Evening star., 1902-08-15

| commander-in-chief; Department Com
| mander Bingham, and the ma ational and de-
| partment staff, and all the national aids in
the Department of the Potomac. The fete
| Is to be given at the junction of 14th street
| and Florida avenue.
| The grounds lie just south Of the Barber
| mansion, known as Belmont, and are reached
| directly by the 14th street cars The Wo-
| mans Relief Corps Ladies of the G. A. R.
| Legion of Loyal Women and Ladies of the
| U. v L. have every prospect of making a
| great success of the entertainment, and the
| square where the many booths are located
| presents busy scene today. Flags are
! huttering from the trees, and the booths
are being attractively decorated in national
| COlorS.
| Two fine bands will attend, the Second
| Cavalry Band furnishing the music this
| evening and the Engineers Band of the
| Washington barracks tomorrow evening.
| The first number on the program for Sat
urday evening is the official March Of the
| G. A. r." Prof. Fred De Berry of Wash
| ingtOn, author.
The refreshments will run the gamut
| from camp fare to dessert, and there will
| be many picturesque features.
If the weather should be disagreeable the
fete will be postponed the tickets being
good II the affair does not come off for a
month.
Kentucky Department.
Gen. T. F. Beyland, department com
mander Of Kentucky, has issued general
orders to his comrades of that state of
which the following is part:
The thirty-sixth national encampment
will convene in the city of Washington
with the week beginning October g. 1902
A portion Of the new government printing
office building will be secured for free
sleeping quarters This will be only for
members of the Grand Army who are In
good standing as certified by the post COM
manders and adjutants. The headquarters
-fr1anT nS L -tr<ly,- h.
at the Vance, No. 33S c street northwest
where all comrades will be made welcome
Get together, comrades and let old Ken
lucky be well represented at Washington.
The railroad fare will be one cent a mile
each way. and the opportunity to see the
Capitol should be taken advantage of by
as many as can do so. 1t is q city of
hotels, and accommodations for all can
be had. Further particulars regarding the
encampment will be promulgated in later
orders.
THE following comrades were elected as
delegates and afernates to the thirty sixth
national encampment:
"Delegates-C. c. Vaughn of Russellville,
Matthew Wade of Sumrnershade and C. c.
Haefing and II. c. Pierce of Louisville.
Alterna tes-R. F. Good of Owensboro, ].
R. Howard of Lexington. L. V. Dodge of
Berea, Wesley Dade of Henderson and c.
c. Degman of Fears"
Committee on Entertainment.
Gen. S. S. Burdette and his associates of
the committee on entertainment met at the
Riggs last night after the chairman had con-
ferred at length with the commander-in-
chief. The last named had intimated, said
Gen. Burdette. that the grand parade might
occur not on Wednesday, as heretofore as
sumed, but on Tuesday, in order that the
convention might open it's sessions on
Wednesday, instead of Thursday. This
matter was still undecided, but the com
mittee on entertainment could not proceed
definitely until decision had been reached.
A subcommittee, through DR.. F. T. Howe,
then reported a tentative plan for the en-
tertainment of the delegates to the en-
campment, of which the chief features were
a reception to be given Monday evening,
October 6, in Convention Hall, and an ex-
cursion to Indian Head to occur some time
later. For these two undertakings the sum
of $1,000 would be required. Invitations
for the public reception were to be issued
to all members of the Grand Army of the
Republic, Union Veterans Union, Sons Of
Veterans and the Union Veteran Legion,
with their various auxiliary organizations.
II was suggested General Burdette, as
chairman of the entertainment committee,
should serve as temporary chairman and
present Mr.. B. H. Warner, chairman of the
citizens executive committee, as the regu
lar presiding officer. Among those sug-
gested as the most appropriate speakers of
the evening were Henry B. F. Macfarland,
president of the board of District Com
missioners; Mr.. Warner chairman of
the local executive committee and General
Torrance as the representative Of the vet
Grams. As a concluding number, several
selections by a chorus of school children
especially trained, or a promenade concert
by the Marine Band were suggested.
A subcommittee campfires, of which
Captain n. NJ. Brooks is chairman, also
met last night. This body likewise planned
an entertainment for Monday evening, to
consist also of addresses by distinguished
G. A. r. men and local business men, and for
the entertainment Of the same organiza-
tions are mentioned in the above para
graphs.
This conflict of dates is one of the mat
ters to be settled during General Torrance's s
stay in Washington.
Manifestation Of Tnterest