The Washington herald., 1916-05-14
CITY'S DEFENSES
WEAK, HE AYERS
Col. RID. Simms Tells Spanish
War Veterans Fort Wash
ington Is Helpless.
SPEAKS AT BANQUET
Annual Convention of National Com
mandey of Naval and Military
Order Is Ended.

The annual convention of the National
Commandery. Naval and Military Order
of the Spanish American War, Was
brought to a close last night with a
banquet at the Army and Navy Club. The
speakers made an earnest plea for pre-
paredness. Capt Milton L. Foreman,
L. 5. A, was POSTMASTER.
The speakers at the banquet were Col.
r. D. Simms, of Washington; Col. L.
Taylor Brown, Of Chicago; Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Byron r. New
ton. Gen. John NJ. Clem and Capt. Z. j.
DORM, L. S. A.
Col. Simms, as the result Of a tour of
inspection Of Fort Washington on Friday
sharply criticised it as being weak and
defenseIess.
col Z. Taylor Brown. of Chicago, told
the delegates that 1t was criminal to talk
Of raising an army OF n million men over
night. He asserted that the United
States is no stronger than It's weakest
unit and urged the men, through rec
Ognition OF individual responsibility, to
preach the doctrine Of preparedness.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Newton reiterated the assertion that the
safety Of the United States today lies in
the militia as it is now organized.
Officers Are Elected.
At the afternoon session Gen. John NJ
.. y
elected cOmmander-in-chief. Other OFF,
Cers elected were: Senior vice comman-
der-in-chieH, Mai Edward SChulze. L. s.
v, Connecticut; Junior vice commander
in-Chief, Lieut.. f. L. HartwiCk. L. :. \,
Michigan; registrar. Capt. John T Hilton
L. S. V, New York; deputy registrar
Capt. W. Tyson ROmaine. L. 5. v, New
York; treasurer. Capt. II. c. Croscut. l.
S. V. New York; historian, Lieut.. E
10 n 1arfN m AF.4gu hTT
setts; chaplain. Rev. Father Albert J.
Bader. L. :. A, New York; COunselors-
lP-Chief. Col. George F. Eane, jr.. L. S
V. Pennsylvania; Capt. GeOrSe r. Bar
ker, Z. S. V. Rhode Island: Mai. James
Wood, L. S. NJ. C. Massachusetts; Capt
J. NJ. Thompson, L. 5. v, New York;
Lieut.. J. Fl. MittenbOrs, L. s. y, District
Of Columbia
Among those present were: Lieut.. r.
II. Chappeu L. s N; Capt. z. J. Dorm,
Y. s. N; Capt. c. II. McAlIiSter, e. S.
e. G.. Assistant Secretary B r. New
ton, Treasury Department; Capt. S. X.
Jacobs, L. s V; Capt Oscar A Price,
L. S. V: Lieut. J. II. Mittendorf. L. 5.
n; Capt 4. c. Mckelvey, L s. V;
Lieut.. Charles r. TrOwbridge. L. s. A;
Col. R D. Simms, l. s. V; Naval Cadet
B. P. Lamberton. L. S. n; Maj. F. B.
Wheaton, l. s. Y; Capt ". II. King,
l. 5. V: Capt. c. B. Hepburn. Lieut..
John N. Thompson. U. S. V; Lieut.. Z. L.
Hartwick. [. S. V: Mai w. T. Ro-
maine, Z. S. V: Capt c. f. Golden, L.
5. V: Maj R. L Longstreet. L. S. v;
DR. Walter D. Webb, U. s V; capt. s.
Farce. L. s. V; Capt. D. D. Fullerton,
L. <. V; Col. James Wood, L. S NJ. g;
Capt. NJ ]. Macdonald: Col W. J.
Foreman, L. S. A: Capt G. Van L.
Noselcy, I. s. V; Capt Samuel GIeaves
L. s V; Capt. J. Ronayne, I. s. A; Gen
J. L Glenn. L. 5. A; Capt John T Hill
ton. L. s V; DR.. c. I. Turner. L. S. A;
Col. c. II. Stedman. I. s. A; F. f.
Baker; Capt. G. W. Newton, U. s. V;
Mai. L. Knapp, L. S. A; Chaplain A. ].
Dader. [. S. A; Col. D Morarity. L. S. A:
Col. T Taylor Brown. L. S. A: Capt. r.
r. Mcbride, L. ). A; Mai. J. II. Louis,
l. S. A; Maj T. s. Hodson. L. s. A:
Col. W. ". Storer. L. :. A: Capt G. IL.
Forrest, L. S. V; Capt. W. II. H. Bull
lard, [. 5. y. Lieut.. P C. Walker, L. 5.
y; Capt. G. NJ. Machold L. s V: Capt
R. G. Croscup, L. S. V: Col. E. E. Har-
din, L. 5. V, Mai. C. B. Zane, [. S. A;
Capt. f. R. Barker, l. s. A; Capt. r. K.
Wright. L. S. A; Lieut.. T. P. Nelson,
L. S. \; Lieut.. J. S Mucke, L S V,
and Capt. c. A. Schuyler, U. S. V.