Evening star., 1896-10-02
UNION VETERAN LEGION
Reduced Rates on Railroads Will Augment
Encampment Crowds.
Chairman Wine Urges All Citizens to
Join In n General Decoration
of Buildings.

Chairman Levi P. Wright Of the execu-
tive committee has been advised that the
various railroad lines have authorized a
rate based on one fare for the round trip,
instead of fare and one-third on the GER
tificate plan, which was heretofore the best
rate named. Tickets are to be sold, and
will be good coming to this city on the
18th, 18th and 14th, and will be good re-
turning until the 25th. inclusive.
This action on the part of the railroads
will largely increase the attendance and
a good representation from every encamp-
ment in the country is now confidently ex-
pected. 1t is believed that not less than six
thousand members Of the order, with an
equal number of ladies' and visitors, will be
present at the reunion. The added third
in excess of one fare had served to dis
courage many from making preparations
to come but with this barrier removed the
attendance will doubtless be general.
L. D. Wine, chairman 'of the committee
on decorations for the Union Veteran
Legion enc campment, has sent the follow
ing letter to the members Of his committee.
Fcrty-one p1 ointment gentlemen comprise
the membership of the committee, being
Messrs Frederick Gheen, B. F. Whiteside.
w. G. Duckett, Dr. W. S. Thompson, F. j.
Heiberger. Charles A. Shafer. Frank Noyes,
James F. Oyster. John A. Luttrell, Seaton
Perry, William D. Hoover, George w. Har-
yey. Beriah Wilkins. George A. White,
Richard q. White, George w. Driver, Chas.
Leannarda, w. H. Seller, A. B. Ruff, A. l..
Reed. j. Blake Kendall. Robert Cohen. John
S. Wheeler, T. T. Lockett, ]. Hart Brit
tain, Fritz Reuter-, George Enrich, ]. NJ.
Whitney, ]. Speidt. Walter Burton, ]. w.
Lee. r. P. Emerson. Charles Mades, A.
Minister. Henry Dismer, James F. Connors,
J. T. Jarvis, Bernard Bryan, George ].
Mueller. George w. Moss and John c. May
nard.
The letter is as follows:
LAS you have been previously Informed.
you are a member of the committee on dec
orations on the occasion of the visit Of the
Union Veteran Legion to our city. They
will be here on the 14th, 18th and 10th Of the
current month.
'All good citizens take a pride in having
our city look Its best when our friends
from distance visit US, and 1t Is particu-
larly desirable to have 1t look SO on this oc-
casion. There are just two duties which.
as member Of the committee, 1t is hoped
forming: First, to decorate your own prem
ises, and second, do everything in your
power to stimulate your neighbors to do
likewise.
There will be no meeting of my COM
mittee, as this notice embodies all that I
could say to you in meeting If you will
kindly call at my office, No. 916 F street
northwest, in the morning Of the 18th in
stant you will be furnished with a hand
some bronze badge to be worn during the
eEcampment."
Chairman Wine, 1t will be seen, relies
Upon the patriotism Of the citizens, which
has heretofore been SO often exemplified.
to appropriately decorate their places OF
business and residences in honor Of the
visiting soldiers. and 1t is believed that this
will be spontaneously done without any per
sCnal solicitation on the part Of the chair.
man or the members Of his committee.