Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-02
PERFECTING THE PLANS
The Committees Preparing for the Enoamp-
ment at Glen Echo.
Conference With President Mckinley
Battle Flags for Decorative Pur-
poses-The Several Committees.

There We're meetings last night of the
executive, program and arrangements COM
mittcCs, respectively, of the encampment
of r. r. Lee Chapter. Daughters of the
CGnfederacy, to be held at Glen Echo Park
June : and s. The meetings were held In
the office of W. L. Utley, general manager
of the encampment and much routine busi-
ne IS was transacted. At meeting of the
Confederate Veterans Association later in
the evening it was decided that the large
collection of flags III the possession of the
organization should be loaned to the
daughters for decorative purposes during
the enCampment.
The encampment at Glen Echo will be
preceded, the night of June 6. by an enter
tainment by the Ideal Vaudeville Club at
Falls Church. Va, the place originally Sc
lected for the gathering. Reports from va
riCus committees We're received and adopt
ed. The official souvenir program and
badges will BE- ready in a few days.
a committee, composed of VIM. r. Teller
John f. Treutlen, John NJ. Hickey, John S.
Duffie, Mcdowell Darlington and John H.
Cork, was appointed by the eVterans' Asso-
citation to consult with President Mckin-
ley as to what mode of conveyance he
prefers between Washington and Glen Echo
on the occasion Of his visit
Officers and Committees.
The following are the officers and COM
mittees of the r. E. Lee Chapter and of
the Glen Echo encampment: r. E. Lee.
il. president of the encampment; W. l..
Utley, general manager; Lee r. Conwell,
secretary and treasurer; R. E. Lee Chap
ter. Mrs. r. P. Buckner president; Mrs l..
e Colt, vice president: Mrs. ]. f. Hiett.
secretary; Miss Nellie Ball. corresponding
secretary; Mrs. George Head treasurer. and
Miss Nellie Green, historian; advisory
board, Alexander Mackey, Major ]. Nc
Dowell Darlington. Col. John F. Treutlen
VIM. a. Gordon. W. S. Mexican and Col.
VIM. r. Teller: executive committed Mrs
R. 2. Buckner, Miss Katie Hiett, Mrs Geo
Boiling and Mrs. S. W. Halsey; press COM
mittee, NJ. E. Church, Falls Church CHAIR
NAM, Lee r. Conwell, H. 2. Mason and
Mrs. Mary HorSley.
Program cOmmittee-Mrs T. F Hintt
Mrs. George Boiling. Percy l. Tweed and
MIR. BraWner.
Committee on speakers-Same as advis-
Dry board.
Committee on reception-Mrs. Belle Esk-
ridge Miss Nellie Ball. Mrs. Sadie Donald
son. Mrs. Flora Chapman, Mrs. ]. T Hiett,
Miss Georgia Head. Mrs. A. NJ. Taylor,
Miss Elizabeth Head, Mrs. W. H Bark
dale. Miss Mary HoesIey, Mrs Drake Mrs.
E. Merwin, Mrs. Richardson, Mrs Fred,
Colonel Robert L. Fleming, l.. S. Brown
James Compton, ]. d. Dardin, John F.
Callahan. w. Page Cooper Y. Edmondson
ana W. III. =. DAILY
Committee on pIatform-Mrs. George w.
Boiling, Mrs Kate Lee Hett Miss Essie
BartIe. Miss Nellie Yott. Miss Nellie Green,
Miss Rosa Head. Miss Ruth Torrison, Miss
Sallie White, Miss Barnetta Head Mrs.
General Runkles. Mrs. F. =. Manning, Miss
Leary. Mrs. Colonel Eldridge Smith, Miss
Carrie w. Kreuttner, Mrs. Don Hasley,
John S. Duffie. Charles c. Ivey, George H.
Ingram, Frank Hume, Colonel H A. HUI
bert and A. E. Matthews
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Hiett, Mrs s. w. Halsey and W. l.. Utley.
Committee on decoration-J. Mcdowell
Darlington, w. l.. Utley and Colonel Treut-
len.
Marshals-virginia day, Colonel William
r. Teller and Colonel r. p. Buckner Mary
land day, General Andrew G. Trip, Balti-
more, and Joseph 7. H!ett.
SpOnsors-Nirginia, Miss Katie Lee Hiett;
Maryland. Mrs. kitte ThompsOn-Berry
District of Columbia, Mrs. Fannie Whiting,
Washington.