Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-25
ENCAMPMENT IN SESSION
Annual Election of Officers Held This
Afternoon.
COMMITTEES ARE APPOINTED
Division Visits Mount Vernon.
Cushing Camp Entertains Visit
ing Comrades-Ladies'
Auxiliary Meets.


OF the Sons OF Veterans. Maryland Di-
vision. including the District OF Column
bia camps. is in session today at TIE hall
OF William B. Gushing Camp. 3. Of V, AIS
10th street. The opening meeting was
held yesterday. Commander Harry L.
Streib of Baltimore presiding.
Other division officers in attendance are:
Senior vice commander. Charles D. Scott
11i5 Pennsylvania avenue southeast; ju-
Nor vice commander, Frank X. Hausner
Highlandtown, Md. Council. Francis E.
Cross. 80 9th street southeast; D. NJ Rit-
tenhouse. Baltimore. Md: secretary. Ed
win c. Irelan. Baltimore, Md; treasurer
Edward K. DePuy. 354S 10th street north
west; chaplain. Rev J. Luther 13renzier
623 A street southeast; inspector. B. J.
Northcott. 134S A street southeast.
Personnel of Committees.
Committees have been appointed as fol-
lows:
Edgar Allan, jr.. Richmond: Charles S.
Davis. Washington: F. P. Gentien. Will
mington, Del: w. c. Whitley. Baltimore
bell. Washington: F. T. F. Johnson
Washington; J. F. Stidham. jr.. Balti-
more; F. P. Gentien. Wilmington, Del.
b. B. Brown. Annapolis.
On ritual and ceremonies-Edgar Allan
jr., Richmond; F. -. Evans, Annapolis;
F: =, F. Johnson. Washington: w. c.
Whitley. Baltimore: William F. Wolfe
Washington.
On resolutions-Mrancis E. Cross.
Washington; B. J: Northcott. Washing
j: F: Stdham. Baltimore; Barker Trent,
Washington
On CONSTITUTIONAL NJ. Rittenhouse.
Baltimore: Charles D. Scott Washington;
Charles A. Sidman, Washington: F. n.
Evans, Annapolis; Edgar Allan. jr, Rich
mond.
One Of the first acts Of the encamp-
ment was the Endorsement by unanin Us
vote Of Edgar Allan. jr.. Of Richmond
Va. for election as commandment chief
OF the national organization. Sons Of
veterans. The nomination was made b.
Col. E. r. Campbell of Gushing Camp of
this city. past commander-in-chief. 1t
was seconded by 3. J. Norrhcott of Lin
coin Camp.
Election Of Officers.
The annual election Of officers Of the
Maryland division this afternoon resulted
as follows:
Commander. Edwin C. Irelan. Balti-
more; senior vice commander, Frank X
Hausner, Highlandtown. Md; junior wee
commander. Harry L. Streib. Baltimore.
Council-John G. Wackerhauser. Balti-
more; Edward K. DePuy, Washington;
Francis E. Cross, Washington.
There was no business session Of the
division last evening. Gushing Camp held
a regular meeting and entertained the Of
ficers and delegates. The hall was well
filed.
Among invited guests were Department
Commander John S. Walker of the C.
A. r. and his staff and q number OF in
dividual members Of the Grand Army.
There was a muster OF recruits, three
new members being admitted to Gushing
Camp.
Addresses were made by Col. Walker.
Senior Vice Department Commander Ed
win H. Holbrook, Col. John McElroy.
Judge Ivory G. Kimball. past department
commander and chairman of the national
legislative committee of the G. A. R.; Di-
vision Commander Harry L. Streib, d.
vision Secretary Edwin Irelan. D. NJ. Rit-
tenhouse. Edgar Allan. tr.; Division
Chaplain ]. L. Brenizer. Capt: Q: H: Old
royd. department adjutant Of the G. A.
R.; Commander John G. Maynard Of Gar
field Post. c. o. Howard. Herbert Rut-
ledge and others.
After lunch had been served to the Wis
itors yesterday afternoon, a pilgrimage
was made to Mount Vernon under the
auspices Of the entertainment committee
of Gushing and Lincoln Camps, with
Chancey o. Howard. Son OF Gen. o. o.
howard as chairman.
The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Maryland
Division, Sons Of Veterans, met concur
rently with the sons Mrs L. J. Allen
was elected division president for the en-
suing year.
Col. Allan's Candidacy.
Past division commander. Col. Edgar
Allen. jr., who was unanimously ncmi-
mated for national commander-in-chief, Is
a member Of Lincoln Camp. No. 2. of
Washington. He has been connected with
the order about twenty years. having
Joined in Worcester. Mass. while there
attending school. He is a graduate Of the
class of 1884 of the George Washington
University and is today a practicing at
torney of Richmond, Va.
II Is a notable fact that Col. Allan was
member of the same class with F. H.
Hitchcock, and has himself been prom
inently connected with politics in his
state. He was the republican candidate
for Congress from the third district Of
Virginia in 1904 and holds the position of
assistant postmaster of Richmond at this
time.
Col. Allan is also connected with the
mercantile business of Richmond as pres
ident of the Richmond Manufacturing
Company. an iron manufacturing concern.
He is an athlete of considerable note,
and was one of the party who, with DR..
John A. Holmes. secretary to The Post
master General. and r. v. Covert, super
intendent of the supply division Of the
Post Office Department, made the trip by
foot from Washington to Havre de Grace.
Nd. during the Christmas holidays last
winter
II elected commander-in-chief he will
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