Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-15
ARMY AND NAVY UNION
BARRY GARRISON MUSTERS IN
NUMBER OF RECRUITS.
General Orders by Brigade Com
mander-Members of General
Staff Appointed.

| zen. Wllidln barry HARRISON NO. 20,
| U. S. A., held a muster at Army and Navy
Union Hall, corner of Sth and D streets
northwest. last night Senior Vice Com
| mander Charles F. Noske presided in the
absence of Commander Andrew S. Burt,
who was confined to his quarters suffering
from severe cold Following routine bust
ness the following applications for member
ship were read by the adjutant and re-
ferred to a committee; George S. Living
ston, late sergeant U. s. Signal Corps; Alex
| ander F. McMillen; late captain 1st U. s.
V. Artillery, and Joseph F. Sullivan, late
sergeant U. s. A, department of engineers.
The muster of recruits included Joseph f.
Sullivan; John Little, 18th o.. S. Infantry
and Reynolds tombstone Burt, captain in
| the fighting 9th L. S. Infantry.
In the good of the union exercises a COM
| mttee was appointed to confer with a SIM
| liar committee from Roosevelt Garrison
! No. a. and Porter Garrison, No. 6, for the
purpose of giving a dramatic entertainment
some time in the near future for the bene-
| fit of the sick and death fund of the Army
and Navy Union, and Mr.. DAILY was ap-
pointed as a committee of one from Barry
Garrison. B. F. Chase was called upon to
preside. In accepting he sad the success
| of the Army and Navy Union appeals to the
G. A. r. veterans more than does any other
veteran order, as it will undoubtedly con-
| tinue as long as the nation lasts. Veterans
of the Mexican, civil, Indian and Spanish
wa =, VIII eventually pass away, he said.
keep moving on and in time will become
the great. magnificent veteran order of the
country and nation. He made a strong APP
peal to the members to help him in his eff
| forts before Congress on behalf of the TEN,
porary soldiers home, and to do all in their
power to further this cause before the next
session Of Congress.
Provisional Commanders Orders.
The adjutant read general order No. 1
from Provisional Commander Andrew s.
| Burt, headquarters Potomac Brigade Army
and Navy Union, U. s. A. The order states:
mand OF the Potomac Brigade by the au-
thority of Edwin Browne, national com
mander of the Army and Navy Union of the
U. s. A., commanding.
Upon assuming the honorous duties Of
this Office the brigade commander asks all
comrades to lend him their loyal support
In building up our order in this vicinity
To this end let our notices be Harmony
and unity and One for all and all for
One.'
General order No. 2:
''The general commanding the brigade an
nounces the following STAFF officers who will
be obeyed and respected accordingly: AS
sistant adjutant general. Hugh H. Henry.
Garrison, No. g. assistant quartermaster
general, John J. Strain. Garrison. No. %;
aids-Thomas A. Taylor. Garrison, No. "A.
and Robert F. Coates, Garrison No g.
I'm addition to the staff announced the
general commanding hereby creates a coun-
| Gil VI NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., composed as follows.
Commander, James A. Joyce, Col Theo-
dore Roosevelt Garrison, No. "a: Thacker
e. Lee, Admiral David d. Porter Garrison.
No. 8, and Walter j. Jones, Gen. Guy v.
Henry Garrison, No. 8.
Brigade headquarters are established at
| the Bliss building, 30 B street northwest.
J Washington, D. c., where all comrades will
be welcome to call, whether to transact bus
mess pertaining to the order or for social
visit
Visitors Present.
The following visitors were present: Com
| mander James A. Joyce. Roosevelt .Garri-
son. No. "A; James Stillwel officer of the
day, Garrison, No. 6. and Van A. Zahn,
chairman of the entertainment committee of
Roosevelt Garrison. No. "A.
Among those who addressed the gar
rison was Eugene C. Smith, who spoke
at great length on the success of
| Barry Garrison. and expressing the hope
| that he would have the honor of marching
| at the head of the garrison New Year day,
| 1907, Swhen he predicted, It would be three
hundred strong, to pay their respects to
.out honored comrade. Theodore Roosevelt,
/ President OF the United States" Others
| who spoke were Messrs. Lyle. McEfheney.
| Smith, Busche., Culvert. O'Neil. jr., Vice
Commander Noske. Sullivan. Zunkes. Grim
| and Erb.- The muster closed by Commander
Joyce sounding taps.