The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-03-28
ENCAMPMENT PLANS
PLEASE GEN. TORRENCE
Commander-in -Chief of @.
A. R. Endorses Work
of Committees.
FAVORS MEMORIAL BRIDGE
Has Promised to Attend Executive Meet
ing at Riggs House Tonight-Various
Committees Meet-Those Who Will Be
in Charge of Campfres.

Gen. Ell Torrance, the commander-in-
chief of the Grand Army of the Republic,
arrived in the city yesterday. and incl
dentally was in conference for short
time with President B. II. Warner, the
chairman of the citizens committee in
charge Of arrangements for the thirty
sixth annual encampment of the e. A. K.
General Torrance Pleased.
General Torrance expressed himself as
being much pleased at the progress that
is being made for what he states will
probably be the last meeting of the
organization in this city. The members
are all getting old, he said, and by the
time another decade shall have elapsed
but few of the members will be in con-
ditiOn to participate in such gatherings.
Il came here rather Unexpectedly, on
business which | am unable TO explain at
the present time, as / was about return
ing home after a long trip through The
East attending encanpments Of the sew
eral departments and spending about ten
days with the pension committee. | shall
probably remain here until Saturday eve
ming. when l will start. for my home in
Minneapolis.
To Attend Executive Meeting.
81 have promised Mr.. Warner that if l
am in the city will be present at the
meeting of the executive committee in
charge of arrangements for the encamp-
ment at the Riggs House tomorrow night.
From present indications the encampment
in this city will equal in attendance any
that has been held during the past ten
years.
The invitation to the Sons of Veterans
to meet here during our encampment was
with a view TO establishing
closer relations between the two great
bodies, and they will meet with us for the
first time on that occasion.
II shall start on an extended trip
the South some time next month |
but will probably be in this city a num-
Der of times before the encampment, al |
though / have no idea of establishing |
headquarters here beforehand. shall GER |
tainly be here on my return from the |
West Point centennial in June, at which |
place l am on the board of visitors. To- |
day l met Gen. James Longstreet for the |
first time. although during the war we
were frequently engaged in chasing or
running away from each other.
Endorses Memorial Bridge Plans.
THE project of laying the cornerstone
Of the new Memorial Bridge across the
Potomac during the coming encampment
meets with my unqualified approval, and
know of no opposition to the project
rom any quarter
NO action has been taken by local posts
Is yet to my knowledge, but during the
sncampment in Cleveland the national
body endorsed the project of the building
If the bridge. l am particularly inter
,sted in the bridge because of my being
me Of the trustees of the Mckinley Ma
ional Memorial Association"
Printing Committee Meets.
There was a meeting OF the printing
committee last night at encampment
headquarters, when the organization OF
he committee was effected. Mr.. william
Hahn, the chairman of the committee,
Mr.. R. w Dutton, Chief of the
Fire Department, as vice chairman. and
ir. Frank A. Sebring as secretary Of the
1t was decided TO represent to the ex-
.cutive committee that it was the senti-
nent of the committee on printing that
III matters pertainings to printing should
,e referred to the committee and sub
committee to handle all orders expedi-
iously. without the necessity of calling
ogether the entire committee was ap-
pointed. The committee consists of Mr.
William Hahn, chairman, and Messrs. r.
". Dutton Max Cohen, Weston Flint, and
:. A. Sebring. 1t was decided that all
printing should be done in this city.
Applications for Accommodations.
Applications for accommodations dur
ng the encampment were received yes
erday from Mansfield Post No. 50. G. A.
/, of Brooklyn, y. Y. Similar app!ica-
ion has been received from Slocum Post
20. 10, of Providence, r. l., who expect
o bring 100 men.
Mr.. John 5. Zimmerman, leader of the
oldiers' Home Band. called upon Sci
airy Buckley yesterday and asked to have
is organization suitably placed during
he encampment Great interest is being
videnced in TIE music for the eucamp-
lent, and there is great demand for
ands of music.
Committee on Decorations to Meet
Gen. Cuno II. Randolph, the chairman
t the decorations committee, was an
arly caller at encanpment headquarters
esterday, and had a short conference
Nth Secretary Buckley. He gave notice
hat he will shortly make requisition for :
UGH supplies as his committee will need. ,
lie further asked that a room be secured .
IT a meeting of his committee. which .
Ill be called some time next week. This
Ommittec numbers lis members, and il
impossible for them TO be accorlmo E
ated at encampment headquarters. .
Four additional typewriters were set to
ork at headquarters yesterday on some