Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-15
ADVANCE GUARD HERE
Delegates to Biennial Conven-
ton Army and Navy Union.
BIG ATTENDANCE PROBABLE
Meeting of Local Committee Having
Arrangements in Charge.
SOUVENIR CARDS AND PROGRAMS
Local Delegates to Boom Washington
Candidate for Office Of Ma
tional Commander.
]BIG ATTENDANCE PROBABLE
SOUVENIR CARDS AND PROGRAMS

The first contingent Of delegates to the
| thirteenth biennial convention Of the Army
and Navy Union, to begin its sessions here
| Wednesday forenoon, reached Washington
| today and were Quartered at the Ebbitt
| House and the Regent Hotel An officer of
| the organization said the outlook is that
the national meeting will be well attended.
1t Is expected that nearly all the delegates
| will have arrived by tomorrow evening
| Col. ]. Edwin Browne, the national COM
mander and his staff are expected to ar
| rive in this city from Baltimore tomorrow
| morning.
A joint conference Of the local commit
! tees and local delegates having in charge
the arrangements for the encampment as
sembled yesterday afternoon on the Juvenile
! Court lawn, through the courtesy of Judge
De Lacy, and completed the program for
what promises to be the most interesting
gathering of the organization since its
| foundation in Cincinnati in 1888. In the
| absence of Capt ]. Walter Mitchell. chair
man of the executive committee, Capt.
| George L. Snider presided, and the sub
committee, reports were made all of which
| were 1t is stated. exceedingly gratifying to
the members.
Souvenirs Provided.
1t was decided to issue to the visiting
delegates and their friends souvenir postal
cards and souvenir programs. which have
been prepared by a special committee con-
sistng Of Capt. G. L. Snder. Col. Robert
Alton and William A. Hickey, and a sup
ply of these will be on hand at the head
quarters of the District of Columbia dele
gates, Hotel Regent. which will be open to
visitors tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
The name of Brig. Gen. Andrew S. Burt.
U. 8. A. retired. commander of Barry Car
riSOn, will be presented to the convention
for national commander to succeed the
present incumbent. Col. J. Edwin Browne.
who was elected two years ago at the
| twelfth biennial encampment. held In New
burg, n. Y. Matters Of Importance to
veterans of all wars. il was stated today
by a member Of the delegation will come
before the convention for consideration
The sessions will be at 10 am. and pm.
each day. The opening day will be de-
voted to the reading Of reports of the ma
tional officers and the appointment of COM
mittees. At night. it Is stated, the vet
Grams will visit Luna Park as guests of the
Spanish War Veterans and witness re-
production Of the battle of Santiago. Thurs
day night camp fire" and reception to
the delegates and visitors will take place at
G. A. R. Hall. at which addresses will be
made by prominent men, whose names will
be announced later.
Garrisons to Be Represented.
Following is list Of the garrisons which
will be represented: General George Wash
ington, No. ]. Cincinnati, Ohio; General
George A. Custer, No. 2. of Brooklyn.
N. Y; Perry Garrison, No. g. Newport.
r. l.; Admiral H. F. Picking. No. 4. Erie.
Pa; General Nelson A. Miles. No 5, Provi-
dence, r. l.: Admiral D. D. Porter No.
6. Washington. D. c.; General D. 8. Stan
ley. No. I. Buffalo, n. Y: General A. H.
Terry, No. s, Brocton Mass; General Guy
V. Henry, No o. Washington. D. c.: Cen
ora1 Tnhn La1f Nh Nati al IL
tary Home. Ohio: Captain NJ. B. Stafford,
No. II, Angel Island. Cal: Captain Fred
Gibson. No. -. New Yo-k city: General
W. Merritt. No 13. st. Paul. Mimi: Colonel
Smelling. No IA, Alaska Territory: General
Winfield Scott. No. IL, Cheyenne. Wyo;
Peter Salem. No. IL, Boston. Mass: Cen
Mich; Col. John Jacob Aston No. 49, Jer-
sey City. n. J.: Lieutenant E. F. Koehler,
No. ID, Rochester. N. Y; Major Lorenzo
Laren. No. 10, Fort Barancas. Fla: Cen
N. Y: Captain En- Crawford. No. D..
Brooklyn. n. Y: Sergeant Gabriel LABEL.
No. %, Vancouver. Wash: General R. S.
Mckenzie. No. "A. Boston, Mass; Admiral
William F. Barry No. 20. Washington.
d. c.; Commodore F. E. Parker. No. %.
Annapolis, Md: Commodore w. N. JEFF
cries. No. 30, Annapolis. Md: U: S. S.
Monocacy, No. 20; Lieutenant ]. II. Alex
ander, No. 81 Fort Walla Walla Wash;
Captain John T. Greble. No. 81. Fort
GfeDle, II. l., captain George A. Cooper,
No. 33. New Orleans; Edward H. Beuchley.
No. 81, Worcester. Mass; Colonel S. w.
Britten. No. III: Fort Mead S. D.; Frank
lin Manning. No. &C. Pttsfield. Mass:
Lieut. G. A. Pennington. No. 81. Luzon.
Philippine Islands: Terrence Mcdonald, No.
3S. Amesburg, Mass; Admiral H. c. Tay-
lor. No. 30. Brooklyn, n. Y: D. c. Fergu-
Flanagan. No. ~, New York city; Maj. P.
G?endening, No. 43, Luzon, Philippine Is
Parsons. w. Va; Lieut. w. 7. schenck.
No. A. Fort Scriven. Ga; Thomas 0. Bat s.
No At North Adams. Mass: Gen. Lawton,
No. 4S, Newburgh. N. Y; John p Bach.
No 40, Newburyport. Mass: Col Royal I.
Frank, No. 80, National Soldiers Home.
Louisville, Ky; Col. H. E. Liscum. No 53,
Fort Robinson, Neb.; William Mckinley
No. 81, Peekskill. n. Y: Gen.. George
Crook. No. So. Dayton, Ohio; Admiral j.
H. ]. Reilly. No. 80. Bridgeport. Conn;
Gen. Franz Siege. No. 81. New York city:
Col. Anderson Mills, No. Ga, Walla Walla,
Wash: Col. w. A. Rafferty,, No. IS. Ma
nila. P. l.; Lieut.. w. E. Sipp. No 66. Fort
Washable. Wyo.; U. S. s. Oregon. No. 6s.
lin. No. 60. Luzon. P. l.; Gen. c. c. Augur.
No. 70. Buffalo, Wyo.; Maj Gen. F. Roe.
No. H. Brooklyn, n. Y: Maj Thomas
Cruise, No y, st. Louis. Mo-: Gen. Joseph
Wheeler, No. 73, Union, N. j.: Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt. No. "A. Washington. D. c.:
Gen. Henry Leavenworth, No. 20, Leaven-
worth. Kan; Commodore o. Hazard. No.
49, New York, ~ Y; Gen. George B. Nc
Clellan, No. II, New York city; Gen. U. 8.
Grant. No. 10, Whitestone. N. Y: Gen.
John Sedgwick. No. 70. West Point. NJ Y;
Capt. F: B. Harrison. No so. Fort schuy-
Ter. N. Y; Col. Oscar Long. No. 1O1, San
Francisco, Cal.