The Washington times., 1902-08-17

| Avenue northwest. and Aaron Wilke!
Post. No. %. of Trenton, with Mrs. NJ
NJ. Van Why. 1901 Massachusetts Ave.
nue. northwest.
8 New York-Grant Post, OF New Yorl
| city, Hotel Johnson; Bidwell Wuker-
! son Post, No. 8. of Buffalo. St James
| Hotel; Fifth Artillery Veteran Asso-
citation. of New York city, st. James Ho-
tel; Kolters Post. No. %, of New Yorl
city. Bessler's Hotel, 800 Pennsylvania
Avenue northwest, and Baldwin Post
No. 6, OF Elmira, at 217 East Capito
Street, with Mrs. Casey.
Ohio-Stoker Post. No 81. of Findlay
with Miss Kate Hon. 81 X Street north
east; Forsythe Post. No. Is. OF To
ledo. with Mrs. A. NJ. Bell. 201 e Street
northwest; Old Guard, of Dayton. Wash
inston Hall, Third Street and Penn
sylvania Avenue southeast; Woman S
Relief Corps. OF Dayton, 135 Carroll
Street southeast. and Mansfield Post. OF
Mansfield. Holel Johnson.
Pennsylvania-Philip R. Schuyler Post
No. 81, of Philadelphia. hall over the
Lincoln National Bank. Seventh and L
Streets northwest; w. B. Mays Post
No. go, OF Franklin. Varnum Hotel. New
Jersey Avenue sand Street southeast
Gen. =. B. Burney Post No SO. of Phila
delphia, with Mrs. Eva Mason. 1895 and
1927 Il Street northwest; Naval Post No.
400. of Philadelphia. Hotel Lawrence:
Post 5S. of Harrisburg 62I Seventh
Street northwest; Gen. Alexander Hayes
Post No. 3. of Pittsburg, The Littleield.
9e4 Fourteenth Street northwest; Anna
NJ Ross Post No. %. of Philadelphia.
with Mrs. Cullen. 201 East Capitol
Street; Gen. s. X. Zook Post No. H. Of
Norristown Pa. Amazon House. 602
Pennsylvania Avenue northwest; Nc
Lean Post No. 16. of Reading, La Fetra' 5
Hotel, Eleventh and G Streets northwest;
Lincoln Pest No 1i9. cf Shamokin, with
Mrs. ]. Schaeffer 1893, 1885. and 1437
Rhode Island Avenue northwest, ari
Mcpherson Post. No. III, of Pittsburg.
The Howellton. 40 Pennsylvania Avenue
northwest.
Rhode Island-Slocum Post No. 10, IF
Providence. with Mrs Rowe. 937 X
Street northwest.
The engagement of quarters by posts
of other States are not shown upon the
records of the public comfort committee
although every effort has been made by
Mr.. Weller to impress upon the post
officers the desirability of advising hin
as soon as they should have secured
quarters. even though they might not
Immediately require the services of the
committee.
State Headquarters.
The location of the department head
quarters of the various States has been
a matter that has required a great deal
of attention on the part of MIR. Weller
and his assistants as many of the posts
were waiting to ascertain where their
departments would locate in selecting
their own quarters A majority of the
prominent departments have already
announced their quarters and others are
expecting to conclude their negotiations
in the near future. Those SO far located
are as follows:
National headquarters, General Tor
rance. Ebbitt House; Alabama, 1920 New
York Avenue northwest; Connecticut.
Ebbitt House; Delaware. 1l5 Maryland
Avenue northeast; Illinois, Regent Ho
tel; Indiana, Riggs House; Iowa. Hotel
Barton; Kansas. Hotel oxford: Ken
lucky. 33s Street northwest; Maine,
Metropolitan Hotel: Massachusetts,
Cochran Hotel; Michigan, Arlington Ho-
tel; Minnesota. Ehbitt House; Missouri.
Hamilton House: Nebraska National
Hotel: New Hampshire. National Hotel:
New Jersey. Fbbitt House; New York.
Ebbitt House; North Dakota. 1926 New
York Avenue northwest; Ohio, National
Hotel: Pennsy sylvaria. Ebbitt House: De-
partment of the Potomac. li12 Pennsyl-
vania Avenue northwest: Rhode Island.
Normandie Hotel; Texas, 500 Fourteenth
Street northwest; Vermont. Dunbarton
Hotel: West Virginia. Hotel Barton;
Wisconsin. Normandie Hotel.
The departments that have not yet To-
Gated their headquarters are Arizona,
Arkansas, California and Nevada. Colo
RADIO and Wyoming, Florida. Georgia.
Idaho, Louisiana and Mississippi, Mary
land. Montana. New Mexico. Okla
homa. Oregon. South Dakota. Tennessee.
Utah, Virginia and North Carolina, and
Washington and Alaska.
Sacred Service at Gettysburg.
With the exception Of Quarterniaster
General Charles Burrows. General Tor
rance and his stan went to Gettysburg
yesterday afternoon for the purpose OF
holding sacred service today on that
historic battlefield. They will return
early tomorrow morning TO conclude the
business which brought them to Wash
ington.
Their day yesterday was occupied in
further conference with Chairman
Brainard H. Warner, of the citizens
and of Secretary Barry Bulk
ley. of the same committee 81 this
meeting. which lasted something over an
hour, many of the minor matters that
had been passed hurriedIy over Friday
were carefully considered and deter
mined uson.
Shortly after II o'clock the party were (
iriyen to the new Government Printing |
Office through which they were shown /
oy the architect in cnarge. The greatest |
admiration was expressed for tne build /
ng. General Burrows, who was once in /,
he publishing business, remGrking that 1
ne had never dreamed Of such building |
'or printing office.
Lodged in Government Office.
They were informed that it would not
Sc possible to complete more than the /
hree upper floors in time for the vet
rams to occupy them in October These |
loors will comfortably accommodate 7
coo men each. Every effort will be /
made TO push the work, and it is hoped /
hat at least 5000 men can secure quar-
ers there.
The subject of free quarters, both
), neral Torrance and General Burrows
,dmii. is becoming a most serious ques-
len with the officers of the organization.
i is believed that they will be called
mon 10 furnish acconmodat for NJ