Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-08
RECEIVES HIGH HONOR IN BUSINESS SESSION
Rev. DR.. McKm Chairman Managers of the Boys Bri-
f of House Of Deputies gades Meet This Morning.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH OFFICERS RE-ELEgTED
POPULAR CLERGYMAN OF THE ADDRESS BY
WASHINGTON MAcFAHIANpS
The Prominent Ddvnes in by Lieut.
Position o Parade to
to the |
Managers of the Boys .Bri-
gades Meet This Morning.
OFFICERS RE-ELEgTED
ADDRESS Of WELCOME BY C9M-
MISSIONER MACFARIAMD. r..
Response by Lieut.. Gen. Bope-
Parade to Take Place This
Afternoon.

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Officers Of the United Boys Brigades as
| sembied this morning in the Mount Vernon
| Place Methodist Episcopal Church South
| Tor the purpose of hearing reports from the
| various divisions, throughout the country
| and transacting such business as might
| come before them, as the general council
of the organization. Representatives of
brigades In over half Of the states of the
Union were present. Lieut. Gen. H p
Bope OF Pittsburg, commander-in-chiefo Of
the united body, presided.
Lieut.. Gen. H, P Bope. commander in
chief; Major Gen. H. F. spicer, command
ing the Fennsyivanfa division, and Major
zen. w. III. Dexter, commanding the Dis
| trict OF Columbia and Virginia division
were received by President Roosevelt at the
white House at noon today. They request
parade from his office steps as it plssas
| along Jackson place this afternoon
The President said he regretted that as he
was going to be absent FROM the city at
would be unable to Na1it the REQUEST. 2 He
sent his best wishes to the 'fnefnhers OF the
iiorganizations and spoke of his acouaintauce
with its work, of which he heartily ap-
The. business of the rnerning began at
$50 oclock, and the, time, was taken up
chiefly with an address Of welcome by Com
missioner Mcfarland Of the Distydetrof CO.
iumbia who is on the advisory. board of
the local brigade. apa response by Gen.
Visions by Adjt. dsn. John 4. Clark Of
| Pittsburg; the hearing of individual reports
from. companies through representatives
present: the election of officers and the
| consideration of miscellaneous matters eff
fecttng the -we.fare Of the organization.
| Commissioner MacfarTands address of
| welcome was made at the opening of the
meeting. At this time all the members of
companies now in the city were present and
| heard the Commissioner. The younger ones
| ana those not accredited as actual dele
| gates to- the convention then withdrew,
leaving the older ones to conduct the busi-
| ness. - -
u Welcomed to District
| Upon being introduced Mr. mcfarland
| said:
| You are heartily welcome here because
| of the great good which your organization
| has done on both sides of the Atlantic.
| Henry Drummond scholar and saint of
| Scotland, put an impress on this movement
| which has never faded Its ideals, set
| forth by him, command our admiration and
| its achievements win our praise.
| THE national capital is the ideal place
for your meetinge-for every American boy
ought to come her. Better than all; books
| Of history are theSscenes and the men he
will see-,ain Washington and itsSsurround-
| ings. He Will learn more here of our coun-
| try's progress, more of patriotism, and he
can get to all the libraries. He will learn,
! too5the duty of every Americana eitfzen to
+ take a personal interest in the advance
/ ment OF the national capital, which is the
/ commonwealth of us ALL - - 4 :.
General Bope responded earnestly thank
| ing the Commissioner for his welcbme.saad
praising the city as convention Center.
l,r- >.:,;. Reports of Commanders. s4.,;;,s !,
+ Pie reports oea division q commanders
/ showed the organizatioff to be prospering
| in fourteen or fifteen states? and in process
Of development in many more. The esti-
| mated total numerical 'strefgth of the
United Boys Brigades inAmerica is near
ly, 6Q.0OQ,r t..... ....,.,.~ .....,. .--
! Toward the end, of the meeting the cleo
ton of officers was held, resulting in the
| this time. Including those reelected, the
officers are as follows: COMMANDMENT
chief. Lieut.. Gen. H. P. Bope; adjutant
| general, John A Clark; assistant adjutant
| general P. A. Fitzgerald; Maj. Gen. Percy
/ A. Brigham, commanding division of Mas
sachusetts and Maine; Maj. Cen. H. M.
| Mills, commanding division of Illinois; Col.
| w. Allen Stryker, commanding division of
New Jersey and Delaware; Maj. Gen J. E.
| Pearson commanding division of Mary
| land; Maj. Gen. F.. w. Coles, commanding
| division of Nebraska and Kansas; Maj:
Gen. H. F. spicer, commanding division Of
| Pennsylvania; Maj. Cen Q. E. Perrigo,
commanding division. of Connecticut and
| Rhode Island; Brig. Gen. w. N. P. Daley,
| commanding division of New York; Maj.
Gen Rev. William Hart Dexter. command
ing division of District of Columbia and
Virginia; Maj. Gen. W. g. Clyde, command
| ing division of Ohio. Maj Gen. H. E.
| Grimm, commanding division of Missouri;
| Col. G. Montague Butler, commanding d.
| vision of Colorado. The divisions Of Wis
consin. Michigan. California and North
| Carolina have not yet been assigned the
| office of division commander.
Board of Trustees. -
| The board of trustees:
Rev. w. N. P. Daley, Albany, N. Y; Col
A. J. Logan. Pittsburg. Pa, DR.. w. j.. Hol-
| land, Pittsburg. Pa; Mr.. James A Hus-
ton. Pittsburg. Pa. Mr.. Homer ]. Lind
| say, Pittsburg, Pa: Mr.. William McCon-
| way. Pittsburg. Pa; Mr.. Albert A. Horne,
| P.ttsburg. Pa; Mr.. Albert j. Barr, Pitts
| burg, Pa: Prof J. A. Brashear Pittsburg,
| Fa.; Gen. H. F. Spicer, philadelphia, Pa,
| division comma nder. Pennsylvania: Gen. p
| A. Bridgham. .BostOa, Mass. = Massachu
etts and Maine: Gen. o. E. Perrigo. New
| Haven, Conn, Connecticut and Rhode ISL
| and; Prof o. c. Grauer,. Chicago ILL.,; Mr.
| C.. NJ Schwab, New York
| During the forenoon the younger boys of
| the brigade went the sightseeing rounds
| and enjoyed themselves immensely. At y
| pm. all assembled on John Marshall place
and formed in line for a parade up Penn
| sylvapia avenue to Washington Circle,
where they will be reviewed by Lieut. Gen.
| Bope and his staff r.
4 The procession will then go to Mount ver-
| ron place. where it will break up. The
Minute Men of the District will act as the
escort to the brigade. Several bands will
participate participate also The place Of honor in the
erals Own" Company. yThat commanded by
Gen. Bope. It wifi mS fSh at the heal Of
the procession in font q the general and
| - d a8w s.l1T'
| The Objects Explained.
The presence, of tie RSty3s Bfisades in this
city has aroused considerable interest in
the nature and histnry,so f the organization.
az well as its underlying purposes. A re-
porter for The sta2s AZ fswer. to questions
| along these lines. seSure2 a statement from
Lieut.. r. d. 1Broam.r commanding one of
the Ohio eompaniesa an. aeAseer who has
been actively -connseted Nth the organiza-
tion for some time. ! Brown said:
The army of tbe hgadred. thousand for
the advancement II Of 20 Shrist.s Kingdom
| among boys. Thus Is described in brief
the nature and object Of the army of boy
| soldiers who have been invading the ma
tional capital'for. the last two days
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