The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-09
GARRISON DECIDES
TO JOIN new CLUB
Army and Navy Union Body
to Give Up Charter.
WILL SEND IT TO BROOKLYN
Lively Session OF Roosevelt Garrison
in G. A. II. HaII-ActiOn Held TO In
Similar Bodies in the District.
Union Men Elected to Office.

Roosevelt Garrison, Army and Navy
! Union, last night, in G. A. r Hall, voted
/ to sever It's connection with the union,
and its charter. records and parapher-
MALTA were ordered to be packed and sent
| TO Adtt Gen. Avery at Brooklyn. n. Y.
Following this act. former Commander
! A. F. Broacker, Quartermaster John f.
/ Harvey. and Chaplain c. G. McCollion
Joined the Army and Navy Veterans
| Club, which was organized last Thurs
day.
The Veterans Club then elected A. F.
! Broacker vice president. and c. G. Nc
/ Collion sergeant at arms, OF the new
! organization.
| II is evident to those Conversant with
affairs Of the Army and Navy Union that
! the new organization expects 20 get its
! recruits from the disgruntled garrisons.
Dissatisfaction grew out Of financial con-
| ditions disclosed at tho meeting OF the
union in Erie. Pa, in July. when Ma
| tional Commander Browne acknowledged
/ money had been diverted 20 improper
/ channels.
Season OF Uncasiness.
/
garrisons have been I'll at ease since
they were suspended two years ago.
President Wilder. OF the Veterans Club,
was asked why these garrisons were sus-
/ pended. He replied that he never knew,
nor did he think any one else ever
/ knew
However" he said. I'VE were rein
stated. and were willing to forgive and
forget. Everything was moving along
nicely until the startling disclosures were
made at Erie"
He also said Porter Garrison had. be-
/ fore Il was suspended, more than 275
! members; Roosevelt. 80; Barry. 200. and
! Henry about go About 200 members
were all the four garrisons had al pres
1 ent he said. and not one-hfth OF those
were paying dues
] Il did not attend Commander Brown s
! meeting here last Friday" he continued,
! but am told by several members pres
| ent. who have since Joined the new or
ganiZation. that there were only thirty
six present, and that the majority OF
] these were negro members"
! There was considerable comment about
/ a statement attributed 10 Lemuel Fug-
/ slit. in which he was quoted as saying
/ that any member Of the Army and Navy
/ Union, who had affiliated with the Army
! and Navy Veterans Club was disiOyal
/ Col 3. r. Chase said he thought any one
/ who could rest comfortably IN an organ
/ ization whose money belonging 20 Wild
! ows and orphans. had been spent, was an
! dislOyal veteran and friend.
! we believed Commander Brown when
I "a ~-Fa ha
] the shortage at an early date" said Sec
I rotary Van 4. Zahn. but months have
passed and not one cent has been re-
| placed. II seems the time has arrived
/ when members must demand something
more than promises
Another Organization.
a new organization incorporated under
! the laws OF the District. termed the Vet
! erans' Reserve Corps. is now in exist
/ ence. The signers Of the articles OF in
/ corporation are members OF the new
/ Army and Navy Veterans Club. and
while the officials OF the club deny st
! has any connection with their OrgauIza-
/ ton, Il IS. nevertheless. surmised that
/ the Veterans Reserve Corps viii eventu-
I ally assume a national aspect, making
! possible a home for all dissatisfied gar
/ risons throughout the United States.
Among the members Of The Roosevelt
! Garrison who joined the Veterans club
are Van a Zahn. r. koeher. Edward
I Keegin. Mitchell Donnelly. Edward G.
Burch. James Spry. Thomas Orinanl. X
A. O'Connor. George T. Freedman. W. II.
/ Bailey, X. Zuykins, Robert II. Wood, r.
J. Burt. Charles I. Platz. Andrew q.
| Davis, F. II. Barns, Winfield James.
and Guy V Mason