The daily Republican., 1902-10-06
VETERANS OFF :,
FOR WASHINGTONl
First Delegation Of Old Sol
diers Leave For National
Encampment.
MORE GO TOMORROW,
Sons of Veterans Accompana
ed by the Brunswick Fife
\. and Drum Corps viii I
-. Participate.

countenances the first delegation oil
the Delaware veterans marched this
morning to the B & o railroad Sta
tions where they boarded trains for
Washington where they will attend
the National Encampment of the G..
A. R. Another party will leave to.
morrow evening and will be accom-.
panied by the Sons of Veterans and
the Brunswick Fife and Drum Corps.
TIE Delaware Contingent will make
a creditable showing in the parade
on Wednesday. During their stay
at Washington the Delawareans will
have their head quaters at No. 115
Maryland Avenue, Nor theast.
Among those in the party this
morning were:
Department Commander and Mrs.
John C. Garner and daughter, Adju.
tant.General A, Litzenberg, Mr..
and Mrs. William G. Baugh and
dsughler, J, Rankin Armstrong, Mr..
and Mrs. William S. Bryan and
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Peter B.
Ayars, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Lewis,
Mr.. and Mrs, Peter McAleer, Mr..
and Mrs. George W. Stradloy, Mr..
and Mrs. David Myers. Mr.. and
Mrs Willis Perkins, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. M. Bauthum and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. N. d. Byron, Jr., MI. and
Mrs. II. S Stradley, Mr.. and Mrs.
N. G. Bangh. Jr,, James Mcdowell,
William A. Douglass, Daniel Ross.
I rN p,oIlnu Edutip r. DO
E!wood Craig, William A. Reilly,
Robert Liddell, Nh. and Mrs. Sam
Vel Hawkins, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Turner and son, Mr. and Mrs. VIII.
liam j. Richards. Frank Nerly. l..
L. Wilcox, Carl Jeileris, A. J. Wood
man, Moses We'll, N. Stratten.
Richard q. Buckingham, Albio
buckingham, J. S. Bennett, William
b. Norton, Hanson Worth. l.. V,
Aspril, William Kelley, Jr. Edward
Daily, William H. Moysteln, J. A.
Cooper Mr.. aud Mrs. j. Stoddard, j.
E. Thomas and John Lunt.
Today there will be- Jan automo5ll,
parade, a regatta on the Potomac
River, the dedication of Camp Roose.
welt on White Lot. at Which Sscre.
tary Of State John Hay will make
the chief address. and a grand camp.
fire Convention Hall.
Tuesday the naval parade, star r.
Jog at 10 A. M. sharp, will take up
the mornlng, while the afternoon
and evening is to be devoted to re-
ceptions and reunions.
Wednesday will occur the big
parade CT the Grand Army of the Re.
public, while in the evening mum.
ber Of receptions will be he Id.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
will occur the meetings Of the ma
tional encampmsnt and the various
bodies and reunions and
receptions.
For the first time in the history of
the Grand Army the Sons Of Veter-
ans will have a place in the parade.
"The boys have grown to be men,
with boys Of their own, and the
encampment will recog.
nize that fact by giving the regiment
under Colonel Reed place in the
line.
The National Association of Union
of War will have It's
thirtieth annual emcampment this
week. Headquarters will be in
Room No. IS, Ebb!tt House. The
general order issued by j. D. Walk
81, national chairman, shows that
5he OK prisoners will take part in all
the great functions of the week and
will hold several Independent social
The annual reunion will
AXE place in Meade Tent on Tues
lay, on which occasion Colonel John
McElroy will preside.
All arrangements for the enter
ainment of the Womans Relief
Jorps and the Army Nurses Associa-
ion have been completed by Mrs.
ellen S. Mussey's Executive Com
nittee
Mrs Mussey Saturday called on
Mrs. Torrance, wife of General Tor
'ance, and the latter expressed her
elf as being greatly pleased with
he extensive preparations that have
'een made in Washington for the
aides. Mrs. Torrance is a member
# the Womans Relief Corps, apA
or years has taken an active In.
crest in the welfare of this organi-
ation.>
Four war ships have already ar.
ived in Washington for participa-
ion in the encampment. They are
he training ship Lancaster, the
Dolphin, $he Presidents yacht,
YlDh. and the MaYhOWer