Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-15
ARMY OF TENNESSEE
SOCIETY MET IN ARLINGTON
HOTEL THIS MORNING.
Members Of Gen. Sherman's Family
Presented-New Officers Elected
Contributed to Statue.

The Society of the Army of the Ten
nessee held its thirty-f fourth annual meet
ing this morning in the banquet hall of the
Arlington Hotel. The session was called
to order at 10 o'clock by General Gren-
vile M. Dodge. the president, and final
adjournment took place shortly before
neon, following the annual election of Off
GERS.
An interesting and unexpected incident
in connection with the meeting the
informal reception which occurred during
brief recess when three children of the
late General Sherman-Rev. Thomas Ewing
Sherman Of Chicago. Mr.. P. Tecumseh
Sherman of New York and Mrs. Minnie
Sherman Fitch of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
the members of the society and their
ladies.
Following the formal opening of the meet
ing motion was adopted to the effect
that the time and place of the next meet
| ing of the society and the selection of the
orator for the occasion be referred to the
executive COMMITTEES.
Letters were read from Gen. A. Hicken-
topper and Gen. John Macarthur, in which
they expressed their regret at being unable
to attend the meeting. and the president of
the society was authorized to send tele-
grams to both absent generals expressing
the sympathy Of the society for them in
their illness.
Reports Of Officers.
The report Of the corresponding secretary
was read by Col Cornelius Cadle record
ing secretary. 1t was stated that since the
| last meeting of the organization, held in
indianapolis in November, 1901, twenty
eight members Of the society have passed
away The report Of the treasurer, which
was also read by Col. Cadle showed that
the society has balance in the treasury Of
$913.G2, besides investments amounting to
| A al 10 hx,
the recording secretary.
Considerable discussion arose upon the
| presentation of a resolution asking that the
executive officers of the society be REQUEST
| ed to prepare in advance an estimate of
| the expenses of each annual meeting, and
that pro rata assessment be made upon
! the members to cover the expenses. 1t
was evident at once that the proposition
was by no means favorabl to the mem
| bers present. 1t was stated that the funds
| of the society are sufficient to carry It
through fifteen years to come and that
there will then be left sufficient amount
| for any members who are still living at
that time. The resolution was laid upon
the table by an almost unanimous vote.
Colonel Noble presented the report of ele
Sherman statue committee. which showed
that the society had expended over $4,000
upon the erection of the monument I'M
yelled this afternoon
In regard to the proposed statue TO the
memory of General Grant, General Dodge
reported that the contract for the construc-
ton of the statue has been let to Sculpto s
Schrady and Casey. and that work has
been commenced on the monument. 1t will
be completed in five years.
Officers Elected.
The report of the nominating committee,
which was adopted by unanimous vote was
presented by Col. A. G. Halves, and the
following officers were declared elected for
the coming year:
President, Gen. Granville M. Dodge.
Vice presidents, Major william Warner,
Missouri: Gen. John C. Black Illinois, Col.
James Kilbourne. Ohio; Mrs. Minnie Sher-
man Fitch, Pennsylvania; Col o. D. Kins-
man, District of Columbia; Capt George
Ady, Colorado; Maj. w. r. McComas. Ohio:
Maj. D. w. Reed, Iowa: Maj: Geo. Mason,
Illinois; Maj. w. L. B. Jenney, Illinois;
Gen. w. T. Clark, Colorado; Capt Jno .B.
Cotton. Missouri; Capt. G. A. Bussey. Hi
nois; Col. B.. H. Peterson, louisiana.
Corresponding secretary, Gen. A. Hicken-
topper
Recording secretary, Col Cornelius Cadle.
Treasurer. Maj. Augustus NJ Van Dyke.
Sherman Family Presented
Following the election of officers the
members of the Sherman family present
were introduced to the audience amid
| hearty applause. Rev. Father Sherman re-
| sponded to the request for speech and in
feeling terms thanked the Society of the
! Tennessee for its efforts toward making the
| unwilling of the. monument to his late
| father national event. The members Of
| the Army of the Tennessee, he said, will
| always be held in affectionate remembrance
| by the Sherman family, who, he said, thor
| oughly appreciate the evidences OF respect
and esteem to the memory Of the late gen.
| eral.
| A recess was then taken for half an hour,
| when the members of the society and their
ladies personally greeted the descendants of
| Gen Sherman.
Upon reassembling Col. Cadie read an in
vitation to the society from the Army of
| the Potomac, in which the former society
was requested to attend a reception at
| RauscherS this evening. at $50 o'clock.
| Final adjournment then taken.
| The members of the Society of the Army
| of the Tennessee assembled in front of the
| Arlington shortly before o'clock this
| afternoon and marched in a body to the
| scene of the unwilling.