Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-27
COL. BROWNE TOASTED
RECEPTION GIVEN IN HIS HONOR
LAST NIGHT.
National Commander Of Array and
Navy Union Welcomed by
Local Garrison.

National Commander ]. Edwin Browne of
the Army and Navy Un,on, u. s. A.. who
was unanimously elected to that position
last Friday at the twelfth biennial encamp
ment of the organization, held in New
burgh. n. Y. was rendered reception last
night at headquarters of Roosevelt Garri-
son. 514 9th street northwest. The interior
of the hall was profusely decorated with
the national colors, ana over the presiding
officers station We're hung emblems of
American, Cuban and Spanish national col
ors.
At S:15 O'Clock Commander Browne, with
an escor. of aids, entered the hall, and his
presence the occasion of applause
which lasted several minutes. Following
this enthusiastic welcome, Col. Browne. in
company with his aid was escorted to the
stage by the officer of-the guard, Capt. E.
M. Heines. Commander Joseph ]. Gordon
of Roosevelt Garrison in a brief address
welcomed the national commander on be-
half of those assembled, and the program
opened with the entire gathering singing
the national anthem, with piano accom-
paniment by L. Won Der Miller. Com
mander Gordon then introduced Rev. John
E. Cox. former national chaplain of the or
ganization Of Owensville, Ind. who came
to be present at the reception.
Chaplain Cox's Address.
Mr.. Cox was the first speaker, and said
in part:
MY comrades: did not want to go to
my far-away home in Indiana without pay
ing you fraternal visit, and 1 am de-
lighted to be with you tonight. I met your
delegates at Newburgh. and through their
kind invitation 1 visited Washington in or
der to be with you on this occasion. 1
congratulate you on your success in bring
ing the headquarters of the Army and
Navy Union to your fair city, for here 1t
logically should be. Roosevelt Garrison is
especially to be congratulated in having as
one of It's members our national COM
mander.'
National Commander Browne said In re-
Spouse: ITO say that / am proud of the
honor conferred upon me is putting 1t
mildly, comrades, and l pledge you my
word that 1 will do all in my power to pro-
mote the welfare of each comrade of our
great organization. l deeply feel the kind
words expressed tonight and as your ma
tional commander | shall do all that l can
to make the Army and Navy Union the
foremost soldier organization in the land
Other Responses.
Col. H L. Dean of VIM. F. Barry Garri-
son, No. %, was next called upon and said:
organization and will continue to be so, be-
cause we have a field to recruit from that
no other organization of a semi military
nature has. We take in every honorably
discharged soldier, sailor and marine who
served the American flag. We have in our
ranks the gray-haired veteran of the COS
as well as the beardless youths of 1898, and
comrades, | do not exaggerate when l say
that from the orange groves of the south
to the bleak, icy regions of the north from
the shores of the Atlantic to the beautiful
Pacific, and in the far away islands of the
orient, there are hundreds OF thousands of
eligible men who will in tine be numbered
in our ranks
Col. e. B. Thompson and Col. Noah Ty-
ron of Encampment No. Cd, Union Veterans
Legion, who are also connected with the
Army and Navy Union. delivered brief pat
riotic addresses, as did also Commander
James Campbell and Maj s. j. Block. on
behalf of Admiral D. D. Porter Garrison,
No. q, Army and Navy Union.
Many letters were read from members of
garrisons of other cities in which they ex-
pressed fraternal greetings TO the new ma
tional commander. Special kilograms were
also received from Junior Vice Commander
Edward V. Anger and from, Commander
James S. Long of Gen. Custer Garrison No.
2, of Brooklyn, n Y. stating that the COM
bined garrisons of New York and Brook
fyn had completed arrangements for
grand reception and banquet in honor of
gerbund Hail. Brooklyn, October u, at
which Commander Browne and a delegation
from this city will attend.
Those Present.
Among those present last night were
Rev. John E. Cox of OwensvilIe, Ind; Com
niander James Campbell of r. d. Porter
Garrison, No. 6; Maj. S. j. Block of the
Union Veteran Union; Capt. Adolph Van
Reuth of Custer Garrison, No. 2, of Brook
lyn, n. Y: Col. H. l.. Dean and c. r.
Noske of Gen. William +. Barry Garrison
No. 20; Col Noah w. Tyron, David w
Greves, j. Eisenhardt, r. G. Burch, Capt
f. NJ. Helms Frederick E. Schotter, Van
Lahn, Thomas A. Taylor, l.. Won Der Miller
Commander ]. ]. Gordon of Roosevelt Gar.
rison, William A. Hickey, Col. f. H.
Thompson, A. W. Gall, Prof James A.
Joyce, Capt. o. III. Lake. a. L. Lipscomb,
Charles III. Houck. John G. Quigley, Robert
koehler, Sergt. Mathew A. Maloney, Capt
Frank c. Longstreet, j. l.. Robinson An
tonic Lauletta, James +. Hurley, Hiram
+. Bourne. Edward A. OConnor and Sergt
Denny O'Connor.
Bernard Roosevelt Strain, the infant son
OF Sergt. John j. Strain, who was born
the day of Col. Brownies election was
unanimously elected to honorary member
ship in Roosevelt Garrison, and the entire
garrison will be guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Strain at their home. 246 10th street south
east. next Sunday evening, when a supper
in honor of the new ''comrade" will be
given.