Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14
PLANS FOR THE FUTuRE
National Committee to Rsk
resent Blue and Gray. !
RESULT OF REUNION
CHAIRMEN APPOINTED FOR
MOST OF THE STATES.
Additions to Be Made Until All Are
Representatives. Of the
Apprentices.
RESULT OF REUNION

A national committee of the blue and the
gray has been formed as a result of the
recent reunion In this city of the former
soldiers of the Union and the late southern
confederacy. The personnel of the COM
mittee was announced last night by Rev.
E. Henry Byrons. who is at the head of
the movement for forming national asso-
citation of the soldiers of all American
wars. but particularly soldiers of the north
ern and southern armies who were partici
pants in the war from 1861 to 1865.
The national committee just selected Mr..
Byrons said, will take the place of the
body known the St. Louis committee.
Each state and territory will be given a
chairman whose duty it will be to assist
in adding to the membership of the organi-
cation from the soldiers of the civil war,
the war with Mexico, the Spanish Ameri-
can war and those who fought in the
Philippines and the China campaig
The national committee will also have
executive power, and its next meeting will
be held at Atlanta. Ga. should the COM
mittee accept the pressing invitation that
has been extended to it by the citizens of
that picturesque southern city, or in st.
Petersburg, Fla, at which place 1t has
also been most cordially invited to meet.
State Chairmen.
The members of the national committee,
as announced by Rev. E. Henry Byrons
and Commodore Allen of Connecticut, fol-
low:
Chairman, Gen. j. A. Carr, United Con-
federate Veterans, of Durham, N. c.
Secretary Major w. H. Marston, Grand
Army of the Republic, of Fitzgerald. Ga.
Connecticut-Chairman, Commodore Fran
els B. Allen, Grand Army of the Republic,
of Hartford.
Observation-Disclosures, Gen. w. D. Cam
eron, United Confederate Veterans, of
Meridian.
Vermont-Chairman, DR.. J. D. Hanrahan.
Grand Army of the Republic, of Rutland.
Tennessee-Chairman Gen. r. B. Snow
den, United Confederate Veterans, of Mem
phis.
Observation-Disclosures Col. B. NJ. Green,
Grand Army of the Republic, of Orville.
North Carolina-Chairman, Major B. F.
Dixon, United Confederate Veterans, OF
Raleigh.
Florida-Chairman Gen. F. S. Chase,
Grand Army of the Republic, Of st. Peters
burg, Fla.
Illinois Chairman Bishop Samuel Fall
lows Grand Army of the Republic, of Chi
cago
Alabama-Chairman, Gen. George P. Har-
rison, United Confederate Veterans. of Ope-
lika.
Texas-Chairman, Gen. Joe Booth, United
Confederate Veterans, of Austin.
Georgia-Chairman Capt. William Friend,
G. a. r., of Fitzgerald
Louisiana-Chairman Gen. w. H. Behan,
United Confederate Veterans, of New Or
leans.
District of Columbia-Chairman Capt. ].
Walter Mitchell United Spanish War Vet
Grams, of Washington.
Kentucky-Judge Q. 1. Deming G. A. R..
of Mt. Olivet.
Delaware-Charman. Gen. w. Y. Raugh,
Nebraska-Charman, Judge Lee S. Es-
teile, G. A. r., of Omaha.
New York-Chafrman, Maj. ]. c. Kos
ter, G. A. R., of Port Lyden.
Ohio-Chairman, d. d. Taylor, G. A. r.
of Cambridge.
Colorado-Chairman, Col. R. H. Pratt, G.
A. r., of Dinner.
Vlrginia-Chairman, Gen. Thomas S. Ros-
SER United Confederate Veterans, of Char
lottesville.
Observation-Disclosures. Col F. NJ sterrett
G. A. r., of ST. Louis.
Arkansas-Chairman Gen. v Y Cook
United Confederate Veterans, of Newport
Some of the Members.
Members Of the national committee other
than chairmen, have been announced as
follows:
Representing the G. A. R.-Ma1. d. r.
Lowell, Middleton. Conn; Col. William Ed
gar Rogers, Washington, D. c.; Adjt ]. E.
Marshall Paltaka, Fla; Col. c. H. McCon-
nell Chicago, H.; Maj. H. ]. johnson,
Louis, Mo-. Maj. Harry Burns, Atlanta,
Ga; Gen f. S. Greeley. New Haven Conn.
Sons of Feterans-Rev. E Henry Byrons
New Smyrna, Fla
United Confederate Veterans-Capt j. T.
Griffith, Berryville, Va; Gen. Joseph
Wheeler Wheeler. Ala; Col. A. A. Lips
comb, Columbia. Tenn; Gen. r. c. Zach
airy, McDonouSh, Ga; Capt. j. N. Memo
ney, Mills. Tenn; AGjt. w. NJ. Smith. D.,
Columbia, Tenn; Col. West ]. Crawford.
Memphis, Tenn; Maj W. j. Whitthorne,
Columbia, Tenn; Maj. Edward Buford, New
Orleans; Maj. +. {. Brush, Boston, Mass.
Spanish War Veterans-Capt. Champe S.
Andrews, New York city; Capt. Homer J.
Locking and Capt. j. Lyon King, Wash
ington, d. c.; Lieut. Daniel S. Smith, San
Francisco.
Additions to Membership.
1t was stated that additional names will
be added to the committee by the general
committee until every state and territory
in the Union is represented. Additions to
state representa- ton will be made by the
several state chairmen.
Capt. ]. Lyon King of the United Span
ISL War Veterans and who is mentioned in
connection with the cOmmanderShip of the
District of Columbia department Of that
organization, heartily Endorsed the blue and
the gray movement last night and promised
his active support in perfecting the or
ganiZation. He has been made a member of
he of he no