Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-09

and the hope was expressed at last night
meeting that every soldier and sailor who
served In the ARMY Of the James and is
now IN the city will attend this new meet
ing.
Among those who, attended the session at
headquarters Yesterday were Capt. Gilbert
N Hustled. Capt Hiram Buckingham, Mal.
Frank A. Butts, C6f. Joseph Noble, Capt.
men prominent in the campaigns Of the
two corps INDICATED Capt. Hustled pre-
sided and Capt. Buckingham was elected
chairman of she asw committee on the
Army Of the James
At the reunioA of the Army Of the James
addresses are to be delivered by Maj. Gen.
William F. Srrith,-.Baldy" Smith, who
commanded the 18th Corps during the GA
campaigns, ana by Judge Oliver Wendell
Holmes, recently appoint ed member of the
U, 8. Supreme Court
Suocommittees haYe been named for the
LIST Division of the Sd Corps, as follows:
Badges, E. ]. Sweet, D. Killigan and H.
w. Burns; entertainment, Col. E. s. Pierce,
W. H. Doolittle, c. F. Benjamin, w J. Har-
pison and c. w. Haley; invita- ton, T. H.
Martin, I. P. Miller and Alfred Shaw; mu-
sic, Alfred Shaw, N. w. Simons and H. w.
Burns program, ]. J. Campbell. j. H. B.
jenkins, +. 5. De Land and w. w. Simons.
Michigan's Plans.
The Department of Michigan has con-
tracted through the committee on horses
and carriages for number Of saddle horses
suitably equipped for the parade Of We'd
nesday, October g. The price accepted was
81 per mount
Members Of the District of Columbia Sur
vfVors' Association met last night in St.
Joseph's Hall and voted to parade the or
ganizaton with the naval parade schedule
1or tuesday, October I. This body num-
bers about 400 residents of Washington in
It's membership, of whom about one-third
are members of the g. A. r.
Committee meetings are announced for to-
nlgnt, as follows: 23d Army Corps, points
OF historic interest, It'll Army Corps and
MRS. Mussey's committee on the Daughters
of Veterans.
Gen. Torrance Opposes.
Gen. Torrance is so heartily opposed to
the idea Of having the national encampment
meet In tent that the officers of the ex-
ecutive committee are straining every
nerve to hire some suitable hall. The the
aters are all engaged. Convention Hall is
MY adapted to such uses. Most Of the
other halls are already pre-empted for
sleeping quarters. But neither Chairman
Warner nor Secretary Bulkley despairs Of
nndlng some auditorium suited to The needs
of the encampment. Present indications
point to the selection of the First Congre-
gational Church.
Date of Reunion Announced.
Commander Fred. s. Hodgson of the Dis
trict of Columbia Corps of Spanish War
Veterans has been notified by the reunion
committee of the g. A. r. encampment that
the reunion of the Spanish War Veterans
has been assigned for Tuesday, October Z,
at o'clock pm, in Thomas Tent, Camp
Roosevelt. He has also been informed that
two large hospital tents will be erected on
the nth street side of the camp, west of
the ellipse for the use of visiting soldiers Of
the war with Spain.
Commander Hodgson, with Col. NJ. EN-
met Urell, Adjutant General L. c. Dyer and
Past Corps Commander Lee NJ. Lipscomb,
will call upon President Roosevelt upon his
return to Washington and give him a press
ing invitation to be present at the Spanish
War Veterans reunion. Information has
been received that number of the Presi-
dents old regiment the Rough Riders, will
be in attendance az