The evening times., 1899-11-23
UNION VETERAN oFr1cERs.
Results of the Annual Election of
the Local Department..

| Results of the Annual Election Of
| the Local Department..
| The results Of the Fifteenth Annual En-
campment Of Union Veterans. of the De-
partment Of the District of Columbia, held
| Tuesday night at Veterans Hall, Sixth and
1 G Streets, were made public today. Gen.
Samuel R. Strattan. the department COM
mander. occupied the chair and he ap-
| pointed Messrs. Middleton. Pettys, Hard
+; ing. Meachem, and !. B. Anderson. of Bal
| timore, as the committee on credentials.
While awaiting the report Of this commit
| tee lively speeches were made by the dele
gates. ~
General Strattan's report as department
commander was read, and at its conclusion
| i. was applauded heartily. The report was
| followed by the report of the assistant ad-
| jutant general, Col. E. A. Fenton, and the
assistant. quartermaster general Col. c. H.
Worden.
General Strattan's report was referred
| to committee consisting of Messrs. Legg,
Hayes, and Block; the assistant adjutant
generals report to Messrs. Meachem, Glas-
| sic, and Yingling, and the quartermaster
generals report to Messrs. Snodgrass,
Foote, and Brooks. The committee on the
| assistant adjutant generals report was
continued. to make further report.
The election ,of officers for the ensuing
year being next in order Cen. Samuel STRAIT
! tan was nominated in rousing speech by
DIR. Hayes and seconded by former Detec-
tive Block. At this stage of the proceed
ings Dr. Frank T. Howe asked General
Strattan if he would accept reelection.
General Strattan stated that nothing would
give him more pleasure than to accept a
denomination as department commander,
but he regretted exceedingly that private
interests would preclude his acceptance of
a nomination by acclamation at the pres
ent time.
Dr. Howe then proceeded TO nominate
Col. John Middleton. He was followed by
Comrades Payn, Classic and Meachem,
for Middleton. Col. A. NJ. Legg was nomi-
mated by George NJ Foote. U. S. A, re-
tired. This nomination was seconded by
several members. Colonel Legg was
elected. Col E. G. Hardig, of Baltimore,
was elected first deputy commando: Col.
Frank Welsh, second deputy comma nder;
James b. Anderson, of Baltimore. sur
geon, and c. Bollinger, of this city
The executive committee elected con-
sisted of ]. NJ. Jones, S. J. Block, Robert
Aleton. X. d. Goodman, l.. d. Brooss, OF
Baltimore; J. T. Anderson. and A. ID.
White, of Fort Monroe
Col Samuel W. Baxter the depaI tment
mastering officer installed the offers
elected. General Legg announced the ap-
pointment of DR.. C. V. Pettys as assist
| ant adjutant general, and Col. j. F. Ryan
as his Quartermaster general
The ladies' of the Relief Auxiliaries pre-
pared a supper for the encampment which
all enjoyed.
Mrs Dyrenforth. wife OF the comman-
der-in chief. was present, but he was too
i'll to attend. The encampment passed
resolutions of regret and sent him worzs
of good cheer and hearty sympathy
After supper the encampment adjourned
to the upper hall and a regular oii-fasa-
ioned campfire followed. Patriotic speech
es were delivered by Gen. S. r. Strattan,
Gen. John McEiroy. DR.. j. X. Hayes. Hon.
S 6 Yoder former National Commander
Robert Allison. Messrs. D. W. Glas lie,
Goodman. Meachem. Harding, Mrs. Beck.
Mrs. Atkinson. Mrs. Dyrenforth. and the
new department commander, General Legg-