Evening star., 1911-08-16
LOCAL VETERANS GO
Leave Sunday for Encamp-
ment at Rochester, N. Y.
HEADED BY G. c. ROSS
Three Hundred Members Of G. A. B.
Will Make Trip.
BACK McELROY FOR HIGH POST
Washington Delegates Will Support
National Tribune Editor for
Chief.
HEADED BY G. C. ROSS
BACK McELROY FOR HIGH POST

Accompanied by delegates, members OF
his personal staff and the rank and file
OF Union veterans of the District, num-
bering about 800. Commander George c.
Ross of the Department Of the Potomac.
G. A. r., will leave Washington Sunday
morning at ITO O'Clock for Rochester
N. Y, on a special train over the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad to attend the for
ty-fifth annual encampment Of the G..
A. R., which convenes August q and
will last during the week.
Owing to the demands of Father Time,
the list OF visiting veterans from all over
the country this year will be smaller
than at any other convention, and for the
first time In the history Of the organiza-
ton, the commander-in-chief and men,
bers of his personal staff will be forced
to ride In carriages In the grand march
that will be the feature event OF the en-
campment.
Department Commander Ross will be
accompanied on the train by ]. D. Blood
good senior vice commander: Rev. N. n.
Miller. junior vice commander: Rev y.
R. Lowell, chaplain. all of whom carry
! the right to vote, and the representa-
tives to the national encampment, L. p.
Seibold, Charles r. Douglas. Augustus
Worthington, Edward A. keeler ana
Thomas H. Mckee. Their alternates
will be J. R. Oursler, J.. Tyler Powell,
Samuel R Strattan. J. 2. McCaoe and H.
H. Bunyea.
Roster Of Honorary Guard.
The following surviving past depart
ment commanders also will accompany
Commander Rosa as an honorary guard:
Samuel A. Duncan. Timothy Luby.
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George e. Corson, Harrison Dingman.
Charles c. Royce. Samuel 8. Burdett.
Newton M. Brooks. jerome B. Burke
William 8. Odell. J. NJ. Pipes. A. F. Dins-
more. 8. E. Faunce. Nathan Bickford
John McElroy. Thomas 8. Hopkins.
Arthur Hendricks. Calvin Farnsworth.
| George H. Slaybaugh. Israel w. Stone.
B. F. Bingham, l. G. Kimball, A. r.
Tasker. B. p. Entrikin, Newton Ferree.
John S. Walker, Edwin H Holbrook and
Henry A. Johnson.
Washington delegates, backed by some Of
the largest Of the G. A. r. posts, includ-
ing the New York delegation. will sup
port Col. John McElroy. past depart
the Potomac. past senior vice command
er-in-chief Of the G. A. r. and editor Of
the National Tribune. for commander-in-
chief to succeed Commander Gilmore.
Department Commander Ross said to-
day: "Our candidate will have the sup
port Of the delegates from New York.
Kansas. West Virginia, Virginia, North
Carolina, Florida. Texas, California.
North Dakota. Maryland. Montana.
Rhode Island, Arkansas. Missouri and
New Hampshire, with many pledged votes
| from other departmental
Col McElroy is one OF the best known
Union veterans in the country today.
For twenty-six years he has been con-
nected with the National Tribune, the
exponent of the rights and interests of
the Union soldiers, and has succeeded in
getting valuable bills through Congress
| for the benefit Of the veterans.
A hard fight will ensue. and Washington
delegates think their candidate has an
excellent chance to win.