Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-20
The GREAT ENCAMPMENT.
A Committee to Bear an Invitation to q
troit Subscribers to the Fund.


The campaign of the citizens Of Washington
for the purpose Of capturing the annual en-
campment of the G. A. r. in 1892 was COM
pletely organized Saturday night. and from
now on to the end Of the fight this city will be
in the field strong factor in the case, with her
claims ably pushed and her banners afioat.
Whatever may happen the success OF failure Of
the expedition to Detroit cannot be attributed
to lack of zeal
At the meeting Saturday night at Willard's
a large number of new subscriptions to the
guarantee fund came in and the list was
swelled to the desired point
| THE COMMITTEE ON INVITATION
As soon this fact was ascertaiped a reso-
luton was passed to appoint committee to
carry the invitation Of Washington to the en-
campment at Detroit. The committee an
pointed il as follows: Commissioner Douglass
chairman. and Messrs b. ii. Warner, John Joy
Edison, Q. g. Staples. Isadore Saks, Frank
! Hatton. Frank b. Moves, Thomas Someryi!le
s. b. Hege. r. A. Parke and E. b. Hay
letter was read from Mr.. r. A. Parke who
was In New York on business connected with
the present encampment. stating that in the
event OF committee going to Detroit the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company would be glad
to tender to the bearers of the invitation the
use OF a special car to and from their destina-
| ton. A similar offer was made by Mr. s. b.
hege, on behalf Of the Baltimore and Ohio road
and an arrangement will probably be made be-
tween Messrs. Parke and Hege 80 that the COM
mittee will lack no comfort ON their trip.
vote of thanks was passed by the meeting
to Messrs. Parke and Hege.
| THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The executive committee was appointed to
take charge at once of all matters relating to
the prospect of having the encampment here
next summer, as follows:
| r. A. Parke, chairman; s. B. Hese, O.G. Sta
pies. John Joy Edison, George Gibson, Isadore
Saks and b. H. Warner.
/ Mr.. Murrili, colored member Of the G..
A. K and delegate to the encampment, made
speech, in which he said the colored Grand
Army men. as a rule, did not sympathize with
tne ehort that some one had made to raise a
| race question and prejudice the colored men
| against holding the encampment here.
| Mr. Staples stated that the Hotel Mems Asso-
citation, representing all the hotels here having
| twenty-five rooms or more, had signed letter,
l which would be sent to Detroit stating that
the hotel rates here during the encampment
would not be raised. MIR. Staples said that
| hotel rates In this city were as reasonable as
| In any city in the country.
| THE SUBSCRIPTIONS
The complete list of subscriptions, as re-
ported up to Saturday night, is as follows:
+. G. Aukam, SIS; j. L. Atkins, SIS; Henry
Alschwee, IS; Sebastian Aman, S25; JOS. Auer-
bach, SOS; Carl Auerbach, S25; Byron s.
Adams. SIS; John F. Atzel, $50; Isaac Alexan-
der, IS; ]. j. Appel. SO: American Ice Co..
500; Atwater Cycle Co., S25; A. E. Acker, s25;
NJ. j. Adler, $40. Arthur r. Appleton, So; E.
H. Allen, SIS: Augustus Burgdorf, 500; Z. F.
Brooks, s25; Britton Gray, $50; John Baier
40; Il. Biseock, $50; Bond Co, s25; Ernst
Burgdorf. S25: Jas. G. Bowen, $50; NJ. W. Bev-
| eridge, SIS; Barber h Ross, S25; Ella s. Bun
ker, Hotel Dunbarton, $50: NJ. ID. Brace, SIS;
A. n. Bare, SIS; Beecham Il Middleton. so;
Jas: b. Beaii, So; A. Berkenwaid. IS; Albright
Barker, 800; C.. 5. Bundy, $40; John
A. Barthel. $40; James F: Brown. s25;
George C. Bergling, s.; George 7. Budd, slO
Bradley CASTELAR,, go; Barnes 4 Weaver. S25;
Charles II. Bambard, 80; Bridges & Presgraves,
So; p. I: Berry, IS; H. b. Burrad. 50; s. Bel
Der, SIS; John l.. Burkart, $50; Boutwell, 4
| Paine, $50; Brill Rubenstein, $50; j. F. Bon,
| SIS; @. Boyer, $40: Lewis Boor SlO Browning
| Middleton, $50: james l.. Barbour Il Son,
200; c. Becker, SIS; E. b. Barnum 4 Co., s25;
J. W. Bo.eler 4 Son. SIS; Robert Beaie, SIS;
Bakers Cooperative Association, 800; Wheat
ley Burth. SO. Belt & Dyer, s25; Chas. Baum,
| 500; n. Bunch. SIS Brewers-National Capt.
