Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08

left. The G A. r. ana the people he said,
are to be congratulated on the increasing
interest in thes1obsefvance of Memorial
day. The manner in which the people have
taken hold of this celebration and have as
sisted the veterans give rise to the belief
that long after the last soldier of the civil
war shall have responded to the final roll
call the day will still. be held in sacred re-
membrance by the generations that are yet
to come. Is
Continuing. Gen. Hart said:
Il was especially gratified with the ne ,ef-
falling and warm-hearted interest that
President Roosevelt felt toward the old SOL
diers who rendered service in the civil war,
and 1t really seems to me he set the pace
and instructed his subordinates all along
the line TO give; the veterans preference In
every way possible
Il brought to the attention of the Presi-
dent the status of forty of our comrades
who held positions as acting or substitute
Watchmen In the government printing office;
their places were neither permanent nor
covered by the rules of the civil service
commission. These comrades filled tempo
rary vacancies and could not be carried on
any permanent roll. / assured him that all
tnese comrades had efficiently performed
their duties in their temporary positions for
a considerable time to the satisfaction of
me omcials of the government printing
once, winch statement was Endorsed by a
letter from the Hon. +. w. Palmer public
printer l requested that the positions of
theSe forty watchmen be covered by the
civll service rules. The President referred
TINS proposition, with a favorable recon-
Ilehuatlon, TO the civil service commission.
Inc commission, seeing the justice of it.
tocf favorable action, and on the Both of
November last the President issued the
oroer covering the positions of these forty
comrades by the civil service rules. which
placed every one of them in a permanent
Posiuoh win ample protection
Nominations Made.
al fhn
formally accepted and referred to the
proper committee, the nomination of Off
GERS was made. The nominations follow:
Department commander, A. P. Tasker SEN
ior vice commander, Llewellyn G. Estes and
- f. Chase; junior vice commander
Charles F. Benjamin and B. P Emtriken
chaplain, Theodore S. Brown and H. S
stevens; medical director. Thomas Cal
yer. NJ. D. tpresent Incumbent, and Henry
A Johnson, NJ. d. There are five members
OF the department council to he elected and
the nominations for these offices include r.
II. Marceilus, Phil NJ. OBrien. Convis
Iarker Richard p. Goodman, ID. C. Robb
w WliI III H. Anderson. e. r, Reynolds and
W. H. Liverpool. Four delegates to the ma
l!onal encampment are to be chosen, and
the nominees Were Thomas II. Martin. o.
n. Oldroyd, John NJ. Young. George s.
henson, A. L. Maupn, B. T. Janney, w
w. chambers and John T. Latham The
aiternates TO the national encampment in
cltide Alexander Scott, E. C. Johnson, H. NJ
Bennety. Jerome Johnson, A B. Frsbie
Z. T. Seavy and j. Tyler Powers
After the nominations had been made
tellers were appointed to receive ballots
ana the announcement was made by the
commander that in accordance with the by
laws or the organization polls will be
opened at the beginning of the second ses-
sion of the encampment which will be held
tomorrow night. The meeting was adj
journed over until tomorrow to permit the
members to attend the annual banquet to
be given to the COMMUNICATIVE chief tonight
General S. S. Burdette VIII preside at the
banquet, and number of distinguished
speakers will address the veterans.