Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-29

Louis Brownlow. District Commits
sioner, has written a letter to J. Clin-
ton Hiatt, chairman of special COM
mittee on invitations. accedfng to the
request made of him to address the
Sons of Veterans. when that organiZa
tion conSenes in it's thirty-fourth an
nuai encampment, September IS. at the
Shoreham Hotel. There is great activ-
lily among the members of the or
saniZatiou in working out details for
the encampment.
George W. Sellers, who was elected
as chairman of the general committee
on arrangements, comprised of dele
gates from William &. Cushing Camp,
No. 90: Lincoln Camp, No. =, and Gen.
George II. Thomas Camp, No. /, of this
city, the purpose of the general COM
mittee being to make complete ar
rangements for the entertaining of the
delegates attending, is member of
Gen. George H. Thomas Camp. and is
a past commander of that camp.
He charter member OF the e.
A. r. Cadet Corps, which was organ
iZed in Baltimore, Md. in 1876, which
became later Ellsworth Camp. No. l.,
when the order OF Sons of Veterans,
L. S A. was organized in 1881. He was
elected a delegate TO the Maryland divi-
sion encampment six consecutive times,
and at the recent division encampment
held at Hagerstown was elected dele
gate to the thirty-fourth annual en-
campment of Sons of Veterans of the
United States, to be held in this city
in September.
MIR Sellers is DESTROYS of ma king this
annual encampment one of the best in
the history of the organization, and as
chairman of the general committee on
arrangements is pushing committee
matters in an energetic manner, to the
hon L. IN
their homes pleased with their visit to
the capital.
4 feature for the entertainment of the
delegates and their wives announced by
i. K. De Puy. chairman of the entertain
ment committee, at meeting held by the
general committee at its headquarters,
1929 G. street northwest, will be visit to
Fort Myer to witness the drill of the
United States troops Thursday, Septem-
Der so.
Many Applicants for Reservations.
w S Crown chairman of the public
comfort committee, is being overwhelmed
with requests for reservations of quar-
tiers from all sections of the United States,
and he has detail of inspectors. con-
sisting of Albert Marks, G. F.. Beckman
and w f. Garlick, the secretary of the
committee, inspecting the rooms being
listed by the committee. Those having
rooms are invited to forward their names.
addresses and description of rooms to W.
5. Crown. 476 o street northwest. or room
No. -. District building, as the commit
tee is DESTROYS of accommodating all those
visiting in Washington during the en-
Campment.
There will be flag raising, with APP
propriate exercises. at sunrise each
morning during the encampment of
the Union station by committee con-
sisting of Sons of Veterans, with G. Z.
Beckman. chairman of the terminal sta :
ton flag committee, in charge.
Everett r. Warner, chairman of the
program committee, says that arrange
InentS have been made with the citi-
zeES' committee of the G. A. r. en-
Canlpment 10 include the program of
the 1hrty-fourth annual encampment
of the Sons of Veterans, L. S. A, in
the official program of the Grand Army
encampment.
Additions to Committees.
Chairman Sellers of the general COM
nittee announced that DR.. Arthur J
Hail and DR.. A. T. Swain. Sons of Vet
Grams, have been added TO the medical
committee o. the citizens committee
by DR.. l.. J. Battle, chairman.
The names of John 7. Bond and +. T
Byrne were added to the finance COM
nittee by J. Clinton Hiatt, chairman.
TO the general committee on arrange
rnentS has been added MAJ +. X. Camp
bell. past national commander: Silas
T.. Robb and GUrnon T.. Scott, each .
past commander OF William E. Cush
ling Camp. No. 80. Sons of Veterans
y program for an outing 10 Colonia
Beach Thursday. September >, has beer
arranged.