Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24
LOVE THE OLD HOME
Grand Army Members Loath to
Surrender Present Quarters.
PROPERTY OF UNCLE SAM
Building on Site Of Proposed Govern
ment Structures
WILL SOON BE TORN DOWN
Committee to Ask for Permission to
Retain Hall Until Ground Is
Actually Needed.
PROPERTY OF UNCLE SAM
WILL SOON BE TORN DOWN

Confronted by the threatened loss of
their headquarters at 1412 Pennsylvania
avenue. where they have met continu-
ously for twenty-three years in build
Ing which will pass into the govern
ment's hands October I, representatives
OF every c. a. r. post in the city re-
sponded to the call Of Commander George
c. Ross OF the Department OF the 70
tomac last night and unanimously Noteo
to appeal to Secretary OF the treasury
MacVeagh TO allow them the use OF the
hall until the government has need OF
the ground on which the building stands
When the question Of renting new quar-
tiers elsewhere In the city came before the
meeting there was strong opposition on
the part Of a majority OF the representa-
tiyes to an immediate change and Wig
orous appeals were made to win the con-
sent of Secretary MacVeagh TO a reten-
ton of their present headquarters. which
have been SO prominently connected Win
national G. A. r. affairs.
Committee to Negotiate.
Upon motion of Commander Ross. a
committee was appointed and instructed
to call upon Secretary MacVeagh to ne
gotiate for the rent of the hall until the
torn down with others In that section Of
government buildings that will be erected
on the site. The committee consists OF
Ivory G. Kimball, A. p. Tasker and As
sistant Ad1utant General 0. H. Oldroyd.
The members were instructed to take i'm
mediate steps to this end and to report
to Commander Ross at another meeting
that will be held soon upon his call.
Commander Ross ordered roll call OF
the representatives OF the various posts,
and each representative voted to retain
the old quarters. AS there are other
organizations which make use of the
hall, paying their proportion OF the rent.
the committee was instructed also to visit
various posts Of the Woman's Keller
Corps. the Sons Of Veterans and Spanish
War Veterans to get their support in TAX
ing up the matter with Secretary Mac
Veagh, with a view to allowing the G.
A. r. to occupy the building after Oc-
tober /.
Old Associations Strong.
Some time ago G. G. Cornwell & Son.
from whom the Department Of the Po-
tomac rented its quarters In the build
ing, informed the officers that they were
going to give up the building October 1,
the time when 1t passes into the posses
sion of the Treasury Department. Since
quarters elsewhere. but the old associa-
lions that have formed about the pres
ent quarters so stirred the veterans that
they determined to call a general meet
Ing OF all the posts to consider whether
they should get new quarters or ask the
governments permission to remain In
their present home.
Reports Of progress in the undertaking
will be made by the committee at the
next meeting. and ii is expected that the
- Mt
Grams will support the veterans cause.
Commander George c. Ross presided at
the meeting and Asst Adjt. Gen. 0. ii.
Oidroyd and Asst. Q. NJ. Gen. Francis L.
McKenra were In attendance. Past De-
partment Commanders 8. E. Faunce,
Thomas S. Hopkins. Israel w. Stone, l.
G. kimban, A. p. Tasker. B. p. Entrikin
and Newton Ferree were also present.
Post Representatives.
The various posts were represented as
follows: John A. Rawlins Post, No. l.
Newton Perry. Alva S. Taber. John Finn,
II. II. Brown; Kit Carson Post, No. 2. A.
B. Bennett tcommander). George II. Stay
baugh E. d. Godfrey: Lincoln Post. No.
8, A. H. Feathers (commander), w. H.
Raymond, B. F. Chase. ]. D. Bloodgood:
George c. Meade Post. No. ). Thomas s.
Hopkins. L. p Sibold. r. Fl. Marcelloys;
u. S. Grant Post No. g. Isaac D. Will
liams, A d. Lawrence. F. f. Brown. Rob-
ert S. Copeland: James A. Garfield Post.
No. Z. Mr.. Fenton and Mr.. Young: Burn
side Post, No. 8. Joseph E. Hart tcom-
mander). Chris Storm: Farragut Post,
No. 10. 8. w. Bunyea: Potomac Post. No.
IL, William H. Hoover. William l..
Schmalhoff; John A. Logan Post. No. 13,
A. B. Frisbie (commander); George II.
Thomas Post, No. 10. Somuel Beight
Commander. John J. Stretch, b. A.
Keller: Henry Wilson Post No. IL, VIII
liam II. Anderson (commander). William
A. Bills; Lafayette Post, No. 20. Edward
J. Sweet (commander). Charles :. Ben