Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-29
THINGS QUIET TO-DAY.
ChaaruaAn Edson h Away and the Citisens'
COmmitsee Has n Rest

Headquarters Of the citizens committee were
rather quiet today. Chairman Edson had NOT
returned from his trip down the river. He IL
expected back in the morning, and
then those who are anxious 10 see him
viii have chance tits ''Col. Edison now much
70 the chairmans disgust: at least that is
what he gives his friends TO understand
when they refer ioklngly to this
military title which 10 invariably conferred
on him by visitors TO headquarters. II IL
Col Edison this and Col. Edison that until il has
almost come about that his friends hesitate
70 address him without using the title. Mr.
Edison served In the army. but he never attained
any exalted rank. So rapid. however, il promo
ZION IN times OF peace that IL is not al all i'm
probable that the chairman will be brieaaSer,
or may be a major general before the encamp-
Chairman wright's committee Is still busy
registering quarters and providing places for
those APPLYING. The great bulk Of the appii-
Giants, however, so far are Grand Army men.
and nowadays they all want free quarters.
It's expected that the applications from indi-
viduals for rooms will begin 10 come in more
rapidly and then the long list Of available rooms
Will begin to dwindle down.
TRIPS TO MOUNT VERNON.
The transportation committee have arranged
to have boats run to Mount Vernon every half
hour during encampment week. The following
boats will be used in this service: Manchester,
River Queen. Louise. pentz, Pilot Bow Wake
held Arrowsrni;h and Columbia. The commit
tee VIII also. in day or two. get out it's circu-
lar relative to the excursions that have been ar
ranged to the battlefields
WAR GOVERNORS TO BE INVITED.
Invitations will be extended to the following
war governors by the citizens committee to at
tend the encampment: William NJ Stone of
Iowa, Samuel J. Kirkwood Of Iowa, Austin Blair
OF Michigan, Andrew q. Curtin OF Pennsylva-
MA Gov. ogiesby Of Illinois. Joseph T. Lewis
Of Wisconsin. Thomas &. Fletcher Of Missouri.
Mhiiam sprague OF Rhode Island. Samnel J.
Srasford OF Kansas. Leland Stanford Of Cali
tornia y :. Berry 81 New Hampshire. Fred
erick T. Low Of Colorado, Arthur |. Foreman
of West Virginia.
The contract for illuminating the barracks q,
Garfield Park has been let 20 neyereux A Gag
nan, plumbers. at their bid Of S7?4 Gas will
nave TO De used In these barracks for the rea-
son that there are no electric wires in that part
on the CITY connected with the plant of the cleo
trio light company
Chairman Edison has desjpnated the w.sbino.
ton Monument grounds as Camp Ager" and
Sarfeid Park as Camp Fsrragut"
a meeting OF the third corps will be held
this evening at the Ebbitt
An Important meeting OF the Second Corps
Association viii be held In parlor 10, WIZARDS
hotel, $50 this pm. All those who have not
received copies OF the address" for distribu-
ton to regimental associations should by all
means De present reports from important
committees will be read
ILLINOIS HEADQUARTERS TO BIZ DECORATED.
The Illinois Republican Association at a
meeting held SATURDAY. evening voted an appro-
pr1ation OF 300 for the decoration of the head
quarters OF the department Of Illinois, @. A. r.,
at metropolitan Hotel during encampment
week, and si00 was also voted to decorate the
headquarters of the Illinois division woman's
Relief Corps. Mr.. CLAYTON C. Mason Of Chicago
presented the association with likeness Of the
standard bearers Of the republican party. both
In the state and the national contest
THE CORPS REUNIONS.
The committee on reunions for the twenty
sixth national encampment Of the @. A. Il. has
decided to group all the reunions together on
the mall known as the White Lot south Of the
White House.
Around the ellipse will be stationed head
quarter tents for each corps, for the navy, ex-
prisoners of war and other organizations In
the rear OF these tents will be others for each
brigade in the corps There will be large tents
for the reunions Of corps.
The following has been the arrangements into
corps for reunion purposes:
First corps-Au those who served in the first
corps at any time from its organization in
March. 1862. and while it formed part Of the
second corps in the last year of the war
Second corps-Al thoee who served in the
second corps at any time.
Third corps-Ah those who served in the
corps at any time, including the time il formed
part of the fifth CORPS
Fourth corps-An members OF the fourth
corps Of the Army of the Cumberland at any
time. including those who had previously
served in the twentieth and twenty-frst corrs
of that army prior n ita consolidafio int tha
fourth corps.
Fifth corps-All who served in that orgsniza-
ton at any time during its history.
Sixth corps-An who served in that corps at
any time.
Seventh corps-Au who served west of the
Mississippi and north OF the Red rivers
Eighth eorps-Including that corps and the
Army Of West Virginia
Ninth corps-An who served in that corps at
any time.
Tenth corps-Nl who served in that corps or
the department Of the south.
Eleventh corps-All who served in that corps.
Twelfth corps-All who served in that corps
Thirteenth corps-An who served in that
corps as organized October "a, 1862, or at any
time thereafter.
Fourteenth eorps-An who served In tina.
corps as organized October "a, 1862, or at any
time thereafter.
Fifteenth corps-An who served in that corps
as organized December IS, 1862, or at any time
thereafter.
Sixteenth corps-All who served in that corps
~ organized December Is 1852 OF at any time
thereafter Ar the regiments which served in
the Army of the Tennessee and were not
definitely assigned to any corps will be assigned
to the sixteenth corps. This includes all the
100 DAYS regiments called out in 1864 10 do gar
rison duty and protect lines of communication
Seventeenth corps-An who belonged to the
corps ~ organized December 10, 1867, or at any
time thereafter.
Eighteenth corps-All who belonged to the
corps as organized December "A, 1862, or IT any
time thereafter. This includes Casey's division
Of the fourth corps and Peek's division Of the
seventh corps Of the Army OF the Potomac and
all the troops in the department Of Virginia and
North Carolina.
Nineteenth corps-All who belonged to the
corps az organized January 5, 1865, or at any
time thereafter. This includes all who served
at any time in the department Of the gulf
The twentieth corps will mean the corps az
organized April 4. 1864, by consolidating the
eleventh and twelfth corps and include all who
served in that corps thereafter.
The place OF the twenty-frst corps has been
taken BY the provisional corps. Army OF the
Cumberland, which will include all regiments
in the Army Of the Cumberland not definitely
assigned to any corps.
Twenty-second corps-This will include all
troops occupying the defenses of Washington.
and all regiments, batteries, &C., of the Army
OF the Potomac which were not assigned 70 any
corps.