The evening times., 1899-09-07
READY FOR THE CONVENTION.
Spanish-A War Veterans
VIII BEGIN Arriving Tonight.

Spanish War Veterans
VIII Begin Arriving Tonight.
Delegates to the convention of the Span
ishAmerican war veterans which will be
held in the National Guard Armory, to-
morrow and Saturday are expected to be-
gin arriving in Washington this evening.
The official headquarters will be at the Eb-
bitt House. Fourteenth and Streets. Pre-
parations to receive the visitors have been
made and they will be met at the trains
and escorted to their hotels and boarding
houses and shown every courtesy
The following is the committee, and the
points at which they will be located Dr.
S. C. Cox, chairman; Gen. George H. Har-
ries, Col. NJ. E. Urell, Capt. George w.
England, Lieut.. Leroy w. Heron, Lieut.
w. c. Lowell, Lieut.. Sheridan Ferree,
Chaplain George w. Dudley, Hospital
! Steward NJ. B. Woodbridge, and Lieut. G.
w. Byron, headquarters at the Ebbitt
House; Kenneth o'Conner. G. l. Neff. ].
7. Roberts, and Samuel Jacobson Thurs
! day evening, Pennsylvania station; A. d.
Joyce, w. L. Schultz S. Hilder, and A.
Ruark, Thursday evening, Baltimore and
Ohio station; J. Cirsey, William N. Green,
! j. X. Kolb, and c. l.. Burke, Friday morn
| ing Baltimore and Ohio; ]. L. Betz, Ham
Friday evening, Pennsylvania station;
| James E. Shepley, Lewis Frick, H. NJ Man
ming, Z. L. Robinson, and H. M. Myers,
| Friday evening, Baltimore and Ohio sta
ton.
meeting of local veterans was held at
the National Guard Armory last night,
with Major F. S. Hodgson, presiding. All
| the details for the convention were ar
ranged and the following programme will
! be carried out:
Friday, Septemer s. o'clock a. m. national
| officers executive committee, council OF admins
| tration, and department commanders will meet
| at the Ebbitt House for consultation. At IL a. m.
! opening session at the National Guard Armory.
Address by the President of the United States;
address by the Hon. Elihu Root, Secretary of
! War; address by Hon. John ID. Long, Secretary Of
the Navy; address by Major Gen. Nelson A.
Miles Commanding 4. S Army Adjournment
until 2:S0 o'clock p. m. The committee on
credentials will prepare its report in the mean
time 2:30 o'clock-Report OF the committee on
credentials: business session. Ii necessary the
business session will be continued at night un-
less the committee provides otherwise.
Saturday, 10 O'Clock a. m.-BusinesS session at
the armory; reception at the White House by
President Mckinley, probably at o'clock p. m
An election of delegates from the Dis
trict was held at the meeting with the
following result:
First District OF Columbia-Company A. A. S.
Nolan, 7. A. Fitzgerald, Company b. b. p.
Rickenbacher, W J. Kirk, II. II. Clements; Com
pany c, J. Z. Shepley, X. \. o'Connor; Company
ID, Capt. William Hodges, sergt. j. l., King
Company +, S. II. jacobson, G. d. Taylor; Com
pany r, =. F. Frick, 4. W. Fry, Lieut.. Clarence
Seyer; Company G, Captain Hodgson, Lieutenant
Chisholm, Lieutenant Heron; Company h, not
represented; Company ], G. r. Glasco, W. I.
Whipp, ID. A. Davis; Company h, Lieutenant
Ferree, W A. Sarres, J. C. Craig; Company L,
Sergeant Jennings Corporal McQueenie; Company
NJ, Sergeant Cusick, Corporal schiassen.
| n 4 A N,
J. W. Carney. Company b. Color Sergeant r. l..
Robinson, Nelson Gould; Company c, Lieut.: Z.
H. Brian. H. J. Locking; Company ID, First
Sergt r. II. Bowder, Sergt. j. 4. Hunt; Com
panv +, Sergt C. W. Bryan, Corporal s. Gould,
Company II, Sergt. John J. Duffy, Capt. Lips
comb, First Maryland Volunteers; Company h.
II. ". Myer.
E First Volunteer Engineers-Company \, Capt
A H. C. Wilson; Company c, Sergt. J. T. Wilson
( b. r.. Johnson; Company f, seEgt W. Aoert.
F.. The following list of officers has beer
2 nominated and will probably be elected
without change by the national organize
| ton:
Commander-in-chief Major Gen. Joseph War
ren Keifer, Springfield, Ohio; senior vice com
! | nder-in-chiei, Brig. Gen. John r. = @onin
n Lebanon Pa: senior vice comrnander-ln-chiet
8 Col George NJ StudebakeT, South Bend, Ind
e adjutant general, William Christopher Liler Ian
caster Pa: quartermaster general, William r
= English indianapolis, Ind. surgeon general, 10
q Russell b. Harrison, Santiago, Cuba
: : Council Of administration Gen Mltol
. Moore. Kansas City, Mo-; Col. James n; Cox
Mobile Ala: Col. James b. Corye!l, Williams
e port Pa: Col. Wendell p. Bowman. Philadel
phia, Pa; Col William J. Glenn. Pitsburg, Pa.
| Major Francis II. Bidwel, Duluth. Mimi; Majo
C. ). W. Jones, Tyrone, Pa; Capt. Champs
! Andrews. New York city; Capt. Charles ;. Wood
Philadelphia. Pa.
: Department commanders-Pennsylvania Gen
= John A. Wiley; District OF Columbia. Cen Georg
I II 4 Az
nois Col. George L. Pittenger; Michigan, Col a,
, L. Boynton; Iowa, Col. William B. Humphrey
:, New Jersey, Col. Edwin ". Hine; Delaware, Col
, Theodore Townsend Virginia, Col. George W
= Taylor: Wisconsin, Col. Martin 7. Moore; Mort
= Carolina Col W. II. s. Burgwyn; South Carolina
= Col. James H. Tillman; Maryland Col Williar
: p. Lane; Florida Col Charles p. Lowell: @es
: Virginia, Col. ID. T. T.. Caseel; Nebraska Col
> John u. Bratt: Tennessee, Col James p Fyfe
q Arkansas, Col. Virgil T. Cook: Alabama. Col
; l.. Higdon; Texas. Col. l.. NJ. openheimer; Mon
: tana Col. Charles +. LLOYD.
= Committee credentials-Capt. Edward Al
= derson Charleston. s. c.; Capt. 4. J. Reno,
> Pontiac. H.; Capt. c. +. Lenig. Columbia Pa.
> Capt. Charles F. Hess, Philadelphia. Pa.
}. Among the delegates who have alread
arrived are William P. Kenibbs, comman
r, der of the Grand Muster of Spanish Wa
Il Veterans, and Thomas j. Curran com
mander of Major NJ. J. OConnor Camp NJ
). Z. both of Boston, Mass. Both of theI
e. say the organization of Spanish War Vete
e, rams, though only recently organized i
! II Massachusetts. is already very popular an
:. growing rapidly. The principal object c
! the organization, it is said. will be to Sc
m that men who lost their health and posi-
e, tions fighting against Spain are cared for.
~ Capt. D. V. Chisholm, who has charg
m of the decorating, will begin his work thi
:. afternoon and will have the armory hand
somely embellished by the time the con
:. vention is called to order tomorrow