Evening star., 1902-08-26
FOR THE ARMY NURSES
General Circular Calling
National Convention.
WILL MEET WITH G.. A. R
OBSTACLE RACE FOR AUToMo-
BILEs PROPOSED.
Would Follow Flower Parade and
Speed Contests - Assured Meet
Will Be Successful.

Will Be Successful.
National Secretary Kate NJ. Scott has
written Secretary Bulkley of the citizens
executive committee on the 1902 encamp
ment of the G. A. r. to inclose a copy of
general orders issued by President Della A.
B. Fay from Upper Jay, n. Y, for the con-
vocation of the National Association of
Army Nurses Of the Civil War, and to say
that the writer will be in Washington in all
probability from September is to october
Is. The circular follows In part
1.-The thfrty-sixth national encampment Of
the G. A. r. will be held in the city of
Washington October ell. at which time
the National Association of Army Nurses
of the Civil War will hold It's annual con-
vention.
Through the courtesy of the encamp-
ment executive committee of Washington
free entertainment is provided for all men,
bers of the association for three days, Octo-
ber T. and 0. at the Bancroft Hotel cor
ner H and 18th streets northwest. where
headquarters will be esta blished on Tues
day morning, October I.
Those who expect to reach the city
earlier and who will remain until the close
of the convention can be suitably accommo-
dated at the Bancroft Arrangements will
be made by the executive committee to
meet all nurses on their arrival in the city.
with this order you will receive a card
emitting you to entertainment at the Ban
croft, which must be presented to the COM
mittee credentials. Mesdames Woodiey,
Ewing and Ada Johnson. You will also
notify the national secretary whether YOU
expect to attend the encampment.
The citizens committee of Washington
has kindly rendered the use of the WASH
house I
to the association October and 10, where
the convention will be opened promptly at
0:3O am. Thursday.
'All members of the association WILL upon
arrival, register their names with the sec
retary and receive their badges.
Seats will be provided on reviewing
stands for the association to view the
parade, and there will be an Informal re-
to pm. Thursday, October 9. All other
entertainments will be announced at an in
formal meeting to be held in the hotel par
lors on Tuesday morning.
An Obstacle Race for Automobiles.
Interest in the automobile parade grows
by leaps and bounds. This morning. for
example brought to headquarters assur-
ances that both the automobile parade and
the race outlined in yesterdays Star would
be most pronounced successes. Several
local promo, ers and followers of the sport
ture, an obstacle race on Pennsylvania ave-
nue..
AS is well known, several varieties of
horseless carriages are particularly design
ed to SurmOunt all the difficulties presented
in road travel or tourist expeditions Many
makers claim their carriages can climb
stairs, ride through sand piles without diff
ficulty, descend steep hills with complete
safety, and so on through the whole cat
alogue. 1t is now proposed that these ma
chimes be given a chance. The contest
would be kept free from all advertising lea
lures, of course, and be entirely a contest
of sport, and, it is thought, would add i'm
reasurably to the interest of the encamp-
ment.
Vice Chairman Robert B. Brown of the
special committee on automobile DISPLAYS
was summoned to headquarters today to
discuss this last proposition, and he took
to II heartily. 1t would be very easy, he
suggested, to have a bed of sand emptied
on the avenue just after the parade,
double flight of steps lifted in from one Of
the cross streets, a gradual incline with
sharp descent constructed and other OBJ
stacles set Up without ten minutes delay.
Public interest in such a contest which
would be in effect slow race, would, in
Mr. Browns judgment, be intense, and the
whole matter could be arranged without
the least difficulty.
With Chairman Warner of the executive
committee Mr. Brown is to meet Major
Sylvester, chief of police, and Commits
sioner Macfarland some time this after
noon. 1t is hoped by the automobilists that
definite arrangements can be made soon
after the close of that conference.
Wide Interest in Encampment.
On returning to Washington from a stay
of several days in the Juniata valley, Penn
sylVania, Mr.. Warner said this morning
that the greatest interest In the eucamp-
ment prevailed throughout that section of
the state All the newspapers, he said
ar;y,
and mentioned 1t often. The veterans were
all planning to attend. There was every
indication that as far as the Juniata valley
was concerned the Washington enca mpment
would be pronounced success
Mr.. Colin Studds has written the exec,,
tive committee that the Pennsylvania rail-
road and every other road in the passenger
tranlc association was having printed spe-
cial colored posters announcing the en-
campment and would post them conspicu-
ouSly all over the country, reaching Drac-
tically every railroad station in the United
States. In this connection Mr. L. S. Brown
general agent passenger department. of the
Southern railway, has called the attention
of the committee to very handsome nos
ter printed in red, white and blue which is
now distributed throughout the south and
OF which copy has been sent to headouar
ters.
A letter was received this morning nv
Secretary Bulkley from William H. Multi
gan, adjutant of Veteran Post, No 436 G.
A. H.. OF New York city, who wants free
accommodations for the members of that
command. Adjutant Mulligan states that
his post is equipped with a complete camp
Ing outfit. but that owing to the limited
stay to be made in the city they do not de-
sire to bring this along The letter was
referred to Mr.. Harrison Dingman, who ls
In charge of arrangements here for free
quarters.
A request has been received from Mr. A
B. Kirby of Fredericktown. Ohio, for full
Information concerning the ARRANGEMENTS
for the care of veterans at the encampment
Mr. Kirby sta tes that there are many old
soldiers In his section who are receiving
small pensions and who would he unable Ia