Evening star., 1902-08-05
BON MARCHE, 314=a3l6=e318 9th.
Pearson, Rev. ]. Herbert Hogan and n. IL

Pearson, Rev j. Herbert Hogan and n. H
| Merrill.
Committee on guards and escort:
Israel w. Stone, chairman; George w
| HAYES George E. Davis, Fred n. Smith, a.
| B. Greenwell, ]. w. Butcher and Robert W.
| Montgomery.
The designation Of the committeeman last
named was a consequence OF an oler from
| the Sons of Veterans that 500 members OF
! that body should serve, uniformed ana
| armed, as an escort to the commander-1n-
chief.
To Enroll Every Visitor.
In addition to the regular work of the
committee on public comfort-which has
now reached large proportionS-its clerks
are engaged in sending out circulars to the
various G. A. R. posts, w. K. C. clrcies'
and suborganiZations of other associations
which contemplate attending the encamp-
ment. with the view of preparing a com
plete catalogue of all such organizations
and their locat ation in Washington. If pos
sihIe every visitor to the capital during the
| encampment will be registered. Certainly
every organization will be on the committee
books-the number of persons in the party,
| the program or their Journey ana lhei
headquarters here.
| Another circular is being issued TO local
| hotel and boarding houses requesting that
| they assist the committee in keeping ltS roll
of such places complete.
Chairman Weller arranged before he left
the city recently that the Central Union
Mission building should be placed at the
| disposal of the citizens commlttee Tor the
| accomm odation of veterans. The structure,
with its present equipment. is regarded as
admirably equipped to accommodate 800
men All the details of the deal have been
certified to Adjutant General ToWler.
| Annlica ton for quarters were received as
follows: From John NJ Brown for 12S mem
bers of Ransom Post, No. l3l, or ST. LOUIS;
from Adjutant James Broomheld, Tor LOO
1 (S1,, alS
lumbia Pa; Post 226 of Marietta, Pa, ana
| Post 270 of Wrightsville. Pa; from FAR
banks Post No II, of Detroit, for eighty
men located at No. 1912 18th street; from
Anna M. Ross Post, No "a, of Philadelphia,
for 100 men, located at No. POI East Capitol
street: from Mrs. Mary Tygard, president
of Womans Relief Corps, Department OF
Texas, for an indefinite number OF Wo-
men, from Fitzpatrick Post, No. Il, Hol-
yoke Mass, for 100 men.
Two states located headquarters yester-
day afternoon-Nebraska, at the National
Hotel; North Dakota, at NO. LOO Ne" hofh
avenue northwest
Further Committee Meetings.
The following general call has been is
sued:
"All those who served in the defenses OF
Washington and Baltimore and Army of
the Potomac, who were not attached to any
corps from April 10, 1861, to April 3d. 1865,
will meet at the cali of NJ. A. Dillon, chair
man of the 22d Reunion Corps committee,
at headquarters Wednesday, the 18th of
August, for the purpose of organizing said
corps and arranging for the coming en-
campment. A large attendance is desired
Chairman S. E. Faunce of the committee
on campflres has called a meeting of his
committee at o'clock this evening in the
red parlor of the Ebbit. subcommittee
will be appointed and other important busi-
ness transacted.
Other committees are called to meet as
follows: the Army of the Tennessee. Ben
jamin F. Chase, chairman at headquarters,
pm, Thursday; the 1st Army Corps, Gen.
w. W. Dudley chairman, at headquarters,
80 pm, Friday; the Legion Of Loyal Wo-
men and the Seventh Army Corps Assecia-
ton tonight at headquarters; DIR. Hurts
medical committee at the Riggs, Thursday
evening.
Woman's Relief Corps.
The subcommittee on the Woman's Relief
Corps, Mrs. Ida A. Oldroyd chairman,
met at headquarters last evening, and the
collection books placed in the hands of the
committee members were audited The re-
suit was that over $3.50 was turned in. 1t
was reported that many people thought 1t