The Washington times., 1902-10-01

no means OF compiling any SuCn COM
plete list. So a great many Washing
ton automobilists have not been asked
to cooperate. Now, we are especially
anxious that every private carriage in
the city shall be in line. 1t should make
no difference whether the owner does or
does not receive a copy of our circular
letter. If he does not get it, the reason
is simply that we have not learned his
name and address.
Decoration Not Essential.
Decoration is not necessary in order
10 admit vehicle to the parade. 1t is
desired that the carriages shall be dec
GRATED, but it is not essential. We shall
offer prizes for the most handsomely
decorated vehicles. and we have every
reason to expect that many will be
beautifully adorned with flowers and au-
tumn leaves. But such decoration is not
at all necessary. A sufficient number of
carriages will be in line t. make the
1t will not be the success we want it to
be unless all individual automobile own
ers join with the committee"
The committee on religious exercises
has arranged. with the consent of Chair
man Brainard H. Warner, for monster
religious mass meeting Sunday after
noon Ia one of the large tents on the
White Lot. The services Will be pre-
sided over by DR.. W. C. Alexander.
chairman of the committee on religious
exercises. The speakers will include
some OF the most eminent pulpit orators
in the city. together with several of
those whose work as chaplains in the
army and navy during the civil war en-
deared them to the veterans
The music will be furnished by a
chorus OF trained choristers under the
direction of Mr.. Percy F. Foster. whose
excellent work with the Moody choir
Is still memory with the thousands
Who attended those meetings.
Exercises by Y. N. c. A.
In the evening the tent will be given
over TO exercises by the Young Mems
Christian Association. by invitation from
the committee on religious exercises and
under their direction 1t is the purpose
OF the members of that association 10
make the meeting a memorable one, and
If possible. to excel the exceptional re-
suits attained last wiGter at the mass
meetings held each Sunday in one of the
local theaters.
Chairman Warner is extremely desir-
Gus OF having another meeting IN Con
yention Hall, and has agreed to furnish
the Marine Band for the occasion If It
is possible TO arrange for the meeting
The speakers will be chosen with the
purpose of interesting the veterans. and
the entire exercises will be arranged TO
please them
The committee on religious exercises
invites every pastor In the city to ar
range for a special patriotic service at
his church on Sunday at such an hour
as he may deem suitable.
Messrs. Clifford Lanham and DR.. ]. A.
Stoutenberg have been added to the civ
ilian escort TO the Grand Army by Mr..
William f. GUIDE, its marshal.
The Lancaster, the first of the naval
vessels to arrive at Washington to par
ticipate in the encampment festivities.
is now at anchor off the grounds of the
Washington Barracks. It's commander
is George P. Colvocoresses. The Lancas-
ter carries about $50 men, over half of
vi iair,
Tuesday morning of the military forces
of the Government
To Supply Drinking Water.
The work of providing drinking water
for the visitors has been undertaken by
Mr.. Louis P. Shoemaker. first vice chair
man of the executive committee. Mr..
Shoemaker yesterday announced that he
had been notified that the firms of C.
q. Cornell, Frank Hume, Patrick Kee-
nan, and Patrick Shea had eacn pre-
sented the committee with three water
barrels for use at Camp Roosevelt. A
donation of 10000 pounds of ice has also
been made for the same purpose by the
American Ice Company.
The Minnesota Escort Association has
completed its arrangements for attend
ing the reunion. The delegation will
bring the e. A r. Drum Corps of Min
neapolis. composed of ten old veterans
who nearly forty years ago marched UP
pennsylvania Avenue to the same tunes
they will play at the encampment.
This uniformed association was organ
lied in Minneapolis by St. Paul and
Minneapolis G. A. r. posts for the pur
pose of forming an escort TO the de-
partment commander in the annual pa-
rade. The uniform will consist of the
regular G. A r. blue suit. brass but
tons. and soft black hat.
The reunion committee of the En-
gineer Corps has communicated with the
permanent organizations of the New
York Eng:1eer Brigade and the Veteran
U. 5. Engineer Associations, and has
been assured of the presence of many of
the members of these associations at
the coming encampment and reunion
The committee ON reunion is Differed by
Major Gilbert Thompson. chairman;
Elphonso YOungs. vice chairman; George
T. Dudley, secretary. and Theodore
Koeth, quartermaster.
Recruited in New York.
The Engineers Brigade was recruited
in New York and the Engineer Associa