The Washington times., 1902-04-23
Washington Officially Chosen
for Enoampment.
WEEK BEGINNING OCTOBER 6
Information Furnished as to Railroad
Rates to and From Washington, Side
Trips, and Housing of veterans-com-
mittee on Floral Decorations.

The first general order concerning the
thirty-sixth annual encampment of the
Grand Army Of the Republic reached this
city yesterday from Grand Army head
quarters in Minneapolis. The order is
from Gen. Ell Torrance, and announces
officially the selection of Washington as
the place fer the coming encampment and
the week beginning October as the time
Other Information as to railroad rates.
committee arrangements, and many
other matters are also covered in the or
der, which reads as follows:
THE executive committee of the ma
tional council of administration met at
Washington, ID. c., February 10 1902. and
the selection of Washington as the place
of meeting of the thirty-sixth national
encampment was confirmed. after a full
and free conference with the Washington
local committee and gentlemen repre-
senting the railroads centering there.
Week Beginning October 6.
After careful examination of the
records of the Weather Bureau for the
preceding years it was determined TO hold
the encampment for the week beginning
October 6, 1892. National headquarters
will be established at the Ebbitt House
1t was agreed that the same rates
and 'storover' privileges that prevailed
in the Philadelphia encsmpment in 1899
should be established for the thirty-sixth
national encampment, tickets to be on
sale In the Central Passenger Associa-
ton territory, beginning October g. and
in Trunk Line territory beginning De-
tober =, TO be good returning from Wash
1ngton up to and including October H.
without deposit. Tickets may be de-
posted with Joint agency, for which
deposit fee of SO cents will be charged.
and the time Of departure from Washing
ton extended to and including November
3, 1902
Departments and posts are informed
that the transportation of advance COM
mittees to secure quarters, and for the
transportation of bands of music for the
encampment, the railway fare will be one
half the individual rate established for
the encampment. One committee only
Will be recognized from each post or
department, and 1t shall not consist of
more than three persons.
The railways will provide excursions
at reduced rates to the battlefields of Vir-
ginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, be-
ginning Thursday, October ?, for the
special accommodation of comrades and
their friends.
Congress having prohibited the use
of the school buildings OF the District
of Columbia for any purpose except for
school purposes, free quarters for limit
ed number only can be provided; and only
TO these who are in good standing In the
Grand Army of the Republic. and SO certi-
fed by post commanders to the assist
ant adjutants general of the several de-
partments. All applications for free quar-
tiers must be on file with the said assist
ant adjutants general and forwarded to
national headquarters on or before Sep
TENDER ], 1902.
THE local committee at Washington is
entirely relieved from the duty Of fur
nishing free quarters.
Price of Lodging.
Comrades are informed that the citi-
zens of Washington will provide them
and their friends with comfortable lodg
ings at from so cents TO 81 day for each
person"
The personnel of the newly appointed
committee on floral decorations for the
Capitol grounds was announced yesterday
as follows:
Elliott Woods. chairman. Architect 1T
the Capitol: Daniel ~, ~ RKansdell, Sergeant
al ...s senate; Alexander Mcdowell,
Clerk of the House; Henry Casson, Ser
geant- at Arms, House; J. c. McElroy,
Postmaster. House; T. X. Mckee, Journal
Clerk. House, and r. W. Shoppell, Ma
tional Tribune.
The meeting OF the subcommittee on the
committee on campfires, which was 10
have been held Thursday night at en-
casrpmcnt headquarters. has been post
poped until further notice.
Lester Marks. student at the Business
High School called on Secretary Barry
huxley yesterday. He was seeking in
formation as to the best manner in which
10 invest $500 to the best advantage dur
ing the encampment. He said that the
problem had been given TO the students
of the school, and that he was out TO
solve IL. Mr.. Buckley suggested that the
young man sec Mr.. Weller, chairman OF
tho committee on public comfort. and en-
ter into an agreement with him to fit up
a hall for the accommodation OF the
veterans. The youth had already seen
several business houses and asked for bids
for furnishing cots and other requisites
and was much pleased at the encourage
ment offered him in his work.