Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-06
ADDED TO THE ROLLS
ARMY AND NAVY UNIONS IN
CREASING MEMBERSHIP.
Welcoming Exercises in Honor of
Commander Burt Upon His
Return to City.

There were upward Oh one Gu
members present at the muster of new re-
Cruits and election of others by General
William F. Barry Garrison. No. 26 Army
and Navy Union. o.. S. A.. at the regular
bi-monthly meeting held last night at its
Headquarters on Pennsylvania avenue near
9th street The exercises were conducted
by Colonel Chas. F. Noske, acting comman-
der assisted by Acting Commander Frank
c. Longstreet of Roosevelt Garrison, NO
"a. National Commander ]. E. Browne oc-
cupied a seat on the stage. and read the
final charge to the new candidates.
Those who took the initiatory degree of
membership were Percival o. Lawrence,
late of the LIST New York Mounted Rifles.
civil war; John C. Burger late list New
York Volunteers, civil war; Daniel j. Cole
man. late 9th United States Infantry;
George Newman, late LIST District of Co
lumbia Volunteers and 9th UniteA States
Volunteers, Cuban and Philippine cam
paigns; James Conway, 9th Company
United States Coast Artillery: William J.
Mcconnell late LIST and 9Th United States
Cavalry; Columbus Hill. late Company D.
4th battalion, District of Columbia Volun-
teers. civil war, and Harry b. Lem. late
9th United States Cavalry. The applications
of the following were favorably acted
upon to be mustered at the next meeting.
list New York Volunteers; Henry A.
Evans, late I'd Regiment, District of Column
bia Volunteers; Albion B. Jameson. late
captain of the Pennsylvania Reserve Vol
unteers, civil war; Amos ]. Cummings, late
35th Massachusetts Volunteers: James ].
Hearn, late Company e. LIST District OF Co
!umbia volunteers. and Bernard McCauley.
late LIST District Of Columbia Volunteer
Regiment. Spanish war.
Following the initiation, the garrison.
upon motion of Adjt. John ]. Strain. unan-
of the late James H. McChesney. a COM
rade who recently died in this city, and
who was one of the pioneer members of the
Army and Navy Union. having been
member for the past fifteen years. A copy
of the resolution of coincidence will be for
warded to the widow and family of the de-
ceased. Suitable action was also taken
upon the death of Lieut.. Col. James Sum-
ner Petit of the United States army, with
whom many of the members served in the
Spanish and Philippine campaigns.
1t was the unanimous vote of the garri-
son that reception be rendered Bris. Gen.
A. 8. Burt, garrison commander, upon his
return next week from his vacation, and
committee was appointed to arrange the
program.
The committee of Barry Garrison on the
joint excursion and field day exercises,
which recently took place at ChesaDe
Beach, made report in which 1t was
stated the affair both a social and
financial success.
Col William ]. Elliott offered a resolution
setting forth that the garrison was uecom-
ing so large numerically that it will be
necessary to hold weekly meetings. Action
upon this resolution will be taken at the
next meeting. when it is expected 1t will
be adopted, as the majority of the men,
bers favor weekly meetings for the winter
months.
National Commander Boyce made an adj
Dress In which he stated that he had re-
Gently made tour through Pennsylvania,
where he had organized two garrisons one
located in Tyrone. Pa. with f1fty-six mem
bers. provided with a band of twenty-one
members. and another in Munhall Pa, with
a membership of over seventy-two. He
also stated that a new garrison had been
instituted in Charleston, S. c.. and that
new garrison had been formed by the men
aboard the new battleship Louisiana. He
read communications from Department
Commander Oscar Glenn of Virginia. in
which II was stated that since the visit of
President Roosevelt on last Memorial day
to Virginia the garrisons IN that locality had
grown largely in membership letter was
read from Representative Albert F. Daw-
son OF the second congressional district of
Iowa, a member of the garrison stating
that he had been renominated for Congress.
The reading of this communication ELECTED
great applause.
He Is the soldiers and sailors friend"
said Adjt. Strain. "And members of the
Army and Navy Union In Iowa will see
that he Is elected declared Junior Vice
Commander William ]. Elliott.
Favor the Soldiers Friend.
II for one" continued the vice command
er. do not approve OF mixing politics with
our organization. but do approve of stand
ing by the men who are candidates for
public Office who favor legislation looking
to the betterment of the conditions of the
enlisted man and the man before the mast
and the old veteran of the civil war,
and the young men who fought our coun-
try's battles in the Cuban, Philippine and
China campaigns. I also believe that We
should oppose those men who are inimical
to the interests of soldiers and sailors. 1t
matters not whether they be republicans or
democrats"
This sentiment was greeted with applause.
Others who spoke upon this question were
William A. Hickey. William McElhenny,
Col Noske and c. s. Wilder.
The announcement was made that many
members of the Army and Navy Union
from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
and nearby states viii visit this city during
the encampment week of the Spanish War
Veterans In this city, in October. as mem
bers of the latter organization. These men,
bers will be entertained by the local garri-
son during their stay in the city.
Tentative plans will be under discussion
soon concerning the forthcoming Army and
Navy Union convention.~to be held In this
city in July. 1907. Already booms have been
started for aspirants seeking to be nationat
officers, few OF whom are prominent local
military men.