Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-30

MAJ WHO ARE 6oISa To DLTRoIT-NoTEs
fRoh aZADeUARIYRs.
Chairman Parke OF the citizens executive
committee ware Il confident smile today when
talking Of the prospects Of securing the q. A.
H. eneamPment for this city in 1891. He does
not thiak there Is any doubt that the great
majority OF Grand Army men would prefer to
come here
The worA will begin when the invitation
committee comes home, he said 10 a STAR re-
porter. I'VE must begin preparations at once
for receiving and entertaining the biggest
crowd that ever came TO Washington. We
must not put off until the last month"
Mr.. - ~ Hege of the committee, from his
conversations with many q. A. II. men, feels
that q Is almost an assured fact that the en-
eampn.sRI 10 coming here. Still, he said today.
be Hs. soIIS 10 Detroit to work hard He would
Eot. he said. consider the battle won until the
vote was announced
THINKS wAsHISGToS Is SIRE oFTT.
Nr. :. ). Emery, who member Of the
sIan OF The eOmmaHieT-in-chieIw viii stnrt for
betrJi; tomorrow in advance OF the general
body az Il. a. Il. men for the purpose Of open
Ing the national headquarters al the Hotel
tstullar. 3ir. Emery has made the grand
rounds OF the department. encampments with
Com ma nder-Iu-chief NesZey, and knows the
sentiment Of the q. A. H. throughout the
county well cali know It, He
told a SrAK reporter today that there was not
the slightest doubt that the sentiment was all
III favor % having the susampment IN WASH
ingtOn. There would he said. be some OPP
position. but he believed Washington would
get large majority of vote ON the hrst ballot
PHILADELPHIA rAv RI WASHINGTON.
Philadelphia hiss be - in the field n posi-
BILE rival of Washington FIR the honor Of having
the q. A. L. encampment of ls9a Philaliei-
lkih, however. has new withdrawn from the
contest gracefully, admitting the superior
claim q Washington to this distinction by the
veterans of the Grand Army Of the RePublic.
At u masiing Vi the commanders ~ the various
Philadelphia posts tuesday night fifteen posts
voted against pressing Philadelph.as claim. to
the eneampment ana eleven voted for IL.
There we're nine posts HnTepTesenIed NJ the
meeting. The Philadelphia Press saws:
There we're three reasons given Why Phila-
delph.a should not have the eheampment. and
the consequent visit of 100000 people and the
benefit Of the expenditure of several millions of
dollars. The city of Washington has been adj
sOestius It's claims for the encaupmeut tor
some months. and because of the proximity of
many battlehelds which could be revisited 1t
would be well 10 have all the old soldiers who
attend the big Grand Army gatherings to meet
IN the national capital. where So much Of COM
mon interest eenters- Many of the Philadel-
phla posts have been at much expense III pur-
chasing or building headquarters or are abont
70 do afu ctftllG not tHtfu 10 DE liberal
60 their visiting rades they might wish to
be. Better wait until business has become bet
tsr,' Was third reason.
The meeting before adjonrning adopted a
resolution asking the representatives from
Pennsylvania at Detroit To vote favor of
Washington against Lincoln, Neb., Is the next
place Of muster.
MONUMENT NOTES
Maj. Fred. Rrackett leaves for Detroit to-
night. and Warden Burke. who has gone to In |
dianapolis, will be in Detroit in a day or two. |
They viii leol ont for Washington's interests. |
lbs Potomac Corps ". II. e., hold meeting |
at O. A. r. Hall tomorrow night for the pur |
pose OF making final arrangements for their !
trip. The eerPs will send a large delegation. |
which xIl mass its headquarters in Detroit at
the First BAPTIST Church The members of ths |
corps viii wear neatly printed badges in silver |
letteTs ON light blue silk. The inscription is !
Potomac Relief Corps, Washington. lse2." On
each badge - n representation Of the Capitol
Gsn. A I. MekeynOlds, president of the |
Michigan State Association Veterans OF the |
Mexican War, writes 10 the national secretary !
II this city that he has called meeting Of his |
association At Deiroi. the 4ih and 9Th OF |
August on the expire % ii wish OF the q. A. L. |
enesmpment fEs To iu ed ratej of railroad |
fare 10 Detrol. app 10 al wEo desire to visit
that city on the Gee -Siou.
The big map prepared fc- the invitation
committee, showing tins BATTLEFIELD, around
Washington. prepared BY Mr. Bertlroug. was
mace under the dire :tion of Mr. Andfsw r.
Dinsmore. chief OF the typographical division
Of the land office. anu not Of SIR. Hendricks as
inadvertently stated. Mr.. Dinsmore yolun-
,eered to aid the citizens committee in every
way possible.
Mr.. IL II. Warner, the treasurer Of the execu- |
i've committee for securing the encampAent
oflegl. reports great enthusiasm on the part OF |
the contributors and that checks coming in |
rapidly. Mr.. Warner says if the encampment
can be secured il vill be one OF the best Adver-
lxments Washington ever had. Everybody !
ought 10 be strongly in favor Of it aud work |
earnestly to secure success.