Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-24

for. Some 70, 900 have secured quarters which
they will pay for making total of some Sc, DOC
old soldiers who have made arrangements tc
attend the encampment. How many more arr
the veterans or come to see them is purely q
matter Of conjecture.
GIVEN TO WASHINGTON FIRM
Designs and proposals for decorating
the pension Office and the erection and dec.
Grafton of the Presidents grand stand during
the g. A. r. encampment were submitted from
number of the largest firms in New York
Boston and Philadelphia, but the committee
has awarded the contract to Julius Lansburgl
of this city, whose designs were considered the
best and whose figures were the lowest. The
designs are very elaborate and show much ar
tlstic skull, rejecting much credit upon the de-
signer, Mr.. Henry Ryker, of Mr.. Lansburgh'
decorative department. Mr.. Lansburgh also
received the contract for the erection and deco
ration of the reviewing stand for the CON-
mander-in-chief of the G.. A. r.
CORPS REUNION.
At meeting OF the thirteenth corps last even.
ing at Wizards Gen. Clark, chairman of the
committee on invitation, reported that he had
invited Gems. McClernand. Heron, and An
drews to attend the reunion, and that Other
general officers would be invited. Col. A. c.
Matthews, controller Of the treasury, formerly
vice chairman. Comrade Spencer of the
fifteenth corps made a few remarks, showing
what bad been done looking to a reunion of the
Army of the Tennessee, and Gen. Clark was
appointed to act for the corps in that matter
An executive committee. consis ting of Col
Matthews and Capts. Thompson, Swigart and
Worcester, was appointed. After the addition
OF some new members the committee adjourned
to meet next Tuesday evening at the samc place
The regular meeting Of the Army of Wes,
Virginia, or the eighth corps, was held at the
Ebbitt House last evening. Progress WAS re-
ported by all the committees, and Col Long,
the chairman, expressed himself as well pleased
at the way the reunion of the Army OF Yves,
Virginia was taking shape.
The local members of the twenty-third corps
met at the Ebbitt last evening and completed
their organization and perfected arrangements.
Ali committees reported. and it was directed
that personal invitation should be sent to all
the Old commanders. The next meeting will
take place at the Ebbitt Tuesday night next.
At a meeting of the seventh army corps and
troops serving west Of the Mississippi river the
report of the committee on permanent organ
ization was accepted. Various matters Of de-
tail were agreed upon and an adjournment was
taken until next Saturday evening. The fol-
lowing comrades were enrolled as members:
Cyrus Bussey, brigadier general; Joseph r.
West brevet major general; Chas. Z. Hovey,
brigadfer general; &C. Grumpy sergeant four
teenth Kansas cavalry; A. J. Alden, lieutenant
colonel eighteenth illinois cavalry; W. +. Dor
sey. first Colorado cavalry; George W. Leon
ard, fifth Ohio battery; Robert S. Baternan,
third Wisconsin cavalry; n. N. Hill. first lieu
tenant third Wisconsin cavalry; II. NJ Burfeld,
seventy-seventh Ohio infantry; George Hicken-
looper, first lieutenant thirty-sixth Iowa in
fantry; Jesse Mcdaniel, seventh Missouri cav
airy; J. T. Thompson first Iowa cavalry; Y. E.
Thomas, first Iowa cavalry; Milton Carter. frat
Inrr ax-olr A trtt ir,l lou
infantry; NJ. Burnham, twenty fifth Ohio artil-
lery; B. F. Shoemaker, second lieutenant first
Missouri cavalry; j. NJ. Edgar, first lieutenant
eleventh Missouri cavalry; r. J. Hinton, cap
tain third Kansas. colored, infantry; James
Cooney, third Wisconsin cavalry; W. W. Clark,
sergeant sixth Iowa cavalry; Wa Whiting, first
California infantry: W. F. Britton. third Wis
consin cavalry; A. Van Gruder. second Kansas
cavalry: John Grimstead, third Iowa cavalry
Benjamin F. Henry, tenth Kansas infantry;
William Carroll, thirteenth Illinois cavalry;
Samuel X. Hall, first lieutenant seventh II. S.
NJ; NJ B. G. Wright, major second l. T. in
fantry: J. NJ. Williams, brevet brigadier gen.
eral first Kansas infantry, and W. II. Triplett,
second Missouri infantry.
NOTES.
A meeting of the Western Cavalry Reunion
Association will be held at parior "a, Ehbiti
House, this "wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
All western cavalrymen are invited.
Col. l.. F. Fix of the quartermaster generals
Office has been appointed aid-de-camp on the
staff OF the commander-in-chief of the q. A. r.