Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-01
ON TO DE 70 IT
The Banners of the Department Of
the Potomac Will Be There.
GRAND ARMY MEN GOING L.
Delegations From Many Posfs-The woman's
Relief ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS mmander Pipes
and the Representatives From This City In
the Epeampment

All the preliminary plans for representa-
ton from the Department OF the Potomac in
the great national encampment next week are
completed and tonight and tomorrow morning
there viii be a general exodus Of Grand Army
men from this city. Two special trains, each
running In several sections will be required to
accommodate all who going from here.
One g. A. r. train which will also carry the
citizens committee Of invitation. leaves over
.hs Pennsylvania road at 7:i0 this evening.
while o second through set OF special
trains will pull ont Of the Baltimore and
Chic railroad station tomorrow morning.
There will be handsome men galore
on the train. and women, too, ns well,
FOR the several woman's relief corps will send
large delegations to the eucampment Men
and women alike are firm in their intention to
bring the next encampment to Washington and
all next week in Detroit the battle cry will be
''On to Washington"
The delegation to the G. A. Il. encampment
from this city will be very creditable one. all
the larger probably. by reason Of the efforts
that are being made for the capital in 1892.
There will be some representation from every
one Of the fourteen posts in this department.
Tine Old Guard will go the escort of the de-
partment commander and staff.
Those going from here who are entitled to
votes in the eucampment are Department
Commander j. VI. Pipes. Senior Vice Com
mauder A. f. Dinsmore. Junior Vice Com
nlsn,ler A. s. Taber Assistant Adjutant Cen
eral John p. Church. Past Department Com
manders b +. Hawkes.. A. H. G.. Richardson
Geo. T.. Corson. Harrison bingham. VIM. Glib
son. Samuel :. Burdett, Jerome b. Burke,
Chas. L. Lincoln. Vim. ;. Odell and VI. Emmett
Urell and Representatives Arthur Hendricks.
y. d. Adams l.. 5. Emery and Robert John
SON By this il will be that the depart
ment will have at least eighteen votes in the
gathering. In addition to this Sir. g. II.
French. who lives here and who is a member
OF the national council Of administration, has
q vote in the encampment. There are four
siternates who have no votes, except in the
absence Of the Representatives. They are W.
B. Pomeroy, Geo Wagner, ". G. Hall and s.
" Gordon
DEPARTMENT OF THE POTOMAC W. r. c.
The Department of the Potomac W. c. Rwin
leave this city for Detroit in company with
department headquarters Of the G. A. r. and
the 'Old Guard on Sunday morning at Q a. IN.
This department will have its headquarters at
No. % Rowland street, within a short distance
from the Cadillac Hotel Upon arriving in
Detroit preparations will be at once made for
. reception to be given to the Womau's Relief
Corps Of all the departments. the q. A. r. and
Sons Of Veterans in aid OF the efforts of the citi
zens' committee to have the next annual en-
asmuch the national convention of the
WOmans Relief Corps IL always held in the
same place rs the national encampment of the
q. A. Il. the women Of the Woman's Relief
Corps naturally take great interest in the Sc
lection Of the place and use such influence as
they can eIertfOr their favorite localities. From
far and near come unmistaksble expressions of
their preferences for Washington, and IL those
expressions can be chrystalized at Detroit in
favor Of that place there is doubt that the
Woman's Relief Corps will speak of their choice
very strongly. Great preparations being
made at Detroit for the reception OF the visit
ipg sisters. On Monday from 3 to : pm.
the presidents Of departments will he
invited to carriage ride around the
city. After which the reception Of this
department. will be held. On Tuesday the
grand parade will be viewed. and for that even
ing the president Of this department il in re-
ceipt OF cards for receptions TO be given by the
departments OF Massachusetts, and Michigan
ct their headquarters at the Cadillac. In add-
ton u camp fire for the visiting q. A. r. W RC
and Sons Of Veterans viii be held. The sessions
OF the W. T. Q. will commence Wednesday morn
ing at 10 a m. and will be held at the Church
OF Our Father on Bagby avenue. From that
time on the ladies' who attend the convention
rs delegates will be busy with the questions
which usually come up on such occasions the
evenings being taken up with camp fires, re-
captions. &c.
