The Washington times., 1905-08-20
Plans for Annual Reunion
Next Month.
WAsHlNGT0N'S DELEGATION
Department of Potomac, in a Special,
VIII Travel to the West
in Style.

attend the thirty-ninth national encamp-
ment. which viii be held in that city
September 4, : 8. and I.
"A special train has been chartered for
the trip from Washington to Denver.
The party which will represent the De-
partment of the Potomac at the en-
campment will Include many friends OF
the G. A. H. who are regular attendants
at these encampments. Over one hun
dred have already applied for place on
The train. which Will be known as the
Department of the Potomac's Special"
and it is expected that this number Will
be greatly augmented before September
l, when the party will leave for the en-
campment.
VIII Have Four Delegates.
AT Denver the Department of the Po-
timac viii be represented by four dele
gates, who will each have one vote in
the election. These delegates are Dan
a. GrosvenGr. Bernard T. Janney. John
T. Layton. and II. NJ. Bennett In ad-
dition 10 the four delegates the depart
ment officers, past department. com
manders and past adjutant generals of
the department each have vote. which
gives Washington total OF thirty-five
votes in the election.
past department commanders VIII be
unable 70 attend From reports at hand
the department officers who have signi-
field their intention OF going are A p
Iasker, commander B. p. EntrIkin,
senior Wee commander; Henry s.
Stevens, D. D. chaplain; L. Vanderhoef.
assistant adjutant general; Francis +.
Mckenna. assistant quartermaster gem
eral; Bernard T. Janney, chief muster
ing officer. and Byron W Bonney. chief
OF staff
The past department commanders
who. il is expected, viii go with the
party, are Frank II. Sprague, Benjamin
F. Hawkins, A II G. Richardson, Har-
Fison Dingnan. Charles c. Royce. Sam
uel s. Burdette. D. S. Alexander. jerome
B. Burke, Charles P. Lincoln. NJ. EN-
met UreH. J, NJ. Pipes, A l. Dins-
more, Nathan Bickford, John McElroy.
Thomas A. Hopkins, Arthur Hendricks,
and + F. Bingham.
Woman's Relief Corps.
The woman's relief corps of the de-
partment VIII also be represented at
the encampment Mrs Ida J.. Hart,
president OF the corps and other mem
bers have engaged places on the de
partment special" and win make the
trip to and from Denver in company
with the veterans.
Aside from the trip to Denver side
jaunts have been arranged for by J. J.
Freeland. chairman of the committee
on transportation, TO include q visit
10 the Yellowstone National Park. Chey.
enne. Portland, Oregon, San Francisco
Los Angeles. with the privilege of re-
turning TO Washington over the Sante
Fe through Arizona New Mexico, and
Arkansas.
The object OF the side trips is TO give
the veterans an opportunity TO see the
beauty and grandeur OF the West.
Tanners Candidacy.
Still another reason why this encamp-
r1ent ig of such interest to the veterans
of the Department Of the Potomac is
the candidacy of Corporal James Tan
ner for the office of c0mmapder-ln-c chief
While New York claims the bringing
out Of Mr.. Tanner yet Washington must
be counted close second as it was in
this city on July IS last. that the first
announcement of Tanners candidacy
was made. and while the department
delegates so uninstructed to the en-
campment, Yet they viii pledge their
United support 10 the Tanner cause and
they feel sure that the results Of the
convention VIII be Comrade Tanner )
election as commander ln%hief.
The names of other prominent mem
bers of the veteran organization are
being mentioned for the Office but Cor
neral Tanner is conceded TO be the
next chief. The most prominent can
eidate that will compete with Comradc
Tanner IL the election. II is said. win be
{ Charles Burton, Of the Department Of
Chic
Mr. Burton. however. has not been
.erv aggressive in his campaign and to
many. It is believed that after tho
result of the first vote is made known
Corporal Tanners selection as com
n,ander-in-chie4 Of the Grand Army
OF the Republic will be voted as unaHi-
nous
This election viii be held on the last
day OF the eAcampment- Other officers
TO be chosen are senior vice commander.
Junior vice commander. surgeon general
and plain-in-ch!er.
The names Of the candidates fer the
dunior offices have not as yet been an
nounced, though II Is said that fer each
Office several prominent members have
been suggested
AS rule. however. the contests be-
tween the candidates for Offices below
that OF commandments are general
y not so strenuous aS ti4SR ieF tHS c++SA
Office
Corporal Tanner. It is claimed by
many. enjoys such wide popularity
among the veterans on account Of the
success he attained in establishing a
soldiers home IN New York State and
his advocacy before Congress of lsgisla-
tion for the relief OF the unfortunate
veterans. particularly those who were
blind that the election this year viii
practically be a cut-and-dried affair. so
Tar as the Office of commander-in-ch chier
is concerned
General Encampment Order.
John r. King. commander-in-chief. has
issued through his adjutant general.
John E. Gilman, the following general
order to be observed at the encampment:
The thirty-ninth national encampment
viii! assemble in Denver. Col. during the
week beginning Monday, September i.
1905
HEADQUARTERS Of the Grand Army OF