Evening star., 1915-09-19

2,SS1. the Department Of New Jersey Is
coming to make fight for the conven-
tion of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie in 1916. Assistant Adj. Gen. r. r.
Ham, writing from the departmental
headquarters at Atlantic City. declares
that in 1916 Atlantic City will receive
the veterans with open arms. furnish
ing meeting places and even free lode-
ing in the cottages for the veterans.
Adj Gen. Ham states that he did
not push Atlantic City's campaign at
the last convention. because, for senti-
mental reasons, the veterans wanted 70
celebrate the fiftieth anniversary in
Washington. where they marched in
the grand review fifty years ago. NO
stone will be left unturned to get the
encampment in Atlantic City next year,
however.
The Department of New Jersey spe-
cial train will leave Jersey City at
$40 the morning of the 9th and will
pick up cars along the route. The de-
partment commander, William c. Allen,
Post 80; the Women's Relief Corps,
other women of the G. A. R., the Sons
of Veterans and a band of twenty-five
pieces will leave Atlantic City at 10
o'clock the morning of the 27th and
will be picked up by the special train
at Philadelphia. The New Jersey spe-
o'clock. when the contingent will pro-
ceed to the headquarters, which will
be established at the Raleigh Hotel.
One of the distinguished fighters who
will come to Washington with the New
Jersey contingent will be Maj. Norwood
z. Glading, who will be accompanied
by his wife, Anna A. Glading, a civil
war nurse. They are now inmates of
the Soldiers Home at Nineland, n. J.
With the Fire Zouaves.
Maj. Glading has an exceptional rec
ord as a true, brave and faithful SOL
der" said f. z. Southwick, adjutant of
the Eineland home. AT the age of
eighteen years he enlisted as private
in Company B, I'D Regiment of Penn
sy1vania Volunteers. known as the BaX-
ter'S Philadelphia Fire Zouaves termed
SO because they were recruited from
the old volunteer fire department of
Philadelphia in August, 1851.
He participated in all battles and
SkirmiSheS with his commands from
Antietam to the surrender of Appomat-
toX. AS sergeant he was transferred
to Company r. 1S3d Regiment Penn
sylvania Volunteers. July 19, 1854, He
had command of several posts on the
skirmish line of the 1st Division of
the I'd Army Corps, when, the morning
of April 9. 1865. officers appeared under
a flag of truce from Gen. Robert E. Lee,
seeking to negotiate a surrender.
while Maj. Glading was at the front,
three years, fighting, his wife, Anna A.
Glading. then still in her teens, was
one of the volunteer nurses for three
years, without pay, at the Hospital of
the Union Volunteer Refreshment Sa
loon, at the foot of Washington avenue.
Philadelphia. where many thousand
volunteer soldiers We're fed while GO
ing to and from the scenes of battles.
When Maj. Glading was mustered
out, May 80. 1865, he at once affiliated
himself with the National Guard of
Pennsylvania, and took part in several
disturbances in the coal mining dis
tricts of Pennsylvania and at the rail-
road riots at Pittsburgh. Pa. in 1877.
lie was passed through all grades from
private to that of jor. having been
an active soldier for fifty-three years.
he retired from the Pennsylvania mill
itia with the rank of ma jor
He is one of the charter members
of Gen. L. s. Grant Post. No. 5, Depart
ment of Pennsylvania, which will take
part in the review the 29th"
Maj. Glading and his wife, while at
tending the encampment. will be the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James Crown,
1901 Euclid street northwest.