During the sessions OF the convention an eIe-
CANT luncheon will be spread each iay in the
pariors OF the church for the visiting delegates.
snd II Is evident that nothing will be left un-
Gone TO secure their comfort. On FRIDAY the
delegates will be given a rlle on the lake and
Will be taken 20 all points of interest through
out the city. Friday night the W. X &. OF the
Department Of Michigan will give a camp ire
on magnificent scale TO the G.. A. X. W. X. c.
and Sons OF Veterans The following il a list
OF delegates from this department to the ma
uonal coz ventiOu:
Mrs Ida V. Hendricks, department presi-
dent: Miss Julia ". Mason, senior vice depart-
ment President; Mrs. lydia A. Barnes. Junior
wee department president; Mrs. Helen j.
purfer. department. secretary; Mrs. Anna A.
leck, delegste-a,-large, and Mrs. Joanna W.
turner, past department president The fol-
loving members Of the several corps compos-
ing this department accompany their depart
meat president on the yisi, 10 Detroit: Mrs
julia W. Mason, Mrs. LYDIA A. Barnes Mrs
georgia a. Balm. Mrs. Helen ]. Durfer, Mrs
sarah j. Neal. Miss Annie h. Bond Mrs Anna
q feck, Mrs Margaret l. Petty, Mrs. Maria L.
Jordan, Miss Jessie Nandoren Mrs Alice Bur-
CESS. Mrs Emma E V. Anderson. Mrs Susie
". McCabe, Mrs Mary Ripley. Mrs. Corinne
suicklAn Mrs- Georgia Snow, Mrs. Lucy Leg
Gest Mrs May Lockwood, Mrs. Joanna Turner
Mra Anna I. Bowen. Yrs. Harriet Cuts. Mrs
Elizabeth Months. Mrs Katherine McMouigal
Mrs Elvirs sheldon. Mrs. Carrie Hurlburt
NrsL May s. Parker. Mrs Sarah f. yandoren
ars Martha r. Pipes, Mrs. Pearl Pipes, Mrs.
Marie HortrnAr, Mrs. r. j. Besl Mrs fmma i
Evans, Mr> Mary J. Ruch, Mrs. NJ. Newen
Mra Josepha Houghton, Mrs. Beaverstock.
Miss Fannie Saunders. Mrs Marshall, Mrs.
barnard. MrA Doolittle, Mrs. Vanderhoff
Mrs. Blackboard, N. c. Williams and about tifty
others This department will have q special
sar-''Ths Aberdeen
The state room in special car Aberdeen has
been set apart for the department president
Mrs.. Hendricks The room will be decorated
with aAgs and the banner of the DEPARTING mt
N.RC- and with flowers sent from the White
House gardens for that purpose. Mrs. Hend-
r,eks resides In Gaithersburg. Nd. Mr.. Hege.
the agent Of the Baltimore and Ohio road. will
have the special train stopped At Gaithersburg
for 4rA asndrfckA
rHK OLD acARp.
The Old Guard will leave town tomorrow
morning on tts way TO Detroit to attend the an
AuAl sncsnpment Of the Grand Army of the
hsPubiic. accompanied by the Third Artillery
1And. and bearing plenty Of ammunition for use
IT the hight for the location of the encsmp-
ment II Washington IN 81 The program i.
for the command 10 assemble nj the nrmorv Of
The corps in the Grand Army building, oppo-
sss WiIlArd's. 81 Is. when She line Of march
vii be formed Tue members will b. dressed
In their fatigue uniforms. with knspsaek. and
blznkets- Matching down the avenue 20 the
Baltimore and Ohio depot the guard will en-
bark on . special train that will leave the city
ats o'clock, arriving in Detroit in twenty-five
hours
The Old Guard will serve Of the encsmpmen-