Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-07

ferent brigadN The speaker paid n gen.
Tie ana eioqueRt tribute to his father. that
esioencea5 his ,filial devotion and struck a
responsive chesd tn the hearts of all In the
In concluding General Torrance said:
IN cne experiences through which have
passed can never lack faith In the repub-
Nc l nave now no fear for the future Of
sememoer to be anxious for its safety, to
pc aiert, TO. see our duty before us and be
ever r ready to discharge our duty.
Iour nody has made an earnest effort
70 attain 10 position where you have been
accordeds the respect of the American peo-
PIE. II seems that we fathers in the Grand
army nave been too much indisposed to
Iecosnize the merits Of our sons: we have
treated tnem too much as children. But
your daysis surely coming: the morning OF
your DAY has already come.
. In a rev years now the sacred ark of
the covenant Of this country will be COM
nllteo 10 your keeping, and we older men
trust"
Response by Chaplain Ennis.
Inc response to Gen. Torrance's address
was made by Chaplain in-chief H. w. En-
MS. who declared that the visit Of the COM
mander-in-chief Of the G. A. r. and his rec
ognltion OF the Sons Of Veterans was an
event that the membership of the order
nad longed for; in fact. it was the chief
event OF the encampment.
chaplain Ennis thanked the general for
tne terms of affection with which he had
addressed the sons, and assured him that
tney We're striving at all times to per-
petuate the deeds of their fathers and to
MAINTAIN the principles which the vete-
rams OF the civil war had fought to es-
tablish
Mr. Warner welcomed the Sons Of Vete-
rams on behalf of the citizens of Washing
Ton, and he asked those attending the en-
campment to urge their congressman IN
the various home districts to deal fairly
by the District of Columbia, which be-
longed to the whole nation.
Fast Commander Griffin responded to Mr..
warmers address, after which Mr.. Buckley
spoke briefly In happy vein.
rms ended the speechmaking, ana the
guests were greeted by the officers and del
egates, after which the encampment ad-
1ourned to meet at 2:3O this afternoon.
Business Resumed.
The encampment reassembled in secret
session at 2:3O, and the business Of the Or
ganization was taken up in regular order
Promptly at 8 o'clock this morning the
officers and members Of the commandery-
1n-chief, together with number OF dele
gates Of the Sons of Veterans. assembled
at the national headquarters at the Ebbitt
House.
A procession was formed. headed by the
Reading, Pa, Cadet Band of the LIST Penn
sylvania Regiment, s. Of w., and with an
escort consisting Of a detail Of officers OF
Minute Men of the District OF Columbia
and battalion of the list Regiment. 3. or
V. Reserves, Pennsylvania, the officers and
delegates marched east on street to 10th,
thence to the Carroll Institute Hall, where
the encampment was formally opened by
Commander-in- Chief E. R. Campbell Of this
city.
The session was held behind closed doors
and was devoted to hearing reports, APP
pointing committees and to secret business
of particular interest to the members OF the
order.
Committees Appointed.
The following committees were appointed
by the Communicated chief:
Credentials-Chas. s. Davis. adjutant gen.
eral, Maryland; Arthur B. Sphinx. past COM
mander, Rhode Island; l.. w. Friedman,
past commander Alabama and Tennessee;
James E. Seabert, commander, Illinois; A.
B. Collinberry, past commander, Michigan
Constitution and laws-R. NJ. J. Reed, past
commander-in-chief, Pennsylvania; D. NJ.
Travis, commander, Massachusetts; H. V.
Speelman, past commander, Ohio; Fred. ].
Spear, comman der, Vermont; Raphael To-
bias. judge advocate general New York.
Ritual and ceremonies-James L. Rake,
Pennsylvania: E. w. Alexander. Pennsyl-
vania; H. H. Hammer. Pennsylvania; L.
B. Emery, commander. New Hampshire; G.
A. Geisler. commander Wisconsin.
Resolutions-Chas. F. Griffin, past COM
mander- in-chief, Illinois; Frank r. Epson,
commander, Connecticut; Geo. F. Ogden,
commander, Indiana; J. Warren Phinney,
commander, Maine; Geo. IN. White, COM
mander, West Virginia.
Officers reports and distribution of work.
]. L. Rake. past commanderin-chief,O Ohio;
Frank Wilson, delegate at large, California;
G. B. Stadden, past commander, Illinois; c.
E. easier. commander, Minnesota; F. M
Cunningham. New Jersey.
Press-H. " Speelman, w. G. Dustin, H.
E. COwden
A recess was taken at IL o'clock.
A reception will be rendered the COM
mander-in-chief and the national officers of
the Ladies' Aid Society, in Carroll Institute
Hall, tonight from s to u o'clock. To
this reception have been invited the COM
mander-in Of the G. A. r. and staff,
the members of the auxiliary societies of
the G. A r.. Daughters of Veterans, visit
ing veterans and ladies and visiting sons
of veterans and ladies.