The Washington times., 1902-05-04
Presence of Official Req
reSentative Not Needed
at Present.
NOT TO COME FOR SOME TIME
Personnel of Committee on Concert-En-
tertainment to Be Held This Month
To Raise Funds for Planting Corps
Badges in Flowers.

fangements for the thirty-siXth annual
encampment of the Grand Army of the
Republic are again becoming active, and
the plans are so well advanced that Gen
Ell Torrance the commander in chief OF
the organization, is so well pleased that
he has announced that IL will not be nee
essary for him to send his personal rep
resentative to the city as far in advance
OF the encampment as is customary.
Ordinarily this representative reaches
the encampment city about four months
ahead of the coming OF his comrades,
but 1t is now stated that this time will
be reduced by month or more. This
representative has not yet been decided
upon by General Torrance.
Personnel of Concert Committee.
The personnel of the committee on
concert was announced yesterday by its
chairman, DR.. Franklin 7. Howe. as fol-
lows:
DR.. Franklin. T. Howe, chairman; W. H.
Rapley, vice chairman; Robert I. Small
secretary; Angelo c. Fronani. Harry
Wheaton Howard, s. ]. Kubel, Sol Min
ster, William Bruce King. Henry Xander,
Josef Kaspar. Ernest Lent. Anton Gloetz
ner, E. W. Stone, Fred Schraeder. John
Blackwood, Joseph Z. Luckett, p. b.
Chase. D. W. Beach. B. F. Bingham, Fred
C. Berger, John F. Meacham, Armand
Gumprecht, George Lilibridge. John Mid
dlebon, A. T. A. johnson. T. C. Noyes.
F. A. Reeside, W A. Haley, Dr. E. S.
Kimball, Herndon Morsell, John McElroy,
and l.. E. Cannon.
The committee will be called together
in few days TO arrange for concer:
which il is planned to give during the
latter part of this month. for the purpose
of assisting in the raising OF funds for
the use of the encampment committees
Members of the local G. A. r. posts will
be urged to assist in the sale of tickets.
All veterans of the cavalry corps, mill
tary division of the Mississippi, have been
requested to meet Col. John McElroy
Monday evening at encampment head
quarters, 1905 New York Avenue. for the
purpose Of effecting an organization to
hold reunions Of this corps during the
encampment. A meeting OF the commit
tee on literature for the encampment has
also been called for Monday afternoon at
4 o'clock, at encampment headquarters.
In view of the fact that Colonel Bing-
ham has no available funds with which
to plant the corps badge in flowers about
the pedestal Of the statue to General
Sherman, back of the Treasury building.
1t has been intimated that the Army OF
the Tennessee may take the matter in
hard and raise the necessary funds.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey. chairman
of the woman's citizens committee of
the national encampment, has appointed
special committee on the hall for the re-
ception which her committee will tender
to the women visitors to the city during
the encampment. The committee as an
nounced consists of Mrs. Mamie p. Dor
sey. chairman; Mrs. Ada T. Dickerson,
and Mrs. Ashton Shellbarger.
A Meeting Called.
Mrs. Ida A. oldroyd, chairman of the
woman's Relief Corps committee, has
called meeting of that committee for
tomorrow evening at s o'clock at en-
campment headquarters. Many changes
and additions have been made in the
personnel of this committee. which in
its final and complete form consists of
Mrs. Ida A. oldroyd. chairman: Mrs.
Annie W. Johnson, vice chairman; Mrs.
Katherine NJ. Phillips, secretary; Mrs.
Matte E Mcclure, treasurer; Mrs. Mary
e. Hall, Mrs. Ida L. Chase Mrs. Elizabeth
Barber, Mrs. Mamie c. Davis. Mrs. Mary
Bushby, Mrs. Hannah Devoe. Mrs. Pes
sic Boone Cheshire, Mrs. Addie Feathers.
Mrs. Emma Ferguson. Miss Josephine Tri-
Mrs. Frances Holmes Mrs. NJ
M. Lewis, Mrs. S. z. Morrison, Mrs Eliza
r. Naylor, Mrs. Clarinda Marks, Mrs.
Sarah q. Newlands. Mrs. Elizabeth B.
Donohoe. Mrs. Susie NJ. Rose, Mrs. Ruth
e. Roberts, Mrs Genie Street, Mrs. Jennie
Raub, Miss Lizzie Lehman, Miss Mary
Dow. Miss Mary Glenn, Mrs. Eliza Shall
lenberger, Mrs. Sarah Van Doren. Mrs.
