Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-26
OFF FOR NEW HAVEN
Spanish Veterans and Auxiii-
ary to Meet in Convention.
IMPORTANT BUSINESS
COMBINATION OF VETERAN Or
CARNATIONS IS EXPECTED.
Trouble Freely Predicted for the Meet
ing Of Ladies-Warring
Factions.
IMPORTANT BUSINESS

All indications point to most SucceSSfui
outcome of the annual assembly, of the Ma
tional Army and Navy Spanish War vet
GRAMS at New Haven. Conn, next Monday,
Tuesday and "Wednesday. Adjutant Cen
eral l.. C. Dyer, who had charge of the ar
engagements made by headquarters N TINS
city, said before he left for the convention
city to establish temporary headquarters at
the New Haven House that the parade
Monday afternoon promises to be the great
est in the history of the organization. He
added that several thousand uniformed
Spanish War Veterans from New York city
and Brooklyn alone will participate in the
PROCESSION.
The serious illness of Col. NJ. Emmett
Urell, the commander-in chief, will cast a
damper over the assembly. and reports as
to his condition will be anxiously awaited
by the thousands Of comrades.
The Program.
The final program as arranged by the
New Haven citizens, G. A. r. and Spanish
War Veterans committees has just been IS
sued from headquarters here as general or
ders No. II. The order follows:
Monday. September %. 10 a.m.-Meeting
of the council of administration at the New
Haven House. where headquarters will be
established. Parade at pm. Col. Henry
NAL opening and reception at Woolsey Hail
by Governor Abiram Chamberlain for the
state of Connecticut; Mayor Studley, for
the city of New Haven, and President Had
ley, for Yale College.
Tuesday. September 29-1O In. business
meeting of the national association at the
state armory. At pm, another business
meeting at the armory. At 1870 pm, a
campfire at Music Hall.
Wednesday. September 3O-1O am. bust
ness meeting at the state armory. At 3
pm, foot ball game between Yale and
Tufts Colleges on the Yale field. At $3.50
pm, banquet
At the campfire Wednesday night there
will be variety entertainment an orches-
ira and a few informal speeches. A bu-
reau of information will be located in the
Naval Reserves room at the state armory.
on Meadow street. All delegates will be
required to bring written credentials show
ing that they are entitled to a badge and
to participate in the business meetings
President Roosevelt has been invited to
attend the banquet Tuesday evening Gen.
Nelson A. Miles. past commander-in-chief
of the Spanish War Veterans; Admiral
Dewey and Gen. S. NJ. E. Young. chief of
the army staff. have also been invited, and
the New Haven committee expect that they
VIII attend and that they will review the
parade Monday afternoon. The same COM
mittee estimates that there will be between
5000 and 10000 veterans of the war with
Spain in New Haven during the assembly.
National Officers.
The present officers of the National
Army and Navy. whose successors will be
chosen on Wednesday next, are: Col NJ
Emmett Urell of Washington, commander
in-chief; Col. Harold C. Megrew of Indian
apolis. senior vice commander-in-chief;
Capt Champe S. Andrews of New York
city. junior vice commander-n-chief; l. n.
Kinney, Bay City. Mich, inspector gen.
eral; Hamilton Ward, jr, Buffalo, ~ Y,
judge advocate general; Rev. Father w. H.
!. Reaney. L. s. N, chaplain-in-chief; DR..
Louis Livingston Seaman, New York CITY,
surgeon general: Capt. l.. c. Dyer, Wash
ington, d. c., adjutant general; R. A.
Drummer. Rutherford, n. j., quartermaster
general; Col. Henry A. F. Young, Brook
Ign. n. Y. chief of staff; Col. John T.
Duffy Washington, d. c., and James E,
Brockway. Bay City, Mich. assistant ad-
jutant generals; Capt. j. Walter Mitchell
Washington. d. c., national historian:
Lieut.. Herbert w. Meyers, Washington,
D. c., aid.
A committee to revise the rules and regu-
lations and make recommendations regard
ing amendments thereto has been appoint
ed as follows: John T. Hilton, Paterson
N; j.. chairman: Hamilton Ward. jr, judge
advocate, Buffalo, n. Y; L. T. Fetzer
New York; Edward Schulze. corps com
mander, Hartford Conn, and Frank w
Hendley. Cincinnati. Ohio. The committee
Will make its report Tuesday or Wednesday
TO the national body.
Consolidation Plans.
Another important matter which wiz
come before the assembly will be the report
OF the committee on consolidation with the
Spanish-American War Veterans Associa-
ton. This committee Is known officially as
the committee on amalgamation and
consists of Francis G. Ward Buffalo, "
y; Capt. Champe s. Andrews New York
city: Capt Lee NJ. Lipscomb. Washington.
ID. c.: Charles r. Miller. Cleveland Ohio
and Rev. Father w. H. l. Reaney United
States navy. The commander-in- chief and
AdJt Gen. Dyer are members ex-officio of
the committee. The report of this body
which Is now in the hands of Capt Dyer
favors consolidation of the two associations
at as early date as possible. The report
Will be adopted by the assembly. 1t will
also show that the reason the objects for
which the committee was appointed were
no. brought to full fruition during the past
year was because of the trouble the Span
iSh-American Veterans Association had
with its former adjutant general. William
Christopher Liller Now that he has been
finally and fully disposed of by legal in
junction and orders of the Post Office De-
pGrtment, members of both bodies say the
amalgamation will be effected early in Dc
tober, when the two consolidation conf
mittees will hold joint meeting at some
place to be designated by the national as
Sembly.
Other Matters.
1t seems to be the consensus OF opinion
among the general officers that the assem-
bly, of 1904 will be held at ST Louis during
the worlds fair. September 10 has been
set aside by the exposition managers as
Spanish War Veterans day. and the as
sembly will appoint committee to make
arrangements for that occasion.
Other matters of interest to come before
the assembly will be the Endorsement of the
proposition to establish at Washington a
national memorial institute for the educa-
ton and military and naval training of the
male progeny of Spanish war veterans as
fully described by The Evening Star sew
eral days ago: action for the protection of
the official badge and button of the organ
ization; further steps favOring the estab-
lishment at Washington, d. c., of mu-
scum of war as a memorial to the Amer
lean soldiers of all wars, from the revoiu-
ton to the war with Spain and the insur-
rection in the Philippines: changes of i'm
portance in the regulations and bylaws
and the annual reports of the national Of