Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-24
A GOOD START MADE
Meeting of the Committee to Raise Funds to
secure the G. A. r. Encampment

The first meeting of the committee to secure
guarantee fund for the entertainment OF the
Grand Army encsmpment in this city next year
was held last evening at Willard Hall. The
committee appointed at the public meet
ing held last Friday and last evening they met
organized and took the necessary steps to be-
gin an active canvass for the money. As one
of the speakers said last evening, there is only
six weeks to the meeting of the encampment
in Detroit Within the next two weeks he
thought the citizens ought to know what they
could do, and issue circulars to every delegate
to the encampment inviting the encsmprnent
TO meet here in 1892. Commissioner Douglass,
as the chairman of the committee. presided at
the meeting last evening and Mr.. r. A. Fish
was the secretary.
MONEY ALREADY SUBSCRIBED.
While the object of the meeting was to Or
ganize for work, vet some progress was re-
ported in collecting subscriptions. as the fol-
lowing indicates: Hotel Mems Association,
$4,000: Capt. Blake 500. Levi Woodbury.,
500: The Iosekam 500: Geo. f. Lemon.
$1,000: A. :. Iaber, SlC0. Col. Staples said
that the money! would not be needed until next
June. and that the only object in securing the
subscriptions now was to ascertain If it could be
obtained when needed.
II was suggested that each subcommittee
representing the different interests should hold
meeting and arrange systematic plan for
making n thorough canvass The name first
chairman. and it was decided that the chair
man be instructed to call the subcommittee
together.
The sUBcoNMIITEEs.
The committees as follows:
Commissioner ]. W. Douglass, chairman;
Commissioner J. ". Ross, Commissioner II. VI.
Robert, B. III. Warner, treasurer, and Ros A.
Fish. secretary.
Army-Gen Schofeld, Gen. Vincent, Col.
Ernst and Mai. Ainsworth.
Navy-Admiral Rogers, Commodore Sicard
and Surgeon General Brown
District militia-Gen- Ordway, Col. Moore
and Capt. Oyster.
The bar-w. b. Webb, A. s. worthington,
Enoch Totten, James L. Norris. e. c. Cole,
Chaplin Brown and C. VI. Matthews.
Brickmakers-T. 5. Holbrook, Isaac Childs.
Alfred Richards and Charles b. Pearson.
Bakers--John Seitz, B. III. Charlton and Chas.
Schneider.
Butchers-John R. Kelly, John H. Buscher
Architects. G. Hill, T. F. Schneider and
A p. Clarke.
Millers-George W. Cissell. Robert B. Tenny
and X. i. Earnshaw.
Gas ixtures-E. F. Brooks and Charles A.
Muddiman.
Boots and shoes-Arthur Burt, p D. Haven
ner and ). Smith Hoover.
Drug stores-W- =. Thompson. Thomas L.
Cropley, Edward Mertz and III. L. Stamford.
Hats and caps-B. ii. StinemetZ. j. Y. Davis
and James p. Willett.
Hotels-O. q. Staples T. E. Roesse. ". III.
Selden and Levi Woodbury..
Real estate-M VI. Parker. J. f. Fitch. Thos.
E. Waggaman, NJ l. Weller, +. L. Moore and
E J. Stellwagen.
Contractors-H. L. Crawford. F. NJ. Draney,
Albert Gleason and Andrew Gleeson.
Tobacco and eigars-GeOrge W. Cochran,
Daniel Loughran and W. $. RoOse.
Physicians-Dr. z. 4. Sewers. DR.. Robert
Reyburn, Dr. Frank Gardner, DIR. Joseph T.
Johnson, DIR. J. NJ Toner and DIR. {. b.
Purvis-
Auctioneers-C. c. Duncarson, Thomas
Downing and VI. b. Latimer.
Pension attOrneys-JamesH III. Vermilva Allen
Rutherford, W. W. Dudley, j. F. yinal and A.
Z. Richards
Street railroads-Henry Hurt, George W.
Pearson, George +. Truesden, George White
and II. A. Griswold.
Lumber dealers-Thomas W. Smith. Samuel
Ross. Isaac jackson and Richard A. II. Willett
Dry goods W. Woodward, James Lans-
burgh, Seaton Perry, Thomas J. Luttren and
W. d. Clarke.
Insurance-Henry A. Willard. Fred W.
Pratt, Simon Wolf, B. Lewis blackboard and L.
W. Tyler.
Wines and liquors-H. A. Seligson, Augustus
Noak Chris. Aander and George ". Driver.
Hardware-C- A Schneider, A. L. Pitney and
]. b Kendall
Foundries-Robert Leitch, Thomas Somer-
vile and Smith Petit
Steam railroads-Robert A Parke. James L.
Taylor. III. E. Fuller and Samuel Il. Hegge.
G. Hine.
Brewers-Chris. Heurich. Albert Carry, Frank
Sehwarz and Frank p. Madigan.
Express-George Moss, George W. Knox. S.
Springman and John f. Stephenson
Newspapers-Crosby s. Moves Beriah VIII
kins and Duncan :. Walker
Music.Edward Droop, +. b. Metzerott and
G. b Bailey.
steamboats--william E. Clarke, Capt Blake
and Gen j. C. Mckibben.
Banks-John W. Thompson. b. H. Warner.
T. kurtz Johnson, c. J. Bell, A. 7. Britton and
John E HerrelL
Coal. Maury Dove, George L. Sheriff, A.
g. johnson and W. j. Stephenson.
Ice b. Church, George A. Bartlett and j.
II. Johnson
Plu.lbers-s; s, shedd, Manson Robinson
and John Mitchell
Liveries-Charles I. Wood. Thomas W. Wild
dieombe. William f. Downey and B. F.
GrOceries-James L. Barbour. Elphonzo
1oungs. g. G. Cornwell, ". W. Burchen and
Frank Hume.
Flour and feed-Theodore J. Meyer, John W.
Shaw and A Il. Cropley.
Clothing-Isidore Saks, B. Robinson and Gus
Eiseman
Furnirure-w. B. Moses, Wash. b. Williams.
W d. Houghton and Julius Lansburgh.
Jewelers-M. W. Gait, Reuben Harris and
Jacob Karr
Market-N. G. Ordway and Jesse B. Wilson.
Cndertakers-W. r. Smear, A. Burgdorf and
Geo t. Zurhorst
Heaters. W. Albaugh, W. W. Rapley and
Jas l. Herman.
Gents furnishings-w. o. Douglass. Joseph
Arerbach and Oliver p. Burdet.e.
Mr. DOUGLASS HOPEFUL
The Chairman, Commissioner Douglass. said
IN reply to an inquiry that it was the intention
to raise fund of at least $4,000 and If &,
was found that more was needed he had no
doubt that 1t could be secured. Mr.. Fish the
secretary, stated that he was at the ofice 81 the
committee. In parlor IL. Wizards Hotel each
day from 10 TO O'Clock. and that he would he
glad TO see any one and furnish information.
He said that subscription blanks had beer sent
TO each member OF the committee.
The members Of the various committees ware
urged to push the work as rapidly as pos.ib,e
Do tina. at the next meeting OF the comrnittes
on Tuesday night reports could be made
resolution WAS adopted requesting the
commander Of the Department. of the Potomac.
g. l. T., to appoint a committee of five. repre-
senting the department to meet with the citi-
zens' committee. Mr.. VIM. A. McEIhp q,
Westminster, Md. member of the .irand
Army. made an earnest address, in which he
said that there was no doubt il the citizens O,
Washington desired the encampment of 1892 to
be held in this city that it would be done
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