The Washington times., 1902-07-22
Representatives From G.
A. R. of That State
After Quarters.
FROM Mr.. HANilA'S POST
Cleveland Party Enthusiastic-Pres
dent Stanley, of the Daughters of
Veterans, Making Arrangements for
Large Number of Members.

a Large Number of Members.
The State of Michigan will send be-
tween 5000 and 5000 veterans to the
encampment OF the Grand Army in this
city next October according to the state.
ment of Mr. s. ]. Lawrence and D. C.
Speers, committee representing the
department CT Michigan. who are in
the city looking for accommodations
for the department staff and for the
accommodation of a number of the posts
that are coming.
They speak in the most enthusiastic
terms of the preparations that are be-
ing made for the encampmcnt and state
that throughout the West there are evil
dences that a greater representation
vii! be sent TO Washington in October
than has ever visited an encampment in
the history Of the organization.
Mr. L. B. Stanley. of Memorial Post
No. 141. of Cleveland. Ohio. called at en-
campment headquarters yesterday ac
oompanied by his niece. Mrs. Elizabeth
B. Stanley. the National President o:
the Daughters of Veterans. Senator
Hanna is a member of the post which
Mr.. Stanley represents. and has evil
denced the greatest interest in securing
a large attendance of its members
Fully 80 per cent of the 700 veterans OF
the post will be present Mr.. Stanley
stated.
The Daughters of Veterans.
Mrs. Stanley stated that there would
lie fully $50 or 260 officers and delegates
of the Daughters of Veterans here for
their convention although the time of
the year was most inopportune for them.
many of them being school teachers.
The headquarters & the Department of
Massachusetts, Daughters of Veterans.
was located yesterday at 1905 Ninth
Street northwest by Mrs. Stanley.
Mrs. Stanley secured a letter from
Mrs. Isabelle T. Bagley. chief CT staff
to the national president of the
womans Relief Corps. yesterday ex-
pressing pleasure at the arrangements
made fer the entertainment of the staff
and asking for further information in
regard to the place and date Of the re-
ception to be extended to the COM
marder in chief of the Grand Army.
General Torrance.
Miss Mary E. Glennan. 420 Florida
Avenue. by way of correction of for
mer publication. desires it to be made
known. that during the civil war. DR..
Patrick Glennan, surgeon United States
Volunteers, was in charge OF the Stone
United States General Hospital at the
corner of Fourteenth Street and Bound
ary. DR.. Glennan also established. by
order OF the Secretary OF War, hospi-
tai at the corner of Fourteenth and NJ
Streets. now used as school. This
hospital was subsequently, removed to
Campbell Barracks, the present site of
lie Droit Park.
The following circular has been issued
from the headquarters of the Cavalry
Corps by Col. John W. Lewis, Chairman:
Eqrs. Cav. Corps. NJ D. NJ.
Washington, d. c., July 20. 1902.
THE meeting here in October of the
G. A. R. promises to be in every way,
the grandest and most ncted aeeo-I-
blage of the veterans of the Union Army
and their friends that has .,~i -e,i
held in this or in any ether city.
1T will in all probably be the last
time that the survivors of that great
struggle will ever meet in this, the Cap
ital City of our Country.
The Mounted Men.
THE reunion of G. A. R. in October
IS to be, in a sense, by corps and as
chairman CT the Cavalry Corps Of the
Division of the Mississippi
[ have the honor of extending you
md those of your friends who were
of that grand congregation of
mounted men, who after years OF ar
!uous. deadly. and brilliant service. as
;embled on the banks of the Tennessee.
to that grand march of
6,CCO mounted men to split again that I
hostile country which had been cut in
wo by Sherman's army six months be- |
ore.
Come TO the Capital City, join your |
and enjoy 4 few days as
lever before. Ample preparations for I
are being made, and (
very "oid boy will be treated like
ong-los. brother
On the Executive Committee.
Capt. Calvin Farrsworth has been add
d to the executive committee. G. W.
;argent and Henry L. johnson have been
dded to the information committee.
Notes Of Committees.
The subcommittee on fireworks for the
irand Army of the Republic enoamp-
,ent held a meeting last night at which
hey discussed the details of 4 contract
S furnished by Mr.. Frank Dietz. spe-
.al agent Of the Pain Fireworks Com
any, which has the contract for fur
ishing the pyrotechnic display for the
'eek of the encampI, ent.
The reunion committee held meeting
ast night at encamoncnt headquarters.
lieut.. Col. H. Mexican. OF the Sixth
.egimsnt Pennsylvania Reserve Corps.
-as confirmed as a member of the re-
Mon committee.
Col Israel w, Stone was appointed