Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-30
PRESIDENT IS HOST
T0G. AR. VISITORS
Nearly Ten Thousand Persons
Attend Reception Given at
White House.

The White House was besieged by it's
Grand Army friends and thousands OF
other visitors in Washington this aft
ernoon.
The reception accorded by President
Wilson TO certain small parties developed
into such proportions that before o'clock
the doors to the White House from Ex-
ecutiye avenue had to be closed while
the street was packed solid with
old soldiers and women wearing badges
of other patriotic orders.
BY 2:15 the White House was completely
surrounded by a crowd four deep await
ing a chance to grasp the hand Of the
President, who. with his official escort.
was receiving in the historic east room.
Before 2 80 pm. 1t was estimated that
more than 5000 persons had passed the
President, and there were more than
10000 waiting. 1t was estimated that
the popular reception would continue for
In the throng were aged women who
acted as nurses during the civil war.
included widows Of famous commanders
whose names have an honored place IN
United States history.
There were hundreds of children of
veterans and their children.
1t was a joyful procession of the
patriotic leaders from every state in
to the home of their President.
Given Gracious Welcome.
President Wilson was very gracious
as he shook each by the hand and
bowed with especial difference to those
wearing medals conferred on them by
Congress for extraordinary service in
their countrys cause. and to those who
had suffered in southern prisons during
the war.
led by Gen. Ell Torrance, past COM
mander-in-chi of the Grand Army. who
was in command thirteen years ago, when
the last Grand Army parade was held
here. This delegation included Lieut.. Gen.
Nelson A. Miles and Gen. J. Warren
Keifer, for fourteen years member of
who is also a past commander-in-chief
of the Grand Army. 1t was a very dis
tinguished party, numbering 200 of those
who were in charge Of soldiers in their
military operations a half century ago.
Ex-Prisoners of War.
Next came the members of the National
Association Of ExPrisoners Of War,
whose appointment was at o'clock This
national officers leading the delegation
are:
National commander Gen. Harry
White. Indiana, Pa; national senior
vice commander. Dennis w. Howe, Chi
capo Ill: national junior vice COM
mander. Silas G. Burdick. Cuba, N. Y;
national chaplain, w. w. Youngson,
! Cincinnati, Ohio; national historian,
| Gen Harry White. Indiana, Pa; adju-
| tant general and quartermaster. Col ].
d. Walker. Pittsburgh Pa. Executive
committee-o. A. Parsons, Wilkes
/ deiphia, Pa. William Kelly, Whining
| tor' Del: D. b. Nesbit. Cleveland, Ohio !;
I Charles b. Metzgar. Washington. D. G:
| Harry White, Indiana. Pa: ]. D.
Walker Pittsburgh, Pa Chief of stan
| John A. Fairman, Allegheny. Pa. Spe-
ciai aid for encampment, Washington
| D. c.. John McElroy of Washington
Col. McElroy was one of the very first
party of nine boys" for whom the
doors of Andersonville prison swung
open.
are Charles w. Skillings. Portland, Me-;
]. Lane Fits, Manchester. N. H: C. H.
Colgate. Boston, Mass: c. H. Heald.
| Northampton, Mass: George Robbins.
waterbury. Conn; Walter E. Dull. New
| york city: l. X. Campbell, Pittsburgh.
Pa: william Kelly. Wilmington, Del;
John McElroy, Washington; Thomas H.
Reed. Fairmont, w. Va; George Da-
Wis. Parsons. Pa: A. H. Jones. Pitts
burgh. Pa: w. T. Ziegler, Gettysburg.
Pa; David r. Davies. Philadelphia, Pa. !;
Capt. e. L. Schroeder. York. Pa: J.
F. HolliRer, Toledo, Ohio; John Kis-
J sane, Cincinnati, Ohio; Isaac de Isay,