Evening star., 1907-09-01
VETERANS CELEBRATE.
Army and Navy Union Exercises
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Washington Army and Navy Union garri-
sons are preparing for series of interest
ing events which will take place during the
month of September. The first Of this
series will be the lawn fete commencing
on Labor day on the spacious reservation
fronting on 18th street and Lincoln Park
northeast and continuing for three DAYS
This occasion will be sort of reunion of
the members and their families, together
with the ladies' auxliaries, at 4 O. clock
Labor day.
Attorney Lemuel Fugitt, who served
thirty years in the Marine Corps, having
also served in the civil war, will deliver an
address setting forth the principles of the
Army and Navy Union, its objects and
aims.
Capt. J. Walter Mitchell late department
commander of the Spanish War Veterans
an ex-regular soldier will talk on Union
ism Among Uncle Sans Fighting Men,"
and Wednesday Private William A. Hickey
will give general soldier talk, "Our Fra
ternal Military Organizations" Friday Ad-
miral David D. Porter Garrison, No. s. will
hold a special muster, meeting at Grand
Army Hall. More than twenty members of
the United States Marine Corps stationed
at the navy yard will join the organization
Before this Barry Garrison, No. 26. will
meet in G. A. r. Hall and give rousing
send-off to a delegation of it's civil war
| members who will attend the G.. A. R. en-
campment at Saratoga, N. Y, the week of
September 8, and to delegation of Spanish
war soldiers, who will attend the national
encampment of Spanish war veterans at
SanduSky, Ohio, the same week
AT all the garrison meetings after the mid
die OF September delegates to a local en-
campment will be chosen to arrange for
the formation of an executive board which
will have in hand the control of all matters
pertaining to the welfare of the Was shngton
organizations. During the last week of Sep
tember a reception will be given Brig Gen
Andrew s. Burt, U.S.A retired. at which
representatives of all the military veteran
organizations in the city will be invited to
take part, Gen. Burt being a member of the
G. A. r.. Spanish \, ar Veterans, Army and
Navy Union and several other soldier bod
les
Capt. ]. Walter Mitchell former depart
ment commander of the local United Span
ish War Veterans, is being urged for ap-
pointment as commander of the District of
Columbia Army and Navy Union forces. He
has been already indorsed by Col. Theodore
Roosevelt and Admiral David=D. Porter gar
risons, and will, it is said receive the unan-
imous Endorsement of Gen. William +.
Barry and Gen. Guy V. Henry garrisons.
Gen Guy V. Henry Garrison, COMPOSED
If ex-resular colored soldiers and sailors
Will hold a special meeting Wednesday
night. September 4, and muster in a large
number of recruits. They will also make
arrangements at this meeting to celebrate
| their twentieth anniversary. Commander
William L. Conray says that the forthcom-
| ing anniversary VII be more elaborately
celebrated this year. Guy V. Henry Garrison
| was organized in November 1887 and is
fully four hundred strong most of the
| members being uniformed. The Julia Henry
Auxiliary, composed of the wives and
daughters of the members, is also connected
| with the order