Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-25
TO PAINT THE TOWN RED.
Program for q Grand Display Of Fireworks
During the Encampment.

Chairman Edison has Just completed arrange
ments for having the town painted red and
divers other cpiors while the Grand Army vete-
rams are here. It will cost $1,000 to do it, but
then that sort Of thing comes high, and
in the opinion Of experts consulted by
Chairman Edison, for he has no personal
experience in painting towns, the money viii be
well expended. The actual work is going to be
done by James Pain & Co., and their repre-
sentative, after their conference with Mr. Law
renee Gardner, the chairman Of the fireworks
committee, has arranged a dazzling pro-
gram of all sorts of brilliant devices
in fire and colors. There will be
red fire and rockets and booms and balloons
and set pieces which are warranted to exhaust
all the explanatory powers Of q large and en-
thusiastic audience in the course Of an hour.
The fireworks will be set of from some vacant
place In the city not yet selected.
THE PROGRAM
A square Of ground on North Capitol street,
which has been mentioned as the site Of the
proposed government printing Office building,
has been proposed as a suitable place. However,
that question is to be decided. The program Of
the entertainment is fixed. There will be
several set pieces which viii be the gems Of the
evening. For instance, there is to be picture
of the Capitol building. Then there will be .
piece entitled the "Blue and Gray"
which viii present the figures Of soldiers,
flags and war trophies. Then there is
portraits Of Grant, Sherman and Sheridan. A
feature Of the occasion will be the explosion
Of sixty-inch shells, which will throw
into the air designs and colors and
perfect shower OF glory. As the ordinary
shell used for such purpose ID considered
large when 1t has diameter Of thirty inches
it can readily be seen that one with double the
capacity will throw into the evening sky an
amount Of explosive material that viii 60 a
good way toward giving the eyes a feast. At
any rate it is going to be great display.
THE ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM.
The subcommittee Of the entertainment COM
mittee having charge Of the music. addresses
and program for the reception to be held in
the pension building on the evening of Thurs
day, September ~, held an important meeting
last night. Chairman Geo. E. Corson presided,
and there were present Secretary DR.. Frank T.
Howe, Messrs. John B. Thompson, Vim. Glib
son, Z. B. Hay and Capt. Pratt. The subject
of the program Of exercises was fully discussed
and the different numbers were practically
agreed upon, only few minor details remain
ing that require action. The Marine Band will
furnish the promenade music and the vocal
numbers will be sung ny the Choral Society,
forming chorus Of Fifty voices. The songs will
be all Of patriotic character and those have
old veterans and with which they will be in
perfect sympathy. The feature Of the program
will be the Star Spangled Banner" with the
handkerchief salute to the flag and in the
chorus of which the vast audience will be ex-
pected to join. 1t is believed that this will
excite greater furore of enthusiasm than has
been witnessed in this city since the close of
the war. The members of this committee have
been greatly importuned by persons who de-
sired to have their compositions sung who
had those whom they desired TO be engaged as
soloists, but il was thought best not to try any
experiments, but to select such army and
patriotic songs as would appeal to the memories
of the veterans. to whom the reception is
rendered and for whose entertainment the pro-
gram is intended.
There viii be two ten-minute speeches. one
of welcome and reply on behalf Of the Grand
Army, and then after the completion Of the
formal program there will be promenade music
up TO the closing of the reception. 1t is intended
by the committee to have the program artisti-
cally engraved. 80 that it, well as the invita-
ton, will be a souvenir of the encampment that
the delegates will carry away with them and
keep in remembrance of the entertainment fur.
nished them.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON POST.
Alexander Hamilton Post of New York has
secured quarters for the coming eucampment
at The Elsmere. where the Lafayette Post, No.
140, Of New York will also be quartered. The
frst-named post is to have the Marine Band of
this city and ''140' will have the famous Fifth
Maryland Band, Fred Lax, leader, for their
music on the day Of the grand parade. Depart
ment Commander Poole of New York has Issued
his orders for the parade. making ten brigades Of
his division. Col. Floyd Clarkson, past depart
ment commander Of New York, viii command
the first brigade. He is also q member Of La
fayette Post and was its commander for two
yanr lat ,,t % -
empire city and state in members and all that
goes to make an organization useful and popu-
lar. Hamilton Post will be commanded bv
Commander A. NJ Underhili and will lead the
second brigade under Past Marshal Collins Of
New York.
Ey-PRIsoSERs OF WAR.
At the meeting of the Society of ex-Prisoners
of War the following committees were ap-
pointed:
Recep.ion--O. s. Sanford, S. s. Stearns, J.
". Bradford, s. P. Keller, j. NJ. Holmes. J. II.
Devices, X. Mcdonald James McCrea, W. II.
Bartlett, s. II. Andrews, James Rowen. James
A. Spurts, D. A. Grosvenor, Joseph Hull, z. H.
Berry, Robert Burns, Capt. Spencer Alexander
Ashton and 4. Mcdonald.
BadSes-A. Won Haake, ". II. Norton, C. II.
Maxwell, j. A. Macauley, W. A. Miller and L.
Wiser.
Decoratisns-Daniel Connolly, Philip Reiter,
]. c. Hawley, W. E. Hodge. l.. II. Littlefield,
W. II. Maxwell, II. r. Hughes and ". II. Good
acre.
Programs. P. Williams, Thomas H. Nc
Kee, Joseph A. Sparks, ]. N. Klein, NJ. I. An
derson, J. n. Whiting, j. A. Clark and w. II.
Mattingly.
Another meeting will be held at the Riggs
House next Wednesday night and all ex-prison-
ers are invited.
ARMY OF THE JAMES.
The reunion committee of the Army of the
James last might conferred the following ap-
pointments by the subcommittee ON organiza-
ton:
For vice chairman-Tenth corps, Gilbert NJ.
Hustled; eighteenth corps, David W. HoughtOn;
twenty-fifth corps, F. NJ. WEIGH; department of
North Carolina, ]. A. Judson; Pecks division,
fourth corps. Army of the Potomac. s. F. Nc
Bride; department Of the south. John Steven
son, and department of Virginia, Samuel r.
Strattan.
On invitations-Col. J. A. Judson, Maj. Frank
G. Butts and Capt Z. P. Upham.
On correspondehce-Capt. Thomas McKer-
nan. Capt. Samuel F. Mcbride and Capt. E. A.
Fenton.
On reception-Gen. Guy V. Henry, Col. Gil
bert E. Overton, Capt. Gilbert NJ. Hustled, Maj.
David w. Houghton, Col ]. A. Judson. Capt.
John Stevenson, Col. L. X. Devendorf, Capt.
ID. ]. Evans, Capt. o. s. Firnan, Capt. S. F.
Mcbride, Capt. J. P. Quander and Col Samuel
II. Strattsn.
On reunion-Mai. RedAeld Duryee, Capt.
James H. Reeve and Capt. E. K. Hill:
n.