The Washington times., 1902-02-10
ANNUAL REUNION
DEPAR IMENT G. A. R.
Veterans of the Potomac to
Hold il Camp Fire.
BANQUET AT THE NEW WILLARD
President Roosevelt and n Number
of DISTINGUISHED Sons of the Six
ties. Including General Torrance,
VIII Attend the Event.

The veterans of the civil war are pre-
pairing for the thirty-fourth annual re-
union of the Department of the Potomac
G. A. r.. which will convene at Grand
Army Hall on Tuesday evening, February
Is. On the evening following a banquet
will be held at the New Willard. Presi-
dent Roosevelt has already accepted an
invitation to attend.
Distinguished sons of the sixties, in
GLIDING General Torrance, commander in
chief of tnS G. a. r., who will return to
Washington, for the date. will be present
at the camp fire, when old battles will
be fought over once more and stories of
the strenuous days recited.
The question of the G. A. R. national
encampment, proposed to be held here
next fall, will Re discussed
COnfcderates VIII Not Take Part.
General Torrance will leave the city to-
day for Boston on a tour of inspection
OF posts through the New England States.
Last night at the Ebbtt House he said
that there is no truth in the rumor that
Confederate veterans will take part in
the Grand Army parade which will form
the big feature of the encampment.
Il have heard nothing in regard to it,"
said Gen. Israel Stone. commander of the
Department of the Potomac, but if it
were so would oppose it This is entire
ly Grand Army affair, and Confederates
have no place in it. Even the District
of Columbia National Guard will not be
asked to participate
The Pension Committee, before which
General Torrance has been appearing, ad-
journed on Saturday for an indefinite
period, SO that he is now able to leave
the city.
The local encampment of the Depart
ment OF the Potomac will be one of the
largest in the history of the organization,
and efforts are being now made to assure
its success.
Committees Appointed.
The following committees have just
been appointed by General Stone:
Credentials-B. p Entrikin, assistant
adjutant general; Fred II. Smith, Richard
Bennett, John S. Hoover, Rudolph Ulmer.
Address of department commander
Arthur Hendricks, William Gibson, ]. NJ.
Pipes, NJ. Emmet Urell, Jerome E. Burke
Robert Grant George Smith.
Employment cOmmittee-Marion T. An
derson, Joseph A. Sparks, Thomas H.
Martin, William F. Reed, W. H. Grim
shaw.
Relief. E. Hart, James E. McCabe,
Charles Matthews, George W. Fletcher,
and James H. Brooks.
Report of assistant adjutant general
Gilbert NJ. Hustled. B. F. Chase, l.. VAN
derhoef. J. Tyler Powell, and (. A. Hara-
don.
Report of assistant quartermaster gem
Hart, Thomas Calver, Fred
e. Calvert N H. Miller. and II. Romeyn.
Report of council OF administration
George H. Slaybaugh, A. H. C. Richardson
Hiram Buckingham. Newton Ferree, and
+. B. CrisD.
Report of medical director-A. E. John
son, H. 8. Stevens, Harvey V. Cotton, ].
R. McKelvey, and Lewis Mundheim.
Report of department chaplain-Wi-
lam Hunter Myers, William II. Honn, r.
/. Marcellus, F. L. McKenna, 4. p. Tas-
ger.
Report of department inspector-John |
J. Walker, A. C. Irvine, b. F. Brockett, |
}. w. Beach. Thomas s. Kelley.
Report of judge advocate-E. J. Sweet, /