Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-08-28

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Rhode Island avenue; JOS A Hotter Post,
| No. 22S, Cutler House. 222 Sd street north
west.
Potomac-Department headquarters, 1412
pennsylvania avenue northwest.
Rhode Island-Department Headquarters,
| the Normandie; Slocum Post Providence,
Mrs. Rowe. 9S7 X street northwest.
Texas.Department headquarters. go 14th
street, Mrs. Bennett.
Reconsideration headquarters, the
Dunbarton.
Virginia and North OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
headquarters not yet located; Hartranft
Post, No 40, Charlotte, N. c., 215 East Cap
itol street.
West Neutrality-suspicious. headquarters,
Barton Hotel.
Observation-Disclosures headquarters, the
Normandie.
The Sons of Veterans.
A circular has been prepared by the COM
mander-in-chief of the Sons of Veterans in
which he sets forth the following informa-
ton concerning the reunion of that body to
De held simultaneously with that Of the
Grand Army:
THE twenty-frst encampment of the
commandery-in-chief will convene at Wash
ington, D. c., at 10 o'clock am, October Z,
1907. Headquarters will be established at
Room A, Ebbitt House, where all officers
and members should report at o'clock a.
m. and form in procession for the purpose
OF marching, under escort, to Carroll In
stftute Hall, where the encampment will be
opened in due form. The council-in-chief
will assemble for duty at these headquar-
ters, room 302 Columbian building 416-41S
9th street northwest, at 9 o'clock a. M,
Monday, October 6. 1902. All books, papers
and accounts will be open for their inspec-
ton. Railroad rates to our members Will
be the same as those given to the Grand
Army of the Republic. Several trunk lines
have agreed to make a rate of one fare for
the round trip, and other roads will give
greatly reduced rate"
Applications for Quarters.
Applications for assignment to quarters
have been received from the following:
Lyon Post, No. 9, of Chicago. quarters for
% veterans; ]. Edgar Fitch Post, No. 165,
of Elmira, N. Y. accommodations for rs
members; Grand Army Post, No. 4S6. of
Saunemin ILL.,, quarters for an indefinite
number; Scott Post. No. 100, of Van Vert,
Ohio. quarters for 80 men, G. A. r. Post.
No. 81. of Manchester Mass, quarters for
100 members; Grand Army Post Mills of
South Fairlee, VT, quarters for % veterans;
G. D. Bayrd Post. No. ITS, of Belle Vernon,
Pa, accommodations for 80 members; the
Veteran Association of the 18th Pennsyl-
Vania Volunteer Cavalry, quarters in a
large hall for an indefinite number of men.
Gen. John H. Swift, senior vice command
er of the Department of New York, at
Union. has written the committee that he
will attend the encampment accompanied
by his wife.
Guides Designated.
Guides for several nearby battlefields were
assigned last night at a meeting of the
committee on battlefelds. Col. Arthur Hen
bricks, formerly commander of the Depart
ment of the Potomac, presided. After a
general statement from the chairman as to
the provisions made at each battlefield for
meals, transportation and other entertain
ment, the assignments were made as fol-
lows:
Sharpsburg. Frank H. Barrows, superin-
tendent of the national cemetery at An
tietam: Winchester, T. H. Savage, super
intendent of the national cemetery at that
place, and Capt. Daniel Williams of Wash
ington; Fredericksburg William Dillon, SUI
perintendent of the national cemetery at
that place; Petersburg. H. B. futile and
Charles A. Clark; Manassas, George c.
Round, Thomas ]. Moore, Oliver P. Merritt,
E. E. Blossom, Henry Steen and Lewis Yes
sells.
Guides will also be assigned for Chancel-
louisville, Spottsylvania and the Wilderness.