Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-05
Annual Encampment of Daughters
Of the Confederacy.
PRESIDENT MKINLEY TO ATTEND
Will Be Present at Exercises
Thursday Afternoon.
COM MITTEES IN CHARGE

ne preliminary arrangements Tor the
annual encampment of the United Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy, which will be held
Wednesday and Thursday at Glen Echo,
have been completed. The exercises will
be held in the amphitheater, which has
seating capacity for $3.50, and from present
indications the accommodations will be
fully tested. The amphitheater will be pro-
fusely decorated. The American flag will
predominant, while the confederate
blem will be in evidence.
w. l.. Alley. Capt. John NJ. Hickey and
Maj. Duffey, a committee representing the
officials in charge. saw the President today
to ask his pleasure about attending the
exercises. The President said he would
attend the second day, Thursday. He will
60 out Thursday afternoon about o clock,
and will be accompanied by Gen. Wheeler,
Gen. Corbin and others.
The President said ne would order the
Fort Myer band to attend two days. The
President will also sit for picture and
will be surrounded by ex-confederate SOL
diers.
Wednesday will be celebrated in honor of
Virginia, and be known as Virginia day.
Program OF Exercises.
The program for that day has been ar
ranged, subject to changes, as follows:
u m.-National salute announcing open
ing of the encampment.
Daughters of the Confederacy, and Con-
federate Veterans to Stonewall jackson
spring headed by band
Rehabilitation of the Stonewall jack
son spring; music by band; prayer by Rev.
Dr. Hyde: address Rev. +. B. Leavitt;
music. Dixie address, Rev. DR.. Hyde;
singing of America" by assembly: sem
tence OF dedication. Mrs. George Boiling;
benedictiOn.
l:2"-Concert by Sd Cavalry Band and
other exercises.
3a0-Autphitheater exercises, Gov. Tyler
presiding; music. by Fort Myer Band;
prayer. Rev. +. b. Lcayitt; Battle Hymn
of the SOUTH Mrs. F. A. Flower; adj
dress of welcome; response, Mrs. S. w.
Halsey: reading. The Blue and the Gray
Mrs. y. Josephine Wyant; address of Gov.
Tyler, Introducing the President; remarks
President Mckinley; address, Gen. Joseph
Wheeler; music Prof. Freeman, St. Johns
Church: address, II. f. Mccormack, Berry
Vile. Va; address, George Wise Rich
mond, Va; music; benediction, Rev. DIR.
Hyde.
5oo-Band concert. Fort Myer Band.
6:3o-Virsinia Camp Fire. headquarters
Confederate Veterans.
S:0O-Amphitheater exercises, Gov Tyler
presiding: music. 9th Maryland Band;
prayer. Rev DR.. Hyde; vocal selection.
star SpanGled Banner" address. John II.
Alexander: address. Corporal Tanner; dra-
II attic reading Miss Mary Little; address,
Rev. DR.. ID. j. Stafford; address, Col Viii
liam Michael; solo. Mr.. W. d Mcfarland:
grand organ solo Mr.. Leo Wheat; benedic-
ton, Rev. Or. Hyde,
Maryland Day.
Thursday VIII be Maryland day, and the
program arranged is as follows:
100 p.m.-Baud concert in main pavilion
2;a0-Escort of President Mckinley and
Gen. Wheeler TO the amphitheater. in the
following order: Fort Myer Band, Confed-
G; guard of escort, President Mckinley
and Gen. Wheeler.
Observation-Disclosures exercises Rev DR.
Dunn. Baltimore. Md, presiding officer;
prayer. Rev. DIR. Newman; solo, Miss EN-
ma Gaisberg: address. Rev. DR.. Dunn; add
reading. Miss Mary Little: address George
Savage, Baltimore. Md; address Carlton
Shaffer, Baltimore, Md; address. John
Goode; music; bened!ction, Rev. DR.. Dunn.
5:00-Band concert. 9th Maryland Corps
Band.
6:3H-Maryland camp fire, Comrade Col
onel Treutleu presiding.
s;Oo-Amphitheater exercises, Major Nc
Dowen Darlington, presiding; music 9th
Maryland Corps Band; prayer. Rev. DIR.
Dunn; solo. Mrs. Kittte Thompson Berry;
address. Major J. Mcdowell Darlington;
address. John V. l.. Finley; recitation, THE
Old Coat of Gray" address. Senator VIII
lam E. Mason; address. Skipworth Wilmer:
solo. Prof. ]. D. McFall; address, Rev. Dr.
2. H Mckim; address, Frank Crane Bal
timore; recitation, Major John w Twee-
dale; grand organ solo. Mr. Leo Wheat:
benediction. Rev. DR. r. H. Mckm.
The encampment promises TO attract large
numbers of visitors from both nearby
states as well as from southern points gen
orally.
Those In Charge.
The officers and committees in charge of
the encampment are as follows: President
Robert F. Lee, 1r.; general manager, W. L.
Utley: advisory board. Alex. Mackey Major
]. Mcdowell Darlington. Col John F. Treut-
leu, William A Gordon. w. s. Mexican and
Colonel William r. Teller Executive COM
mhutee-Mrs R. P. Buckner. Miss Katie
Hiett. Mrs. George Boiling and Mrs S. W.
Halsey.
Press committee-M E. Church, chair
man; Lee r. Conwen, H. P. Mason and
Mrs. Mary Horsey
Program committee-Mrs, ], E, Hiett,
Mrs. George Boiling, Percy I. Tweed and
Mr. Brawner
Committee on reception-Mrs. Belle Esk-
ridge, Miss Nellie Bah. Mrs. Sadie Donald
son, Mrs. flora Chapman, Mrs. ]. T. Hiett
Miss Georgia Head, Mrs. A. NJ. Taylor, Miss
Elizabeth Head. Mrs. ". H. Barkdaie, Miss
Mary Hoesley. Mrs. Drake Mrs. E. Mer-
win, Mrs. Richardson Mrs. Fred Colonel
Robert ]. Fleming, l.. s. Brown. James
Compton. j. d. Darden. John F. Callahan,
w Page Cooper, Y. Edmonston and W. H.
G. Daily.
Committee on platform-Mrs. George w
Boiling, Mrs. Kate Lee Hiett. Miss Essie
Bartle. Miss Nellie Yott Miss Nellie Green,
Miss Rosa Head. Miss Ruth Torrison, Miss
Sallie White. Miss Barnetta Head, Mrs
General Runkles, Mrs. +. p. Manning Miss
Leary, Mrs. Colonel Eldrdge Smith Miss
Carrie w. Kreuttner. Mrs. Don Halsey,
John S. Duffie, Charles c. Ivey George H.
Ingram. Frank Hume, Colonel H. A. HUI
bert and a. f. Matthews
Committee on music-Miss Katie Lee
Hiett. Mrs S. W. Halsey and w L. Utley
Committee on decoration-J. Mcdowell
Darlington, W. l.. Utley and Colonel Truet-
leu.
Marshals-Virginia day. Colonel William
r. Teller and Colonel r. P. Buckner, Mary
land day. General Andrew c. Trip. Balti-
more. and Joseph r. Hiett.
Sponsors-Virginia Miss Katie Lee Hiett;
Maryland. Mrs. kittie Thompson Berry:
District of Columbia, Mrs. Fannie Whiting
Washington.
Virginia Daughters VIII Not Attend.
Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star.
RICHMOND Va, June 5.--The chapter
OF Daughters of the Confederacy here will
have nothing to do with the state encamp-
ment at Glen Echo on June :. Governor
Tyler announced this morning that he
would not attend. and consequently none