Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-01

oBS1ACLE-vIEWS OF DISTRICT OAR MN
WILL TIE CITIZENS CONTRIBUTE.
The delegates from the department Of the
Potomac to the National encampment Of the
Grand Army, which will meet in Milwaukee the
latter part Of this month, have not been in
structed in regard to extending an invitation
to the national body TO hold its next annual
meeting in this city. II is thought that such
suggestion would be received with great favor
by the national body, as the members would
like to come here. There has been no Session
OF the National encampment held in this city
since the early days Of the organization Of the
Grand Army, when Gen. John A Logan WAS
commander-in-chief. At that time the head
quarters were in this city.
WHAT THE DISTRICT DELEGATES SAT.
A STAR reporter to-day saw q number Of the
delegates who will attend the meeting in Mil
waukee and asked them il it was their inten-
ton to ask the national body to meet in this
city. While they expressed themselves as being
DESTROYS that this city should be selected, vet
they said that the Grand Army in this city did
not feel like assuming such Q responsibility.
The cost OF entertaining such q large body Of
men was very great, and, OF course, IL they
came here this city could not afford to do less
than others in the way Of hospitality. But the
members OF the Grand Army here were, as a
rule poor men and could not afford TO give
large sums of money. There was no other
source Of revenue except the
VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE CITIZENS,
and it was not thought that they could be ex-
pected to contribute So, 900. It is estimated
that some 2oO, 600 people are brought together
at these annual gatherings, and the amount of
money that such q crowd leaves in a city is of
course very large. While the advantage 10 a
il mi no nd A hara
do not think that it would be wise TO assume
the burden OF entertaining the National en-
campment While it is possible that some men,
Der Of the delegation from this city will pro-
pose at the national encampment that the next
session be held in this city, yet several of
the delegates will oppose it on the grounds
mentioned above.
THE REPRESENTATIVES PROM THIS CITY
are as follows: Thos. II. Mckee, Benjamin NJ.
Elliott and Jas. w. Butcher; alternates, Nathan
b. Prentice, Geo. II. Cooper and Chas. King.
The following are entitled to seats: Depart
ment Commander VIM. s. Odell, Senior Vice
Commander Jas. M. Pipes, Junior Vice Com
mander s. E. Faunce, Assistant Adjt Gen. c. II.
Ingram, Member of the National Council Amos
j. Cunning; also all past department COM
manders.
DEPARTMENT COMMANDER oDELL FAvoRs IT.
Department Commander Odell, in talking
with STAR reporter to-day, expressed himself
strongly in favor of holding the next national
encampment in this city. He thought that the
people here were accustomed to manage such
affairs, and that it would not involve a very
great expenditure of money. He said that
$4,000 would be, in his opinion, an extraya-
giant estimate of the cost of receiving and en-
PERTAINING the members Of the encampment.
He said, however, that the Grand Army men
here did not feel like undertaking alone the
work and responsibility. II the citizens, he
said, would organize and authorize an invita-
ton to be given he had no doubt that il would
be accepted. Unless this was done he did not
think that the National encampment would be
invited to this city.