Evening star., 1902-09-15

letter, granting the committee on re-
unions the right to use the ellipse south of
the White House, has been sent Col. john
McElroy, chairman of that committee, by
| William Cary Sanger, acting secretary Of
! war, follows:
Replying to your communication Of The
| 9th instant requesting the use Of the White
| Lot for the purpose of holding reunions
i during the time of the approaching ma
| tional encampment of the Grand Army of
| the Republic in this city and inclosins a
| blue print showing the proposed location
| of tents, electric light poles. flag poles &c.
| have the honor to inform you that your
! request has this day been approved subject
| TO the conditions named in the Endorsement
on the papers of the chief clerk, office Of
| public buildings and grounds copy here
| WITH, the recommends tionS therein having
been concurred in by the chief of engi-
| neers, United States army and approved
| by the department..
| Il have also to inform you that your
| bond in the penal sum of 81 ,0OO covering the
| prompt removal of all structures of what
| ever character and the restoration of The
White Lot to its usual condition within fif-
| teen days after the close of the encamp-
| ment, without expense to the United States,
! has been received and approved by me-
| The conditions named in the indorse-
ment, to which Mr.. Sanger refers are 20
| the effect that only such small eXcara-
| tions shall be made on the Eclipse in the
grounds as may be necessary for the erec-
| tion of tent poles flag pole and elect ric
| light poles and that none of the tents to
! be erected the .ellipse' shall be used
/ for sleeping quarters"
Among the Committees.
The name of Mr.. s. s. Olds has been
| added to the roll of the automobile COM
| mittee. Vice Chairman Robert 3. Brown
| is particularly anxious that the members
| of this body should attend the meeting of
| the automobilsts called for this afternoon
| at the Riggs at o'clock.
Other committees are to meet today as
| follows:
| Woman's committee on badges. at 4:15
| pm; Woman's Relief Corps at pm, at
| G. A. r. headquarters on New York ave-
nue.; reunion committee at pm. and the
! subcommittee on speakers and program
Of the 5th Army Corps. at $50 pm. all at
| headquarters; the committee on religious
exercises at the Riggs, at pm.
The Army of the James, union Of
| the 10th, 18th, 24th and 25th army corps
and the naval brigade IS to have its re-
evening of Thursday, October 8. All men,
bers of this organization now in Wash
| inston are requested to meet at encamp-
ment headquarters, No 1405 New York ave-
nue., tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock. This
| call is issued by Captain Hiram Buckng-
! ham. chairman Of the committee re-
| union.
Bids for Next Encampment
| Mr. Horace Wilson Of San Francisco was
| in the city today and called at encamp-
| ment headquarters to pay his respects to
| Chairman Warner. Mr.. Wilson is a mem
| ber of George H. Thomas Post, No. ., OF
| San Francisco, whose delegates will come
| to Washington prepared to extend an invi-
| tation of the Grand Army to hold their
| rext encampment in that city. California
| will send full delegation to Washington,
| although from present indications the at
| tendance of those outside of the organiza-
| tion will not be great. Mr.. Wilson will
| leave this afternoon for New England,
| where business will detain him until sew
| eral days prior to the encampment.
The medical committee acknowledges a
! the first contribution Of supplies for use
| during the encampment the receipt of
| twelve pounds of dioxide from the Oakland
Chemical Company OF New York city, and
one half gallon Of Wampo,es antseptic So