Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-26
INTEREST TN THE FUND
FALLING OFF I'M CONTRIBUTIONS
FOR G. A. R. ENTERTAINMENT.
Other Bodies to Be Included and
Finance COMMITTEES Will Dis
cuss the@Situation.

Interest in G. A. r. circles centers on the
fund now being raised by the local citizens
committee for the entertainment of Union
veterans of the civil var during the 1902 en-
campment of the G. A. r. in this city next
October. The rapid increase Of this fund
during the first month of the canvass led
the veterans to expect it would easily ex-
coed 100000. OF late the contributions nave
been neither SO numerous nor so large, in
dividually, and the fund has apparently
stopped at about $4,000.
1t Is argued this might be sufficient for
the entertainment of the G. A. K. alone,
but with the Union Veterans Union, the
Association Of Army Nurses, the Woman S
Relief Corps, possibly the Union Veteran
Legion and other similar organizations TO
be provided for as we'll, much more money
will be needed. The whole situation Will be
fully discussed at the next meeting of the
finance committee, which Chairman Frank
X. Raymond has called for Thursday even
ing 1t headquarters.
The place for the 1902 meeting Of the
Union Veteran Legion has not been decided
upon. Commander-in-chief Browne of that
body is now in the city making arrange
ments for session Of the executive COM
mlttee to take action and it is the general
Impression among members of that body
that the encampment will held either here
at the time of the G. A. r. reunion or in
Fredericksburg, Va.
Applications for Quarters.
Applications and inquiries for quarters
continue to reach headquarters regularly.
The last post to be allotted is J. c. Rice
Post. No. 20. Department Of New York,
which halls from New York city, and sent
Capt. Joseph H. Barker here as its repre-
sentative. Q Nearly it's entire membership
Will attend the Cncampment, and stay at
the st. James. Inquiries and preliminary
arrangements have been made at headquar-
tiers by Gen. Fred. Bracket of the G. A. r.
Club of Baltimore and Mr.. A. Van Houten
OF the 9th New York Veterans Association.
A meeting of the committee on literature
for the encampment will occur this after
noon at 4:30 o'clock at headquarters.
For Entertainment of Delegates.
The ladies Of the G. A. R. circles OF
Washington are preparing to entertain
their convention delegates at the national
encampment The president of Grant Cir
Gle. Mrs. Emma A. Hawkes., who is also
chairman Of the subcommittee on ladies
OF the G. A. r., under Mrs Mussey, and
Mrs. Kate Lennon, president of Sherman
Circle will entertain their friends at Span
ism war Veterans Hall, 612 E street north
west, tomorrow evening. Mrs. Hawkes.
and Mrs. Lennon hope to make up the
sum which Mrs. Mussey thinks necessary
to entertain the delegates properly.
Committee meetings have been announced
as follows: Committee on literature for
the encampment at headquarters, today at
4:3O pm; finance committee, at the Riggs,
tomorrow at pm.
Memorial Bridge.
The projected exercises to attend the lay
Ing of the corner stone for the Memorial
bridge have been outlined by Gen. T. S.
Hopkins, chairman Of the committee on the
Memorial bridge. The prospects of obtain
ing an appropriation for this purpose, said
he are very dim. 1t was thought the fund
needed could hardly be obtained from Con-
gress at this session.
Gen. Hawley, representing the Union Vet
eran Union, has made report to the ex-
ecutive committee concerning the reunion
of the U. V. u. simultaneously with the
encampment of the G. A. r. The Union
Veteran Union is very anxious to meet
here in October he said, and he hoped the
executive committee would take action
looking to the entertainment of the U. V.