Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-20
WOMEN AND THE GRAND xaAr.l

Arranxemcnts In Progress for Patriotic Gath
erings During the @. A. K. Encampment.
Tho citixens' executive committees subcou,-
mittee on 'w. r. c., ladies Of the @. A. r,
and other organizations Of patriotic women"
of which Miss Clara Barton 10 chairman, has
been quietly but actively at work since jan
uary !, 1891
Its advisory committee, Of which Mrs. Har-
rison is chrirman, consists Of Mrs. Morton and
the ladies Of the cabinet. Its executive COM
mittee consists Of twenty-five earnest women,
each OF whom is either officer Of the COM
mitteee or chairman Of ono Of the twcnty-ole
special committees.
Its headquarters are established at tho Hotel
Oxford, whore it has a very handsome Office
and holds its committee meetings every Mon
day morning OF 10 o'clock in the parlora IL
has already held seventeen meetings. The
ground plan of tho work of it's various specia!
committees has been SO carefully mapped out
and the duties assigned to each SO clearly de-
fined that each chairman puts her assistants to
work rs fast as selected, without waiting to
complete the organization OF her entire COM
mittee. Thus it is that whilo the personnel
OF only three or four committees is fully de-
termined, all are more or less actively mt work,
and more than q hundred women are every
day planning the details to DO carried out by
the hundreds yet to be brought into tho work.
Besides these there are nearly 1900 women in
the city who belong to the various organiza-
tions OF patriotic women, and as such are at
work in the matter. All OF these organizations,
through their officers and special committees,
have sgnifed their intention and desire to CO.
operate with this committee.
SIX ORGANIZATIONS TO ASSEMBLE HERE.
The executive committee is already in COM
munication with and arranging for the needs
of six national organizations, five OF whom will
hold conventions in this city during the en-
camprent viz. the Woman's Relief Corps, tho
Ladies of the G. A. R., Womans Veteran Re-
lief Union, Ladies' Aid to Sons OF Veterans and
Daughters OF Veterans. The army nurses will
be here in force and will probably hold C re-
union. This committee has already arranged
for the w. r. G. convention to be held in Metz
erott's New Music Hall, with their national head
quarters at the Ebbitt House. This organiza-
ton has over 10000 members, Of whom
10000 are expected to be in the city at
that time, and their convention will be
much the largest of those held here by
women's organizations During tho encamp-
ment it is expected that nearly the full strength
OF its delegations, viz, $50, will be present,
although the usual attendance of delegates is
about AGO. The headquarters of the Depart
ments OF Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania will
be at the EDbitt, Maryland at go PennsylYa-
MIA avenue northwest and New Hampshire, at
the Riggs House. Arrangements are pending
for the Departments of California, Illinois, In.
diana, Iowa and others and many corps and
individuals have also requested the aid Of the
special committee on accommodations, Of
which Mrs. John Dalzell, 1907 Connecticut
avenue, is chairman.
Arrangements are being made for the national
convention halls and headquarters for all the
other orders named and for many state organ
izations Of each, and will be announced from
time to time as definitely located. National
headquarters of the ladies Of the G. A. r.,
thirty members have been secured at the RAN
dali, while the Department Of New York, fifty
people, have been located at the Litchfield
New Jersey has requested accommodations for
forty ladies' &c.
Quite number OF churches Of the city have
been rendered free of cost for the use Of the
several conventions. These will be announced
as fast AS assigned to their special use.
Mrs. Sara Spencer has rendered her Business
College halls for such use as the committee
may desire.
While the committee has not in any manner
solicited contributions for its work, neverthe-
less it has gratefully received some very valu-
able Donations among which may be mem
toned the maps OF the city and street car di-
rectories generously sent them by Col. Milo
b. Stevens Co., and the use of the parlors Of
the Hotel Oxford during the past four months,
donated BY Mr.. Albert Gleason
Bids have been requested for the printing Of
a circular about TO be issued by them.