Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-23
THE QUESTION oF QUARrERs.


How the Citisens' COMMITTEES WIN House
the 10000 Union Veterans.
Some 1000 men will be provided with shelter
and bed to sleep in by the citizens Grand
Army encampment committee in September
This statement, which is amply confirmed by
figures which are in the possession Of the COM
mittee, accounts for the activity which the
committee ia displaying. II also accounts
for the estimate made by Chairman Edison
that the committee will need o fund
Of $50 900. 1t is not necessary for Mr.. Edison
to say that not one dollar viii be spent on ban
quets or upon anything else which may be re-
garded as merely ornamental or superficial
There are legitimate objects which will take
every dollar Of the proposed fund if the great
throng OF visitors that will come here to attend
the encsmpIncnt September 20 are properly
cared for.
Mr.. Edison and his committee have appointed
committee to canvas the town for subscrip-
tons to bring up to the required amount the
popular subscription. A list of the names Of
the members Of this committee is published
elsewhere.
INTEREST MANIrEsrED.
1t is gratifying to Mr.. Edison and an encour-
aging indication Of the growing public inter
est in the encampment that he has already
received letters from a number Of those desig-
mated as canvassers stating that they would
cheerfully undertake the work. The territory
assigned each man in the business section Of
the city Is one square and on Tuesday next they
Will visit everybody in their district.
1t IL supposed that all citizens who viii be ap-
preached by the canvassers fully understand
the purpose Of the appeal that will be made and
the necessity for it. At the close Of business
Tuesday it Is expected the work will be COM
ha pvvntt mill hos h. I'D
cash. There is no time for dallying over this
matter. Short, sharp, quick work is what is to
be done and then the committee can turn to the
more important duty Of completing the
arrangements. II it happens that anybody il
missed by the canvassers subscriptions can be
handed in at the headquarters of tina commit
tee IN the Atlantic building or to any member
of the executive committee The STAR, as
announced several days ago, will receive sub
scriptions.
HOW TO PROVIDE QUARTERS.
As indicated above the main feature Of the
preparations for the encampment will be the
for providing shelter for some
10000 men. To accomplish the task Of
supplying roof and bed for this great army
all the public school buildings will be nsed. In
addition the committee will lease any large
buildings when favorable terms can be made.
But the large proportion Of the free quarters
viii have to be in buildings especially erected
by the committee. Chairman Edison has given
this matter q good deal of attention, and has
worked out q plan which in its principal details
Win no doubt be carried out
TEMPORARY BUILDINGS TO BE ERECTED.
On the grounds of the Washington monu-
ment, all along the south side Of B street, tenn
porary buildings are to be erected These struc-
lures will be sixty-four feet wide and FIVE hum
dred feet long, and will each have sleeping &C.
commodations for 900 men. It is proposed to
have about twelve Of these buildings, which
Will AFFORD accommodation for over 43 900.
In the immediate vicinity Of these quar- tiers
arrangements will be made for the erection Of
large dining halls, where meals can be served at
stipulated figures. In fact, all through the city
In the vicinity Of the school buildings and Of
other buildings where large bodies of men are
quartered some provision must be made for
supplying the men with meals OF course the
committee will not pay for the meals, as the
visitors will assume that part of the expense.
The committee will supply buildings and cots
free Of cost and the visitors will furnish their
own subsistence.
PROVIDING FOR THE WOMEN.
The citizens committee is going to care for
the veterans. There will be no arrangements
for women occupying the free quarters. A great
many Of the old soldiers will want to bring their
wives with them, and O special committee, Of
which Miss Clara Barton is chairman
and Miss Cora c. Curry is secretary,
is making arrangements to secure quar-
tiers for the ladies. large proportion
will come as members Of the various Organizes
tons composed of patriotic women. Some Of
these organizations are as follows: Womens
Relief Corps, Ladies Of the Grand Army,
Ladies' Aid Association, Auxiliary to the Sons
Of Veterans, Daughters Of Veterans, Women's
Veteran Relief Union, Army Nurses Associa-
q ,<3Sr ~ he
Ladies' Naval Veteran Association.
The headquarters Of the ladies' committee is
in the building at the corner Of 18th and F
streets. They have the work we'll planned out
and have received large number Of applica-
tons for quarters which they are supplying as
fast as possible.
QUARTERs SECURED.
Posts have secured quarters during the
past week as follows: Capt. J. P. McCol-
Tough Post, No. 497, Mercersburgh, Pa,
80 men, Sumner School building: G. G. Meade
ers Baltimore and Ohio at lexington; J.
W. Jackson Post, No. a, Philadelphia, 80
men, Gallilean Temple, $40 street south
west; delegation of rs from Florida at
1915 street; delegation Of $50
from the following places in Broome county. N.
Y: Binghamton, Ninevah. Whitney's Point,
Union, Windsor, Maine, Vestal. Hawleytown,
Conklin station Deposit. This delegation will
be Guartered at 412 9Th street, SAT Missouri ave-
nue., 424 X street and 221 D street northwest.
APPLIED FOR QUARTERS.
During the past week applications have been
received from the following posts: J. B. Kill
born Post, No. II, Central Village, Conn, Is
men; John McKie Post. No. 800, Cambridge,
N. Y, IS men; W. A. Bruner Post. No. 1856, Sum
bury, Pa, 80 men: Nelson Post. o.504, Luther
Mills, Pa., 80 men; Naval Post. No. 35, Phila-
delphia, 40 men; J. w. Jackson Post, No. "a,
Philadelphia. 80 men; B. F. Eisenberger Post,
No. 462, New Cumberland, Pa, s. men; 8. C.
Davis Post, No. 14s, Selma Grove. Pa; Ward
B. Burnett Post, Tarrytown, N. Y, % men;
A. B. Watson Post, No. 395, Grand Rapids, Mich,
100 men; Corporal Bae rPost, No. 277, Delta,
Pa, Is men; G. W. Sterigh Post, No. ISL, Co
lumbus City, Ind, 60 men; Buckingham
Post, No. u, Norwalk, Conn. 80 men; Hoff-
man Post, No. 81, Morgantown, w. Va.
60 men; T. Ingraham Post, No. l2l, Hyde Park,
Mass, 80 men; G. G. Jackson Post, No. 159,
Berwick, Pa. 10 men; De Golges Post. No. ITO.
Hudson, Mich, Is men; Jas. Appleton Post,
No. 1873, Ipswich. Mass, 40 mem Jas. Shields
Post. No. l45 Medford. Wis.,, 100 hen; Andrew
Matthew Post, No. IA, Parkersburg, W. Va, IS
men; John Tucker Post, No. 1877, Orten-
Vile Mich Is men: Henry Wilson Post