Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-18
DISSENSIONS ARISE
NOTE OF DISCORD IN ARMY AND
NAVY UNION.

Discussions have arisen in the Army and
Navy Union, organization of ex-soldiers
in this city, which has resulted in some
lively cross-firing and appeal to the ma
tional body by some of the combatants. 1t
Is alleged that at meeting of the William
T.. Barry garrison held Wednesday night,
'wo members of that organization were dis
missed from membership by action of a
court martial These members are Col j.
f. Browne and Sergt. ]. ]. Strain, formerly
of the Fighting Ninth Infantry
AS a result of this action by Barry Gar
rison the dismissed members have noted an
appeal to national headquarters. They de-
clare that gross injustice has been done
them, asserting that they were tried on
''fiimsy charges and in an unmlitary man
ner, and that they will fight the matter Ito
the last ditch both in the organization
and in the courts of justice. National head
quarters has already been communicated
with and it is said lively rumpuS in the
Army and Navy Union is in sight.
Denial Entered.
a statement was printed in The Star yes
terday, on authority of an officer of the
association that the Theodore Roosevelt
Garrison had membership of only seven
men. In reply to this The Star has received
communication over the seal of the
Roosevelt Garrison. and signed by its two
highest officers, as follows:
In The Star of August II a statement ap-
pears that the Roosevelt Garrison, No. "a,
Army and Navy Union, has only about
seven members in good standing This
statement Is erroneous. We have, as you
will see, the following names, all of whom
were members of the Roosevelt Club, and
have since our utilization with the Army
and Navy Union become members of our
garrison.
1--WE opened our charter to establish
garrison of the Army and Navy Union in
this city on about May IA. since which
date We have mustered in about thirty-tiVe
members, with sixteen applications pending
Following is the names of the members
now in good standing: ]. J. Gordon. COM
mander; VIM A. Hickey, senior vice COM
mander T. G. Burch, junior vice com
mander: Frank c. LongStreet, adjutant;
Thomas A. Taylor. quartermaster and pay
master; Robert A. koehler, chaplain; Dan
iel w. Greaves, officer of the guard; III. j.
Koehler. officer of the day NJ. r. kubatz,
officer of the watch; Matthew A. Maloney
Capt. Geo. C. Wooley. Berkeley Inge, Ed
ward O'Connor, Capt. Oden H. Lake. Van
A. Zahn, VIM. H. Grosjean, VIM. G. Mar
mion Ed. L. Robinson, L. j. Van Der Mil
Ter, Joseph Eisenhardt, James D. Hurley, A.
w. Gall. Frederick E. Schotter, James NJ.
Curtis (Signed) JOS. j. GORDON, Jr.,
WILLIAM A. HICKEY, Commander
Senior Vice Commander"
Eligibility of Col. Browne.
Replying to the statement of Inspector NJ
J. Hackett that Col Browne was not eli
glble for presentation as a candidate for
commander-in-ch chief of the Army and Navy
Union an officer of the organZa ton writes
to The Star:
Il find in looking over the constitution
and general laws of the Army and Navy
Union that section 10, code OF procedure for
trials, provides for the right of the accused
to vote while his appeal is pending. So II
is very evident that a man is not out of the
order until a decision is rendered by the
highest authority in the organization.
There is nothing in the constitution or
general laws that specifies that a candidate
for d national office must necessarily be
delegate to the national convention. Sig
mund j. Black of the d. D. Porter Garrison
is a candidate for the position now held by
M. j. Hackett, inspector general"