Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
CHEERS FOR VETERANS
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There will be approximately 1900 votes in
the encampmentnS The district delegation
will number FL This includes first, the
three voting department officers who are
nere.name!y, Commander Hart. Ad1t
ond, the four regularly elected representa-
tives OF the department to the national en-
campment. and finally, the fourteen past
department. commanders who Will be pres
delegates to the encampment are Messrs.
William George Hall, Edwin H. Holbrook,
Fred G; Calvert and Lewis Mundheim. The
Lawrence. L. K. Brown, J. H. Bradford
and Alexander Oglesby.
The Gillett Bill.
The encampment, If present plans carry.
will strongly denounce the Gillett bill in
troduced in the last session of Congress- to
turn out of the government service all per-
sons over seventy years Of age without any
provision for their future welfare. The
matter Will be presented to the encamp-
ment by the District delegation, Com
mander Hart having been authorized by all
the Potomac posts to urge the adoption Of
resolution "emphatic denunciatory Of
sara proposed legislation" The COM
mander has instructions to press the mat
ter upon the delegates, and all the District
or Columbia representatives are to do all
IN tnelr power to secure action looking to
tne oe1eat or the Gillett bill to prevent
augmentation In the public service.
The fact that Mr.. Gillett halls from this
state Will have no effect upon the vote ue-
nouncing the legislation proposed by him.
II is nconceivable that the national en-
campment will overlook this opportunity
to express itself on the subject and to
come to the defense of the veterans in the
employ OF the government
Inc district delegation has prepared a
pamphlet giving the text Of the Gilett bill
anu 'ne favorable report upon the measure
from the House committee on reform in the
Is chairman
Inc circular calls attention to the fac,
Inat tnere are In the civil service of the
united States a large number of ex-Union
soiolers, sailors and marines, and the
WIDOWS OF such. who either are or will be-
u :. n, over seventy years OF age by the time
~ Is proposed In the Gillett bill to have
tne new order go into effect June 80, 1897.
from tnat time on the proposed legislation
VIII result In the compulsory discharge OF
the ola comrades by reason of age only, ir-
respective or their ability to perform the
duties Of their positions The presentation
OF this matter will be the important work
or the District Of Columbia representatives
at the encampment.
Campaign for Mrs. oldroyd.
The ladies of the Potomac Department,
Womans Relief Corps, are immensely
pleased with the favorable reception on all
SIDES or their campaign to make Mrs. Ida
A. Oldroyd of Washington the national
Junior vice president of the organization. 1t
looks as though Mrs Oldroyd would surely
be chosen when the convention meets to-
morrow
The reception by the G. A. r. and W. r.
e. OF the Department of the Potomac last
night at the Vendome was largely attended
and proved a most enjoyable affair.
Boston is crowded today as never before.
Hundreds of persons were turned away
from the hotels last night, even after cots
had been set UP In Railways and dining
rooms. They had to-. seek a bed In the
cheap lodging houses or ride on trolley
car, as one declared was the only course
left open. r. L. s.