The Washington times., 1902-10-02
PRESIDENT AND MRS. ROOSEVELT
WILL PATRONIZE ENCAMPMENT

of securing the building for the re
ception. II was the unanimous opinion
of the members of her committee tha
the Corcoran Art Gallery was the mos
suitable place for such gathering. Be
/ fore nightfall Mrs. Mussey had seen fou
of the six trustees of that institution
and secured their promise of support il
carrying out the program. The re
naming two trustees will be communi
Gated with this morning, and the use o
the building authorized, il is believed.
Advices as to the probable attendanc,
at the encampment as received by Mr.
NJ. j. Weller, chairman OF the public
comfort committee, have been extremely
encouraging during the past few days
The applications for quarters have near
ly been doubled, and-it is reported that
the railway agents are unable to attend
to the demands of those who are con.
templating visits to Washington.
An official of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, who is in close touch with
traffic conditions, told MIR. Weller yes
terday that at the encampment ten years
ago his road brought to Washington 1885,
0e0 people. From the reports OF agents
all along the road he is confident that
they will carry at least as many on
this occasion. and probably even a
greater number. Already he has been
advised of the engagement of 127 extra
Pullman sleeping cars from the West
alone. and the proportion OF those trav-
cling in these cars on such occasions is
comparatively small.
May Bring 100000 People.
Should the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
way bring into the city $4,000 people.
as now seems possible. all of the other
system. will unquestionably bring the
total up to near the 900 mark Ac-
commodations for but 10000 and 80 900
people now remain on the books OF the
public comfort committee. despite the
heavy registration of the past few
weeks
The room on the main floor of the Bal
timore and Ohio sta stion usually used as
a smoking room has been set apart for
the use of the public comfort commit
tee, and here they will install their of
flee Saturday Afternoon. The room d.
Joins the Office of the terminal agent on
the west side of the building. Despite
the additional tracks that have been
laid in anticipation of the heavy traffic
it now appears that the depot will not
accommodate the travel and a substa-
tion will be established at New York
Avenue. Here the Western trains will
be unloaded detail of the members
of the public comfort committee will he
placed in charge of the reception Of Wis
itors at that point.
The opening of the Grand Army Of the
Republic Hospital today at noon will be
attended with but little ceremony
Chairman Brainard H. Warner and the
headquarters officers vii be present with
DR.. Hickling, when the hospital will be
formally opened. A complete ambulance
service will go into effect at the same
time, and from then until after the en-
cdmpment it will be practically impossi-
BILE for any visitor to need the services
of physician without finding imme-
diate help at hand.
The hospital is admirably located at
the corner of Seventeenth Street ard
7. ;- A.
Corcoran Gallery of Art, and stands
south of the State, War, and Navy puild-
ing. adjoining the White House stables.
Plumbers were at work yesterday and a
satisfactory water supply and plumbing
will be in service by noon. There are
about forty modern hospital tents, con-
stitlting the shelter for the hospital and
the most modern facilities at the dis
posal of the War Department have been
loaned the committee
Camp Roosevelt About Ready.
Some distance south of the hospital
have been erected the small wall tents
for the use of the Sons of Veterans who
will act as guard for the camp and for
Camp Roosevelt. There are also scat
tered guard tents on various parts of
the White Lot outside of the ellipse.
Camp Roosevelt itself is located on the
ellipse, and is about ready for the re-
ception of the veterans. There are five
large tents for the big reunions, while
around the roadway encircling the
ellipse are innumerable small wall tents
10 be used as the permanent headquar-
ters of the various corps and other army
divisions. A large speakers stand has
also been erected in the open with ac-
for holding meetings out
side of the tents.
The names of Capt. Arthur Simmons.
Douglas McCary, and Whitfield McKin-
ey were yesterday added to the commit
Zee on invitations.