Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-27
National Officers in Conference.

Commander in chief Palmer this after
noon and his welcome at Union station
by Chairman Guide of the citizens
executive committee an executive
meeting of the national officers was
called.
Adjt. Gen. George A. Newman, Quar-
termaster General D. r. Stowits and
Miss Katharine X. A. Flood, national
secretary, were in charge at headquar-
tiers today receiving comrades and ar
hanging for the proper distribution Of
passes to those bearing credentials as
delegates.
George A. Hosiey. chief Of staff. who
will be in charge of the formation Of
the parade Wednesday, assisted by S.
c. Spear. senior aid-de-camp, was in
conference with Maj. Pullman. superin-
tendent of police, today. They per-
fected arrangements for the distribu-
ton of police officers along the line OF
march and for the automobile section
carrying incapac.tated veterans, which
will bring UP the rear of the parade.
Capt. W. J. Patterson of Pittsburgh,
one of the five candidates for the office
of commander-in- chief, reached Wash
ington this morning, accompanied by
forty delegates from western Pennsyl-
yania.
Reduce Guards in Escort.
Brig. Gen. William l.. Harvey. COM
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was notified this morning, following a
conference of Grand Army national
officers, that it was deemed advisable to
have only one battalion of the National
Guard in the escort of the parade. Ar
engagements were made for having the
rest of the Guard march with the De-
partment of the Potomac under Col.
John McElroy. which. as the home de-
partment, will be at the end of the
Grand Army section.
Scores of special trains arriving all
day brought in thousands Of old SOL
diers, and at headquarters today 1t was
estimated that probably 10000 of the
boys in blue would be mustered in the
capital tonight.
| New York headquarters were opened
up by Assistant Adjt. Gen. Charles A.
Orr of Buffalo. who arrived yesterday
with about 700 ercampment visitors
| from the Empire state. Mr.. Orr esti-
mates that New York state will be rep
! resented in the parade Wednesday by
| nearly 1000 veterans. Chaplin Post,
No >, which has the largest roster in
I the entire Grand Army, has sent sixty
representatives. Special trains from
| Brooklyn, Albany and Troy brought in
| large numbers of veterans and MEM
| bers of other patriotic organizations
| early this afternoon.
Thousand From Bay State.
| Massachusetts expects to have more
| than 1000 men in line and has sent
5000 10 $500 persons here for the en-
campment, according to figures given
out at Massachusetts headquarters in
the Raleigh today by Adjt. Gen. Will
fred A. Weatherbee. Department Com
mander Alfred A. Knowles reached
| Washington last evening on the head
! quarters special train, accompanied
| by 100 Bay state visitors for Grand
| Army week. Commander Knowles es-
corted a party of excorsionists to An
! napolis today. In all there are six
| special trains bringing guests to the
encampment from Massa chusetts. Mas
| sachusetts delegates are to meet to-
morrow at pm. in their headquarters.
] Massachusetts Department aids are
70 meet tomorrow at pm. Massachu-
| sets presents a candidate for national
president of the Woman's Relief Corps,
| Mrs. Lou Stewart Wadsworth Of Bos-
! ton.
Michigan has sent large representa-
| ton to the encampment which reache
here in six sections last evening and
! opened headquarters at the Metropoli-
tan Hotel.
New Hampshire brought in large
representation under Commander Mar
| tin r. Plummer, who has Established
headquarters at the National Hotel.
Mr.. Plummer is of Post "a, Laconia
and the other officers are Reuben r.
I.eavitt. Post -, Pittsfield, senior vice
commander: Charles w. Hobbs, Post :
Nashpa, junior vice commander; Gran