Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-16
.F|RMSSECURE AWARDS
Committee Provides for Erec-
ton Of Reviewing Stands.
A KANSAS FEATURE
INQUIRY REGARDING SCHEDULE
OF ATHLETIC EVENTS.
Memorial Post of Cleveland, Ohio, Sc
cures Quarters-Boom for Col.
Jack McElroy.

cures Quarters-Boom for Col.
Jack McElroy.
Privileges for the erection Of reviewing
stands or the maintenance of refreshment
stands during the Forthcoming encampment
of the G. A. R. were awarded last night
to a number of local firms These awards
do not comprehend all the privileges which
are to be let. Many available spaces for
the construction of reviewing stands are
still open, but will not be disposed of until
Col. o. G. Staples, chairman Of the commit
tee in charge, shall have conferred with
Messrs. Barry Buckley. F. H. Pierce and
| Isaac Cans, by whom the concessions indi-
Gated were granted last night.
| The awards made yesterday evening.
which still subject to the revision Of the
executive committee, follow:
Joel Hillman, 80 feet on Pennsylvania
avenue and so feet on 7th street, 25 feet
between 10th and 18th street on Pennsylva-
MIA avenue % feet of the treasury stand;
c. F. Slaughter, the botanical gardens, ~
street and the Peace monument; w. C.
| Matthews, 18th street and New York ave-
nue.; Miss Settle, the space in front of the
Central National Bank building. facing
| Pennsylvania avenue; D. J. Mount, the
| space at 9th street and 1 ennsylvania ave-
nue.; l.. j. Warhart the spaces at 18th
| street and Pennsylvania avenue and Sth and
Market place; Maria Smith, the space at
the north side of Pennsylvania avenue near
18th street; l.. w. Jordan and Company
the space at Pennsylvania avenue and 1874
streea; Mrs. Louise Thompson the space
| at the pension Office, 5th and F streets;
Jesse Potbury, for a client, the power house
site.
The addition to the encampment fund in
volved in these concessions has suggested
to various officers of the executive commit
tee the need for about $1,000 more than
the committee now has at it's disposal. This
sum represents the difference between q
good working fund and very skimped al
| lowance to every subcommittee 1t has
been suggested that if this need were made
known to certain public-spirited citizens
such contribution might be forthcoming.
One person is said to have signifed his
| willingness to make some contribution
and the committee is hopeful that he may
be moved to seize this opportunity.
Kansas Interested.
How wide the interest in the encamp-
ment extends throughout Kansts is indicat-
ed in the following circular issued to every
veteran in the state by William H. Barnes
| of Lincoln Post, No. l. secretary of the
Kansas Horticultural Society:
| ITO answer many of the questions asked
about our Washington trip and the pro-
| posed exhibit or display of Kansas pro-
| L
| issue the following statement:
| THE date Of the encanpment is October
6 to IL. The tickets will be sale from
Kansas points October ?. good for return
| (final limit November g. Through trains
will be made up over all main line roads in
Kansas Ask your local agent for rates
and information.
| kansas HEADQUARTERS will be opened Oc-
tober at the Oxford Hotel. 14th and New
York avenue, Washington. where open
house and Kansas welcome will be ex-
| tended to all who come.
| THE parade will be Wednesday, October
| 8. Kansas will march to patriotic music
| furnished by Kansas bands. We expect to
see 500 comrades in line, each with sun
| flower umbrella
1.-THE exhibit of Kansas products will be
made in ground floor rooms and in front of
| hotel. The Oxford will be made a Kansas
| paradise. The amount of material now Of
| fered insures the success of the movement.
Several large displays from counties have
| been placed at our disposal We want ev-
| cry county in the state to be represented.
We ask every individual who goes to Wash
| ington to take something for this display.
| If you can't do more, take ten ears of the
best corn you can get. Your commander
| offers a prize of $40 for the best ten ears
| Of corn delivered to headquarters in Wash
| ington. If you can't go, send your corn by
some one.
| 1.-The railroads of the state have respond
| ed to our request for their assistance and
| will furnish baggage cars with all through
| trains These cars can be filled with
products.
| "F D. Coburn, secretary of the State
Agricultural Society, is rendering valua-
| BILE assistance and will prepare an article
| on Kansas for our Washington souvenir.
Secretary w. H. Barnes of the State
| Horticultural Society is collecting samples
| at the various fairs in the state and will
go to Washington and take charge Of the
horticultural display.
''There will be two possibly three, recep-
| tons held at Kansas headquarters during
| the week. Commissioner Ware and Assist
1 Ca. I.,Sh f.Ff 10
| department. will assist the comrades and
ladies of Kansas in extending the courte-
| sizes of the occasion.
eve expect not less than 100000 visitors
| during the week. We want to put our best
| foot to the front. We want to show them
| how we get our wealth in Kansas.
Several of our patriotic. public-spirited
citizens have volunteered financial assist
! ance which will be duly and publicly ac-
| knowledged later on
Athletic Features
| If the desire of certain veterans is SUBJ
served the encampment will have a de-
| cided athletic aspect. The following letter
received at headquarters recently from
Gilbert Barney, Company X, 7th Pennsyl
vania Volunteer Cavalry, and dated Pitts
burg, is a sufficient Indication Of this:
| II am DESTROYS Of learning the program
| on sports for encampment We had a fine
| one at Cleveland last year, open to G. A. r.
men exclusively. am long-distance run
ner, but / am willing to participate in short
races. I ran from Pitsburg to Cleveland
| last year over the country roads, and my
| endurance is great. / have a special fea-
| ture as follows: l will run any five, seven
or ten G. A. r. men five miles, or seven, or
! ten miles l am to run the entire stance
| and they to run one mile each, putting on
a fresh man every mile. This is the most
| exciting race ever seen, and Is very anus
| ing The leader carries small flag, and
| the one overtaking captures it, and so on"
Chairman Warner, Mr.. John H. Doyle of
the Potomac Boat Club, and Secretary
/ RulkleY are arranging to make the