The Washington herald., 1906-10-08

| Prospects favor a large attendance OF
veterans Of the Spanish-American war,
whose third annual encampment begins
I in Washington this morning Incom-
/ ing trains yesterday brought delegates
| from al parts Of the country. and the
arrivals to-day promise TO exceed those
Of yesterday.
/ Uniformed organizations parading
/ Pennsylvania avenue from the railroad
| stations yesterday, in most cases headed
| by bands gaily dressed and energetically
/ applying themselves 10 their Instruments,
gave that great thoroughfare a gala ap-
! pearance.
The Avenue and adjacent streets are
appropriately decorated with flags, bunt-
/ ing ana streaners. and hearty welcomes
| TO the visitors are expressed In forms
/ that are Characteristic Of the National
/ Capital
Major Bean Was First.
The first OF the delegates to arrive in
town vas Mai. Z. S. Bean, commander OF
[ the Department OF California. who. with
| Mrs. Bean. a prominent member Of the
/ Auxiliary, reached the Capital Friday.
/ Shortly after Little Rhody's" solitary
delegate, Comrade Lake. was registered
/ at the Regent. and so the two extremes
/ Of the continent were the first to meet.
/ Saturday evening was marked by the
arrival Of Maj Harold c. Megrew, OF
+ Indiana, past national eommancer-in-
chief, S W. V, accompanied By Capt
+ Guy a. Boyle, publisher Of the Spanish
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general It was Mai. MegTew, who act
+ ing in his Official capacity. mustered
+ in Comrade Theodore Roosevelt at the
/ White House when the President joined
/ the order.
The forerunner Of the big Ohio dele
gatioa arrived Saturday noon n the per
son or Comrade Harry H. Neigh. Of
I Titfin, egate-at-l1rge. Last night came
( the special train from Cleveland bear
I Ing the rest Of the Buckeye State rep
I resentatfves. headed by Commander-in-
Csief Charles r Mile. and Adj Cen
/ Charles +. Sherwood.
+ New York sends Two Delegations.
/ From The New York department came
two detachmerts, one from the merop-
oils and smother from the western part
( Of the State. so s.rong. The New York
/ City contingent was headed By Depart
ment Commander Frank keCE. while
amcng the comrades from Rochester,
/ Buffalo and Niagara Falls were Past
/ Department Commander c. A. simmons
and Hamilton Ward. who is New Yorx's
/ candidate for the position Of commander
in-chef
/ Another important delegation which ar
rived about noon yesterday was that from
/ Chicago. including those from Illinois.
/ Wisconsin, Minnesota. Indiana. and other
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candidate for national honors-Gen-
George n. MOulJOn, of Illinois, who has
announced his candidacy as commander
iI.-cnief
As these 6CiCcatIons arrived they were
met at the stations by uniformed escort
anJ band provided by the local comrades,
special attention being paid TO the visiting
ladies. who viii be entertained by the
mcIr oerS of the Mary A BabCock and
Edith X. Roosevelt Auxiliaries. Mrs. Ida
/ n Galloway, president and by the ladies
/ of the National LIneaI Society. Mrs E Y
4 Hodgson. supreme chief ruler A gOOdly
I portion of the entertainment during this
week is devoted 20 the ladies.
All day yesterday the delegations con-
tinued tC arrive. Russell 3. Harrison, de-
partment commander of Indiana. got in
about noon. with a delegation instructed
/ in favor Of Hamilton Ward for COM
maEGer-in-chief.
Charles + Sherwood. national adjutant
general, was also among yesterdays ar
rivals, and immediately opened up head
quarters at the Ebbitt. next door TO the
New York Headquarters. He brought
with him thirty delegates from Cleveland.
while those from Toledo. Cincinnati. and
other Ohio points. as we'll as those from
Michigan. came IN with Commander-in-
Chief Miller. who arrived shortly before
midnight
New Jersey was represented with nine
delegates. with several more 10 follow
These aligned themselves under New
YorlS's banner, as did several delegates
from massachusetts, and others from
necticut
II was late In the afternoon wher
Illinois delegation. headed by Past
mandcr Mouton. arrived. They wer
corted from the train TO the Ebbitt I
in fine style. and created quite "A st
their arrival. They apened headqua
in the Ebbitt directly opposite tho
New York.
Ohio Contingent Welcomed
Department Commander ShrodeI
Ohio, arrived during the course O
afternoon, and was quickly welc
within the folds of the New York
gation. Il was announced that Mir
ia, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, and I
were on the way with 195 delegates
this added interest to the situation.
Major W II. Davis, Department
mander OF Pennsylvania. was the ne
rival and was quickly followed by
H Stansfield, Commander of the d
ment OF Illinois, who opened headGU
on the same floor as the New YOri
CATION.
From far Oklahoma came Comrade
Bonhannon. Of MuskOgee. and Carl
schue. Of Oklahoma City, who are
ing the latter place for next year
tional encampment
Massac chusetts opened headqUart
room 90, Ebbitt House, and sooT
New York TO understand that it IN
10 support the candidate Of the
State, Hamilton Ward. for Comm
in-Chief
The special train from New York, bear
...tr TBer,a rt77.f,rt Comma ndeF Major Frank