Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-12
CONVENTION NEXT YEAR
IS SOUGHT FOR CAPITAL
District Delegates Working to Have
American Veterans Of Foreign
Wars Meet Here.

lumbia delegates to the annual encamp-
ment of the American Veterans Of For
eign Wars, to be held, beginning Monday,
at Pittsburgh, is Washington as the
Encampment City In 1916" The local
delegates will leave here tomorrow even
ing. They are Winfield Jones, Frank
Eckam. J. Walter Mitchell, c. W. Roe
B. N. Boyle. W. G. Jameson, Milton s.
Kyser and s. A. Weir.
The movement to have this organiza-
ton hold its 1915 convention in this city
originated with Gen. Frank Mcintyre
Post No. rs, which was organized here
four months ago, and now has an active
membership Of ffty-five. Included in the
list are Capt. Richmond Pearson Hobson
Judge James H. Blount. John Lewis
Smith, past commander-in-chief Of the
United Spanish War Veterans; Augustus
Gardner, Capt. Winfield Jones. now post
commander, and others.
Appeal for Convention.
continue next Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday. In its appeal to the organ
ization to meet here next year. copy OF
which will be handed to each delegate,
Mcintyre Post says in part:
Through its delegates Gen. Frank Nc
Intyre Post, No. 70, Washington, D. c.,
cordially invites you to hold the next
convention of our great organization in
Washington. the capital of the nation.
The invitation of Mcintyre Post is sup
plemented by invitations of all other
veteran organizations in Washington, the
District of Columbia government, repre-
sented by Oliver P. Newman, chairman
of the District Commissioners; the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce by Thomas
Grant its secretary: the Washington
Board of Trade by Cuno H. Rudolph,
president: the Washington Retail Mer-
bus, Its secretary; the Southern Com
mercial Congress, great international
by Dr.. Clarence ]. Owens.
its managing director; Capt. Richmond
Pearson Hobson. member of Congress
from Alabama, Of Merrimac fame, a
the Congress Of the United States; the
United Spanish American War Veterans.
by John Lewis Smith. past
who Is member of
Mcintyre Post: the Army and Navy
Lake. commander-in-chief; the Grand
Army of the Republic represented by
Past Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief Col.
John McElroy. and DIR. ]. X. Gleeson,
of the Department Of the Po-
tomac. all of these officers being residents
in Washington and representing an or
ganized strength of Grand Army Of the
Republic, Spanish and PHILIPPINE War.
Army and Navy Union. and Veterans OF
Foreign Wars. in the capital Of more
than 5000 veterans. fourteen G. A.
GnQnf9h War aVforQn
camps and six Army and Navy Union
garrisons, who would give the delegates
to the next convention. II held In WASH
ington, a royal welcome. and the most
cordial reception and entertainment pos
sible. These letters of invitation have
been filed with the conmander-in-chlef.
without In the slightest detracting from
the claims of any other city for the 1915
convention, and in the fairest and most
comradely spirit possible, Mcintyre Post
the most suitable city for the next con-
vention. and the most satisfactory to all
the delegates to the next convention.
First-Washington Is centrally located:
It could easily be reached by all the
delegates to the next convention at a
minimum expense-a much smaller ex-
pense than would necessarily be imposed
on posts and delegates If they had to at
tend a convention In the far west far
northwest or far south. We have assur-
anCG IIOH1 In6 TdllTOduS lIdl very low
round trip rates would be extended to a
Washington convention.
"Second-As the capital Of the United
States, Washington is well worth visit
to those who have never been within her
hospitable gates. and revisit to those
who have seen the beautiful Capitol.
Delegates could spend week in WASH
ington simply sightseeing. There are all
the government departments. the Capt.
toll and Congress. the great National Mu-
scum. Mount Vernon, the home and tomb
of Washington: Arlington the home OF
Robert E. Lee; the United States Naval
Academy close by at Annapolis, Nd; the
marine barracks the navy yard Fort
Myer. United States Soldiers Home and
hundred other places of the greatest in
terest to Americans and veterans.
IF the 1915 convention Is held In Wash
ington two birds can be killed with one
stone" Delegates can combine attend.
ance on the convention with visit to the
capital of the United States. The United
Service Club, veterans organization
would magnificently entertain the dele.
gates.
"Third-Though only four months old
Mcintyre Post has nearly a hundred
members. If it were known in Wash.
ington that the next convention is to be
held there Mcintyre Post would soon have
500 or more members, making 1t probably
the greatest single veteran organization
In the world.
Our organization should have the larg.
est and most powerful post in Washing.
ton, for its influence on pension and othel
veteran legislation in Congress 1t is es
timated that there are 1000 veterans ii
| Washington eligible for membership ir
Mcintyre Post.
"Fourth-The 1915 convention of tn.
Grand Army of the Republic will be helt
in Washington. 1t will be the greates
convention of veterans ever held in tn,
world. and will celebrate the fftietf
anniversary of the grand review held IL
the capital after peace was declared IL
1885. Our convention could be held i'm
mediately before Immediately after or IL
conjunction with the great convention Of
| the Grand Army. AS these magnificent
old veterans are rapidly leaving life.
stage, this probably will be the last tim,
any Of the younger veterans will have
chance to fraternize with and see tn,
famous soldiers who marched down Penn
sylvania avenue q half century ago. An
other grand review Of the older veterans
will be held in 1915--it will be the onl!
and last chance for our comrades to par
ticipate in great historic pageant.
1.-The United Spanish War Veteran.
have established headquarters in Wash
ingto for five years.
I'VE earnestly solicit the support, in
1uence and vote of all delegates 70
Washington in 1915"