Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-17
MORE CONTRIBUTIONS
NEARLY $500 RECEIVED AT g. A.
r. HEADQUARTERS TODAY.
Circulars Sent Out by Public Comfort
Committees-Meeting of Other
Committees Announced.

Additional contributions to the fund Of
| the citizens committee on the 1902 encamp-
ment Of the Grand Army of the Republic
| continue to be received at headquarters at
a most gratifying rate Today Secretary
| Bulkley announced the following: National
| Theater, through Mr.. W. w Rapley, $50;
| Academy Of Music, through Mr.. w. W.
| Rapley, 500; Conrad H. Syme, $40: j. F.
Jarvis, $50; Columbia Title and Insurance
| Company, SO; Blair Lee, $40; Louis P
Shoemaker, 500; l. G. Kmball, $40: DR.
| d. P. Hckling, $50; National Tribune, $780,
]. G. Thompson, 50; ]. b. Brown. $3.50;
George T. Budd, IS; E. R. Ford, $40.
General circulars covering various items
on which the committee on public comfort
desires information are being issued from
the headquarters of that committee by
Chairman M. I. Weller. The circular re-
quests Grand Army posts to notify Wash
ington headquarters where their head
| quarters are to be located during the en-
campment, how many members eX-
pected to attend and what provision has
been made for their board and lodging dur
ing encampment week. With fnforma ton
already at hand and the answers to these
circular requests Chairman Weller expects
to prepare and print booklet of general
encampment information. Mr.. Weller will
point out the need for obtaining quarters
without delay in view of the fast reserva-
ton of all the more desirable hotels and
boarding houses.
A complete correspondence with local
eating house managers has given the COM
mittee on public comfort assurances that
none of the more centrally located or larger
| restaurants will raise their prices during
encampment week
kolt Grand Army Post, No. 30, of New
York city, has reserved quarters at Bess-
ler's Hotel, No. 800 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest.
Committee meetings have been announced
as follows:
Tuesday-Subcommittee entertainment
at DR.. Howes office at AS pm. Survivors
of Shields Division, at headquarters at s
o'clock PM.
Wednesday-Ladies committee on decora-
tion at headquarters at o'clock. Com
mittee on privileges and advertising, at
headquarters at o'clock pm
Thursday-Sixth Army Corps, at head
| quarters at o'clock.
Friday-Twelfth Army Corps, at head
| quarters at 8 O'Clock. Literature for en-
campment, at headquarters at 4:15.
Mrs. Mussey's Headquarters.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, chairman of
| the woman citizens committee, Is now To-
| Gated in her apartments at G. A. R. head
quarters and is ready to receive all corners.
The rooms are very neatly furnished, with
desks for the chairman, Mrs. Mussey; sec
| rotary, Mrs Mccullough, and the press
| ItSpDlIueIt, MIS- Dali IHtIe are sever
| very pretty pictures the walls, fine
| photograph of the late President William
| Mckinley being prominent. The flags are
| not yet In place, but Will be soon. Mrs
| Mussey will be at her post of duty in her
| office on louisiana avenue from to 10 ach
! morning, and from II to - will be at her
| desk at headquarters. Her secretary, Mrs
| l.. V. Mccullough, will be at headquarters
| when Mrs. Mussey is not.
The ad jutant general of the department
| of Iowa has been here and selected head
| quarters for the department of Iowa at the
| Barton. Both the Grand Army and Wo-
mans Relief Corps departments will be at
the Barton and big delegation from Iowa
| Is expected to be present.
Col. H. c. LOOMS, department commander
| of Kansas, is looking for headquarters for
the sunflower state. The department presi-
| dent, Mrs. Emma Foster of Marysville is a
sister of Representative w. A. Calderhead
| Of the fifth district. 1t is reported that
Kansas is particularly enthusiastic over the
coming encampment in Washington and
| that there will be the largest delegation
from that state that ever attended a ma
| tional encampment. Kansas has made
great efforts to secure the national en-
campment In former years. and 1t is barely
| possible that she will be a candidate for the
honor next year.
! Candidates for comma nder-in- chief are
| coming to the front. 1t is announced that
Past Adjutant General Stewart has been In
| dorsed by the department of Pennsylvania,
| G. A R.. and that it hopes to make him
commander-in- chief. General Stewart was
candidate before the national encamp
ment last year
General Ell Terrence is interesting him
self in the entertainment of the army
nurses. Mrs. Mussey desires to do as has
been done In many of the encampment
cities provide for all the wants of these
war women, but it is difficult to secure
| funds to do this. 1T must be DONE" Cen
eral Terrence said ''These women came to
us when to see a woman's face was a bene-
diction, and l want now to care for them
In their old age as they cared for us thirty
five to forty years ago.
The Legion of Loyal Women is making
a particular effort to help Mrs. Mussey to
the funds to carry out her plans. Mrs. H.
N. Rose who is chairman of the committee,
has perfected plans for a lawn fete to be
held at 18th and Kenyon streets, Mount
Pleasant June 20 and 81, from to IL
o'clock pm.
Women's Public Comfort Committee.
There will be meeting on public COM
fort, Mrs. Lizzie Calver chairman, on the
evening of June 25, at headquarters. The
committee which is just announced is as
follows:
Mrs. Lizzie Calver, chairman. Mrs. Fan
ME c. Pomeroy, vice chairman: Miss Lillian
| E. Calver, secretary; Mrs. William M. Bass
Mrs Rosa E. Bracket, Mrs. Matilda
Sprague Mrs. NJ. ]. Hull, Mrs. Geo. Brown.
Mrs. w. H. Crook, Mrs. Charles Parker,
Mrs. Margaret Knapp, Mrs. Electa E.
Street, Mrs. Ida Schwegler, Mrs. Charles
Pepper, Mrs. William King, Mrs. A. Duffy
Mrs. Mary A. Young, Mrs. Anna Baden
Mrs. Mary Tyron, Mrs. Celestia Ferris. Mrs.
Alice Goodacre. Mrs. N. B. Prentice Mrs
George Smith, Mrs. Simon Wolf Mrs. D. B.
Hendrin Mrs. Elmira Foley, Mrs. i. s.
Chase Mrs. Margaret NJ Ammon, Mrs. r.
J. Bean, Mrs. Catherine Case, Mrs. Alfred
Hawley, Miss Jennie Manning, Mrs. Hes
ter Watson, Mrs. DR.. Guss, and Mrs Alfred
Wood.