| tai Brewing Co., $500: Chris. Heurich Brewing
Co.. $500; Pabst Brewing Co, $500; Geo. Bau-
| ernschmidt, Baltimore. s25; Washington Brew
ing Co., $3.50; NJ. Bruce. IS; Thos. A. Brown,
$40; W. Breuninger. so; P. NJ. Bryan, So;
Bradstreet Co., $40, nj. NJ. Beekman, SIS;
Butts Phillips, 800; II. S. Berlin, 500:
II. V. Boynton. s25: Samuel Babb. $50;
]. W. Carr, so; B. Charlton d Co.,
800; c. c. W. L. Cole $50; Column,
bia National Bank. 800; Citizens Ma
| tional Bank. 500; Central National Bank. 800;
| Frank H. Carpenter, SIS; Edward Corbett. $40;
NJ. G. Copeland & Co.. $50; G. G. Cornwell 4
Son, 900; James II. Costello, $50; W. H. Cole
| man, So; John Curtin, so; Tbos. L. Cropley,
80; Cropley Botelen. SIS: II. Cupperthite,
SIS; J. II. Chelsey 4 Co.. s15; Geo.W. Corbett,
S25; Morris Clark, S25; Carhart 4 Leidy, s25;
d. Crowley, $50; Curran, Guy Co., s25; b.
u. Chase, So; James X. Cleary SO; W. d.
Clark 4 Co, s10; G. E. Cassassa, $40; JOS
Chrussmeyer. $40; 8. E. Cassassa, IS; Gar
ters," III Market space, $40; N. W. Cobb, $50;
Co, 800; Chapman 4 Taylor, s25; Church 4
Stephenson, s25; W. d. Campbell 4
Co, s25; Glen W. Cooper, $40; 4. G.
Callum,- $40; Canteen Publishing Co.,
Directors of National Capital Bank. $50; Geo.
W. Driver. 800; j. II. DeAtley, $50: Rufus H.
| Darby, $50; q. Desio, So; E. f. Davidson, $40;
| L. A Dusendorf, IS; J. Y. Davis & Sons SIS;
T. l.; Dismer (Hotel Hanover. $50; J. P.
| Davidge, so; Dudley Il Michem, 800; W. W.
| Dudley, $50; F. NJ. Draney, $50; William F.
Downey, 600; Jacob III. Dewers S25; Henry
NJ. Dexter, so; q. E. Drjuiter. 1880 NJ street,
IS: John Dugan. SIS; Edward Droop, $50; W.
Danenhower. s25; r. s. Donaldson s25; W. o.
Denison, S25; John Joy Edison. $50; George W.
Evans, SIS; Yesterday & Haldeman, SOS:
Eiseman Bros. 800; J. Eschenbrenner, S25;
Easton & Rupp. s25; r. o. Edwards, IS; Elec
| trio (C. So Lighting Co.. $3.50; Adams Ex-
press Company, 800; J. F. Ellis 4 Co., S25;
+. Fishman Il Son. S25; Frankie Co., SIS:
Charles Fisher, SO; ID. Franklin, $40: W. NJ.
Frank, $40; ]. X. Freeman. $50; Hugh ].
| Fegan. S25; ST. Clair Fechner, S25; John Fegan,
S1O0; Ford 4 Graham, SIS; V. q. Fischer. so;
Charles Z. Foster, s25; E. Flick, $50; VIM.
Fitch Co.. s25; Fisher and johnson, IS: Geo.
Z. Fitch Son, IS; c. II. Fulum, 1864 32d
| street. s25; Fava. Naeff & Co., $40; Gibson
Bros, 500; Peter Grogan, S25; Emit Gersten-
berg. $50; Louis Gmein, SIS; j. r. Gillette. IS:
Washington Gaslight Co.. 81 200: GOODYEAR
Rubber Co., Sz5; VI. Goldschmidt 4 Son, SIS:
H. + Guy Co., S25; W. NJ. Gait Il Co.. $50:
W. I. GalIiher h Bro. SIS: Anna Greff. $50:
Great Fails Ice Co.. $50; T. A. Goodman, $25:
John H. Gheen, S25; JOS Grusemeyer, $40;
Gedney Il Roberts, S25; u. Greenbaum. IS; W.
+. Gibbons. IS; A. v. Grimes. S25; Guriey &
Stevens, SIS; H. p. Goodwin. 80: r. Gold
schmidt, SIS: Galen Z. Green SO; b. F. Gilbert.
S25: Ira Godfrey. $40; A. L. Hensey, S25: C. NJ.
Heaton, IT,, SO; Philip T. Hall, SO; Jas. b.
Henderson, $40; 7. II. Hall, 50; /. Hamburger
& Son. $25; W. ii. Narrower. SIS; X. Harris 4
Co., SIS; J. Il +. Hurley. S25; A. Herman, s25:
House i l. Herman, S25; Karl Heurich, $50 r.
T. Hoffman, $50; Frank W. Heygster, 800;
David Hagerty, $50; George W. Harvey. 800:
Andrew W. Hancock, $50; Louis Heilbrun. SIS;
William Helmus, $40; c. H. HILBERT 4 Co. $40:
Laurence Hickey, SIS Hoover 4 Snyder, $40;
III. w. Higham, 80; A. Horwitz. SO; 8. Hor-