Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-12
OFF FOR WILMINGTON
DELEGATES TO NATIONAL EN-
CAMPMENT, U. v.

The District delegates to the national
encampment of the Union Veterans Legion.
to be held at Wilmington. Del. left here
for the convention city at 1890 o'clock to-
day in a special car attached to the reg
ular train over the Pennsylvania railroad
Not all of the delegates were in the party,
as some will not start until $50 this even
Ing. number OF friends of the depart
Ing veterans of Encampment GO were at the
depot to bid them godspeed.
One of the delegates informed Star re-
porter that the Washington representatives
will make determined fight for more lib
eral pensions than are now provided under
the law of 1890
We want the government to adopt serv-
Ice pension. That !s, one cent per diem per
month for every day a soldier served during
the civil war. Under the law of 1890
three months militiaman or home guard
receives as much as veteran fighter who
served from three to four years. This
IL not right, and we want the matter rem
eded. The proposed service pension will
right the existing wrong. and the delegat ties
from Encampment 90 Will fight for the
adoption of a resolution covering the de-
feet"
Other Washington delegates said an eff
fort will be made to bring the 1906 encamp-
ment to Washington. Only one national
meeting of the organization, 1t was added.
has been held here, and that was when
Corporal Tanner was its commander-in-
chief. Asked IL the District delegation had
a candidate for national commander. one
OF the delegates replied in the negative. 1t
was his opinion that Capt. O Common of Will
mington. Del, will succeed the present COM
mander.
1t was learned that Corporal Tanner. past
national commander OF the Union Vet
Grams Legion. will not attend the Whining
ton encampment, as he is going TO San
Francisco to meet his son. Lieut.. Tanner
of the regular army, who is returning from
the Philippines.
Among the ladies' who went to Wilmington
with the local delegates today were Mrs.
Sarah E. Pttman, who is a candidate for
national president of the auxiliary; Mrs.
Noah Tyron. Mrs. n. II. Merrill Mrs. o.
E Caruana. Mrs. Ellis Knight and Mrs
w. II. Bailey.
1t is understood that the delegates will
urge the erection of a museum of war in
Washington and that more suitable
building be purchased for the temporary
soldiers home here.
The party who went to Wilmington to-
day included Col. ]. Edwin Browne, past
commander-in-chef; Denny OConnor, past
national adjutant; Frank Butts, chief mus
tering officer; Noah w. Tryon. inspector
general; Butler Fitch, Luke Kelly, w. II.
Bailey. II. d. Norton w. w. Brown. d. E..
Babcock II. l.. DEAN, G. A. Lyon, n.
shatswell. A. B. Mckenzie, ]. W. Lewis
and ]. 7. Brady. past colonies of No. So:
o. Il. Caruana, w p. Knight w. J. Weiss.
John Finn, Homer. Riggs. w. H. Worms
ley. w. II. Merrill, c. +. Boyd, S. X. Hall
and z. B. Thompson, delegates and Dennis
Lee, ]. A. Dumbaugh, George Livingston,
Hiram Johnson. Killian Delebar Florence
Donohue, w. w. Dudley c. W. Kicker,
Henry Sanford and Hiram McCalmont, al
ternates.
A message of congratulation was sent to
Corporal James Tanner, commander in
chief of the G.. A. r, under date of Sep
TENDER o. reading follows: Your old
comrades of Encampment No. &c. Union
Veteran Legion, send fraternal greetings
and are proud of your victory"