Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-21
GRAND ARMY TO MEET
GENERAL ORDERS ISSUED FOR
ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT.
Committee Named to Arrange for Ban
quet to Chief
Standing Committees.

Col. B. F. Bingham, commander of the
Department Of Potomac, Grand Army of
the Republic, has issued the last general
order of his administration, converting the
thirty-fifth annual encampment of this de-
partment. The sessions will open at Grand
Army Hall, 1412 Pennsylvania avenue, on
Tuesday, February 3, at o'clock pm.
Capt. ]. M. Edgar, commanding the "Old
Guard" is detailed as officer of the day,
and Lieut.. w. H. Fuss as officer of the
guard.
The department commander has appoint
ed the following committee to make ar
rangements for the usual banquet in honor
of the COMMANDMENTS chief: Thomas s.
Hopkins. chairman; A. F. DinsmOre, George
H. Slaybaugh. Arthur Hendricks, s. E.
Faunce, Ivory G. Kimball, Frank L. Camp
bell. Abraham Hart ]. L. Davenport, H.
l.. johnson, L. P. Williams. c. NJ Robin
son, George w. Hazer and Thomas H. Nc
Kee. The annual banquet will be at the
New Willard Monday evening, February
2, at Z o'clock sharp.
President Roosevelt has been invited to
attend the banquet and it is believed to be
probable that he will do so. He was the
guest of honor at the banquet last year.
and in the address he made on that MEM
orable occasion Mr.. Roosevelt said that one
of the highest honors that had come to him
had been the right to be called "comrade"
by the veterans of the war of the rebellion
and whenever his duties would permit he
would attend their banquet and campfres
Gen. l.. j. Stewart will attend the ban
quet and the first session of the encamp-
ment.
Encampment Committees.
The following encampment committees
have been appointed:
On credentials-B. F. Chase. assistant ad-
jutant general; Gilbert NJ. Hustled. D. w.
Beach.
Address Of department communicated
H. Slaybaugh. S. S. Burdett. ]. M. Pipes.
Geo. E. Corson, A. F. Dnsmore, John ].
Freeland, ]. Tyler Powell.
Report Of employment commttee-Nathan
Bickford, N. M. Brooks, Newton Ferree,
n. N. Mccullough. E. A. Wilbur.
Report Of relief committee-Israel w.
Stone. A. NJ. Daniels, George Cook, w. H
Grimshaw, Convis Parker.
Report of assistant adjutant general-L.
Vanderhoef, B. ]. Entrikin, c. NJ Robin
son, Augustus Williams, Brlscoe Goodhart
Report Of assistant quartermaster gen.
eral-Thomas II. Martin, Joseph A. Sparks
Q: II. Oldroyd, Charles Matthews, ]. E.
Clifford.
Report Of council of administrations. E.
Faunce. A. P. Tasker H. H. Bunyea. A. s.
Taber. A. E. Johnson.
Report Of department chaplain-E. c.
Stevens, ]. D. Bloodgood. c. H. Worden
w. II. Liverpool, Jasper E. Snow
Report of department MISREPRESENTATION
T. Anderson. A. H. G. Richardson. c. F.
Keefer. L. p. Williams, w. H. Henning.
Report OF chief mastering officer-John
S. Walker. F. Il. NcKenna Edwin H. Hol-
brook. Alfred Shaw.
Report Of Judge advocate-George P. Da-
Wis. F. d. Stephenson, Charles II. Preston.
Thomas B. Crisp, T. c. Upton.
On Notwithstanding Hendricks John
McElroy, Calvin Farnsworth. NJ Emmett
Urell. Jerome F. Johnson; c. F. Scott A. c.
Irvine.
The committee on credentials and resolu-
lions will meet at headquarters Friday,
January 30. at 7:30 pm
Col. ]. Tyler Powell is detailed for duty
with the assistant adtutant general
Tribute to Former Commander.
Referring to the recent death of Col.
Gibson who was one Of the first command
ers of the Department Of the Potomac, De-
partment Commander Bingham says:
with profound sorrow the department
commander announces the death Of Com
rade William Gibson, past comma nder of
this department. which occurred on De-
cember % last. In his death this depart-
ment has lost one of its best-known and
most-beloved comrades. and the Community
one of Its most valued citizens Comrade
Gibson served with distinction as Iieuten-
ant and captain In Purnell's Legion Of
Maryland Volunteers from September. 1851
| to October. 1884 His record as a citizen a
soldier and Grand Army man is without
flaw. The department colors and charter
have been ordered draped for a period of
| thirty days In his memory"
The council Of administration Is expected
to meet at Headquarters January "A at 7:3O
! pm. to close up the affairs Of the present
| administration. The department Command
er directs that all posts and members hay-
| Ing resolutions to submit shall place them
| in the hands OF the assistant adjutant gem
eral not later than Friday. January so.