Evening star., 1902-03-08
PROGRESS REPORTED
RAPID WORK IN pREFAR1na FOR
q. A. R. ENcAMPMENr.
Meeting Of Executive Committee to Be
Held neutrality-suspicious.
Announced Today.

Interest In the coming nalional encamp-
ment of the Grand Army Of the Republic
increases with every day. Mr.. b. H. War
ner, chairman of the citizens general COM
mittee, was at the new headquarters in
New York avenue this morning. With Mr..
Barry Bulkiey, secretary OF the committee,
he talked over plans and was also in con-
ference with Mr.. Frank K. Raymond, chair
man of the finance committee. Mr.. Warner
will spend a portion of each day at the
headquarters, directing the work of prepar-
ing for the encampment
Many prominent citizens have called dur
ing the past few days to express their in
terest in the success Of the encampment.
Already applications for quarters are COM
ing in from different parts of the country.
They are turned over to the committee on
public comfort which will soon have estab-
lshed bureau of information.
The first meeting OF the executive COM
mittee will be held next Wednesday evening
at the Riggs House. The committee on
badges will meet at the headquarters Tues
day afternoon at o'clock.
One Of the most enthusiastic workers In
aiding the efforts of Chairman Raymond of
the finance committee is Mr.. Isaac Cans,
who has made gratifying returns from the
district assigned to him. Mr.. cans reports
that he has secured the cooperation Of Mr..
r. p. Andrews for thorough canvass of
Louisiana avenue.
Mr.. Edward W. Doty Of the Cleveland
(Ohio) chamber Of commerce, who was sec
retary Of the citizens committee for the
encampment last year, which was held in
that city, has sent to Mr.. Bulkley a stock
of badges, files and historical information
regarding last years and previous encamp-
ments Of the Grand Army OF the Republic,
which will be of assistance to the various
committees having the present encampment
in charge.
Appointments Today.
The following new committees were COM
pleted today:
On transportation to the District Of CO.
lumbia-Colin Studds, chairman; w. S..
Bronson, vice chairman. Pennsylvania
Railroad Company: ]. r. Wood, general
passenger agent, Philadelphia. George w.
Boyd, assistant general passenger agent;
Joseph Crawford, general agent, Washing
ton. Chesapeake and Ohio railway: Fl. w.
Fuller, general passenger agent: w. S.
Bronson. assistant general passenger
agent; George NJ Bond, District passenger
agent, Washington. Baltimore and Ohio
railroad: d. B. Martin, manager passenger
traffic, Baltimore; s. B. Hege, general
agent passenger department, Washington
Southern railway: S. II. Hardwick, general
passenger agent; Brooks Morgan assistant
general passenger agent: H. S. Brown. gen.
eral agent passenger department, WASH
ington. Seaboard Air Line. r. f. L. Bunch
general passenger agent, Portsmouth. Va;
w. H. Doll, general agent passenger de-
partment, Washington. Atlantic Coast
line: H. NJ. Emerson, general passenger
agent. Wilmington, n. c.: A. l.. Reed, dis
trict passenger agent. Washington. Nor
folk and Western railway: w. r. Bevill
general passenger agent. Roanoke, Va. :;
E. J. Lockwood. passenger agent, Wash
1ngton. Washington Southern railway: W.
P. Taylor, traffic manager, Richmond. Va
Norfolk and Washington-Dstri Of CO.
lumbia Steamboat Company: John Gala
han, general manager. Washington: D. j.
Callahan, general agent, Norfolk, Va.
Local Committees.
On horses and carriages-Allison Nailor,
chairman; Andrew W. Kelley. vice chair
man: j. d. Carmody, E. S. Cochran, Rob-
ert Cook, William Dickson, Harrison Ding
man. Ferd Gawler, W. s. Hoge, Samuel
Hart Charles Jacobsen, Otto Mears, B. H.
Neumeyer, ]. H. Olcott, E. II. Pillsbury, j.
Robert Sutton W. r. Speare, C. F. Schnei-
der. Frank H. Thomas. c. E. Wood, C. c..
Walter. George H. Walker.
On badges-Simon Wolf, chairman; A. H.
Van Dusen, Abraham Hart G. w. F.
swartzell E. A. Bates, W. V. Cox, Paul
Beckwith, w. II. Holmes, Emil Berliner,
L. B. Swormstedt, n. l.. BurchelI, Joseph
Strasburger, w. b. Bryan, W. P. Van
Wickle, George Gibson, l. l.. Blout Henry
Franc, Lewis Baar. James Lansburgh.
On halls for the encampment-H. F.
Woodard, chairman; William b. King, vice
chairman; J. NJ. Stoddard, Charles G. Scott,
Joseph l. keefer, Darius e. Burton, Geo.
W. Driver, Daniel Murray, Clarence Cor
Terrell