The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-15
QUIET DAY At G. A. R.
ENCAMPMENT OFFICES
Committee on Entertainment
Announced by Secretary.
CHAIRMAN WARNER AWAY
Ebbitt House to Perfect Arrangements
Reunion Committee Make Changes
in Organization.

There was something of a lull yesterday
around the headquarters Of the citizens
committee in charge of arrangements for
the thirty-sixth encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic to be held in this
city next October. Chairman B. H. Warner.
of the executive committee. is out of the
city, but is expected TO return this morn
ing. In his absence Secretary Barry Bulk
ley has given out the following as the
complete list of the committee on enter
tainment S. s. Burdett, chairman; B. T.
Janney, vice chairman; G. NJ. Hustled, sec
rotary; d. S. Alexander, DR.. J. R. Apple
by. C. 3. Bailey, George A. Bartlett,
James E. Bell, y. NJ. Brooks, F. A. Butts.
A. B. Claxton, Cecil Clay, George E. Cor
son. E. NJ. Dawson, w. c. Dodge, Joseph
r. Edison. William Gibson, J. B. Ham
mond, J. J. Narrower, E. B. Hay, Abraham
Hart, DR.. Frank Howe, Wallace II. Hill.
Dr. A. ]. Huntoon. z. a. Klemroth, J. B..
Larner, A. VI. Lothrop, Maj. John s. Loud,
j. o. Manson, Fred w Mitchell Henry J.
Nichols, ]. C. Parker, A. H. G. Richard
son, DR.. Henry A. Robbins, E. ]. Stell-
wagon, T. H. sypherd, J. B. Thompson,
George Truesdell, ]. B. T. Upper, NJ. E.
Urell, Thomas E. Waggaman, H. A. Will
lard. Jesse H. Wilson. Joseph l.. Atkins,
Hon. Frank L. Campbell, NJ. c. Mitchell,
Alexander Britton. Charles c. Duncanson,
William H. Saunders, Samuel V. Proudfit,
Richard w. Tyler, William p. Huxford.
Meeting of Ladies' Committee.
meeting of the Ladies of the Grand
Army Of the Republic was held yesterday
morning in the red parlor of the Ebbitt
House TO consider matters pertaining to
the gathering of that organization in this
city next October with the parent en-
campment.
Mrs. Wall, the national president. ad
vised the local committee of the immense
interest that has been aroused through
out the country in the encampment, and
stated that every indication pointed to
one of the largest gatherings in the his
tory of the organization. Mrs. Hawks ac-
companied Mrs. Wall and participated in
the discussion of plans. Mrs. Ellen Spen-
Ger Mussey, the chairman of the Ladies'
Auxiliary of the encampment committee,
was also present.
The Reunion Committee.
The reunion committee of the @. A. R.
veterans. who are arranging for the en-
campment. met last night with Chairman
John McEiroy presiding
Several matters Of new and unfinished
business we're taken up and disposed of
Among the most important features was
the creation of q new section OF the or
ganization to be called the Naval
Squadron. Col W. II. Michaels. chief clerk
of the State Department, was appointed
chairman of the section.
The committee on tents and grounds, of
which Maj. Gilbert Thompson is chairman,
was instructed to take charge of the
matter of procuring all necessary lights
for the encampment.
new corps TO be styled the provi-
sional corps of the Army of the Cumber-
land was created, and Alva s. Taber APP
pointed chairman. Many of the veterans
who were scattered among various garri-
sons in Kentucky and Tennessee, and
who have never been permanently afil-
lated with any corps. will not belong to
this provisional corps.
The committee selected charmen for
several of the other army corps as fol-
lows:
Fourteenth corps, Capt Henry Castle:
First corps, Gen. w. W Dudley: Ninth
corps. y. NJ. Mccullough; Tenth corps, o.
s. Firman; Twenty-third corps, Capt. ].
c. Morgan; Spanish War Veterans, L. c.
Dyer.
The reunion committee will meet here
after on the second and fourth Mondays
OF each month.