Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-21
ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT
DEPARTMENT COMMANDER, g. A.
R., ISSUES GENERAL ORDERS.
List of the Comrnittees-Arrang
in Progress for Banquet at
New Willard.

General orders have been issued by 1. G.
kimbalI, commander of the Department of
the Potomac. G.. A. r., for the thirty sixth
annual encampment Of the department. The
encampment will be held at G. A. R. head
quarters, Tuesday evening, February 2. at
Z O'Clock. The annual election of officers
for the department will be held that even
ing and several questions of Importance will
come up for decision. The list of delegates
and alternates to the encampment has al
ready been published in The Star in the re-
rorts of the annual elections, and it is I'M
derstood that a very large representation
will be present.
The department commander will lay be-
fore the encampment matter of great i'm
portanCe to the G. A. r. throughout the
country. This is stated in a paragraph in
the general orders. follows:
The national encampment at San Fran
CISCO by a unanimous vote, passed a reSo-
luton in favor of a pension of 81 per
month to all COMRADES upon their arriving
at the age of siXty-two years. and the COM
r,a nder-in-chief desires each post to pass
resolution at its first meeting after the re-
ceipt of this order urging upon Congress
the enactment of a law granting the PEN
sions provided for by said resolution. There
should he no delay in this matter, as the
commander-in-chief, with the pension COM
mittee. will be in Washington about the
18th Il this month to urge the passage of
the bill
The evening of the Sd instant a banquet
will be given at the New Willard by the
local department. Many distinguished per-
sons have been invited to be present. The
decorations in the banquet hall will be
fea ture of the occasion. The committee in
charge of the arrangements for the banquet
includes Thomas S. Hopkins, chairman; Ar
thur Hendricks, George H. Slaybaugh
Abra ham Hart, Frank l.. Campbell, II. l..
Johnson c. NJ. Robinson, George w. HaZer
~ Mckee T. p Williams ThOma &
H. Martin, Jerome F. Johnson and A. 3.
Perham.
The Encampment Committees.
The following encampment committees are
announced:
On credentials-B. F. Chase assistant adj
jutant general, chairman; L. Vanderhoef,
j. L. Davenport.
On address of department commander
George H. Slaybaugh chairman Thos. s.
Hopkins, e. H. Holbrook, Geo. p. Davis,
Newton Ferree, j. l.. Thornton, w. H.
Grmshaw.
On report of employment committee-B.
F. Bingham. chairman; NJ. E. Urell. A. F.
Dinsmore. B. F. Hawkes., A. H. Frear, Fred
G. Calvert, w. G. Hall.
On report of relief committees. E.
Faunce, chairman Jerome b. Burke, F. l..
Mckenna, j. ]. Stretch, G. II. Preston E. P.
Seavey, Alex. Oglesby.
On report of assistant adjutant general
G. NJ. Hustled, chairman; j. Tyler Powell.
Luke Kelley. E. ]. Sweet, j. ]. Freeland,
E A. WILDER.
On report of assistant quartermaster gem
eral-Alva S. Taber. chairman; Charles
Matthews, j. f. Hart, B. P. Entriken, Con-
Wis Parker, A. A. Maxim. w. c. Butler
On report of council of administration
I. w. Stone chairman; ]. NJ. Pipes, A. II. G.
Richardson G. NJ. Rowe. B. r. Ross, Louis
Kettler. n. n. Mccullough.
On report of department chaplain-Jerome
F. Johnson. chairman; E. c. Stevens, J. L.
II. Winfield. /. E. Kirk A. B. Frsbie, S. c.
Pobb, W. H. Liverpool
On report of department inspector-Thos.
II. Martin. chairman; Lawrence Wilson,
E. r. Campbell w. w. Eldrdge, II. Wheel
er. L. F. Callan, B. F. Graham.
On report of chief mastering officer-N.
Bckford, chairman; S. w. Bunyea, ]. H.
Dony. John Finn, ]. N. Mayne.
On resolutions-Calvin Farnsworth. chair
man; Arthur Hendricks. N. NJ. Brooks
John McElroy, Thos. Fl. jerks.
On report of Legislative committee. X.
Brown. chairman A. f. Johnson, J. E. Nc
Cabe, George w Fletcher, John S. Hoover,
]. r. Mckelvey.