Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-29


Plans of the Entertainment COMMITTEES for
the G. A. r. Delegates.
The committee ON entertainment held meet
ing last night in Room 81 Of the Atlantic Build
ing, and the attendance was quite large when
Chairman s. S. Burdette raped for order.
The work Of this committee will be among the
most important during the G. A. R. encamp-
ment, and the members are determined that it
shall be successful in every respect. The plan
is to hold reception to the delegates to the en-
campment in the large court of the pension
Office building, which will be handsomely dec
GRATED for the occasion. The program will in
clude music by the Marine Band for promenade
purposes, vocal music by choice body Of
singers, speeches and a buffet lunch. This
will be on Friday of encampment week, and the
following day it il contemplated to give an ex-
cursion down the river to the delegates and in
vited guests.
At the reception it Is intended to invite the
President, Vice President, members Of the
cabinet. chiefs Of bureaus, the District Com
missioners, the Speaker of the House Of Repre-
sentatives, Justices of the Supreme Court Of
the United States and of the District Supreme
Court, the general OF the army, the admiral of
the navy and the general commanding the Dis
trict militia.
The subcommittee to carry out the arrange
ments for the proposed entertainment all
submitted partial reports showing that the
members have all entered upon their several
duties with earnestness and enthusiasm. 1t is
probable that supper room will be erected
outside the building which will hold 500, and
this will it is believed be sufficient to accom-
modate all who will attend, as the guesrs will
be continually coming and going during the
hours OF the reception. The lunch will be
ample in quantity and quality, but it will be an
incident and not the principal feature Of the
entertainment
The various subcommittee are as follows:
Stands, decorations and outbuildings-W. 8.
Roose, chairman; Messrs. j. B. Hammond, Ed
ward n. Dawson, jerome b. Burke and W.
Bruce Gray.
Music, addresses and program Of exercises
Geo. E Corson, chairman; Messrs. VIM. Gibson,
John b. Thompson, b. Z. Bruce, E. B. Hay,
WIN. b. Pratt and DR.. Frank T. Howe.
Refreshments-A. H. G. Richardson. chair
man, Dr., J. +: X. Appleby, Simon H. Merrill
and Fred W. Mitchell.
Admission, ticket takers retiring rooms and
hat boxes-Jas. E. Bell, chairman; Messrs Jos.
Q. Mansen. VIM. B. King, VIM. S. Odell and j.
]. Narrower.
Csrriages-Dr. A. J. Hunsoon, chairman;
Messrs. Matthew Trimble, J. b. Carter, Sam
uel c. Lovejoy and Albert Gleason.
invitations &. Burdette, chairman; Messrs
Chas. P. Lincoln, Newton n. Brooks, Abraham
Hart, Bernard 7. Janney, Frank A. Butts, VIM.
9. Dodge, Robert s. Lacy and Geo. H.
Shields
Order within and about the approaches to
the court-Col. Cecil Clay, chairman; Col NJ
+. Ureu, Major Geo. A. Bartlett, Col b. r,
Hawkes., ]. r. Edison, DR.. Henry A. Robbins,
DR.. A. J. Schashirt, Samuel NJ. Bryan and 7. H.
syRhert.
The other members of the committee are D.
8. Alexander, Chss. B. Bailey, John w. Drew.
Geo. W. Evans, Isaac Cans, Dr.. c. E. Hagner,
j. b. Hammond, DR.. VIM. A. Hammond DR..
Ihos. b. Hood, Gardiner G. Hubbard. VIM. B.
King, Edgar II. klemorth, John B. Larner, A.
n. Lothrop, Thos. ]. Luttrell, W. q. Michael,
Fred. W. Mitchell, John C. Parker, Charles C'
Royce, j. r. sAum, Charles A. schafer. Franz
Schwarz, Rev. Green Clay Smith, Frank H.
Sprague, Z. ]. Stellwagen, George Truesdell
Thomas E. Wagganlan and Henry A. Willard.
The duties assigned this committee BY the
executive committee are to ':provide WAYS tc
interest and entertain the Grand Army VISITING
Washington not otherwise in any manner in.
Guided In the duties of other committees and
TO arrange for entertaining and extending suct
courtesles as may be appropriate to the dele
gates as body Of the national encampment,
Chairman Burdett, himself q past grand com
mander Of the Grand Army OF the Republic
was selected as peculiarly fitted to take charg,
of this committee by reason Of his experience
in former encampmonts and his wide &C
quaintance with members Of the order ant
| With those in public affairs. The selection
| OF Mr.. A. Hart as secretary Of the COMMITTEES
was happy one, Is to his knowledge Of the du
ties required Of him he adds an industry ant
enthusiasm that enables him to keep track Of
all tho work Of the subcommittee, and he il
| thus enabled to give the chairman or the com
mittee full information at any time.
1t is intended that both the Invitation and ths
| program to this entertainment in the pension
| shol1 ha ~
| Will be preserved a. souvenirs to the encamp
ment. The invitation win probably be designed
and executed ct the bureau Of engraving ant
printing.