The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-14
G. A. R. COaMITPBBS
NEARING COMPLETION
Planned to Have All Interests
Represented.
NO APPEAL TO CONGRESS
All the Expense to Be Borne by the Dis
trict and Only Special Privileges for
the Visitors to Be SOught-PIans for
Spectacle on All the American Wars.

Within the next week IL is believed that
the entire personnel of the committees
ln charge Of the ARRANGEMENTS for the
encampment of the Grand Army Of the
Republic in this city next October will
have been completed and that all Of them
will have begun the work for which they
Will have been originated
In the selection Of these committees
every effort has been made TO give suit
able representation TO every interest
No appeal will be made to Congress. ac-
coTding to the present plans. 20 bear any
portion Of the expense of entertaining the
veterans and the work Of the legislative
committee under Chairman Chaplin
Brown viii be directed solely 20 secur-
ing special privileges for the visitors in
the enjoyment Of the public buildings and
parks.
The appointment OF Mr. John Paul Earn
est as vice chairman Of this committee
was announced this morning and it is be-
lieved that the personnel Of the commit
tee will be made public within the next
few days.
COulter's Post Coming.
Mr. II. ". Burns, Lafayette Post. no. 20.
I Of this city. has forwarded to headqusr-
tiers a letter from CouIter's Post. No. 30
Of Coulter's Point y Y. asking that
headquarters for their post be reserved in
as suitable location as possible. They
! expect 10 bring about fifty men.
Mr. W ;. Bronson, the assistant gen
[ erai passenger agent Of the Chesapeake
. q "a - Dol
/ her OF the committee on TRANSPORTATION
1 20 the battlefelds- MI. Bronson is also
/ vice chairman Of the committee on trans
I pOTtatiOn TO the District Of Columbia and
; mas displayed great energy in promoting
! the interests Of the encampmeut
To Illustrate the War.
The committee on all Of the American
I wars is the name that has been decided
upon for the committee that is now being
organized for the purpose Of suitably rep
resenting the wars in spectacular
pageant that is TO be feature Of the en-
campment. Men in the various uniforms
that have prevailed during these several
conflicts will take part Whether the
! members OF the committee will be called
upon to wear these costumes or other
provision will be made has not yet been
/ determined.
MT. Thomas H Mckee. the journal clerk
Of the House OF Representative. and also
/ the commanding officer Of the Minute
Men, has been made chairman Of the com
mittee- He is now engaged in its organ
[ izatiOu.
! The meeting OF the finance committee
! next Wednesday night viii be in the red
| parlor Of the Ebbitt House and not at the
/ Riggs House, as has been reported.
Committee on Information.
| The make up Of the committee on in
/ formation was announced this morning as
| follows:
John H Moore, chairman: Victor b.
/ Deyber. secretary; Walter A Brown. r. A.
| Chester. George s Cooper. H. Bradley
/ Davidson, F. r. Diggs. George J. Easter
( Gay, d. AgneW GTeelees, Thomas Hume.
/ George Hughes, William F. Ham c. r
/ Kern, James B. Lackey, Ralph W. Lee.
| L. s. LipscOmb. John Il Magruder Il
/ B. Merrick, Thomas p Morgan. O. q.
/ Rheem W. F. Roberts. Hugh Reilly. O
I W. Stinemetz. j. L. Weaver. George Il.
| Walker, Walter R. Wilcox. and J. D.
Young.