Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-03
Meeting Of Committee.

General George II. Harries met last night
with the committee Of the United Spanish
War Veterans at the Hotel Regent The
other members present were Department
Commander J. Walter Mitchell, chairman;
Major Fred 8. Hodgson, Captain Lee NJ.
Pipscomb, Captain William Peacock and
Past Assistant National Adjutant General
John j. Duffy. The details for the several
events to take place during the encamp-
ment period We're gone over and conclusions
reached. and It can now be said that the
encampment plans are ready To be carried
into effect.
Announcement was made that Commits
sioner Fl. b. +. mcfarland will deliver
the address OF welcome to the soldiers OF
the war with Spain at the opening session
of the encampment next Monday forenoon
at the National Guard armory. The re-
Spouse will be by Nal Charles r. Miller
of Cleveland, Ohio commander-in-chief OF
the United Spanish War Veterans, 1t was
also stated that Commissioner mcfarland
and his secretary, Mr.. Waldo c. Hibbs.
taking active interest in the coming
event. Mr.. Hibbs is arranging for press
committee to be composed OF local news
paper men. also medical committee and
others to be made up of citizens who are
interested in the encampment and reunion.
Gen. Harries. who is in charge of tho
banquet to be held Thursday evening. re-
the expectation that this function will be
attended BY a number OF prominent mill
tary and naval men besides the national
and local officers of the soldier organiza-
ton and leading citizens of Washington.
Gen. Harries will be master Of ceremonies
and toastmaster.
q. A. R. to Participate.
An important announcement made y
the committee was that the Department Of
the Potomac. G. A. r.. will participate in
the parade next Tuesday afternoon. 1t
was stated that Department Commander
B. F. Entrikin would issue general orders
today covering the participation OF the sew
eral posts in the District The Spanish
War Veterans followed their invariable
rule of giving the venerable fighters of the
sixties the post of honor on the right OF
the line Of the veteran division.
The decision was reached to treat the
visiting veterans and their ladies and the
members Of the National Auxiliary to the
United Spanish War Veterans and the
primary auxiliaries and the Lineal Society
of the Spanish War to sail down the his
toric and picturesque Potomac a distance
of about forty miles and return. 1t was
therefore announced that the guests would
embark on the steamboat Queen Anne at
o'clock Thursday afternoon, October IL.
Maj. Richard Sylvester, chief of police,
notified the committee through Department
Commander Mitchell that he would issue
an order covering the police arrangements
for the parade and the other events
Staff Appointments.
Mai. Fred S. Hodgson. marshal of the
veteran division of the parade, announced
the following staff appointments: Capt. J.
Ligon King. chief Of staff: Gen A. P. Tas-
ker. G. A. R.: Capt. G. Leyburn Shorey.
Lieut. William r. Stone, jr, Capt Edward
L. Cogan. Capt. c. /. Darlington, Rich
mond. Va; Capt. Champe Andrews New
York; Capt. John H. Karlberg. Kansas;
Cor Il ke
NJ J. Hackett. Regular Army and Navy
Union; Past Commander Carroll De Gels
Baltimore. Md: Gen. James Carver. Maihe.
and an officer from the Army and Navy
Union yet to be selected
Capt. Lee M. Iipscomb. marshal Of the
second division, announced that Capt Rich
mond Pearson HObson and Mr.. Charles A.
Stillings, the public printer. had been re-
quested with others to serve his staff.
Another meeting Of the executive board
of the encampment committee has been
called for this evening at headquarters at
the Hotel Regent. Arrangements were made
to have the hotel deliberately decorated in
honor OF its being the committees head
quarters.
Capt Lee NJ Lipscomb who will be mar
have a cavalcade of representative bust
ness men in charge. with Mr.. William f.
Guide at the head Of that division. They
will wear silk hats and frock coats. The
Minute Men are also expected to form part
of this division, under the command Of Col.
NJ. A. Winter. 1t is understood that the
Rechabites arranging to take part in
the parade under the leadership of High
Chief Ruler Wayne w. Cordell.