The evening times., 1899-05-27
MAKING READY FOR
THEIR ENCAMPuENT
Daughters of the COnfederacy
Pcrfecting Plans.
Committees Meet and Report on NJ
merOus Details.
Rev. Father stafford to Deliver an
Address-GOvernOr Tyler to In
trOduce President Mckinley.

meeting Of those interested in the en-
campment to be given at Glen Echo Park.
on June and s, by the United Daughters
| of the Confederacy. was held at the Metro
politan Hotel last evening. Mrs. R. P.
Buckner, President of the r. E. Lee Chap
ter. presided. The various committees SUBJ
mitted reports which showed that the work
on the programme was about completed
and that it would be ready for the public
early next week. The committee on speak
ers reported that the list was nearly fin
ished only a few remaining who had not
been seen. All the orators will be selected
by Monday next.
The committee has decided to have Faith
er Stafford give the benediction on the aft
ernoon of the eth and deliver his address
on the night of the 7th. Considerable in
terest is being manifested by the veterans
Of both the North and the South in Faith
er Stafford's coming address, and it is pro-
posed that he shall have wide latitude on
this occasion.
Robert E. Lee, jr., a son of Gen. Robert
E. Lee. and president of the encampment,
was selected by the committee on speak,
ers to introduce Father Stafford and 9TH
ers on the programme.
A communication from Governor Tyler,
Of Virginia. was read In which he states
that he will be present on Virginia Day,
and present the President and General
Wheeler to the assembly. The communi-
cation was ordered filed with the historian
of the R. f. Lee Chapter, as a souvenir of
the occasion. 1t was noted that NJ. E.
Church, of Falls Church. Va. act as chair
man of the press committee. Mr.. Church
is newspaper man and a capable enter
tainer. George T. Mankin, OF Falls Church,
was appointed chairman of the bureau of
information. Mr.. Mankin is a prominent
citizen of Falls Church and has had con-
siderable experience on committees OF this
character.
communication was received from
some Of the Confederate veterans of MASH
lngton requesting that Leo Wheat an old
Confederate veteran be given a prominent
place on the programme and that he be
requested TO play Dixie on the pipe or
gan in the assembly hall at Glen Echo.
The request was granted and the commit
tee on speakers ordered to see Mr. Wheat
and arrange for his participation.
Mrs. Buckner announced that she had
appointed Miss Belle Esquich. of Falls
Church. as chairman Of the reception COM
mittee and Mrs. George Boiling chairman
OF the platform committee. Mrs Buckner
then appointed the marshals for the en-
campment Col. William R. Teller was
appointed marshal for Virginia day. and
Gen. Andrew {. Tripp. of Baltimore. mar
shall for Maryland day
Mr.. Utling. general manager for the
encampment, reported the result of his
recent trip through Maryland He said
that he was most cordially received and
that the greatest interest had been mani
Tested by the people in every town visited
by him. His success in Baltimore was be-
yond his expectations and he believed a
large delegation would be present from the
Monumental City. He reported having
gone to Annapolis to convey the official
invitation of the Advisory Board to the
Governor of Maryland. Communications
were read from the General Traffic Asso-
citation and from the Southern Railroad.
They were ordered filed and a vote of
thanks extended to Mr. Bunch and other
railroad officials.
Special souvenir programmes were or
dered printed and presented TO President
Mckinley, General Wheeler and to Robert
+. Lee, jr., president of the Encampment.
An autograph copy of the Battle Hymn
OF the South was ordered to be prssen.el
to General Wheeler. A vote of thanks was
also extended to General Wheeler for his
active part in the work of the coming en-
campment, and a copy of the resolution
sent TO the Generals Washington address,
vote of thanks was extended to Rev. E.
B. Leavitt for his active interest in the
success of the encampment.
A vote of thanks was al.b extended to |
Mr.. NJ. E. Church and Mrs. H S. Durand. |
1t was voted that Mrs. S. w. Halsey. a sis |
ter OF Senator Daniel, make the address |
OF welcome. An adjournment was taken |
until Monday, when a call meeting viii be |
held at Falls Church