The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-07
NAVAL VETERANS SPLIT
NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY DELE
GATES To START NEW SOCIETY.
Row Over the Admission of Heroes of
bership-Bars Not Let Down.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 6-There were
lively times at to-day's session of the four
teenth annual convention of the National
Association of Naval Veterans. A resolu-
ton providing for the admission of partici-
pants in the Spanish war to membership in
the association started a rumpus, and the
result was that there is now a split in the
organization. At the convention held in Gin
cinnau last September the resolution above
mentioned was introduced. and under the
rules, was laid over until this year. There
was much discussion among the members
as to the ACCESSIBILITY of admitting the Span
ish war veterans, and when the resolution
came before the association to-day every
body was ready to fight for or against it.
The leader OF the forces in favor of the
proposition was Past Rear Admiral B. S.
Osborn, Of the Farragut Association, New
York city. He delivered a passionate adj
dress. in which he said that the Naval Vet
Grams Association should be perpetuated by
admitting the men of the late war, and not
let the organization die with the veterans
of the civil war. He was followed by Sur
geon A. Trego Shertzer, of Baltimore, who
stoutly maintained that the association was
organized for the sailors of the civil war
only. and that it should die with them.
and the vote on the resolution was over
whelmingly against admitting the men of
the late war. When the result was an
nounced the Farragut delegates. from New
York, and the delegates from the Admiral
Boggs Association. of Newark. N. j..
walked out in body. 1t is their intention
to start an opposition association, to be
known as the United States Veteran Navy.
and the headquarters will probably be in
New York city. The boilers claim that
they will get nearly two hundred members
from the Naval Veterans Association and
will admit to membership all those who
were in the navy during the Spanish war
Outside Of this episode the convention was
a harmonious one. Rear Admiral Foss, of
Minneapolis, was in the chair and made a
very able address. A resolution was adopt
ed abolshing the title of rear admiral and
giving the highest officer in the association
the title of commodore commanding The
proposition to parade with the Grand Army
OF the Republic each year was defeated as
Was also resolution providing for the or
ganization OF beneficial society within the
association.
The convention will be visited tomorrow
by Admiral Sampson. of the North Atlantic
squadron. now in the city.
AT the meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary.
Naval Veterans. Mrs Hannah Green, de-
SNNhNaht VI tAt InuidH CfleI, IldnlOnOman,
was present. The greater part of the davis
session was confined TO extending the limits
of membership. Hitherto the wives sisters,
daughters and nieces of veterans of the war
or la2, the Mexican war and the rebellion
have been eligible. To-day descendants of
the revolutionary veterans were added and
on the Spanish-American war IL was de-
cided to await the action of the mems asso-
citation. Officers were elected as follows:
Captain commander. Mrs. A. r. Sears
Baltimore: commander. Mrs. Lena Raddatz
Philadelphia; lieutenant, Mrs. E. A. Witch
er. Jersey City: senior lieutenant. Mrs. Har-
riet feabulon. Philadelphia junior lieuten-
ant, Mrs. Hannah w. Green, Providence:
paymaster, Mrs. Traverse, Providence: fleet
chaplain, Mrs. Cora B. Stone. Baltimore:
secretary. Mrs. Jennie Laird, Providence
Tonight the association held a dog
watch"