Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-07
READY FOR THE
FIRST SESSION
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all commands will be prepared to move
Personal Staff.
The following are announced as the per-
sonal staff of the grand marshal: Capt
Daniel V. Chisholm, chief of staff; DR.. 5.
Clifford Cox, chief aid; John j. Duffy, mill
tary secretary.
The following aids are appointed: Past
Commander-n-Ch Chief ]. Warren kefer,
Past COmmander-in-Chief Harold s.
Megrew. Past Commander-in-Chef William
Il. English, Gen. r. w. Whitaker. U. S. ";
Capt Guy A. Boyle. past adjutant general;
Mai. G.. c. Pierce, chaplain U. s. A; Capt.
Benjamin b. Hyer, 18th Cavalry U. S. A;
Capt Emil G. Schafer, I'd Regiment, d. c.
N G.; Capt Robert Cook. LIST Regiment, ID.
c. ~ G.: Lieut.. Wilson B. Evans, list Sepa-
rate Battalion. d. c. N. N: William E. Neu-
meyer, Naval Battalion, d. c. N. G.; James
Bowling. Naval Battalion, d. c. n. e.;
Gen. Joab n. Patterson of New Hampshire.
G. A. r.: Col. Frank w. Glenn, U. S. ";
Capt. Harlow L. Street; Capt. C. Fred
Cook. Capt Charles S. d. Dorner. Capt.
Sheridan Ferree. Lieut.. Anthony Holmead.
]. Costello Miles Camp, No. /; John j.
O'Brien Harden Camp; ]. F. Sullivan
Astor Camp; George A. JONES. Dewey
Camp; John j. Strain. Burt Camp; Walter
s. Hale. Miles Camp, No. 10, Department
of California; c. F. Rougeou, Army and
Navy Union.
Route of Parade.
The route of the parade will be as fol-
lows: Pennsylvania avenue northwest
until rear of column reaches 18th street.
when head of column will countermarch at
such point as it may have then reached
over the same route until reviewed by the
grand marshal. corner 18th street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest where the
parade will be dismissed.
The sashes to be worn by the grand
marshals staff will be blue and gray; the
division marshals. red and yellow and
the aids of the military division will be
red: the civic division, white, and the
veteran division blue
The grand marshal and staff will assem-
BILE at the Regent Hotel at 1 o'clock pm
The order is signed by Daniel V. CHS
holm. chief of staff, and John ]. Duffy
military secretary
Business Transacted Last Night.
At the meeting of the national encamp-
ment committee last night Maj Fred S.
Hodgson. chairman, reviewed the work of
the committee and complimented the COM
mitteemen upon their efforts for the sue
cess of the encampment to begin tomorrow
Capt. j. Walter Mitchell department
commander, instructed the commanders of
the eight camps in this department to detail
one uniformed member from each to be
formed into a color guard and flag bearers
to be carried in the parade Tuesday after
noon.
By special permission of Capt H. c.
Leutze, commandment of the navy yard the
buildings and shops in that federal estab-
lishment have been deliberately and prettily
decorated with the national coiors by the
many Spanish war veterans employed there.
The east gun carriage shop Is especially
well decorated, and the visiting soldiers
and their ladies are invited to visit Uncle
Sans great gun-making plant, now in gala
attire.
1t was stated at the headquarters of the
local department of the United Spanish
War Veterans last night that Superintend-
ent Chancellor of the public schools will
be requested to give the children a half
holiday Tuesday in order that the children
may have the privilege of witnessing the
parade.
Among those already in the city is Maj.
Harold 8. Mcgrew of Indianapolis, Ind,
past commander-in-ch chief, who was one of
the principal movers in the amalgamation
of the three national bodies of Spanish war
soldiers. Maj. Megrew also mustered into
the United Spanish War Veterans Presi
dent Roosevelt.
with Maj. Megrew. Capt. Boyie is past
national adjutant general and editor of the
Spanish War Journal.
To Entertain Visitors.
Mrs. Capron. widow of Capt. Allyn K
Capron. who was killed at the head of
his troop of Rough Riders in the Santi-
ago compaign, has arranged to enter
tain all the visiting veterans who are
members of the camps named in honor
of her husband in all sections of the
country 1T the reception of the Lineal
Society Of the Spanish War to be held at
the Shoreham next Tuesday evening from
8 to IL o'clock. Several Capt. Capron"
camps are in existence, and their dele
gates are expected here today and to-
morrow One of the first to arrive was
Capt. Arthur l.. Lake of Capt Allyn K.
Capron Camp of Providence r. l.
Mrs. Fred S. HodgsOn. supreme ruler of
the Lineal Society, announces that a num-
Der of distinguished military naval and
civic men have been invited to attend the
reception of the society at the Shoreham
Tuesday evening, and that all members
of the L. S. w. V. and the ladies of their
families W i'll be welcomed to the function
without cards. The Lineals have also
been invited to be the guests of the De-
partment OF the District of Columbia on
the excursion down the Potomac on the
Queen Anne Thursday afternoon.
Badges for Delegates.
The delegate badge that has been pro-
vided by the national encampment COM
mittee for the representatives of the
camps ana departments at the national
encampment is ready for distribution
among the delegates. 1t is of bronze the
top piece belng a faCSimne OF the United
States Capitol. with the words "Washing-
ton. ID. c." beneath Pendant from this
design. supported by bronze chains, is
the cross of the United Spanish War Vet
Grams with a raised miniature medallion
of President Roosevelt in it's center in
gold. On the arms of the cross appears
the legend United Spanish War Veter-
ans. 1898 1906" Encircling the medallion
of President Roosevelt are the words:
National Convention October S-13 1906
The whole Is on a background of deep
red ribbon.
The committee on the campfire and
smoker I" be held at the Washington
Light Infantry armory. 18th and
streets. Monday evening. beginning at
o'clock. reported last night that all ar
rangements have been completed The
committee is comprised of jeremiah A.
Costello. chairman: Henry Foster. d. Z.
Eberly. 6. f, Rausch and Joseph Ruppel.
1t is intended to make the affair a strong
feature Of the encampment and reunion
of the Spanish War soldiers. The pre-
siding GffIcer will be Capt j. Walter
Mitchell commander of the Department
of the istrict of Columbia. u. s. w v.
Orders to Police
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