
the constitution regarding classes 2 and
8, which consist Of sons, grandsons and
associates Of the veterans, so that these
might be expelled from the national as
sociatlon. A lengthy and somewhat an
mated discussion ended IN tabling the
report.
The National Association Of Army
Nurses met. with National President
Emily E. Woodley Of Philadelphia in
the chair and after listening TO the ad-
dresses Of the president and senior vice
president and the various reports ad-
journed in order to allow the members
TO take a ride on the lake.
New York State Reunions.
The Seventy-ffth New York infantry
held a reunion and reelected the old
board Of officers.
The Ninth New York heavy artillery
elected the following officers: william
A. Walker Of Moravia. n. y, president;
Frank Talman Of Auburn. secretary.
Macks Eighteenth New York Inde-
pendent battery held a reunion and lis
tened to interesting addresses and ad-
journed until this morning.
The Sixty-fourth New York infantry
elected the following officers: Colonel
William G. Cuny New York city; lieu
tenant colonel. L. II. Fassett, Franklin
Pa. major, A. r. Chace. Marshall
Mimi; surgeon. G. w. Barr, Titusville.
Pa: adjutant. w. L. Ross. Boston;
chaplain. H.. c. Woods. Buffalo.
The Twelfth New York Veteran cav
airy elected Lieutenant Alonzo Cooper
Of Oswego president and e. T. Scott Of
Hume secretary.
The one Hundred and Twenty
New York volunteers held reunion, at
which Captain Geddes presented the
remnant of a guide flag torn off at Har-
per's Ferry and held by the captain ev-
er since.
The one Hundredth New York in
fantry was addressed by Alfred Lyth.
| president Of the association.
The One Hundred and Fourteenth
New York infantry elected the follow
/ ing officers. President, oscar II. Cur
It's of oxford. n. Y; treasurer, Dennis
| Thompson of Otselic, n. y; secretary
S. S. Stafford of oxford, n. Y.
The one Hundred and Fifty-fourtf
New York infantry reelected T. r
Aldrich of Ellicottville president.
The Seventeenth New York batter,
| elected the following officers: Sresi
dent, Lieutenant Irving NJ Thompson
secretary, William II. Nichols Of Al
bion. n. Y; treasurer, John Normil'
of Albion.
The First battalion, New York sharp
shooters, elected these officers: Presi
dent. Duncan D. Cameron of Caledonia
n. Y; secretary, Clark r. Baker o
Sing Sing
The survivors of the Twenty-seventl
New York infantry. the Thirty-thir'
New York infantry and the First New
York veteran cavalry chose the follow
ing officers: President, S. F. Black o
Binghamton, n. Y; first vice presi
dent, Otis Cole Of Rochester; secon'
vice president, f. w. Blossom Of Ster
ling. MS; secretary and treasurer, 4
s. Coffin, Nunda, n. y.
The Twenty New York cav
airy elected officers as follows: Presi
dent, William Scheib of Rochester
vice president. Lieutenant w. =. Brow
of Memphis, n. y; secretary, Dewitt
Crumb, NJ. D., of South Otselic. n. Y.
treasurer. George b. Riddle of Roches
ter; chaplain, Hawley Trass of Noun
Upton. n. Y; commander, Henry An
| son of Rochester.