Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-09
NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT G. A. r.
Preparations at the Hub-The Dele.
e6tes Prom TIT CITY.

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Thsss IL great istsrest IN Grand Amy sircils
b thissity d the session II the national essamp.
nens ef the Grand Army, which viii be held n
1ostoe beginning August IL 4 large dsiees.
toa Of drsnd Army men VIII 20 from tAis city,
and 10 addition the members Of their families,
which will swell the number going from this
city to 500 or coo. The session Of the encamp-
msnt viii continue Tor . week aud IN elaborate
program has bssa prepared for the entertain
ment q the dslegstsa. The latter will numbsr
abont LOCO. The Department. Of the Potomac
VIII be represented BY the following delegates.
J. 9. Brown, J. 3. 6toddsr, L. Il York and
Ihos. ". Wesk Altsrnatss, Passick OFasrsll.
y. N. Bennett. A. Hart snd J. w. Freeman.
John 4. Church is member Of the national
council OF administration. The following are
entitled 70 seats in the sncsmpment: Commsn-
der N: Emmett Urell, Senior Vice Commander
8. E. Faunes, Junior vics Commander Calvin
Farnsvorth. Assistant Adjutant General John
u. Keogh. Department. Commanders Frank H.
sprasus. Benjamin =. Hawkes., A. H. G. Rich
Charles c. Rozer, WIN. Gibson, Samuel $. Bur-
dett. Newton N. Brooks, Jerome b. Burke and
Charles p. Lincoln.
MAI NOT AKIT HE1E uHXr yIAR.
1t was proposed to invite the encampment to
hold the next session in this city. Department
Commander Urell some time ago appointed .
committee consisting Of n. NJ Brooks, chair
man, 4. y Burdett, Geo. E. Lemon, Green b
Raum, Gen. Phos. NJ Vincent and A. Hart 70
ascertain whether arrnngements could be made
for the proper entertainments Of the encamp-
ment il this city should be selected as the
place for holding the next meeting. This COM
nstttee has had several meetings and Consulted
with 0 number Of citizens relative TO raising
the needed funds They have made thei: re-.
port, which il now in the hands of Department
Commander Urell The report states that the
citizens did not give sufficient encouragement
to warrant inviting the national body TO meet
here. 4 large sum Of money would be needed,
and in the opinion OF the committee it could
not be raised Capt. Brooks, the chairman Of
the committee, told STAR reporter today that
probably no invitation would be extended to
the sncampment TO meet here. Independent
OF the lack OF encouragement on the part Of
the citizens be understood that n majority Of
the delegates had already been pledged to vote
for Detroit ~ the pext place of meeting.
Already, he said, an active canvass had been
begun Tor the honor OF entertaining the en-
campment in 1892, and even IL Washington had
the necessary fund already pledged be did not
think that this city could get the next encamp-
nieut. He thinks that the citizens here have
been too slow and have displayed lack Of i'm
terest.
LOOKING TO TIE BOARD OF TRADE.
A special meeting of the Board Of Trade is to
be called, when it Is expected that the PROPOSE
ton TO invite the encampment 70 meet here
next year will be Endorsed. The members Of
thesboard will be urged to do what they can 10
promote this plan and to give all the encour-
agement possible 80 a. to insure q hospitable
reception 70 the veterans 10 the event that they
should meet here. It 10 known that the old
soldiers desire to come to Washington and it is
possible that the national capital, without re-
sorting to the wire-pulling which other cities
the next meeting. There II no doubt expressed
by prominent citizens that il the veterans come
here that they will be Hospitality entertained
and given . better time than they could have
In any other city.