The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-15
GEN. BOYNTON HEADS
ARMY OF CUMBERLAND
Presented to Comrades at
Their Annual Campfire.
GREETED WITH APPLAUSE
General Thurston Talks of the Two Ar
mics in the Civil War-Dif-
ference in Warfare.

The Society of the Army of the Cum
berland celebrated it's thirty-first annual
meeting with a great campfire" last
night at the First Congregational
Church. Gen. II. V. Boynton. of Wash
ington. d. C. was presented to the so
ciety as it's new president. to which Of
fee he had been elected early In the ar
ternoon.
This honor came as a great surprise 10
General Boynton. who had planned TO
make the address introducing the new
president. This duty was performed by
Gen. John G. Parkhurst, who spoke in
the highest terms of General Boynton.
General Boynton's election to Office was
greeted with great applause. He is presi-
dent of the Board of Education in the
District OF Columbia. member OF the
Chickamauga Park Commission and tor
many years was corresponding secretary
of the Society of the Army of the Cum
berland.
Gen. Gates P. Thurston delivered the
principal address at the campfire. he
took as his subject THE Numbers and
Rostrum of the Two Armies in the Civil
War"
General Thurston said the enlistment
rolls of the Union army had been com
plete; that they gave an exaggerated
idea Of soldiers in the Union armies
The aggregate enlistments were so large
that they more than doubled the actual
fighting force or available strength
The available force was about 100000
or 100000 men, or about 60 TO % per
cent of the enlisted soldiers.
Talks of Confederates.
The Confederate forces said General
Thurston. did not number more than
| half the Union members, but that owing
TO the railroads, interior lines, and de-
fensive arrangements, they were able
| to bring equal numbers into action in
the great battles Of the war. He point
ed out the great difference between de-
/ fensive and offensive warfare.
! Short addresses were made by Gen
John NJ Schoheld, Mai. Gen. John NJ.
4 Brooke. Maj. Gen. Henry c. Corbin.
Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton, OF the British
army: Admiral Schley. Mai. Gen. q. NJ
! Dodge, the Hon. David 3. Henderson.
ex-Speaker of the House Of Repre-
sentatives; the Hon. James r. Garfield,
Mai. Gen John r. Brooke.
| The entire audience, with organ ac-
compartment by DR.. j. w Bischoff, sang
| America" followed by Aud Lang
| Syne" The reception committee was
composed as follows: Gen. 6. c. Kniffin.
chairman. Gen. Joseph c. Breckenridge,
Gen. Frank c. Smith. Gen. f. A. Car
man. Col Green Clay Goodloe. Major
John Tweedale. Major John NJ. Carson,
Capt. /. NJ. Kelley.
The other Offices of the society were
filled as follows:
Corresponding secretary. Major Jonr
Tweedale. of this city; recording secrs-
tary, Col. John w. Steele, of Ohio
treasurer, Gen. Frank G. Smith Of
Washington; historian, Col. G. c. Knit
fin. of this city, and vice presidents a:
follows: Alabama. Col NJ. d. Wicker
sham, California. Col. Peter T. Swain
Colorado. Col. w. II. Fitch; Connecticut
Col A W. Phillips Delaware, Col
James II. WILSON, District of Columbia
Col. J. c. Breckenridge; Georgia. Ma Io
! George S. Davis; Illinois. Major Mat
thew II. Peters: Indiana. Col c. r
Briant: Iowa, Gen. D. b. Henderson
Kansas, Capt. O. Tannihili; Kentucky
Capt. John Speed: Maine. Gen. Franco
Fessenden; Maryland. Col y. F. Taylor
Massachusetts. Col. Horace n Fisher
p Michigan. Gen. f. H. Duffield: Minno
sofa. Gen. J. w. Bishop; Missouri Col
John COnover. Nebraska. Gen. c. I
Henderson; New York. Gen. Arson C
McCook; Ohio. Gen. Thomas J. Wood
Pennsylvania, Capt. r. V. Ellwood
Tennessee. Major w. J. Colburn; Wis
, consin, Capt. George I. Robinson.