Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-05
Reception at the White House.

During their stay in the city the volun-
teers will be received by President McKin-
ley at the White House. 1t is probable
that District Commissioner John w. Ross
will deliver an address of welcome on be-
half of the people of the District of CO.
lumbia, and possible that the Secretary of
War, General Miles and other prominent
officers of the regular army will become
identified with the convention and the
movement.
The local committees appointed to ar
range for the convention are as follows:
Convention commttee-James =. Lambie,
O. T. Crosby, a. NJ Lothrop, General Ellis
Spear and Daniel Fraser; executive COM
m,ttee-Major f. S. Hodgson, chairman;
reception conlmittee-Dr. S. Clifford Cox
Lieutenant Colonel X. A. O'Brien chair
man; press committee-George c. Meigs,
chairman; committee on decorations-Cap-
tain u. V. Chisholm.
A meeting of the local veterans of the
Spanish American var Will be held tomor-
row evening in the dr. hall of Central
Armory for the purpose Of further arrang-
ing details for the convention. There is
quite large local contingent of veterans.
including. besides the members of the list
District Regiment, many soldiers who
served in the 18th Immunes. and the sew
erGl engineer regiments mustered into serv-
ice. The local camp will be. perhaps, one
Of the largest In the organization The
regiment sent from the District was re-
cruited within such narrow confines it
viii be an easier matter to organize here
were gathered from al sections of the
commonwealth. There was a preliminary
roeeting last night at the armnry at which
General George II. HarrcS delivered the
Introductory speech, after which George
c M"gs was elected presiding officer and
w. w. Hill secretary. Delegates will be
elected to the convention from the District
a. tomorrow nights meeting which will
National Officers.
The list of officers of the national or
ganzation appointed, and who will I'M
dCubtcdly lie confirmed at the convention
follows: COMMANDMENT chief, Maj Gen.
Joseph Warren Ke:fer, Springfield. Ohio;
senior vice ommander-in-chief Brig Gen
John p. s. Goblin. Lebanon. Pa; junior
vice commander-n-chef. Col. George NJ
Studebaker, South Bend. Ind: adjutant
general, William Christopher Liller, Lam
caster Pa; quartermaSter general, Will
lam f. English. Indianapolis, Ind: surgeon
general. Edward c. Davis. Atlanta Ga !;
inspector general. Russell B. Harrison,
Santiago, Cuba.
Council of Misunderstanding Cen Mil
ton Moore Kansas City. Mo-; Col. James
N. Cox. Mobile. Ala: Col James B. Cor
yell. Willamsport. Pa; Col. Wendell P.
Rowman, Philadelphia. Pa: Col: William
Bidwe!l. Duluth. Mimi; Maj. c. S. w.
Jones. Tyrone. Pa: Capt. Champe S. An
drews, New York city; Capt. Chas S.
Wood, Philadelphia. Pa.
Department commanders-Pe nnsylvan. a
Gen John A. Wiley; District of Columbia
Gen. Geo. H. Harries: Ohio, Gen. Henry A
Axline; Illinois, Col. George l.. Pittenger;
Michigan, Col. c. l.. Boynton: Iowa, Col
William b. Humphrey; New Jersey Col
Edwin w. Hine; Delaware Col. Theodore
Townsend; Virginia. Col. George w. Tay-
ior; Wisconsin. Col. Martin T. Moore:
North Carolina, Col. w. II. S. Burgwyn;
South Carolina, Col. JaEes II. Tilman:
Maryland. Col. William p Lane: Florida.
Col Chas. p. Lowell; West Virginia Col.
D. T. T.. Casteel; Nebraska. Col John p.
Bratt; Tennessee, Col. James P. Fyffe:
Arkansas, Col. Virgil 7. Cook; Alabama,