Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-13
Coming National Encampment Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic.
A Big DELEGATION FROM WASHINGTON
Comrade William Mckinley Will
Review the Parade.
FEATURES OVERWHELMING

The comrades of the various posts of the
Grand Army of the Republic affiliated with
the Department of the Potomac are looking
forward with great interest to the ap-
preaching national encampment, which be-
gins in Buffalo, N. Y, August %, and from
inquiries being made of Commander Hop
kins and Adjt. Arthur Hendricks, the rep
resentation from the District will be in the
neighborhood Of 400 men,
business to BE Considered.
Several amendments to the rules and reg
ulations will come up for consideration,
and will probably be adopted, as they have
been already adopted by the several de-
partment encampments. The first en-
braces change in the rule admitting ap-
plicants to membership. At present if, on
count of the balls and not more than
twenty are cast, two or more black ones
are sufficient for rejection, and if more
tran twenty are cast one additional black
ball for every additional twenty cast shall
be necessary. 1t is proposed to make one
black ball in every ten cast sufficient for
rejection
Other amendments provide that service in
the militia of a seeding state previous to
May !, 1861, without having taken the DATA
OF allegiance to the so-called confederate
states shall not be regarded as having
borne arms against the United States and
that posts shall be exempt from paying
per capita tax on all comrades who are
exonerated, ON account of actual inability
from the payment of annual dues to their
respective posts. There are other changes
OF an unimportant character.
III is highly probable that further action
VIII De taken regarding the subject of Civ
ing preference to veterans in appointments
o 20 .ne lSderaI service and retaining them in
once Wnen so appointed. A further sim
piihcation OF the system now governing
pensions may also be recommended
Candidates for the Omces
II Is expected there will be a warm con-
test for the position of commander-in
ch1ef The leading candidates at present
are Past Department Commanders Isaac
r Mack of Ohio and J. P. s. Goblin of
pennsylvania, who is adjutant general of
the pennsylvania state militia Past Com
mander John c. Linehan of New Hamp-
shlfe Is also In the field. There will be no
contest Tor the office of senior vice COM
mander-1n-chief, as this is always given to
the chairman of some important commit
Tee at the national encampment For
Junior vice commander-in-chief the cand-
dates now are Gen. A c. Ross of Della
ware and Francis V. Allen of Naval Post
No. 400 of Philadelphia If Gen. Goblin is
made commander-in-chief Mr.. Allen will
not be chosen, as both officers would not
De taken from the same state The cand-
dates for the other offices will not be
Delegates From the District.
The Washington Grand Army men who
will have voting privileges in the encamp-
ment are Commander Thomas S. Hopkins,
Senior Vice Commander DR.. ]. F. Raub,
Junior Vice Commander James z. McCabe
Assistant Adjutant General Arthur Hen
bricks, Past Department Commanders
Frank H. Sprague QS73-'7D, Benz F.
Hawkes. 0S76), A. H. G. Richardson Qs7O,
Geo. E. Corson QS1S. Harrison Dingman
QS1O, Charles c. Royce 0SSO, William
Gibson QSSD, Samuel S. Burdett QSS2-'S3),
ID. S. Alexander QSSD, Newton NJ. Brooks
0SS5). jerome .B. Burke GSS6-'SO, Charles
p Lincoln QSSS), William S. Odell QSS9),
NJ. Emmett Urell QS9O, ]. NJ. Pipes Qs9D,
a. F. Dinsmore QS!,2), S. E. Faunce QS93),
Nathan Bickford 1S9D, Marion T. Ander-
representatives to the national encamp-
ment, who are Howard NJ. Gilman, John z.
Quander, j. c. s. Burger and Henry w.
Emo. Their alternates are Jacob Moore,
Rudolph Ullmer, DR.. A. c. Adams and S.
F. Hamilton.
Retiring Officers.
The present national officers of the Grand
Army whose terms will expire at Buffalo,
are as follows: Thaddeus S. Clarkson, Oma-
ha, Neb, commander-in-chief; John II.
Mullen, Wabasha, Mimi, S. V. commander
in-chief Chas. w. Buckley, Montgomery,
Ala, j. V. commander-in-chief; DR.. A. L.
johnson. Washington. D. c., surgeon gen.
eral; Rev. Mark b. Taylor. Canton, Mass,
chaplain-in-chief; Charles E. Burmester,
Omaha, Neb, adjutant general; Augustus
j. Burbank, Chicago, ILL.,, quartermaster
general; Charles A. Suydam, Philadelphia,
Pa. inspector general; Albert Clarke, We'll
lesley Hills, Mass judge advocate general;
]. Cory Winans, Troy, Ohio, senior aid-de
camp.
President Mckinley COmrade.
The encampment at Buffalo will be the
thirty first held by the G. A. r. The an
rual parade will take place August %, and
will be reviewed by Comrade William Nc
Kinley, President of the United States. =
On the night previous the banquet will be
given by Columbia Post, No. 406, of the
Department of Illinois, in honor of Presi-
dent Mckinley and the communicative chief
of the G. A. r.
$500 To Atlantic City md Re- $500
turn via Pennsylvania Railroad.