The National tribune., 1910-01-13
In Honor of the Dead
An Inspiration for the Living
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CHARLES BURROWS
RUTHERFORD N. J.
HONOR TO THE COMMISSIONER.
\ Grand Welcome TO Commissioner
Davenport.

HONOR TO THE COMMISSIONER.
"a Grand Welcome To Commissioners
Davenport.
A function of the first magnitude
came off Thursday evening at the
Arlington Hotel in a reception and ban
uuet given by the Department of the
Potomac, G.. A. r., to Comrade James
l.. Davenport, Commissioner of Pen
sions Comrade Davenport has been
a part of the Department of the Po-
tomac for many years and is held in
the highest esteem by every veteran
in the District of Columbia His ap-
pointment as Commissioner of Pensions
gave the liveliest satisfaction to all of
these, not only because of his popu-
iarity as a comrade, but because it
was felt to be recognition of long
and unusually efficient service. No
man in the United States is as well
acquainted with all the complications
of the pension system as he, and he
adds to this knowledge an unfailing
clcarneSs of decision and equally un-
failing habit OF justice in adjudicating
cases with proper regard for the in
rests of the Government and the
merits of the claimant.
AS soon as his appointment was de-
termined upon, enthusiastic comrades
fashion, and the result was one of the
largest, most vivaciohs and satisfac-
tory, and most complimentary affairs
yer held in Washington. Command
er f. II. Holbrook, of the Department
of the Potomac. had charge of the
matter, and was ably assisted by COM
mittees formed from the comrades of
his Department. His committees were
as follows:
II
brook, Department Commander. Chair
man: Henry A. johnson. Senior Vice
Commander. Vice Chairman; NJ. NJ
Lewis, Secretary; G. c. knifIin, Treas
urer.
Reception. Past Commanders-in
Chief, S. S. Burdett. John c. Black,
John L. King. James Tanner. Past
Senior Vice Commander-in-C Chief, John
McElroy. Past Department Command
ers, A. H. G.. Richardson. George F..
CorSen, Harrison Dineman. Newton NJ
Brooks, Jerome B. Burke. VIM. S. Odell,
NJ. Emmett Urell, J. NJ. Pipes. A. f.
Dinsmore, S. Il Eaunce. Nathan Bick-
ford, Thomas S. Hopkins, Arthur Hen
bricks, Calvin Farnsworth. George H.
ISlaybaugh. /. w. Stone, p. F. Bing-
ham, 1. G. KimbalI, A. Hart, A. p.
Tasker. Z. p. Entrikin, Newton Terree,
John S. Walker Junior Vice Depart
-.
Executve.-John McEnoy, Chair
man: F. A. Butts. L. X. Campbell, B.
F. Chase, J. f. Hart, J. Harry jerks.
G. c. Kniffin, NJ. NJ Lewis, Jas A.
McCauley, ]. s. MAYNARD, John Middle
ton, Peter S. Noble; o. H. oldroyd. John
Wheeler.
Banquet.-B. T. Chase. Chairman:
]. T. Hart, M. NJ. Lewis, John Middle
ton, ]. S. Roy. Ja'
TpIr nd Dr;p
I1lroy, Chairman; n. NJ. Brooks, E. r.
Campbell, S. r. Faunce, j. Harry
jerks, C. d. A. Loeff1er. OH. OIdrhvd.
Finance.-J. Harry jerks, Chair
man; III. B. Bennett, George c. Cor
son, D. p. Hallam, d. s. Harrington.
Arthur Hendricks, John l.. Heupel,
John S. Maynard, James McCabe, F.
L. Mckenna, Abram Myers, Peter S.
Noble. l. III. Patterson, Z. r. Ross,
J. $. Roy, l.. f. Seibold, r. L. Smith,
John Wheeler.
The Banquet.
The fine banquet han of the Airing
ton Hotel was handsomely decorated
for the occa sion, and more than $50
guests sat down to an elegant repast.
The proceedings began with sounding
the assembly by the trumpeter. when
Commander Holbrook brought the
:eeting to order and ordered the Col
ors brought in. They were received
with due honor, after which the invo-
cation was delivered by Rev. j. d.
Bloodgood. Department Chaplain. Com
mander Holbrook made a fine address
eXtolling the Commissioners many good
,t;alities and the satisfaction of the
comrades over his appointment. He
then introduced as Toastmaster Past
Senior Vice Commander-in- Chief John
McEiroy, who also paid tribute to the
Commissioner on the text OF "Seest
thou man diligent in his business. He
shall stand before kings" He told
how Commissioner Davenport had
grown up with the Pension Bureau,
mastered all of the details of a great
bursed annually to $4,000 pensioners.
Each of these cases involved special
problem which Commissioner Daven-
port had decided with justice and
ability.
Past Commander S. f. Faurce read
letters from the President, Members
of the Cabinet, Senators and other dis
| tinguished men who, much to their re-
gret, were kept away from the meeting
by previous engagements or the sever
| ity of the weather.
Assistant Secretary Pierce, represent
| ing the Interior Department, made a
brilliant speech which was received
with great applause and was followed
| by Past Chief Burdett,
responding to the toast, 1.-The Nations
gratitude to its defenders" Comrade
Burdett's address justified his reputa-
ton as the "Old Man Eloquent" of the
Grand Army of the Republic, and the
comrades expressed their deep affection
for him. which had been aroused by
| his recent heroism in the Alaskan
waters, by prolonged applause.
| Comrade Burdett was followed by
Past Commander i'm Chief John c.
Black, President of, the Civil Service
Commission, whose address was on an
entirely new Thought and an inspira-
tion that aroused all toLenthusiasm.
Representative Frank ID. Currier re-
sponded for the Granite State with a
happy speech. full of pride in New
| lHampshire and the mon the State had