Evening star., 1902-08-18
THE OFFER ACCEPTED
Permanent Headquarters for
G.. A. R. Encampment.
ON NEW YORK AVENUE
ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT
TO RECEPTION COMMITTEE.
Mr.. William F.. GUIDE Named as Mar
shall of Civil Escort-Floral
Decorations.
ON NEW YORK AVENUE

During their stay in Washington Gen
Ell Torrance, commander-in-chief OF the
G. A. R., and his associate general officers
have arranged for the establishment of per
manent headquarters here without further
delay. These will be located on New York
avenue diagonally opposite the present
headquarters of the local executive COM
mittee in rooms donated to the local COM
mittee by Mr. Charles Eckstein. Present
indications are that Mr.. Harrison Dingman
of this city will be in charge until middle
September.
This course Is adopted because Of the
congestion of applications for free lodg-
ings already received by the quartermaster
general, Col. Charles Burrows, and the fear
that If any further delay occurs it will be
impossible to untangle the situation. AT
this time about 6,000 veterans have ap-
piled for free quarters. 1t is estimated the
new government printing Office building
will provide for about 5 600. Extra quarters
must be obtained, therefore, elsewhere. To
this end the Quartermaster general has
accepted the offer of several halls placed
at his disposal by local prOprietorS without
cost to the G. A. R., building at Chesa-
peake Junction, and several smaller places.
The total capacity of all these Enclosures
Is estimated at about 10000 By September
/, however, when the time for receiving
applications closes, it is expected quarters
will have been asked for about 14.OO0 men.
1t is thus imperative that as much be done
as possible before that day.
Mr.. Dingmar, Col. A. Noel Brakeman,
Gen. Torrance's chief of staff, and several
other officials inspected the proposed head
quarters this morning and approved them
1t is likely they will occupy the entire floor.
Signs are now being painted announcing the
location there for Col. Blakeman's offices
and subordinate offices for the quart termas-
ter general. Unless some unexpected delay
occurs the offices will be in full operation
tomorrow, and all inquiries for free quar-
ters will from that time onward be sent to
Mr. Dingman.
Additions to Reception Committee.
Acceptances of appointment to the recep-
tion committee have been received from the
following: Rt. Rev. Mgr. Conaty, rector Of
the Catholic University; Scott C. Bone,
Louis A. Dent. George B. Cortelyou, Q. o.
Staley, Milton E. Allies, A. A. Wilson. J. F.
Raub, H. H. Darneille. Otis T. Mason, John
F. Coyle, A. B. Atkins.
Mr.. B. H. Warner, chairman of the citi-
zens executive committee, gave out today
the following statement relative to the gen.
eral tariff of 81 fixed for the hire of saddle
horses for the G. A. R. parades:
THE committee will do it's utmost to
have the charges made as reasonable as
united action of the Liverymen's Associa-
| ton, but it has no doubt that members of
that association will be fair and listen to
reason. Nothing is more pretudicial to a
| city than high cab and carriage charges.
The tariff in this direction has caused more
/ profanity around Niagara Falls than has
prevailed in the entire state of New York
| elsewhere, and it became a custom several
years ago for all visitors to that point TO
/ comment on the high carriage charges as
| soon as they arrived. OF recent years
| however, all this has been remedied by the
use of wagonettes and other vehicles of a
! general character. AS a rule our cabmen
| here are very polite and reasonable think
in the end we shall have no serious diff
| Guilty