Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-23
THIRTY EIGHTH YEAR
OF KIT CARSON
POST, g. A. r.
Celebration of Event With Elaborate
Ceremonies Last Might
The Program.

The members of Kit Carson Post,
No. 2, and their friends celebrated the
thirty-eighth anniversary of the organ
ization of the post last night with
elaborate ceremonies. The occasion was
made notable by the installation of the
new junior vice department commander,
Col. Thomas III. Martin, who is member
of the post. Colonel Martin was recently
elected to his post by the council of admin
istration of the department in accordance
with the decision of the national Judge adj
vocate that permitted the promotion of the
junior vice commander elected at the an
nual encampment of the department held
last month. A sharp contest was waged
for the selection of senior vice commander
at that time. The late Gen. Llewellyn G
Estes was chosen for the, position after a
long and hard campaign. but died before
he could be installed. This left the depart
ment with all its new officers installed eX-
cept the senior vice commander. A ques-
ton was raised to The procedure in the
situation, the bylaws of the organiza-
ton required that an officer shall serve
until his successor is installed, and as there
had been no one installed in the post of
senior vice commander the officer holding
that rank under the old administra ton
was still serving. The matter was sub
mitted to the national judge advocate gen.
eral, and an opinion was handed down by
should be considered as though all the officers
were installed, the junior vice commander
shold be advanced to the post of senior vice
and new junior vice should be elected by
the council of administration. The choice
of the council fell on Colonel Martin, who
| is past commander of Kit Carson Post.
Special Dispensation Secured.
A special dispensation was secured from
the department commander, Col A. P.
Ia g IN tEa inct Hot H.
new junior vice commander at the anniver-
sary celebration of Kit Carson Post last
night. Past Department Commander Ar
thur Hendricks acted as installing officer
and the installation proceeded with due
ceremony
The exercises commemorative of the
thirtyeighth anniversary Of the organiZa-
ton of the post were interesting. Kit Car
son Post is the second oldest post in the
city, and is one of the largest. The post
was organized in March, 1867, and several
of those who had been members at the time
of the organization related their expert
enceS.
Col. Robert Armour, chairman of the en-
tertainment committee of the post, pre-
sided. Post Commander E. D. King was
prevented from attendance by illness. Col.
Charles S. Wilder, senior vice post COM
mander, opened the exercises with an ad-
dress of welcome, in which he referred to
the organization of the post ard the pur-
pose of its existence. He referred to the
fact many old comrades are passing away,
and that those who are left are even more
closely banded together by reason of their
decreasing numbers Department Com
mander Tasker made a short address, in
which he spoke of the pleasure it gave him
to welcome Col. Martin as an officer of the
department, and commended the work of
the relief committee of the department,
over which the new Junior vice commander
will preside.
Addresses were also made by Rev. DR..
George Bailey, pastor of the Western
Presbyterian Church, and Past Post Com
mander Thomas H. Melee. An excellent
program of music and recitationS was then
presented and the exercises were brought
to a close with the singing of America
by the entire assemblage. Those who TOOK
part in the entertainment were Mrs. VIII
lam Keye Miller Miss Mary Buford Smith,
Mr.. Arthur E. Middleton. Mr.. Edward S.
Gee. Mr. A. B. Griffith, Mrs. Adella w.
Merchant, Mrs. Blanche Muir Dalgleish.