Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
Organization Is Completed and
Convention Early in De-
cember Planned.
REFORMS AND INCREASE
OF EFFICIENCY ITS AIM
Purposes of Association Set Forth in
Letter-Prominent Men Listed
Among Members.

purpose to hold a convention in Wash
ington early next December. Plans for
extending the scope Of the association
will be drawn up at that time. The
league Is designed to bring about reforms
in the army and to increase its eff
cheney.
The officials Of the Army League are:
President William c.. Endicott, son OF
the Secretary of War during President
Cleveland's first administration; vice
presidents, Robert e. Lee, grandson OF
Gen. Robert e. Lee; Robert Bacon. for
mer assistant secretary of state and am
bassador to France: DR.. BENJAMIN 1de
Wheeler, president OF the University OF
California; secretary, Frederic L. Huide-
koper; treasurer, William B. Hibbs; as
sistant secretary, Jerome N. Bonaparte.
nephew Of the Attorney General in Presi-
dent Roosevelt's cabinet and great-grand-
son Of Napoleon's brother, Jerome. who
was once King Of Westphalia; CORE
spending secretary, E. B. Johns OF the
Army and Navy Journal.
The Executive Council.
The executive council-Lieut. Gen. John
C. Bates, retired. former chief OF stan
United States Army; Perry Belmont
former member OF Congress and once
minister to Spain: Brig. Gen. {. h
Boardman, adjutant general OF the Ma
tional Guard Of Wisconsin; George w. Z.
Drexel, former editor of the Philadelpnla
Public Ledger; Clark Howell, editor OF
the Atlanta Constitution. and Ihomas
Nelson Page, the author.
The list Of honorary vice presidents
is: Brig. Gen. Charles w. Abbott. Jr.,
adjutant general Of the National Guard
of Rhode Island; Larz Anderson, ambas-
Bates, retired, former chief Of staff
United States Army; August Belmont of
New YORK, Brig. Gen., c. r. Boardman,
adjutant general National Guard OF Wis
consin; Brig Gen. A. S. Brookes. ad1u-
tant general National Guard of New
Mexico; Joseph NJ. Brown of Georgia,
Gen. James B. Castleman of Louisville.
Lieut.. Gen. Adna r. Chaffee. retired,
former chief Of staff United States Army
Robert C. Chatfeld-Taylor Of Chicago,
tor of the Army and Navy Journal;
Brig. Gen. George M. Cole. adjutant
general National Guard Of Kansas;
Jacob M. Dickinson. former Secretary
of War; Brig. Gen. Elliott T. Dill. ad-
jutant general National Guard Of
editor of the Philadelphia Public
Ledger; Col. Henry A. du Pont, senator
from Delaware and member OF the
Senate committee on military affairs
Maj. Gen. Grenville NJ. Dodge, Maj.
Gen. c. B. Dougherty. commanding the
National Guard of Pennsylvania; Brig:
Gen. C. B. Elliott. adjutant general
National Guard of West Virginia
Brig. Gen. c. H. Englesby; adjutant
kota; Brig. Gen. w. e. FINER, adjutant
general National Guard Of Oregon; w.
Cameron Forbes, Governor General OF
the Philippines; Maj. Gen. j. CLIFFORD X.
Foster. commanding the National
of Boston. Robert Garrett Of Balti-
more, Brig. Gen. b. w. Green, adjutant
general National Guard Of Arkansas;
Brig. Gen; Philip Greenan, adjutant
Curtis Guild. American ambassador to
Russia; DR.. Arthur T. Hadley, presi-
dent Of Yale University; Brig. Gen.
George III. Harries, commanding the
National Guard of the District Of Co
former provost Of the University of
Pennsylvania; DIR. John Grier Hibben,
president of Princeton University; Col.
Henry L. Higginson of Boston; Clara
Howell. editor Of the Atlanta Constitu-
ham, Ala; DR.. Harry Pratt Jordan,
president Of the University of Chicago:
Brig. Gen. R L. Leinster, adjutant general
National Guard of North Carolina; Brig
National Guard Of Washington: DR.. A
Lawrence Lowell. president of Harvard
University; Brig. Gen. Charles F. Mack.
lin, adjutant general National Guard OF
Maryland; Brig Gen; ., Frank G MalSane y,
Tennessee; James H. McCord of st. Louis
Brig. Gen. George w. Mccoy, adjutan1
general National Guard Of Indiana
Brig. Gen. w. w. Moore. adjutant gen
eral, National Guard of South Carolina
| r6 do
cate general National Guard of Penn.
sylvania: Brig. Gen. William g. Obear
adjutant general National Guard OF
Georgia; Thomas Nelson Page. Brig. Gen.
National Guard Of Massachusetts,: Brig
Gen. William A. Pew, jr.. Brig. Gen. c.
II. Phelps, adjutant general National
Guard of Nebraska: Gen. Horace Porter
ex-President Of the United states: Brig
general National Guard Of Missouri
Brig. Gen. w. r. Sadler, adjutant
general National Guard Of New Jer;
general, National Guard of Alabama
Col. E. ]. Spencer of st. Louis, Henry
L. Stimson, ex-Secretary of War: Will.
liam H. Taft. ex-President Of the United
States: Brig. Gen. Lee s. Tillotson, ad
mont: Brig Gen. William Verbeck. ad-
jutant general National Guard Of New
York: George Peabody Wetmore, ex-sen.
ator from Rhode Island: DR.. Benjamin
Ide Wheeler. president of the University
of California; Henry White, former am
bassador to Italy and France; Lieut.
Gen. 8. B. NJ. Young. retired. former
chief of staff United States Army.
Letter Explains Purposes.
A letter has been sent out to people
interested In the movement. setting forth,
with other things, that the purposes Of
the league are, broadly speaking:
ITO collect and make public informa-
ton respecting the condition, organiza-
ton and equipment of the United States
Army and the organized militia: