The Washington times., 1915-09-28
BROWNLOW GREETS
SONS OF VETERANS
Commissioner Cites Civil War
As Beginning Of Greater De-
veIopment Of Nation.

Reminding the Sons Of Veterans in
his welcoming address to them that
"the devotion and bravery of men Of
the gray Is as much a part OF our
common heritage as the devotion and
bravery Of the men Of blue" Commis-
sioner Louis Brownlow today cited the
civil war as the beginning Of the great
er development Of this country, and
cited Washington as the embodiment
Of the growth and glory Of our coun-
try"
The Commissioner said the first
speech he had heard his father make
was one of welcome to @. A. n.
gathering. and. therefore. he was glad
to have a part In welcoming a national
encampment to the Capital City. He
commended the Sons of Veterans for
the work they had done in providing for
the comfort of the aged veterans here
this week.
Commissioner Brownlow was intro.
duced by George w. Solers. chairman
Of the executive committee OF the
Washington Sons of Veterans camps
before the Sons of Veterans session &c
invite them to attend the tree planting
exercises at Lincoln Memorial this at.
ternoon. Mrs. Rose Rutledge, president
Of the Maryland division of the auxili.
AIRY. appeared to bring greetings OF her
organization.
Both Sessions Secret.
Both the session Of the Sons OF Vet.
erans and of the Sons of Veterans
Auxiliary, at the Shoreham we're secret
The rest Of the business sessions Will
be for delegates only.
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presented and referred to the resolu-
lions committee of the Sons OF Veter.
ans. This resolution urged that "at the
forthcoming session Of Congress- a com;
Rrsnenssye Imto s% BY whieS the ees People ~i s.
prepared to discharge this duty undei
tho Constitution in the event Of war.
1t was further urged that the gen
port upon military policy In harmon,
with our institutions by which citizer
soidicry can be secured through tho
adoption of something like the Swiss OF
Australian systems
At the auxiliary session Mrs: Bessie
Bowser, the national president. made
her annual report. She said that tht
membership gain Of the past year wal
2.333 and In that gain were thtrty-thre'
new auxiliaries. A diamond ring wa
the natioI Al rRa izaton I'd lag va
presented to the president and the ma
tiona' secretary. H!r. Emma Finch. o
Indiana.
Committees Named.
Charles F. Sherman. commander-in
! chief Of the Sons of Veterans, an
nonounced his committees for tn
coming year. Their makeup was a
! follows:
Constitution and bylaws-H. V
Speelman. Ohio. chairman: G. B. Alb
! bott, Illinois; F. T. F. Johnson, Dis
! trict Of Columbia; G. w Danford
New York. r. H. Dexter. Rhode Is
| land.
Ritual and ceremonial-W. r. Nc
Nultz, Pa, chairman: w. o. Cobb
Maine: John J Hopper. n. j.; a. w
Mcdaniel. Indiana. and G. Palmer
| Resolutions-John E. Sautter. Pa
chairman: L. j.. .Augkinbaugh, Ohio
Guy Richardson. Missouri: Fran
Seigel. New York. c. A. Dorsey. Mis-
Officers reports-Ra!ph M; Grant
9nH w. F. charch. snanii H.. Milton E. Gibbs 's :
y; and Frank shallhouses; Indiana:
Edgar Allen, ir. Maryland; E. F
Campbell. Md; e. X. DuPuy, Nd, an
E. E. Ireland. Md.
Fraternal and resolutions-W +
Boyer. Pa. chairman: W. T: Bowman
Ill. A. A. Browsden, Mass: W. L. Va
Horn. Miss and A. J. Boutwell,. N. H.