Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-04
OFF FOR QUAKER CITY
Large Delegation of Grand Army Men
Attends National Enoampment.
Important Questions to BE Considered
by the Observation-Disclosures
Office Administration.

1T was estimated this morning tnat l,oOt
Grand Army comrades and their friends
had gone to Philadelphia from this city tc
attend the encampment to be held there
during the present week. The interest,"
shown in the encampment Is very unusual
the IT eetings in Philadelphia being looked
forwa-d to as likely to develop phases in
the history of the organization that Will
long Il remembered. The fight threatened
on Commissioner Evans in his administra-
ton of the pension is the central point OF
interest in the encamDment.
The enca mpment will last from today I'M
til September g. and many special features
have been prepared for the entertainment
of the Grand Army comrades. The pres
ence of President Mckinley and the COM
missioner of pensions will add materially
to the interest of the occasion.
Department Officers.
Among the large number who left this
morning for Philadelphia were the follow
ing:
Department officers-Calvin Farnsworth,
commander; George H. Slaybaugh, senior
vice commander; A. B. Grunwell; ju-
nior vice commander; ]. R. Hayes,
medical director; Rev. w. H. Honn, chap
lain; B. F. Chase, assistant adjutant gen
eral; Jacob II. Devices, assistant quarter
master general; A. N. Thompson judge adj
yocate; |. w. Stone, chief mastering officer;
Fred. G.. Calvert, inspector; J. Tyler Pow
ell, chief of staff.
Council of Observation-Disclosures w. Nc
Elfresh, James Wells, J. l.. Thornton, ]. H.
DOny, Peter McGirr.
Representatives to national encampment-
B. f. Bingham, John c. s. Burger, Fred.
Fowler, Convis Parker.
Alternates to national encampment-H. c..
Saunders, w. +. Post, j. S. Hoover, J.
Madison Cults.
Past department commanders-Frank H.
Sprague, Benz. F. Hawkes., "A. II. G. Rich
ardson. Geo. E. Corson, Harrison Dngman.
William Gibson, Samuel S. Burdett, D. S.
Alexander, Newton NJ. Brooks, jerome B.
Burke Charles 2. Lincoln, William S. Odell,
NJ Emmett Urell. ]. NJ. Pipes, s. E. Faunce,
Nathan Bickford. "Marion T. Anderson,
"John McElroy, Thos. S. Hopkins, Arthur
Hendricks.
Aids on staff of commander-n-chief:
Chas. F. Noske. Post 1; R. b. Schwickard
Post l; Chas d. A. Loeff1er, Post 2; Geo
w. Hazer, Post 3: Wallace Brewer, Post g.;
Geo. w. Lacy, Post 8: ]. B. Quander, Post
o; Peter McGirr, Post IA; Israel W. Stone
Post 10; B. F. Janney. Post 10; L. B. Cut
Ter, Post 2; w. w. Eldridge Post 5; H.
Hart, Post 2; A. F. Brooks. Post 2; ]. Tyler
Powell, chief of staff; S. w. Elderly, J. E.
Heffner, f. D. Stephenson. Thomas Clark.
W. H. Sterne, c. b. Hareny. F. l.. Nc
kenna. A. II. Frear, Percy o. Lawrence,
John G. Meachem. j. G. Bridaham. }. g.
Jaquette, Richard Bennett. Peter McGirr,
Geo. w. Fletcher. H. M. Allen, C. G. Boil
linger, Jas. A McDevitt. A S. Perham,
Thos. ]. Gleason, Samuel c. Mills. James
Wells. W H. Norton, D. NJ Goodacre, L
Kelly. A. T. Maupin. c. Verm.lon. Geo.
Gladmon, Jas. e. Snow VIM. H. Anderson,
Nelson Hough, c. NJ. Robinson, Henry Will
lams, Jas. Saunders.
Additional List.
Others included in the delegation are L.
NJ. Kelly, deputy commissioner of pensions;
DR.. A. Z. Johnson past surgeon general,
G. A. R.. Mrs. Ida L. Chase, past depart
ment secretary w. R. c.: Mrs. A. B.
Grunwel; Richard Bennett, past Junior
vice department commander; J. E. McCabe,
past j. V. commander: S. w. McElderry
Lincoln Post; Hiram Buckingham
commander Post /; N. N. Mccullough,
commander Post 2: George NJ. Rowe com
mander Post ); S. W. Herbert, commander
Post A. Asaph Dodge, commander Post .;
a. d. Albert commander Post 9: W. NJ
Seton, commander Post Z; A. F. Sperry.
commander Post S; W. II. Grimshaw com
mander Post 9; Gustav Kahlert command
er Post IL; H. w. Emo, commander Post
-; j. H. Jennings, commander Post IA; J.
5. Hoover, commander Post II; R. NJ Cal
noun, commander Post 20; j. w Butcher
commander Post 81
G. \. R. posts which will attend the en-
campment in body, the headquarters and
Post No l, Hotel Bathurst SO members:
Post No. 2, 1900 Locust street, 200; Post
No. ), Bingham Hotel, 300: Post No 4,
Stevenson barracks, 80; Post No 5, Col
onnade Hotel, 100; a delegation from Post
No 6, Commander Albert, 40; Post No. 7.
Commander Seton, 80; Post No s, Locust
Inn, 18th and Locust, 50; Post No -, Lo-
Gust Inn, 18th and Locust, %; Post No. a.
bingham, 20; Post No II, Bingham, 30:
Iost NO. 20. Bingham, 40; Post No. q,
Bingham, %; the Old Guard 30