Evening star., 1915-02-05
TOWNER DENOUNCES
VETERANS DISCHARGE
Iowa Congressman at Reception to
G. A. B. Commander Palmer
Lauds Old Soldiers.
Declares They Are Dropped to Make
Places for Hungry Spoilsmen."
Big Gathering at Raleigh.

AS late as 1Sl2 congress pfOnlDlte
the discharge or demotion Of veterans
In the government service and now the
entire administration is fighting that
provision declared Representative
Horace NJ. Towner of Iowa, IN an ad-
dress attacking the recent discharge of
veterans from the government service.
The speech was made at a reception
and banquet in honor of David J. Palm
er. commander-in-c chief, Grand Army of
the Republic, by the Department Of the
Potomac, G. A. r., last night at the Raj
eigh Hotel.
Tho speaker. whose subject was Our
Country" declared that the dismissals
of soldiers are frequently made to find
places for hungry spoilsmen." He said
that the state of Iowa does not dis
credit or dismiss her patriotic sons.
"She loves and trusts them. In years
gone by the people we're delighted to
honor their heroic defenders, and while
the civil war was In progress Mr.. Lin
coin issued an order that preference
should be made for the soldiers"
Mr.. Towner told his hearers that at
lation was 100000 OF these he said she
sent $4,000, or one-half of the entire
adult male population, into the war.
He declared Iowa was rich in patriot
H.
Commander Palmer and gave an outline
of his military career.
On the Program.
The program opened with the sing
ing Of IT'S a Long Way to Tipperary."
by the banQueters and led by E. Albert
Lang. Thomas H. Mckee, Past Depart
ment Commander acted as toastmaster.
He was presented by Senior Vice Com
mander L. H. Patterson. THE Star
Spangled Banner" was recited by S.
R Strattan and the banqueters re-
sponded to a toast. Our Comrades
Cone" toast to 'The President"
was also given, after which Commander
Palmer made an address. His subject
was The Volunteer Army"
. Among those present We're Shepard
s; Everett: Frederick ": Mitchell.
II. McNulty. Arthur Hendricks. B. P.
Entrikin, Thomas S. Hopkins, George
C. Ross. James A. McCanley. John S.
Walker. H. J. DePue. George. r; a.
Burrows. J. NJ. Boardman. Daniel NJ.
Goodacre. Convis Parker, DIR. James
Mckee. H. l. DEAN, NJ. NJ Parker.
George Carr Round, Hazard Wheeler,
liam F. GUIDE. Commissioner of Pen
sions G. NJ. Saltzgaber. David J. Pal
mer. George A. Newman, Thomas H.
Mckee. B. L. Janney. D. A. Loef1er.
as W. Burke. Gen: Joseph S. Smith. A.
Gaspe Tortier. H. n. Rodenbaugh. A. E.
Riddle. r. B. Harlow, Public Printer
Cornelius Ford. ]. A. Pruitt. J. L. AL
Se R. H ToSd osnG Capt P5,1 p xddhdn Ghis
c. o. Howard. W. S. Richards. ]. P.
Reed. James II. Campbell, John Con-
nelly. A. B. Goodrich. J. E. Bristol.
Capt W. NJ: Potter. A; H. G. Richard
Frank Blagg.- F. Dinsmore. Rev.
James Shera Montgomery. Representa-
tive H. w. Towner. John r. King.
o. II. Oldroyd, Joseph v. Connolly,
H. A. Johnson. c. c. Royce and George
Solomon E. Faunce. Mai. E. R. Camp
bell. John McElroy. C. F. Sherman. g.
Sydney Hill. John N; Young. William
mon. Lieut.. Col. A. ]. Gordon Kane. l.
G. Kimball. DR.. Thomas Calver. r. ].
Whittleton. W. Parker Reinhol, Capt.
Rudolph B. Schwickardi. John Finn.
Seth W. Tuley. Christian Keiner. W: J.
Weiss, Samuel r. Strattan, John Mid
dleton, Frederick r. Sparks. James A.
Allen. Francis L. McKenna, W. B. Cop
persmith. c.. II. Worden, J. p. Algale.
A B. Hayward. Lieut. A H. Cooke. w.
ers, noaP r. IL D. Martin. Va Hn5: JEREMIAH n" Wit nH
George W. Street. j. NJ Pipes. Lieut..
W. j. HARRISON. A. B. Chatfield. A. A
Maxim, George o. Burke. W. H. Sleeper,
W. NJ. King. Alfred Shaw. James Boyle.
George a. R. McNeir. John ". Reid.
John T. Ryan. ". H. Contee. e. 7. At
kinson, Joseph L Langham. Rev. Rich
ard r. Riedel. James F. Stone, DR.. Iau-
renee Wilson. Briscoe Goodhart, Har-
rison Di1gman, G. r. Scott, Robert Ar
mour, William r. Hillyer, W. T. Kelly
and E. Albert Lang.
The Committees.
The committee on arrangements con.
sisted of Thomas II. Mckee. chairman:
O. n Oldroyd. secretary; H. A. john
son. J. s. Walker. 3. F. Bingham, B. P.
Entrikin. e. H. Holbrook. A. F. Dins-
more, E. r. Campbell, G. c. Ross. c. c.
Royce, J. McElroy, S. R. Strattan. O. S.
Wiley. A P. Tasker, F. L. McKenna, A.
J. Huntoon, n. Ferree.- l.. Wilson. T.
Calver. S. G. Mawson. T. Z. Spencer.
c. H. Slaybaugh. ]. T. Powell. n. NJ.
Brooks, I. G. kimball, c. Parker. S. Z.
Faunce, ]. E. Hart. A. B. Frisbie. ]. NJ.
Pipes. S. Weaver, W. H. Anderson. 7. S.