The Washington herald., 1915-10-03
DEFENSE LEAGUE Opens
CONVENTION TOMORROW
Many G. A. R! Veterans to Register
as Delegates-Prominent Speak
ers on Program.

Scores of veterans are expected to re-
main in the city to attend the conference
of the National Defense League. which
opens at the New Willard Hotel at IL
O'Clock tomorrow morning. The local
Office of the league yesterday invited all
Washingtonians. and particularly the
members of the three trade bodies, to be
present.
The delegates will be welcomed to the
city at the opening session by P. T.
Moran, president of the Chamber of
Commerce. Representative Thomas S.
Crago, of Pennsylvania. will preside
Col. David J. Palme: retiring com
mander-in-chief of the Grand Army of
the Republic. will speak
statement issued by the league yes
terday states that THE conference will
be gathering OF representative veterans
and citizens. who will consider what
measures must be taken to put the
United States in military and naval
position where it can successfully main
tain its honor, dignity, territory and in
terests throughout the world"
Among the speakers at the sessions will
be Col. David J. Palmer. Representative
Crago, Representative L. c. Dyer, of St.
Louis. commander-in-chief of the United
Spanish War Veterans; Gen. II. Oden
Lake, commander-in-c chief of the Army
and Navy Union; Senator Robert F.
Broussard, of Louisiana: Perry Belmont.
Col. John Temple Graves, Gov. Emmett
O'Neill. Simon Wolf. Col John McElroy,
editor of the National Tribune; DIR.
Clarence ]. owens. of the United States
Commission on Rural Credits; Judge
James H. Blount, Arthur H. Dadman,
secretary of the Navy League: Prof.
William Libbey, president of the National
Rife Association; Senior DR.. Don Eusebio
A. Morales, Minister from Panama, and
Louis S. Gottlieb.
Tuesday will be Navy Day" at the
conference. John Callin O'Laughlin will
preside A National Defense Luncheon
will be given at l o'clock at the New
Willard at which John Temple Graves
will be the toastmaster.
The Washington. Baltimore and An
napolis Electric Railway has made a spe-
eial rate to the United States Naval Acad-
smy on Tuesday, so that delegates can
have an opportunity to visit the acad-
emy.
Wednesday will be devoted to the Ma
tional Rifle Association. Prof. William
Libbey, of Princeton University, will pre-
side.
large number of Grand Army vet
erans who attended the encampment have
registered as delegates to the conference,
and other veterans organizations have
appointed delegates.
Ing washington Sii|ehs cohiiiIlee III
charge of local arrangements Includes:
Chairman. Winfield Jones; vice chairman.
Col. u. L. Rice, Arthur II. Dadman. AL
bert S JONES' DIR. Clarence J. Owens,
Col. Robert N Harper. William F. Guide.
Milton L. Ailess p. T. Moran. Ross p.
Andrews. Col. John McElroy, Edwin
=. Brandenburg, Commissioner Louis
Brownlow, Commissioner oliver P. New
man. Maj. Raymond w. Pullman, Judge
James II. Rlount, Wade Cooper. and Col.
Fred c. cook; secretaries. Thomas Grant, |
'hris J. Gockcler. and Charles J. Column
ouS: treasurer, Edmund S. Wolfe. .
Frank II. Lord, president of the Ma
ti"nal Press Club is chairman of the
publicity committee. which includes prac-
iCally all Of the Washington newspaper
men. More than 200 leading men of Wash
inGton are members of the citizens COM
mttec.