The Washington times., 1902-02-17
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
TO BE THEIR GUEST
Will Attend Banquet of De-
partment of the Potomac.
Executive Council of the Grand
Army Expected to Act on
Encamument.


Department of the Potomac, Grand Army
of the Republic, will be called to order at
Grand Army Hail tomorrow night, and an
occasion OF historic Importance in the
order inaugurated.
On Wednesday night President Roose-
welt will be the guest OF honor at ban
quet to be held at the New Willar, given
in honor of General Torrance. commander
in chief OF the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, now East on a tour of inspection.
Gen. Israel Stone, department command
er, will preside.
To Talk Over battles.
Distinguished sons of the nation, those
who followed the flag in the trying days
of the cos. will gather around the camp
fire to fight again the battles OF the past
and take fresh inspiration from the ad-
dresses OF the leaders who will be called
upon to speak Veterans hive been look
ing forward to the event with interest for
some time, and memorable encampment
is expected as the result.
The question of the G. A r. national
encampment to be held here next fall
will be discussed 1t will last several
days. The executive council of the grand
encampment will be called together for
the purpose of accepting the invitation
of the District Commissioners TO hold the
next annual encampment here. The mem
bers of the council will probably be in
attendance at the local encampment.
An important question. that of admit
ting sons OF veterans into the G. A. R.,
will be considered, and will doubtless
form an important part of the work to be
accomplished.
banquet at New Willard.
A meeting of the committee on resolu-
tions will be held at headquarters tonight
The banquet at the New Willard on We'd
nesday night will be in honor of General
Torrance. and will be 4 social affair OF
Importance and note.
The project of erecting a monument to
President Mckinley at Canton has re-
ceived the attention and support of the
Department of the Potomac. and addi-
tional steps toward raising a generous
contribution will no doubt be taken at
the forthcoming gathering.
List of Committees.
charge of the encampment:
Credentials-B. p. Entrikin. assistant
adiutant general: Fred II. Smith, Richard
Bennett, John s. Hoover, Rudolph Ulmer.
Address of department commander
Arthur Hendricks, William Gibson, J. NJ.
Pipes, NJ. Emmett Ureli, Jerome b. Burke,
Robert Grant, George Smith.
Employment committee-Marion T. An
derson. Joseph a. Sparks, Thomas H.
Martin, William +. Reed. W. II. Grim
shaw.
Relief. E. Hart, James E. McCabe.
Charles Matthews, George W. Fletcher,
and James II. Brooks.
Report of assistant adjutant general
Gilbert VI. Hustled. b. f. Chase. L. Van
derhoef J. Tyler Powell, and e. y. Eara-
don.
Report of assistant quartermaster gem
eral-Abram Hart, Thomas Calver. Fred
c. Calvert, n. II. Miller. and II. Romeyn.
Report of council of administration
George II. Slaybaugh, A. II. G. Richard
son. Hiram Buckingham, Newton Ferree,
and T. B. Crisp.
Report of medical director-A Z. John
son. H. S. Stevens, Harvey V. Cotton. ].
r. McKelvey. and Lewis Mundheim.
Report OF department chaplain-Wil-
liam Hunter Myers. William H. Honu. X.
IL
ker.
Report of department inspector-John
s Walker. A. c. Irvine. b. +. Brockett,
ID. W. Beach. Thomas S. Kelley.
Report OF judge advocate-E. ]. Sweet,
George II. French, J. NJ. Dalzell, J. l..
Thornton, Convis Parker.
Report Of chief mastering officer-A. A.
Maxim, Lawrence Wilson, Frederick T.
Bickford, Christopher Storm, S. c. Robb.
Resolutions-Nathan BickfOrd, S. S.
Burdett, A. +. Dinsmore. Newton NJ.
Brooks, George f. Corson. Harrison Ding
man. and Benjamin F. Hawkes..
Report of committee on legislation
Calvin Farnsworth, James Wood. E. A.
Wilbur, William II. Anderson, and T. w.
West
Relations with Sons of Veterans-A H.
Frear, c. +. Benjamin, George X. Fergu-
son, George p. Davis, and Charles f.
Keefer.
The committee on legislation is as fol-
lows: b. f. Bingham, chairman; John NJ
Keogh. George Ii. Slaybaugh. John j.
Freeland, H. A. Cobaugh, S. E. Faunce. j.
l.. Davenport, +. J. Young, w. II. Liver
pool, b. f. Graham, ]. X. Hayes. ]. E
Snow, D. w. Classic. Edward Webster
Jacob Moore, A. B. Grunwell, E. j. Sweet
and C. r. Douglass.
Committee on rangements-Thomas S
Hopkins, chairman; II. L. Johnson, Abran
Hart. l.. p Williams, C. NJ. Robinson, j.
l.. Davenport, Calvin Farnsworth. George
W. Hazer, John McElroy, Nathan Bick-
ford, Ivory C. Kimball, and Frank L.
Campbell.