Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-05
VETERANS TO MEET
Annual Enoampment of Department
Of the Potomac, 9. 4. B.
BANQUET TO PRECEDE BUSINESS
Woman's Relief Corps VIII Con-
vene at Same Time.
G o NJ M ITTEES MED

Arrangements have been completed for
the thirty-second annual encampment of
the department of the Potomac G. A. r.
and it will be opened tomorrow evening at
O'Clock at Grand Army Hall by Depart
ment Commander Calvin Farnsworth. Ses-
sions will continue for three days.
The encampment will be preceded by a
banquet at the Ebbitt House this evening
| in honor of General Albert D. Shaw. COM
mapder-in-chief of the G. a. R., who will
| be the guest of the local department this
week. Among the invited guests expected
are General Nelson A Miles, Admiral
! Dewey, Senator Thurston, Speaker Hen
| derson and other prominent men.
! The banquet committee is under the
| craftsmanship of Colonel Thomas S. Hop
| kins. past department commander, and
| consists of Arthur Hendricks, A. H. G.
Richardson, John McElroy L. P. Williams.
I Henry L. johnson, DIR. ]. F. Raub, c. NJ.
Robinson, A. NJ. Legg and ]. Tyler Powell.
l. Encampment Committees.
| Committees for the encampment have
been announced by Commander Farnsworth
as follows:
Credentials-Asst Adjt Gen. B. F. Chase,
| Address of the department commander
Thomas S. Hopkins William Gibson, Ma
| than Bickford, John McElroy and M En-
| met Urell-
| Report of the employment committees.
| f. Faunce. I. G. Kimball, W. H. Proctor.
| S. j. Block and George E. Corson.
| Report of relief committee-A. F. Dins-
more. E. C. Johnston, Alfred Shaw, L. S.
| Emery and C. r. Douglas.
Report of the assistant adiutant general
| T., L l.. DaVeDnprt
Bingham. n. n. Mccullough and ]. H.
| Doney.
Report of the assistant quartermaster
general. E. McCabe. Charles Matthews,
| w. H. Hoover. S. w. McElderry and E. A.
| WILDER.
Report Of the medical director-Dr. Thos.
| Calver. Alfred Shaw, H. S. Stevens. Geo.
| NJ. Rowe and j. Tyler Powell.
Report of the chaplain-W. M Seton,
DR.. J. F. Raub. W. H. Black, w. w. Deloe
| and John S. Hoover.
| Report of the judge advocate-E. J. Sweet.
A. D. Albert. p. NJ O'Bryon, F. ]. Young
| and E. H. Harner.
Report of the inspeetor-N. NJ. Brooks,
J. ]. Freeland. ]. NJ. Keogh, S. W. Hast
| ings and W. H. Grimshaw.
| Report of the council of administration
1 Abram Hart, S. W. Bunyea, A. H. Nicker-
| son, George Smith and James Lackey
| Report of the chief mastering officer-A
! H. G. Richardson. NJ. T Anderson, ]. b.
| Burke. George w. Fletcher and Hiram
| Buckingham.
Resolutions-Charles P. Lincoln. Arthur
| Hendricks. A. NJ. Legg, George E. Davis.
| G. D. Graham, F. L. Mckenna and DR..
| Laurence Wilson.
| Legislation affecting Union former SOL
| diers. sailors and marines in government
| employ. who served during the war of the
i rebellion-H. a. Cabaugh Post No. 3 chair
man: J. NJ. Keogh, Charles Hanback, j. J.
| Freeland. James Wells, S. f. Faunce ]. L.
B. F. Graham, ]. R. Hayes, MD; j. E.
| Snow. J. H. Jennings, 1. W. Stone Jacob
Moore. c. NJ Robinson and S. R. Stratton.
| Representation and Business.
| The eighteen posts included in the De-
partment of the Potomac have a member
ship in good standing of 2,660 veterans,
| and these will be represented in the en-
campment by 1854 delegates each twenty
| five members or majority thereof being
| allowed one delegate, while past depart
ment commanders and present officers will
! also be entitled to vote.
The business of the encampment will be
| devoted to consideration of matters per-
| tanning 70 the interests of the G. A R. and
| the election of officers for the ensuing year,
who will be installed on the last day with
| customary ceremonies.
| WOman's Relief Corps.
| The Woman's Relief Corps of the De-
| partment of the Potomac will hold its elev-
enth annual convention simultaneously
|
| held at G. A. ~. headquarters.
| The president, Charlotte A Kibbey, has
| announced the following committees:
! Credentials-J. Emma Evans NJ L. Jor-
dan, NJ. NJ. Gloyd, Grace Loury, Emma v
Webster.
| Presidents address-Georgie C. Bain NJ.
| E. Griffin, NJ. B. Tew, NJ. E. Mcclure, j.
Collier, +. Hempler.
| Senior vice presidents report-Joanna w.
Trdi n,
Dorsey, c. Chase.
Junior vice presidents report-Julia Rob
erts, X. McMonigal, H NJ. Robb, F.
| Holmes G. Van Fleet.
Secretary's reDort-Juia Mason Layton
NJ. NJ. North, A. Z. Hoagland, E Kibbey,
/ A Fletcher.
Treasurers report-Pauline B. Floyd, A.
| C. Starkey, NJ S. Wilkins, L. S. Chase. c.
| L. Thompson.
Chaplain's report-Sallie R. Jacobs. N.
| Edgar, H. A. Saunders, NJ. P. Ripley EN-
ma Emo.
Inspectors report-Annie W. johnson, NJ
Crawford, T. Durham, NJ. V. Noerr, E.
| Marshall.
Counselor's report-Isabelle W. Ball, C.
Strickland, A. NJ. Dykes, L. D. Brown, Sal
! lie Miller.
1. and 1. officers report-Lida Oldroyd, NJ
| E. Simpson, NJ. Mangan, ]. Gaskns, A. R.
Bowen.
- Executive boards report-Alice Burgess.
1. L. Chase, C. Brookfeld, A. Hutchins, c.
| E. Butcher.
| Report of delegates-at- large-Mary w S.
| Thatcher, n. G. Davis, L. Hauptman, M
| Crandall, Alice Lynn.
| Report of chairman Of employment COM
l mittee-Marian Lewis. L. Bradley A. S.
| Tompkins, Inez Lyon, E. Frisby
| Chairman of reliefs req ort-Anna S. Ham,
| ilton, Jane Bridaham L. s. Ellis, N G.
Wyman, A l. Jones.
! Report on committee on patriotic teach
\ ing-E. A. Chambers, E. Newton, NJ. Han
| men, NJ. E. Hall, T. Willard.
| Press cOrreSDOQlentS report-Addie
| Feathers, C. E. Kalstrom, L. o. Childs NJ.
| Honn, NJ. Thomas.
| Resolutions-E. A V. Anderson NJ. Greg
DRY, F. Pitts, L. Mason, j. Fowler.
Courtesies-Eiiza F. Nailor, NJ. Eldridge
| V. NJ. Calhoun.