Margaret Walker. Mrs. Sarah Trumbull.
Mrs. Emma Merrell, Mrs. Maria Hare,
Mrs Sarah Edwards, Mrs. Mary Gcrham,
Mrs. Alice Talley, Mrs. Helen Stone, Mrs.
Sarah Exley, Mrs. ARMENIA Braden. Mrs.
Lizzie Mason, Mrs. Mary " Goundie. Mrs.
Laura Seymour, Mrs. Frances E. Worden.
Mrs. Lizzie Ryan. Mrs. NJ A. Burk,
Mrs. Jennie Wheeler. Mrs. Eliz. Arentz,
Miss Annie De la Vergne, Miss Agnes
Thornton, Mrs. Georgiana Evans, Mrs. |
Sarah Folk, Mrs Hanna Flaherty, Mrs. |
Mary v. Kane. Mrs. Lizzie Brady, Mrs. |
vannett S. Kullman, Mrs. Mary Z. Sims, |
Mrs. Nellie A. Rowe, Mrs. Emma Hemp |
ler, Mrs. Cornelia Avery, Mrs. Susie II. |
Jacobs. Mrs Annie r. Rank, Mrs Matilda |
r. Sprague, Mrs. Elizabeth Months, Mrs. |
Indiana Cowiing. Mrs Mary NJ Carter, |
Mrs. Mollie L. Crandal. Mrs Carrie r. /
Brockett Mrs. A. p. Tasker. Mrs. Cor
rine Strickland, Mrs. Emma Stewart, Mrs.
Emma L. Newton, Mrs. Edith J. Emmer-
son. Mrs. Annie Rogers. Mrs Helen J.
Durfee. Mrs. Ellen S. Bryant, Mrs. Vida
6. Baldwin. Mrs. NJ Z. Miller, Mrs. Nancy
J. Ayers. Mrs. Liday J. Hart, Mrs. NJ. J.
Gallaher, Mrs Gertrude Strickland, Mrs
Sarah z. Frankland. Mrs. Esther A.
Mary z. Goss. Mrs. Josepha Hough-
ION, Mrs. Ruth A. Hensey. Mrs.
Alice Higgins, Mrs. c. A. Jewell, Mrs
[pez Lyon, Mrs. A. NJ. Little, Mrs. G. A.
darlowe. Miss Carrie Brookfeld, Miss
Nellie @. Byres, Miss Christian Carroth-
,rs Miss Elizabeth Hills. Miss S. z. Ham
lton, Miss Rosa F. Pennell. Miss Nellie c.
lrfll, Miss r. A. Richardson, Miss Helen ,
). Richmond. Miss Jennie Williams. Mrs.
Harry A. Mccullough. Mrs. Rosie Noske.
frs. Mary e. Peck. Mrs. Annie z. Ramey,
drs. Mary B. Saunders. Mrs. Hannah B.
,perry, Mrs. c. L. True. Mrs. Mary L.
Rourke. Mrs Louisa Pardon. Mrs. Emma
Frowuwell, Mrs. Catherine N. North.
Srs. Mamie p. Dorsey. Mrs Emma s.
sIlis. Mrs Ada Dickerson, Mrs. Mary +.
Ianau. Mrs. r. B. Meacham. Mrs. Agnes
leeler, Mrs. Nora Atkinson. Mrs. Lizzie
,risp. Mrs. Mary Honn. Mrs. Emma c.
.ittiejohn. Mrs. Mary Hogue, Mrs. Anna
/ hamilton, Mrs. Augustus Starkey. Mrs.
ielen Smith, Mrs. Sarah Beach, Mrs.
.nna B. Webster. Mrs. Carrie Luskie.
drs. sarah Hill. Mrs. Margaret Mccoy.
lre. Mary Thatcher. Mrs. Matilda
wilkins, Mrs. Clara Magee, Miss Tillie
)uukam, Miss Lola Keeler, Miss Au-
usta B. Palmer. Miss Rachel Levy.
frs. Jennie Cusick. Mrs. Lucie Chand-
ar. Mrs. Alice Burgess. Mrs. Mary E.
al, Mrs. Mary A. Ross. Mrs. Alice
ing, Mrs. Lizzie Abernsthy. Mrs. Nora Z
dgar, Mrs. Mary Lucas, Mrs. Josie
[amacher. Mrs. Lola Hauptman, Mrs.
ucie Graham. Mrs. Wins Calhoun. Mrs.
me Bridahan, Mrs. Marion Gregory. Mrs.
celia Ford, Mrs. Sue Carey, Mrs. Kate