The Washington herald., 1914-11-29

camp. stated that he felt that he was in
a rather embarrassing position, he not
being able to make any comment on the
poem, as what he might say would be i'm
puted to the Sons OF Veterans as a body.
and that body being in nowise organized
for political purposes 1t was incumbent
upon him TO observe strict neutrality. He
wished. however. to be at the same time
entirely courteous to the speaker and to
express his appreciation OF the literary
merit of the poem. Comrade J. E. Hart.
past commander Of Burnside Post, was
next introduced, and spoke Of his pleas
ure in being able to state that he was
commander of Burnside Post at the time
o fthe organization and installation Of
Gushing Camp as auxiliary to Burnside
Post Capt. Henry c. duncan, when
called upon. gave a short history of his
service. and stated that he was a member
of Kit Carson Post. and by virtue of his
fathers service under Sheridan was
member of William B. Gushing Camp.
After a talk by Comrade Arthur Hen
bricks. of Burnside Post, COmrade A. q.
Fortier gave a very graphic description
of the manner in which William B. Cush-
ing, for whom the camp was named, sunk
the Albermarle. Comrade Fortier was at
that time on one OF the Union ships
which received Gushing a short time be-
tempt to sink the Albermarle.
Comrade o. II. Oldroyd. assistant ad-
jutant general of the Department OF the
Potomac. G. A. R., read a description of
his visit to Detroit last summer and his
attendance at the national enrampment
of the Grand Army IN that city. Brother
Paul x. Hickok. of Gushing Camp, al
though arriving late. was called upon for
a few remarks and paid a very beautiful
80 he nFAganf ard their
comrades for the noble work they did,
and touched upon the subject Of the like
lihood of their sons being called upon to
save the nation in this time of bloody
strife across the ocean. The speaker of
the evening, Comrade :. X. Gleeson, COM
mander OF the Department Of the POt1-
mac G. A. R., was introduced as the last
speaker. He praised Gushing Camp very
highly for its work in bringing to a sue
cessful issue the question Of whether or
not there should be a flag waving at the
Union Station in this city permanently.
The commander stated that he had watch
ed Gushing Camps progress ever since II
was organized, and was proud OF what
it had done. and hoped 1t would continue
to do as well in the future. After the
singing of The Star Spangled Banner"
the patriotic instructor relinquished the
chair and turned the meeting over to the
commander Of the camp. Before the
meeting adjourned the Junior vice COM
mander. Chauncey o. Howard, announc-
ed that he was in receipt Of an appeal
from the Red Cross nurses In Belgium,
stating that there was not enough cotton
cloth to bind up the wounds OF the SOL
diers Brother Howard collected a large
contribution from those present to buy
cotton cloth. which would be added TO
other collections from people in WASH
ington and forwarded to the seat Of war
within a short time.
A number of the Sons Of Veterans In
Washington attended the initial perform
ance at Polls Theater of the new stock
company last Monday night, 1t being ben
eft night Of the Ellen Spencer NuaaeY