Evening star., 1898-02-03
LOYAL TO THE FLAG
Grand Army Men and Women to Meet
in Annual Conventions.
SESSIONS WILL Be INTERESTING
Banquet to Commander-in-Chief
Goblin of the G. A. r.
FIGHT TO SUCCEED HOPKINS

The thirtieth annual encampment of the
Department of the Potomac. Grand Army
| of the Republic, will be called to order In
Grand Army Hall at $50 o'clock this even.
ing by Department Commander Thomas s
Hopkins. An hour later the ninth annual
convention of the Woman's Relief Corps OF
the Department Of the Potomac will be
called together at the same place by the
president. Mrs. Georgia G. Balm.
There viii be much business of import
ance considered by both bodies. The dele
gates who will discuss the affairs of the
Grand Army and settle any questions that
may arise are as follows:
Post Is. ]. Black. commander: G. H
French. T. 3. Sheppard. R. B. Schwick.
ardi A. 8. Taber. ]. A. Allen. N. Ferree
J. N. Keogh.
Post &c. W. Callahan. commander: L.
F. Randolph. A. Hart. w. H. Doolittle. G.
| lcugh. ]. P. Lothrop. G. N. Hustled. T. C
Upton. ]. B. Carter. w. H. Partridge. G
w. McElfresh. E. c. Stevens. p. w. Cole
man. H. v. Cotton.
Eahan. l. p. Williams, A. NJ. Legg. A. w
Bogia. E. ]. Bowling. H. Burgess. w. s.
Seymour. J. NJ Holmes. J. L. Nichols, c
b. Moore, J. Maddren A E. Johnson, j. L.
| Kelley. J. J. Freeland, w. F. DeKnight.
Post Al. Wells. commander; r. Bowie
c. Brown. r. Green. J. T. Williams. A
Cook H. Jennings. l.. Smith. w. H. Wash
| ington. P. Diggs, D. Grimes. ]. Peak.
Post On. King, commander; j. III. Dew
ees. c. Farnsworth, w. w. Eldridge, W
Brewer, c. Matthews, r. II. .Marcellus. c
P. Bundick, E c. Grumley, c. b. Haring.
Post ct. Galloway, commander: i. c
Calvert. N. M. Lewis, P. M. O'Bryon.
Post 7-G. II. Wagner, commander: E. A
Fenton, L. Mundheim. d. NJ. Goodacre, L
Kettler T. r. Senior, ]. L. Davenport.
Post 81 E. Gridley, commander; A. ]
Huntoon. G. P. Davis. G.. c. Ross, d. A
Grosvenor. H. H. Moler. J. E. Hart, 7. N
Vincent. ]. B. Gilfilan. T. II. Sypherd.
| Post 9-W. H. Liverpool, commander; D.
Pinn, F. Fowler, r. Harridy, ]. Brooks, j
p. Quander.
Post 1O-S. w. Bunyea. F. A. Lowe. C
Parker. M. v. B. Wilson. G. w. Mockabie
| H. H. Bunyea.
Post III. R. Hayes, commander; A. N
| Thompson. w. H. Hoover. ]. w. Bradbury
| T. M. Sullivan. J. H. Hewlett.
Post l2-H. L. johnson, w. H. Henning
| Post 13-J. E. Snow, commander; NJ. H
| Peck A. Gertman.
Post AT. Hansman, T. D. Yeager p. o
| Lawrence.
Post 15-P. B. Entrekin. commander: p
| Faulkner. w. H. Honn, J. w. Stone.
| Post 17-J. Moore. commander; E. Burns
| A. Campbell, p. Ford, N. Hough, c. A
! Rubins.
| Post ia B. Grunweu, commander; r
E. Duvall, c. NJ. Robinson.
Post 20-H. w. Burns, commander; w
| w. Chambers, NJ. A. Dillon. E. j. Sweet
L. Wilson. c. F. Benjamin.
The privilege of voting Is also held b,
| Past Commanders Hawkes.. Corson, Ding
1 man, Gibson, Burdette, Brooks Lincoln
Odell. Urell, Faunce, Andersen, McElroy
more and Bickford.
In addition to the delegates and pas
commanders. there are about twenty com
rades holding elective or appointive of1ice
| at headquarters who are also entitled I,
| votes in the election Of officers.
The Committees.
The committees are as follows:
| On banquet-A. H. G. Richardson, J. H
Devices. Abram Hart, ]. B. Carter, s. r
| Stratton. NJ. M. Lewis, H. L. johnson, A
F. Dinsmore and T. d. Yeager.
On resolutions-C p Lincoln. Natha,
Bickford. J. L. Davenport, A. N. Thomp
| son, j. H Devices, T. M. Vincent and w
1 p. Pierce.
| On address of the department comma nde
IA. F. Dinsmore. H. NJ Gilman, Fred. G
Calvert, l. w. Stone and ]. p. Quander
On report of the employment committee
! N. M. Brooks, H. L. Johnson, Jacob Moore
c. NJ. Robinson and Lawrence Wilson.
On report of the relief committee-Johl
| McElroy, II. w. Burns, John Bresnahan
| Thomas Galloway and James Wells
| On report of the assistant adjutant gen
eral-B. F. Chase, G. M. Hustled, W. w
Eldridge, w. F. DeKnight and r. b
| Schwickardi.
On the report of the assistant quarter
/ master general-Nathan Bickford, A. S
| Taber, A. b. Grunwell, S. w. Bunyea an,
| Nathan King.
| On report of the medical director an,
chaplain-Dr. ]. K. Hayes. Dr. A c. Ad
| ANS. B. P. Entriken, E. ]. Snow and G. w
| Callahan.
| On report of the judge advocate-E. ]
| Sweet, G. H. Slaybaugh, ]. NJ Keogh. L
/ P. Williams and Nelson Hough.
On report of the inspector and chief mus
| tering oficer-A. E. Fenton. ]. P. Lothrop
L. E. Gridley, E. C. Grumley and Theodor,
| Hausmann.
On report of the council of administratio,
| j. B. Burke, F. H. Wagner, 7. d. feager
| s. j. Block and w. H. Liverpool
| The committee on credentials viii be an
| nounced at the first session of the encamp
| ment tonight.
| The Banquet to Gen. Goblin.
| Commander-in-Chief Goblin of the Grand
Army of the Republic will reach Washing
! ton from Pennsylvania this afternoon. AT
s o'clock he will be escorted to the encamp-
ment from his hotel, and at 9 o'clock will
be entertained at a banquet at the Ebbitt
House. The gathering here will be a dis
4 tinguished one. and if it is possible for
President Mckinley to be present he will
be in attendance. The toasts and those
who will respond to them will be as follows:
| The President, Representative David
B. Henderson of Iowa.
"The Grand Army of the Republic" Com
mander-in-Clief Goblin.
Our country" Assistant Secretary of the
Interior Webster Davis
"The private soldier" Representative and
Past Department Commander ID. s. Alex
ander.
THE loyal won,.n," Gen. s. S. Burdette.
1a yac
be drunk in silence.
Contest for Commander.
| The encampIent will hold it's sessions
nightly, and at the meeting tomorrow night
| the election of officers will take place. The