The times., 1898-09-07
Reception to the District
Troops Will Not Fail.
ACTIVE WORK is NEEDED
Meeting of the Arrangement Com
miffee Last Night Showed That
RapidIy-Reports From the sari-
0us Chairmen of Committees.

the District volunteers when they reach
home Friday morning. The general ar
rangement committee has proven itself
equal TO the emergency which arises out
of change of program and the short
time given it TO make the necessary ar
rangements for fitting reception 10 the
regiment
Nearly all the details of the reception
were completed by the committee at Its
meeting last night in the Ebbitt House
parlors There was a full attendance and
each member displayed deep interest in
the undertaking All doubt as to the
wishes of Col. Harries in regard TO the
reception has been set at rest. He has
stated to Major Sylvester that the COM
mand will positively parade up Pennsyl-
vania Avenue and pass in review before
the President. The colonel also favors
the plan of having the District National
Guard and unattached militia join in the
parade and aid in the welcome home of
the volunteers.
I'VE may be little hurried said the
major last night, but we viii be equal
TO the emergency if the members OF the
committee continue to stand by me as
'N--N -
the hearty cooperation of the people OF
Washington, and this 1 am sure we VIII
have"
Letters from the various Grand Army
posts and other Union veteran orsaniZa-
lions. read at last nights meeting, show
a Willingness and desire on their part TO
Turn out on Friday in bodies and lend
their presence TO the reception The reg
ir,eur will arrive in Washington at
O'Clock. Friday morning, and Col. Harrles
has telegraphed Major Sylvester asking
that breakfast be ready for his men at
that hour
The subcommittee appointed TO secure
relief and employment for such members
of the regiment as are without homes ana
relatives in the District, has been hard
al work all the week, and reports the
most gratifying progress Arrangements
have been made with the various city
HOSPITALS TO care for the sick of the regl-
ment and the police ambulance service
has been placed at the committees dis
posal by Major Sylvester.
Ambulancas will meet the train and
those soldiers needing medical attention
will be taken at once 10 the hospitals.
Nothing has been left undone by the
committee for the care and comfort Of the
soldiers Their homecoming Will be a
memorable occasion. and the welcome
they will receive viii serve TO show IN q
small degree the esteem and admiration
in which they are held by their fellow
citizens.
The Meeting.
The general committee on arrange
ments met in the Ebbitt House parlors
at S o'clock under the Craftsmanship OF
Major Sylvester, with Messrs. Edison,
SteIlwagen, Hutchins. Noyes. West, Cor
-a1l Qc1l
and others in attendance.
A letter was read from Gen. Arthur
Hendricks chairman of the committee
on military organizations, who is absent
from the city, designating Calvin Farms
worth as acting chairman of the commit
tee during his absence. Prof. Powell was
appointed chairman of the committee on
program. vice DR.. Francis Lane.
Chairman Sylvester announced the fol-
lowing committees on relief and employ.
ment:
Committee to investigate cases for re,
lief among the soldiers: B. H. Warner
chairman: Edwin j. Roche. vice chair
man; John B. Wight, William NJ. Clay
ton, Prof. B. +. Janney, z. r. Camp
bell. Col Edward a. Beekman, John A
Frank, sanitary officer; James T
Petty. DR. William TindaIl. secretary
Board OF District Of Columbia Commits
sioners; Herbert w. Lewis, superinten-
dent of charities: Mitchell Dyrenforth
A Z. Shoemaker Harrison Dingman
Jesse F. Grant. r. d. Crupper, Harry
Coggins, c. X. Du Four, W. L. Boyden
J. d. Terrell, William II. Young, A. A
Fiegenbaum, George Howe, Arthur
Hendricks, ]. J. Edison, c. K. Dr
Puy, N H. Merrill, John Mid
dleton, Lieut. A L. Evans, DR.. ]. w
Mussey, Miss Lizzie w. Calvert, Mrs
James Tanner, Mrs. w. s. Spencer, Mrs
M Platt, Miss ]. s. Hawley, Mrs. NJ
M Hannah, Mrs Mary s. Gist, Mrs
Marguerite Dickins, Miss Cordelia Clay
Mrs. II. B. Z. Macfarland, Miss Carrie
Kent.
Committee to find employment 70
those soldiers who may need it-Simo
Wolf chairman; ]. Nota McGill vic
chairman: George NJ. Dunlop, Rober
Weaver, Nathaniel Wilson, O. T. Crosby
W. X. Schoepf, Arthur E. Randall, lie
Hutchins. II. S Cummings, II. A Girls
wold John Callahan, Joseph Craw
ford, of the Pennsylvania Railroad
John B. Thomas of the Baltimore ant
Ohio Railroad, /. s. Brown of the South
ern Railroad, William S. Bronson of tn
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, AndreS
Gleeson. Joseph II. Crawford, NJ. F. Tally
Samuel Bieber Edwin Saxton, George "
Moss Of Adams Express, Samuel H. Bow
man of the United States Express, Wi
il2m -. hNOA. EESutIlCh SpTLNSHlaIlI
John /. Newbold Thomas w. Smiti
Samuel II. Walker, Frank L. Handy
Charles F. Schneider, Thomas SomervilIe
Samuel f. Wheatley, William T. CALI
her A. NJ Lothrop, Isadore Saks, Gus
tave Lansburgh Charles Baum, A Lis
ner Louis S. Kahn, Hon. John r. Nc
Lean, William Hart, A. A. Thomas. "
=. Young, James F. Oyster. J
p. Mccormick. N c. Thomp
son, N c. Bunges. J. n. Heisley
J. H. Shipley. ]. Z. Jones, Rev. d
d. ]. Stafford, Rev. S. III. Greene, Re-
6 NJ. Newman, Rev. J. II. Elliott, Rabl
Stern, Rev s. Domer, Rev. Luther Wi
son. Rev. w. S Hammond. Rev. T. L
Witt Talmage. Rev. Leslie Moore. Re-
Alexander Kent, also the pastor of Ii
Unitarian Church.
Message From Harries.
The following telegram was read frol
Col. Harries in reply to a query whic
had been sent by Major Sylvester, asl
ing If the regiment would breakfast upc
its arrival in this city:
''Can breakfast III Washington. Fix
O'Clock as breakfast hour"
A telegram was read from Col. Hem
May, commander of the District Nation
Guard, dated at Southampton, n. Y.
follows:
''Orders forwarded to order out trool
10 receive volunteer regiment"
Secretary Alvey then read the reso
tions which had been passed by Il
John A Rawiins Post, Grand Army
the Republic, as follows:
Whereas the John A. Rawlins Post, No. .,