Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-13
FOR ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT
ORDERS ISSUED By DEPART
MENT COMMANDER, g. A. B.
Assignment Of omcers and An
nouncement Of Committee
Appointments.

Col. Newton Ferree. commander of the
Department Of the Potomac. G. A. r..
has promulgated general orders covering
the fortieth annual encampment of the
local department. In Grand Army Hall.
1412 Pennsylvania avenue. Wednesday
evening. February 10. at 7:15 o'clock.
Capt. James NJ. Edgar and Lieut.. Chas.
L. Patten of the Old Guard are assigned
to duty as officer of the day and officer
of the guard. respectively. Capt. Edgar
will make the usual detail from his COM
mand for guard duty during the sessions
OF the encampment.
Assistant Quartermaster General F.
L. Mckenna will provide each member
and representative Of the encampment
ing this badge will be permitted to pass
the inner guard.
'Chief of Staff John Finn is detailed
Tor duty as assistant to the assistant
ad5utant general. James A. Allen, during
the sessions Of the encampment
Posts and individuals having resolu-
lions to present to the encampment are
to forward the same to department head
quarters on or before the 18th instant
that proper consideration may be given
them by the committee on resolutions.
"A meeting of the department council
quarters tomorrow evening. at 8 o'clock.
for the transaction Of such business as
may properly come before 1t.
The following named have been ap-
banquet to be given Thursday evening,
the 10Th instant. in honor Of the COM
mander-in-chief on the occasion of his an
nual official visitation to this department:
George c. Ross. chairman: Samuel r.
Stratton. o. H. Oldroyd. A. A. Maxim,
Edward Webster. L. F. Randolph, Bur
ton R. Ross. George p Davis. z. ].
Sweet. John G. Maynard. S. w. Bunyea.
Thomas H. jerks
Encampment Committees.
The following encampment committees
have been appointed:
On observation-disclosures A. Allen. chair
man; G.. NJ. Hustled. B. F. Chase.
On address Of the department COM
NJ. E. Urell. John McElroy. Edward
Webster. B. r. Ross. e. r. Campbell. T.
w. West
On report Of employment committee
w. Stone. chairman; Calvin Farnsworth
w. H. Raymond. w. J. Breed. H. l.
Dean. j. H. Randolph, c. F. Garrette
Thomas Day.
On report Of relief committee-A Hart
chairman; A. H. G. Richardson, J. B
Burke. s. w. Tuley. c. S. Wilder, A. B
Chatfield. r. D. Goodman.
B. P. Entrfken. chairman: L. vanderhoef
Charles F. Keefer. S. w. DdcElderry, A.
NJ. Gilman. G. II. La Fetra, M. ]. Hull
On report Of assistant quartermastel
general-George e. Corson. chairman
Harrison Dingman, A. F. Dinsmore, S. w
p. Seibold.
On report Of department chaplain-H. s
Stevens. chairman: ]. D. Bloodgood, E. A
Fenton. w. H. Honn. p. T. Lee. ]. IL
Barnes. W. T. Foster.
On report of judge advocate-E. J.
Sweet chairman: r. E. Grant. Henry
Foster. ]. L. Davenport. w. W. Brown. a
B: Frisbie. Edward G. Brooks.
On report Of department inspector-A. s
Taber, chairman: w. NJ. Potter. w. H
]. Stewart, H. H. Bunyea. Alexander
Oglesby.
On report Of chief mastering oflcer-J
e. Hart. chairman; w. j. Weiss. John
Middleton. Hazard Wheeler. E. A. Will
Der. w. A. O'Meara. Asa H. Kedney.
On report Of patriotic instructor-A. s.
Perham, chairman; G. C. Kniffin. G. r.
Ferguson. Alfred Shaw, A. H. Frear
George H. Harris Rudolph Ulmer.
On report Of council of administrations
8. O'Dell. w. P. Moore. George New
ton. c. M. Robinson, e. A. Keller, w. w
Chambers.
On report Of committee on legislation
]. G. Kimball. chairman; Arthur Hen
bricks. F. H. Sprague. B. F. Bingham, J.
p. Clifford. H. L. Johnson, Van H
Buckley.
On resolutions-S. e. Faunce, chairman
Nathan Bickford, N. M. Brooks, G. H
Slaybaugh. L. p. Williams. B. F. Davis
c. r. Benjamin..
To Arrange Celebration.
The following have been appointed a
committee Of arrangements for the cele.
bration Of the nfnety-ninth birthday an.
neversary Of Abraham Lincoln:
John McElroy. chairman; John S. Walk.
er. e. H. Holbrook. c. w. Gallagher, ].