The Washington times., 1902-09-29
SUNDAY OFFERS NO RESPITE TO
THE ENCAllPMENT WORKERS

High School Cadets who have been Sc
lected for the agents of the committee
at the booths. and gives much informa-
tion regarding the handling of the work
The circular is dated at the headquarters
OF the committee in the West End Ma
tional Bank. and is as follows.
"On the occasion of the approaching
annual encampment of the Grand Army
Of the Republic in this city. the citizens
| executive committee through the COM
| mittee on information. will have erected
throughout the city information booths
at the various railroad stations, steam
boat wharves. street car functions,
parks. public buildings, etc, and will
maintain therein a corps of distinctive
ly uniformed guides. whose duty 1t will
be to afford information ON all subjects
pertaining to the encampment and the
| city to in1uiring veterans. They will
distribute rosters of the visiting posts
and their headquarters. and other print
ed and verbal intelligence pertaining to
the occasion.
Selection of Cadet Guides.
'AThe selection of members OF the
Washington High School Cadet Corps to
perform service as information guides
on this important occasion is a high
compliment to their trustworthiness and
intelligence. and It is confidently ex-
pected by the committee that each and
every cadet will do his utmost, through
faithful and intelligent service and
obiiging and pleasing department, to
faTerably impress the multitude of Wis
iting strangers with whom they will
come In contact
The location of the information booths
Will be as per list appended. and to each
booth will be assigned either two or
four guides. according to its location.
THE booths will be Kept open from
. a. m. until 6 p. M. daily. commencing
Monday, October 6, and continuing to
include Thursday following. Cadets will
serve as follows: Cadet No. l, on duty
from a. m. to / y. m, and cadet No.
2, on duty from p. m. TO p. m.
Where four cadets are assigned to
one booth they will serve as follows:
Cadets Nos. l and 2, on duty from S IA.
m. to l p. m.; cadets Nos. and 4, on
duty from ! p. m. to 6 D. m.
1T is expected that each cadet will
promptly report on time to assume his
proper share of duty, and that he will
appear in neat cadets uniform with
the exception of the cap. which will be
of distinctive pattern and will be fur
nished by. the committee. Frequent in
spections of the different stations will be
made throughout each day by members
of this committee or by representatives
OF the same and through whom orders
for renewing supplies of printed matter.
etc, may be sent to the headquarters of
the committee.
Members of the information corps
will be'cafled by notice through the mail
to muster at headquarters in uniform on
some day during the week preceding the
encampment. when assignments will be
made and further instructions given:
also the uniform cap will then be is
sule.
Courtesy to Strangers.
1.-THE applications of all strangers to
the booths for Information should be
answered with patience, politeness and
intelligence, but the printed sheets Of
Information are intended for the vet
Grams of the war only, and in the dis
tribution of same the guides are ex-
pected to use economy and discretion,
SO that there will be as little waste as
possible.
THE delivery wagon will stock up the
booths with the published matter
throughout the day. and that which is
placed in a secure place during the
night.
For the protection of the guides in
case of rain. there will be supplied a
canvas curtain to each booth, which can
be used for that purpose by temporarily
tacking same to the exposed sides.
Caps furnished by the committee are
expected to be turned In at headquarters
at termination of service
Location of Booths.
The locations of the information
booths are as follows:
No. l. Northeast corner B Street and
New Jersey Avenue southeast, near
Capitol; two men.
No. 2. Northeast corner New Jersey
Avenue and C Street northwest, B. & o.
Railroad station; four men.
No. 8. Pennsylvania Avenue adjoining
Peace monument. west side: four men.
No. 4. Southeast corner Fifth and f
Streets northwest, Pension Office; two
men.
No s. East side Sixth Street between
Pennsylvania Avenue and B Street
Street northwest. Pennsylvania Railroad
station: four men.
No. 6. Northeast corner Ninth Street
and New York Avenue northwest; two
men.
No Z. Northeast corner Seventh Street
and Pennsylvania Avenue northwest;
four men.
No. s. Northeast. corner Fourteenth
Street and New York Avenue northwest;
two men.
No. 8. Seventh Street southwest near
Norfolk and Mount Vernon Steamboat
wharves; two men.
SO. 80. Northeast corner Ninth and g
Streets northwest. near Interior Depart
ment; four men.
No. II. Northeast corner PENNSYLVANIA