Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-28
OFFICIALS ANXIOUS
G. A. r. COMMITTEE FEARS DE-
FEAT OF LEGISLATION.
Very Much Needed Aid for National
Encampment-Auxil Com
mittee Named.

Something more than interest was mani
Tested this morning about the headquarters
of the citizens committee on the 1902 en-
campment of the Grand Army of the Re
public in the tactics announced yesterday
by Representative Moon of Tennessee.
When effort was made in the House of
Representatives to call up the proposed G.
A. r. bill by unanimous consent Mr.. Moon
interposed an objection and the considera-
ton of the measure was postponed. Under
present conditions it Is practically impos-
sible to get any new legislation considered
except by unanimous consent. Afterward
Mr.. Moon explained his course by saying
that until he could get the House to con-
slider the bill to provide a territorial form
of government for Indian territory he
would object to the consideration of all new
bills.
Should Mr. Moon persist in this purpose
1t Will be very difficult for the champions
of the G. A. r. bill to get that measure
before the House Unless the bill is con-
sidered the encampment committee will be
deprived of the use of the parks and reser-
vations, the right to string the extra cleo
trio lighting wires needed during the en-
campment and the appropriation of 81 600
for extra police protection. Such a blow
would be almost disastrous to the encamp
ment.
Chairman Warner and Secretary Buckley
conferred on the subject this morning and
agreed that the situation was serious, but
concluded there was no present danger that
the bill will not become law. Mr.. Warner
seemed particularly confident. Other mem
bers of the committee are still anxious over
the outcome and will not breathe easily I'M
til the barrier before the measure have
been removed and it has passed from the
House into the Senate.
Auxiliary Committee Named.
Mrs Ellen S. Mussey has announced the
personnel of the auxiliary committee
courtesies as follows: Miss Cornelia Clay,
chairman; Mrs William s. Spencer, vice
chairman; Mrs. r. A. PyleS, Mrs. w. w.
Danenhower, Miss Mary B. Lewis, Mrs.
Ellen S. Cromwell, Miss Elizabeth A Poole
Miss Anna Ferris. Miss Tile Roth, Miss
Minnie Roth, Mrs. E. NJ. Zane, Miss Lii
han Lockwood, Miss Celynda Ford, Mrs.
William S. Odeil. Mrs. Lbbey M. Porter,
Mrs. E. w. Sumner Kittelle and Mrs Sa-
rah Pittman.
At meeting of the Sixteenth Army
Corps Association, held last night at head
quarters, a committee appointed to
arrange full program for the entertain
ment of those visitors during the encamp-
ment who saw service in the 10th Corps
Mr. 5. r. Birch was named as chairman
OF this new committee, and MesSrs. George
G Ross and l.. D. Alden as his associates
The last named was also designated to
prepare pamphlet history of the corps for
distribution among the survivors who at
tend the reunion.
The session was very we'll attended Mr.
Alden as chairman of the association, pre-
sided. Mr.. w. S. Belden, who served as
secretary, was directed to communicate
with the chief of tile G. A.
r. and to request that official to insert
in his next general orders a notice of the
reunion during the encampment of the sur
vivors of the 18th Corps An effort will be
made TO have similar announcement in
serted in the official program of the en-
campment. 1t is thought these two state
ments will reach every survivor who may
attend the encampment