Evening star., 1915-09-17
John R. King Expected to
Speak at Fort Stevens
Exercises.
CHAIRMEN ARE SELECTED
FOR CORPS GATHERINGS
Efforts Being Made to Obtain Dis.
tinguished Speakers for
Campfres.

John r. King Of Baltimore, past com
| chief of the Grand Army
and for many years pension agent here
will be one of the speakers at the ex
ercises at Ft. Stephens, commemorat
ing the time the National Capital came
| very near being captured by Confed-
crate forces, and the only time in the
history Of the nation when it's Presi.
| dent was under fire on the battle line
This announcement was made at 9
meeting of the reunions committee, Of
which Col. John McElroy is chairman
and Mrs Isabel Worrell Ball Is score
tary, which was held in Grand Army
Hall last evening, with delegates pres
ent from each of the twenty-five in
fantry corps, two cavalry corps and one
naval corps which participated in the
civil war.
Plans were drafted for getting these
corps together, assem- bling them IN
their respective headquarters and hold
ing reunions during the Grand Army
encampment here.
Fort Stevens Exercises.
Col John NJ Kline, chairman Of the
9Th Corps reunion, announced that ar
rangements for the exercises at Fort
Stevens had been practically completed.
They will begin at 10 o'clock am, Tues
day. September %. under the auspices
of the Society of the 9Th Corps. The
6th Corps reunion will take place on the
evening of the 30th in the Census build
ing. Quite number Of speakers and
fine musicians have been engaged for
both occasions. Among the speakers VIII
he Maj Gen. Keifer. Gen. L. A. Grant
and Col. Andrew ]. Cowan of Louis
vile. 1t has been promised that the
street cars will be parked on E street
between 9Th and 10th streets early
enough on the morning of the 2sth to
carry all the guests to Fort Stevens.
1t is announced that Gen. John r.
Brooke will attend the national en-
campment. He is now residing in one
of the suburbs of New York city and is
very feeble. He was at one time colonel
of the SD Pennsylvania, later COM
mander of the I'd Corps He was one
of the we'll beloved commanders wher-
ever he was placed.
Naval Veterans Coming.
Col A. Gaspe Fortier, who has charge
of the naval veterans as vice chairman
of the committee, announced last night
that of the $4,000 who served in 500
ships during the war he feels very sure
there will be several hundred here. He
has been making wide arrangements
for the naval veterans and for the dog
watch Wednesday, September 29. He
has secured among the notable speak
ers Secretary Daniels of the navy. The
dog watch will be held In one of the
| big halls in the Census building and
everybody Is invited.
Col. H. L. DEAN. chairman of the 18th
Corps and the reunion of the Army OF
Tennessee, announces that Mrs. John
A. Logan will be one of the speakers.
He said that up to date he had found
ltwenty-four members of the 18th Corps
and there was strong hope that Gen.
John NJ. Wilson would be present
Col. A. B. White of the Cavalry Corps
of the Army of the Potomac, who has
just returned from Atlantic City. an
nounced that he had strong hopes of
having Gen. James H. Wilson and
Gen. David Mem. Gregg present at the
reunion.
Capt Albert H. Van Deusen, 22O7 NJ
street northwest, this city. who is
chairman of the 1st Corps committee,
Corps to report to him at his home ad-
dress.
To Plan for Reunions.
The reunions committee announced by
| Col. McElroy is as follows:
First Corps-Chairman. Capt. Albert
H. Van Deusen.
Second Corps-Chairman. Lieut.. Gen.
| Nelson A. Miles; vice chairman. Villa n
Tindall.
Third Corps-Chairman, DR.. H. A.
Johnson; vice chairman, A. f. Dins-
more.
Fourth Corps-Chairman. Capt. Israel
| W. stone: vice chairman, Capt. Edwin
p. Walker
Fifth Corps-Chairman, Arthur Hen.
bricks; vice chairman. George A. Sawin.
Sixth Corps-chairman. John NJ
,hf
Pettys; secretary. Capt H. NJ. Gilman.
Seventh Corps-Chairman, Alonzo A.
Rowley; vice chairman, Charles w.
Bowman.
Eighth Corps-chairman. Thomas H.
Ninth Corps-Chairman. Capt. Robert
| Armour.
Tenth Corps--Chairman. Col. @. NJ.
| Hustled.
Eleventh Corps-Chairman, Capt. r.
| Z. Grant.
twelfth corps-chairman, Nathan
Bickford.
Thirteenth Corps-chairman, Capt. II.
Fourteenth corps-chairman, s. S.
| Baish.
Fifteenth Corps-chairman, Capt B.
W. Bonney.
sixteenth corps-chairman, Lueius D.
Alden.
Seventeenth Corps-chairman, Capt
| o. H. Oldroyd
Eighteenth Corps-Chairman. Col. @.
II. S1aybaugh.
Nineteenth corps-Chaifman, W. J.
| Weiss; vice chairman, g. II. Andrews
Twentieth Corps-Chairman. Nathan
Bickford; vice chairman. o. P. Hal
lam.
| Twenty-second Corps-Chairman
Capt. S. E. Faunce.
| Twenty-third Corps-Chairman, Stan.
ton Weaver. vice chairman, Theodore
r. Brown.
Twenty fourth Corps-Chairman, 9. r.
| Strattan.
Twenty-fifth Corps-Chairman, B. f.
Davis; vice chairman. Charles r. Doug
| lass.
| Army of the Potomac-Chairman, Gen
Ensene Dimmick; vice chairman, A. B.
| White.
| Western Cavalry (Wilson's)-Chair-
man, Commissioner Gaylord NJ Saltz-
| gaber.
Navy Corps-Chairman. Col. c. C.
| Royce.
Sons of Observation-Disclosures, e. B.
| Johns.