Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-27
LOYAL GUARD HERE
FraternaI Order in Session at
the New Willard.
WELCOMED TO CAPITAL
Addresses on Part Of District by
Representative Citizens.
LEADING MEMBERS RESPOND
Visit to the White House in Seized
ule for Tomorrow-Sight-
seeing Trips.
LEADING MEMBERS RESPOND

The Loyal Guard-not the "old guard"
as one of the speakers was careful to
explain-swept down on Washington last
night for the quadrennial session of the
Supreme Division of that order They
will be in Washington three days in
which time they expect to have four
business sessions, meet the President, in
spect and approve all Of the government
| buildings, and take in the surrounding
sights.
The delegates, about sixty-five in num-
Der, with their families, reached Wash
ington yesterday afternoon. The Loyal
Guard Is a fraternal benefit organization,
boasting membership of about 6,OOo in
different sections of the country.
AS soon as the stains of travel could
be hidden last night the visitors started
| the round Of pleasure with a theater
party at the Columbia, at which they
were the guests of the Washington div
ision of the order.
Initial Session Held.
The first meeting was held this morn
| ing at the Willard, where the delegates
| listened and responded to addresses of
| welcome from Cuno H. Rudolph, presi-
| dent of the Board of District Commits
sioners; Gen. George, H. Harries, presi-
| dent of the Board of Trade; William
| F. Guide, president of the Chamber of
Commerce, and Charles A Douglas Of the
Washington bar.
| Commissioner Rudolph assured the visi-
| tors that 1t was pleasant duty to well
| come them to Washington. With the
Loyal Guard in the city he said, New
York state with its ''old guard" no longer
| had the District at DISADVANTAGE
| Mr.. GUIDE, who was introduced next,
welcomed the visitors for the Chamber of
| Commerce and invited them to call on
that body for any help it might require
during their stay.
Charles a. Douglas dwelt on the beau
| ties and advantages of the Capital city
Gen. Harries. for the Board of Trade,
insisted that, a welcome to Washington
| was hardly necessary inasmuch as Wash
ington belonged no less to them than to
| the steady residents. Gen. Harries said
| those who lived here exercised a sort of
stewardship for the rest Of the country,
serving as janitors to care for the prop
| erty and sweep and clean, for which serv-
ices they were allowed to live on the
premises.
Loyal Guardsmen Respond.
The Washington speakers were intro
| duced by Alexander Scott, captain-general
| of the Washington division and chairman
| of the committee of arrangements Edwin
Q. Wood, supreme commander, presided
| and called upon members of theorder to
| respond.
| Charles c. Simons of Detroit responded
] to Mr.. Rudolph. Rev. c. A. Lippincott of
Flint. Mich. to Mr.. GUIDE; John T. Win
ship Of Saginaw, Mich. to Gen Harries,
and NJ w. Stevens, also of Michigan, to
Mr. Douglas.
Supreme Commander Wood spoke an
preciattvely OF the work of Mr.. Scott
and c. X. Bergman in arranging for
the speakers and welcoming the visit
ors. The only decoration in the room
was handsome bouquet of American
| beauty roses and other cut flowers q
gift from J. H. Small.
Sightseeing Trips.
This afternoon at 2:s0 o'clock the
visitors took a special car and will
visit Mount Vernon, Alexandria and
Arlington. Another business session
will be held this evening. Tomorrow
morning at 1880 o'clock the party will
be escorted to the White House by
Representative Samuel A. Smith OF
ton. and will be received by the Presi-
dent The morning following the visit
to the White House will be given over
to tour OF Washington in large auto
mobiles. In the afternoon the govern
ment buildings will be inspected.
A visit to the Corcoran Art Gallery
is the only SGT event on the program
for Thursday. Business meetings will
be held every evening
Members OF the local committee. Of
K Berryman. D. w. Edelin,, Charles S.
Willis. Robert Rathvon, Richard K.
Harvey. B. Olive. Jesse Little, Karl
Rathvon and Newton Willis.