The Washington times., 1902-09-19
OFFICIAL PROGRAM
FOR ENCAMPMENT

held in Washington October 6 and days
following. has designated Hon. John M.
Thurston as chairman, Robert b. Brown,
vice chairman: Col. c. E. Wood. second
vice chairman; Mr.. Alexander I. Hen
sey, third vice chairman. and Mr.. Edwin
H. Duff. secretary. of the automobile pa
rade committee.
Several meetings Of the automoplie
owners in Washington have recently
been held. and the following plan has
been adopted:
1T is the purpose of the committee
to have the parade form on Massachu-
setts Avenue. between Scott and Dupont
circles. promptly at $3.50 on the morning
of October 6. The line of parade Will be
along Massachusetts Avenue to Four
teenth Street. TO F Street. to Tenth
Street. to Pennsylvania Avenue, to Peace
Monument: thence countermarching via
Pennsylvania Avenue to Executive Place,
to the ellipse in the White Lot. where
the parade will disband.
THE procession will be reviewed by
the President. Cabinet officers and in
vited guests from the judges stand,
which will be erected in the vicinity of
the White House.
THE success of this enterprise de-
pends entirely upon the individual CO.
Washington. While 1t is the intention
of some Of the participants TO decorate
their machines. ii is. not obligatory upon
any owners Of automobiles to do So.
What we want is your automobile in
line, whether decorated or not. How
ever, it is the purpose of the committee
to offer a first and second novelty prize.
The procession will be headed by the hi
cycle squad of police. followed by sec
tfon of the Marine Band in auto-yehicles.
Carriages will be provided for members
Of the Cabinet and other invited guests.
who will ride at the head of the line.
The committee will assign number to
each automobile SO that it may take its
place in the line of parade. and these
numbers will be Issued in the order in
which acceptance Is received by the COM
mittee. 1t is. therefore. requested that
you notify Mr.. Edwin H. Duff. secretary.
1906 Street northwest. whether you
will be able to participate"
Secretary Shaw was personally invited
by Vice Chairman Brown, yesterday. to
participate in the parade. He accepted
with thanks, and said that he would be
glad to be of assistance to the COM
mittee in any way he could.
The cups that will be offered for the
best decorated buildings have been Sc
cured by the decorations committee. Of
which Mr.. Cuno H. Rudolph is chairman.
and are now on exhibition in the show
windows of Shaw & Berry, Eleventh and
F Streets northwest.
Major Sylvesters Plans.
Major Richard Sylvester was another
caller upon Chairman Warner yesterday.
un cfo tod hot Of ha AIT 1v
Of the program are decided upon it will
be difficult for him to complete his ar
rangements for the policing of the city
on the occasion of the encampment. He
has already. however, arranged for the
roping off of Pennsylvania Avenue and
Seventeenth Street, and all the inter-
secting streets for block on each side
of the main thoroughfare on the days o.
the parades. An extra force of officers
will be stationed in Convention Hall.
Camp Roosevelt, at the fireworks in
closure on the Monument grounds, and
at all Of the depots and places where
people are likely to congregate. A lib
eral detail of detectives from this and
other cities will be continuously mixing
with the crowds. and the most perfect
order will prevail. The men will be par
ticularly instructed to exert themselves
to care for the sick or Injured and TO
take every possible precaution to pre-
vent accidents.
Arrangements were completed yester-
day at encampment headquarters be-
tween MIR. James +. McHugh. general sec
retary and treasurer of the Interna-
tional Order of Journeymen Stonecut-
ters of North America; Chairman
Brainard H. Warner, and Secretary
Barry Bulkley both of the citizens
executive committee. for the formal
transfer of the cornerstone of the pro-
posed Memorial Bridge to the executive
committee. Thursday. October 9. with
appropriate dedicatory exercises These
exercises will be participated in by
General Torrance, commander-in- chief
of the Grand Army; Chairman Brainard
H. Warner. Rev. Dr. Stafford. pastor of
st. Patrick's Church: Col Henry Wat
terson, of Louisville. and Gen. Joseph
Wheeler, on behalf of the South. and
Mr.. McHugh and others, for the Stone
cutters Association.
Journeymen Stonecutters Popular.
Particular pleasure in this plan was
expressed by the officers of the execu-
tive committee. 1t was recalled that
the Journeymen Stonecutters of Amer
lea had taken prominent part in many
other ceremonies of approximately CO.
ordinate interest-the laying of the cor
nerstone of the Capitol 112 years ago;
the ceremonies attendant on the open
ing OF the Erie Canal: the laying of the
cornerstone for the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. in Baltimore. in 1S2S-being
the beginning OF work on the first
American railway-in the construction
OF the Washington Monument In 1850. |
and various other occasions.
no stone prepared in the history OF
the order compares with that to be set
in the Memorial Bridge. 1t is OF So
called Cleveland stone" clear, dark |
blue gray in color. and measures six |
feet long. six feet wide and about three
feet thick. On the face, which will stand |
toward the public driveway over the |
bridge, will be the official insignia OF |
the Grand Army-the well-known badge |
Of eagle. ribbon and star-and the in
sigma of the stonecutters' association
a mallet and iron. The first will be |
placed at the top of the stone and the
second at the bottom. Between them
Will be the following inscription pre-
pared by Secretary Barry Bulkiey:
Designed and presented by the Jour
neymen Stonecutters' Association of
America as the cornerstone of the Me- |
mortal Bridge. which. connecting the
Nations Capital with Arlington, shall
ever stand as monument to American
patriotism Dedicated the 10th day Of
October. 1902. during the thirty sixth