The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-09
BUSINESS MEETING
Array Of the Potomac Elects Gen. Curtis
PTesifient-HIny Fine Sprecbes-S!rs.
Mcclellan EDnorcsl.

Mcclellan Honorcl.
The business meeting of the Army
of the Potomac was held in the Belasco.
one of the largest theaters in the city,
and it was pretty well filed with the
friends of the veterans. where there
was room left for them.
The meeting was called to order by
Gen. Henry c. Dwight. President of the
Society of the Army of the Potomac.
late Captain United States Volunteers.
The place of meeting for next year
was left to the decision of the Execu-
tive Committee. The cities placed in
nomination for the next annual meet
ing were Seattle, Wash; Williamsport,
Pa, and Washington, d. c.
Gen. n. M. Curtis, of New York, was
the unanimous choice of the Society
for the Presidency. He is more than
six feet in hight, and when his election
was announced it was greeted with
three hearty cheers.
Stepping to the front he said:
THE Army of the Potomac was the
army of the world. L agree with Gen.
Hooker, who said it was the greatest
army on the planet. l sincerely thank
my comrades for electing me to be their
President"
Gen. Horatio c. King was unanimous
ly reelected Recording Secretary of
the Society. Gen. King said: This is
my goth year as your Secretary A
voice from the stage was heard: Gen
eral. you are growing younger under
it" Another voice shouted: Thirty
years more"
Lieut.. Frank S. Halliday was unani-
mously reelected Treasurer. and Col
w. f. Fox was also unanimously re-
elected Corresponding Secretary.
Resolutions Adopted.
Gen. King presented the following
resolution, which was adopted with
cheers:
Resolved. That this Society extends
Its hearty thanks to the President of
the United States. Colonel and Comrade
Theodore Roosevelt, for his services to-
day at the unvailing of the Mcclellan
Monument; that he be- made an honor
airy member of the Society, and that
he be presented with u badge"
After the ovation had ceased Gen.
King provoked considerable laughter
by explaining.
Il need hardly say the President will
be delighted
A resolution was also adopted thank
ing the theater, the hotels and the press
VI w THEIR COuTteSleS. Al
so resolutions of thanks to the various
committees who had prepared the. en-
tertainment for the guests, citizens who
have helped defray expenses, and a
special resolution was past thanking
Col. George II. Patrick
Mrs. Mcclellan was the guest of the
Army of the Potomac during part of
the session, and was greeted with
hearty applause as she entered the flag
decorated box.
The Committee on Fredericksburg
Park reported progress and that the
matter of making park of Fredercks-
burg battlefield would be pusht by Con-
gress at the first session. The report
was signed by Gen. Dan. Sickles and
Gen. Horatio King.
Gen. o. o. Howard was introduced
and was unable to speak for some time
bcause of the greeting he received.
He said that when he was appointed
to command of an army he was one of
80 Generals who so commanded during
war. He said that the last army he
commanded was that of the Army of
the Tennessee, and that he was the
sole surviving commander Of an army
in the war of the rebellion who is now
alive.
Gen. Dodge. who was to have been
present, was detained at his home in
Iowa by illness, but he was present in
cnirit