Evening star., 1902-08-19
AUTOMOBILE DISPLAY
as
Suggested Today as G. A. R.
Encampment Feature.
LIST OF ATTRACTIONS
CHAIRMAN WARNER PREPARING
A GENERAL CIRCULAR.
Letters Accepting Appointments to
Committees - Ladies Of Naval
Veterans Association at Work.

Suggestion was made at the headquarters
OF the citizens executive committee on the,
G. A R. encampment this morning that 9,
parade Of automobiles be scheduled as one
| of the extra attractions of the reunion. 1t
| Is understood the local representatives Of
several large manufacturing companies are
willing to undertake the complete manage
| ment Of such a pageant transport to Wash
! ington many machines Of beautiful design,
decorate them handsomely with flowers and
! conduct what they believe would be one OF
the most beautiful parades ever seen mere.
Everything In connection with the project
| Is now in embryo, of course. Chairman
Warner has merely acknowledged the pro-
| posal and has not yet decided what to do.
| His position Is that such q parade OF auto
| mobiles could be made very attractive
| feature Of general entertainment. With all
| the carriages decorated with flowers. bands
Of music at suitable intervals. ana the
whole line well organized, the effect would
be most pleasing. But his attention has
been directed to the fact that previous at
| tempts at flower parades have not been un-
qualified successes in Washington. and that
| the work Of supervising such an undertake
| ing, preventing 1t from becoming merely an
advertisement and insuring that 1t VIII pc
| Of proper proportions to add dignity to the
encampment, would add materially to the
| tasks Of the citizens committee.
! Preparing General Circular.
Chairman Warner is now writing gen.
eral circular setting forth the ordinary and
regular attractions of the capital city. This
| course Is adopted in response to many re-
| quests from veteran delegations for BRIEF
| statement Of Washington points of interest
| Thousands of copies will be printed and
| held for free distribution at headquarters
| To send them out to separate Grand Army
posts. however. would add enormously to
the expenses of the citizens committee, and
! will not be undertaken.
| Letters of acceptance of appointment TO
| the general reception committee have been
| received from Frank H. Thomas DR.. VIM.
| c. Woodward, health officer of the District
| Of Columbia, and Col. Robert G.. Ruther
| ford. Col Rutherford has written from
| Double Gap, Cumberland county, Pa, stat
! ing that he expects to return to his home,
| 1911 10th street northwest, by September
| g. and that after that date he will be avail
| able for any duty in connection with the
| reception committee.
| Auxiliary to Naval Veterans.
| The National Association Of the Ladies of
| the Naval Veterans has taken the initiative
toward preparing for its coming encamp-
ment. A letter was received this morning
at encampment headquarters from Mrs.
Margaret B. Dixon, captain commander Of
| the organization, who is residing at So
| Brady street, Detroit, Mich. asking for in
| formation as to accommodations and other
| matters. Her letter was referred to Mrs.
| Mussey, chairman of the woman's auxiliary
| committee.
Other officers of this association are Com
mander. Mrs. Mary Craig Of Philadel-
phia: lieutenant commander, Mrs. Ada
| Shannon of Philadelphia; senior lieutenant,
| Mrs Cora b Stone of Baltimore; Heuten-
| ant, Mrs. Ellen M. Buxton of Peabody,
| Mass; fleet paymaster, Mrs Mary E. Ba-
ker Of Boston; feet surgeon. Mrs. Margaret
| Nyy,rn 1fS OH 1ofr
| Lena Raddatz, Philadelphia; national sec
| retary, Mrs. 8. E. Reynolds. Eaton Ohio;
| chief of staff, Mrs. Annie E. Sears, Balti-
| more; national boatswain, Mrs. Agnes Nea-
| lon, Philadelphia, and national historian,
| Mrs Jennie Laird Of Providence, r. l.
| Many former commanders of the veter-
| ans during their service in the defense of
| the nation who are now residing In this
! city are preparing to entertain specially
| the men formerly In their several COM
| mands. One of these gentlemen is Col. Wal
| lace A. Bartlett, who has already issued a
| printed Rally to his former subordinates.
| Col. Bartlett has invited the surviving Of
| ficers Of the 10Th United States Colored
! Troops. the 25th Corps. to make their head
quarters during Grand Army week at his
| Office on the tenth floor Of the Washington
/ Loan and Trust Company. He assures them
| a warm welcome. His circular invitation
contains a welcome to the veterans in
| verse.
/ Captain o. H. Oldroyd and Mr.. John
Doyle Carmody have been added to the gen.
| eral reception committee.
| Meeting Of Reunion COMMITTEES.
| Important business was transacted last
| night at a meeting Of the reunion commit
| tee. 1t was decided that Ave large tents,
| thirty-seven smaller tents and about go
| smaller canvas Enclosures should be erect
ed on the White Lot; that the camp should
be known as Camp Roosevelt on G. A,
| r. place, and that the several corps re-
unions should occur according to a regular
schedule to be prepared and announced by
| the reunion committee.
| Appointments to committees subordinate
| to the general reunion committee were an
nounced during the evening as follows:
| Vice chairmen OF corps committees, H.
| w. Brealsford, 7th Corps: J. Edwin Krose
| 22d Corps; G. B. Redway, 23d Corps
| MAr,hors of committee IN 17th Corns u