Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-02
HOLD ANNUAL MEETINGS
SEVERAL CORPS, ARMY OF THE
POTOMAC, ELECT OFFICERS.
Connecticut Legislature Requested to
Provide for Monument to Gen.
ssdgwick at Gettysburg.

held during the morning at the several
hotels. Tho red parlor Of the Ebbitt, where
the Army OF the Potomac had its head.
quarters. was busy place. Gen. Horatic
King and q score Of aids and assistants
were Strengthening out the final arrange
ments for the meeting at the Belasco and
the unwilling Of the Mcclellan statue, dis
tributing stand tickets and theater tickets
and setting straight host Of out-of-town
visitors who had missed their friends, mis-
laid notes OF their places in the ceremony
and lost every other conceivable thing thai
could be lost, from their health to their
hotels.
At meeting Of the 18th Corps the fol
lowing officers were elected for the coming
year:
Gen. John T. Lockman, president; Gen
Julius Stahel. vice president of the Army
OF the Potomac: Capt. Francis J. Werneck
vice president Of LIST Division: Capt Jas
trow Alexander, vice president Of I'd Divi-
sion; Capt: Joseph B. Greenhut, vice
president OF Sd Division; secretary, Lieut.
Charles H. Paddock; treasurer, Capt. Jas
trow Alexander; chaplain, Rev. w. r.
Jenvey.
Ninth Corps.
The 9th Corps Of the Burnside expedition
elected the following officers: President
Major Louis L. Robbins: vice president
Major John W. Jacobus: secretary and
treasurer, Major L. c. Bracket. and dele.
gate to the general meeting of the society.
Sergt. Major George w. States.
At the meeting Of the Cavalry Corps the
following officers were elected: President
Gen. James H. Wilson: first vice president
Col J. j. McCook; second vice president
Sergt. g. W. States: third vice president
Capt. w: A. Sheldon; fourth vice presi-
dent, Adjt F. A. Easton: fifth vice presi-
dent. Capt. F. c. Lord, and secretary
treasurer. Major w. B. Beasley.
Sixth Corps.
A meeting Of the 9th Corps. Army Of
the Potomac. was held in the parlors of the
Raleigh Hotel this morning. at which DIR.
Charles v. Petteys of this city presided
and Gen. Henry c. .aRowe was secretary.
resolution was adopted urging that the
Connecticut legislature make an appropria.
ton for the erection of a monument to
Gen. Sedgwick at Gettysburg A committee
OF hve was appointed to look after the
matter.
as follows: President Gen William III.
Seward, Auburn, N. T.; first vice president
Capt John F. Lovett, Trenton. N. j.; Sec
on. vice president. Col. Charles NJ. Bart
C~pt. George e. Davis, Providence, r. l..
secretary and treasurer. H. C. LaRowe
New York: vice president Army of the
Potomac representing the 9Th Corps, Col,
First Corps.
The Association of the LIST Army Corps
met. at the Riggs House and reelected all
officers as follows: President, Col. Henry
o. Clark. East Orange, N. j.; vice presi.
dents. Army of the Potomac, Col. Albert
Clark, Boston, Mass; LIST Division. Gen
James McLeer. Brooklyn. N. Y: I'd Di-
T v . Gen q, w W., W Dudley. Washington
Enesburg Falls. N. z; secretary and
treasurer, Col. Herman w. Allen. Burling-
ton, VT.
Fail to Get Together.
The members of the 18th. 10th, ed, Nav,
and Marine Corps. who were scheduled Il
meet during the morning at the Arlington
did not come together. The members Of tt<
9th Army Corps gathered at the Ebbiti
House instead Of meeting at the Arlington
The I'd and Sd Army Corps were SEIZED
uled to meet at the Shoreham Hotel, bu,
only small number assembled at II
o'clock. and shortly thereafter the member.
adjourned to meet at the Ebbitt later.
structions from Gen. Granville NJ Dodge
president Of the Society of the Army of thu
Tennessee. who is i'll at his residence a
Council Bluffs. Iowa. received the member.
Of the organization this morning at tn,
Arlington. During the entire morning many
Of the members Of the society called, and
mins1ing among their comrades OF tn,
Grand Army of the Republic. recalled man,
of the trying situations Of civil war times
especially those in the farther southern
states. where tho Army OF the Tennessee.
experienced much hard service.
Thr0uGhOut the morning the Arlington
was crowded with men I'm blue uniforms
and goid lace. inelndlng the members o,
the sta1 OF Gov. Stokes Of Dew Jersey, and
the 0fzleers Of the New Jersey regfments
When GEN. Mcclellan was nominated 70,
the presidency he went before the peopl,
as q son OF New Jersey. and for this reason
the governor OF the state and the either
soldaery turned out In eoodly numbers, 4
was stated to honor his memory At tn,
dedication OF his statue. Shortly before II
O'Clock the "a Regiment Band Of Camden
N. J.. appeared IN front OF the Arlington
and for moro than one hour rendered
program Of patriotic airs.