Evening star., 1915-10-03
Delegates From All Sections of
Union to Assemble To-
morrow Morning.
MEETINGS TO BE HELD
AT NEW WILLARD HOTEL
Speakers of Prominence to Discuss
the Measures Necessary for
U. S. to Adopt.

With Col. David j. Palmer. retiring
commander-in-chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic, as one of the
principal speakers the conference on
national defense, which will be held
under auspices of the National Defense
League. the Navy League and the Ma
tional Rifle Association, will begin to-
morrow morning at IL o'clock in the
ballroom of the New Willard Hotel.
Representative Thomas s. Crago Of
Waynesburg, Pa, will preside at the
conference. p I. Moran. president of
the Washington Chamber of Commerce,
will deliver the address of welcome to
the delegates.
Announcement was made last night
at the offices of the National De-
Tense League that all citizens of Wash
inston, women as well as men. are
cordially invited to attend the confer
ence 1t is particularly desired by the
league officers that members of the
Chamber of Commerce. Board of Trade
and Retail Merchants Association who
are interested in national defense shall
be present.
List of the Speakers.
Palmer. Representative Crago, Repre-
sentative l.. C Dyer of St Louis. COM
mander-in- chief of the United Spanish
War Veterans; Gen. H. Oden Lake, ma
tional commander of the Army and
Navy Union; Senator Robert F. Brous-
sard of Louisiana, Perry Belmont. John
Temple Graves. Gov. Emmett O'NeiI of
Alabama. Simon Wolf. Col. John McE,-
roy, editor of the National Tribune; DR..
United States commission on rural
credits: Judge James II. Blount, Arthur
IL Dadman, secretary of the Navy
League: Prof William Libbey of
Princeton University, president of the
National Rifle Association; Senior DR..
Don Eusebio A. Morales. minister from
Panama to the United States; Louis S.
Gottlieb and others.
The conference will be gathering of
representative veterans and citizens
from every section. who will consider
what measures must be taken to put
the United States in military and ma
val position where it can successfully
maintain its honor, dignity, territory,
commerce and interests throughout the
world
''Navy Day" Program.
Next Tuesday will be Navy day at
the conference John Callan O'Laughlin
will preside. National Defense lunch
con" will he given at i o'clock at the
New Willard Hotel, at which John Temple
Graves will be POSTMASTER and at which
many prominent men will speak.
Wednesday will be devoted to the
National Rifle Association. Prof. Will
liam Libbey of Princeton University will
preside at this SESSION. A large number
Of Grand Army veterans who attended
The encampment have registered as dele
gates to the conference, and other vet
cram orga nizations have appointed del
egateS
Citizens Committee in Charge.
The Washington citizens committee in
charge of the local arrangements of the
conference includes:
Chairman. Winfield Jones
Vice charmen. Col. ID. J.. Rice, Ar
thur II. Dadman, Albert :. Jones, DR..
Clarence ]. Owens. Col. Robert N Har-
per. william +. GUIDE, Milton E. Allies,
p. 7. Moran. Ross z. Andrews, Col John
McElroy, Edwin c. Brandenburg, Com
missioner Louis Brownlcw, Commissioner
Oliver p. Newman, Mai. Raymond w
Pullman, Judge James H. Blount. Wade
Cooper and Col. c. Fred Cook
Secretaries Thomas Grant, Chris J.
Gockeier and Charles ]. Columbus.
Treasurer. Edmund = Wolfe.
Frank Il. Lord, president of the Ma
t!onal Press Club, is chairman of the
publicity committee, which includes
practically all of the Washington news
paper men.
More than 200 leading men of Wash
ington are members of the citizens
committee