Evening star., 1902-03-12
DEFENSES OF CAPITAL
History Of City's Fortifica-
tions to Be Printed.
G.. A. R. ENCAMPMENT
SUBCoMMITTEE ON HISTORICAL
INFORMATION NAMED.
Additional Members Of Finance Com
mittee-Senior Vice Commander-in-
Chief Makes Suggestion.
G.. A. R. ENCAMPMENT

The officers OF the executive committee
on the forthcoming encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic voted this
morning to establish subcommittee on
historical information. When that decision
had been reached notices Of appointment to
this committee were sent the following:
Mr.. w. v. Cox, Gen. Thomas NJ. Vincent,
Gen. John NJ Wilson, Mr.. Charles Moore,
Mr.. Allen D. Albert, jr., and Mrs. Isabel
Worrell Ball. Further appointments to the
committee are to be made from time to
time as may seem advisable to the execu-
tive committee It is thought the first meet
ing will be held some time next week and
that the committee may choose its own
chairman.
compile and publish brochure on the fort1-
fications which constituted the defenses of
Washington during the civil war and such
kindred matters as are likely to be Of par
tlcular interest to the veterans. Mention Is
to be made that the park commission in
cluded the nearer of these defenses in its
plans for the Identification Of the national
capital. and the general purposes of the
commissions plan in that respect will prob
ably be amplified by some one fully in
formed on the subject. map will proba-
bly, be included. The executive committee
plans that this matter shall be published In
book will be retained permanently by the
veteran visitors and thus prove leaven
which will obtain support for the park
commission plan all over the United States.
Many Committee Appointments.
Additional members Of the finance COM
mittee were announced today as follows:
John w. Stone. A. S. Caywood, Hamilton
Adams, H Bentley Smith, VIM. Muehleisen,
Chas Schneider, Louis Hartig. James Shu-
grue, VIM. H. Covington, Daniel B. Gus
drop, Francis NJ Criswell, Samuel Cans,
Harry Kronheimer.
Adolph j. Schippert has been named a
member Of the committee on decorations.
Committee on Invitations.
The personnel of the committee on invita-
tions has been announced as follows: L. NJ,
Saunders, chairman: r. j. Tracewell, vice
chairman; j. V. Barross Job Barnard J.
c. Breckinridge, P B. Chase, c. Corson c.
c. Cole. II. l.. Cummings, Charles Davidge.
A. B. Duvall, Charles f. Foster, DR.. A. H.
Graham. Edward Graves, A. w Greedy
Green Clay Goodloe, j. H. Gordon, Rev. r.
S. Hamlin Thomas H. Hall, Thomas @.
Hensey f. S. Johnson, ]. Louis Loose s.
r. Langley. Gustave .Iansburgh S. c.
Lemly, j. B. Osborne, Dr. Robert Reyburn
Mason n. Richardson. Rev. Frank Sewell
A. I. Stuart, Dr. G. w. Sampson, John S.
Swormstedt. r. H. Thayer, Ross Thomp-
son. DR.. William Tindall. Major John Twee-
dale. S. c. Wilson, Carroll d. Wright, Thos.
F. Walsh.
The following have been appointed Off
GERS of the committee on public comfort nv
Chairman NJ. l. Weller: Charles Moore,
first vice chairman; Charles F. Benjamin,
second vice chairman; James F. Hood, sec
retary.
John H. Dusseault of Somervile Mass,
has written Chairman Warner to ask ac-
commodatons for about 200 members Of
Willard c. Kinsley Post, Department of
Massa chusetts.
Col. McElroy has Plan.
Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief John
McElroy today called upon Col. Bingham,
superintendent Of public buildings and
grounds. and also upon the Secretary Of
the Treasury, Secretary of the INTERIOR
Secretary Of Agriculture, director Of the
census and chairman Of the committee on
Library Of Congress Of both House and
Senate, relative to a suggestion that the
grounds about the public buildings under
the supervision of these gentlemen, be deco
rated with floral corps badges and the in
sigma of the various affiliated organizations
Of the Grand Army of the Republic
This has been done in many of the ma
tlonal encampnlent cities, but Col. McElroy
is Of the opinion that it can be more artisti-
cally done in Washington than elsewhere
He Is desirous Of having Grand Army
badge 100 feet long the south side Of
the steps that lead from the west front
OF the Capitol to Pennsylvania avenue and
the badge Of the WOmans Relief Corps
thanking it on the north side, the gentle
grassy slope offering an ideal spot for these
floral representations, there being neither
trees nor shrubbery to interfere.
If this work is commenced now lust as
the flowers are being put out for the sum
mer no additional expense work will be
entailed. the cacti and vari-colored caleous
taking the place of the geraniums and
other small plants that are usually put out
In the public parks. If the suggestion Of
Col. McElroy is carried out the very earth
Will welcome the veterans in October.
Chairman Warner to Report.
AT tonight's meeting Of the executive
committee, which is to be held in the red
parlor of the Ebbitt, Chairman Warner will
give detailed statement of the work done
by the special delegates to the meeting of
the G. A. r. general executive committee
In Chicago last December. Those delegates
went to Chicago authorized to invite the
Grand Army to hold its next annual re-
union in the national capital, and the COM
mittee voted to accept that invitation, after
balloting entire day Washington, Den
Yer and Atlantic City being the contesting
cities. The committee consisted of Messrs.
Israel w. Stone, commanding the Depart
ment Of the Potomac. G. A. r.; Samuel B.
Hege of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad;
Barry Bulkley. secretary OF the Business
Mems Association. The meeting will be
notable also for the outline of the encamp-
ment program to be announced by Mr..
Warner.
The committee on badges met at encamp-
ment headquarters yesterday afternoon and
organized. Chairman Simon Wolf presided.
and the attendance was large. 1t was
voted to make the souvenir badge Of the
encampment the most handsome ever given
the veterans. No design has been selected,
however, and the following subcommittee
was appointed to consider that phase Of
the matter: Mr.. Wolf, Vice Chairman Ar
thur Hart, and Messrs. A. H. Van Deusen,
Paul Beckwith, w. H. Holmes and Joseph
Strasburger Mr. Wolf announced the ap-
pointment Of the following to membership
on the committee: Col. d. j. Gordon, /. J.
Appich and Charles Graft.