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most impossible to secure a reception hall
of adequate size for Mrs. Jones reception,
which is considered to be the great social
function of the week In relief corps circles
Mrs. Jones staff is very large, and all
past national officers are expected to re-
ceive with her. It has not been unusual to
see seventy-fiye ladies in line.
MRS. Mussey finally settled on Convention
Hall in which to hold all the big women's
receptions and they will be held in one
evening, different hours being assigned to
each. Mrs Jones thinks this arrangement
most admirable. Mrs. Emma Wall, ma
tional president of the Ladies of the G. A.
R., has also expressed her satisfaction with
this solution of the reception problem.
The hall is to be magn:feently decorated
with flags and bunting, for the various con-
certs. camp fires and conventions that are
to take place during the week. For the
"Women's" evening, it will be made ad-
ditionally beautiful by a setting of palms
and cut flowers, and the banners and en-
blems of the various states.
Monday evening the Woman's Relief
Corps committee, Mrs. Ida A. Oldroyd,
chairman, will meet in Mrs. Mussey's COM
mittee rooms at G. A. R. encampment
headquarters, when all those holding pas
books are to present them to be credited
Mrs. Annie W. Johnson will be in the city
for the purpose of auditing the books. Mrs.
Oldroyd is specially desirous of full at
tendance, as plans 'for the lunch to the
delegates are to be discussed
The lawn fete which is to be given Au-
gust 10 and 16 by the women's patriotic
orders, for the benefit of the encampment
fund, seems to be arousing special interest
Several parties of young people are being
made up to attend. 1t is probable that a
dancing platform will be erected Mrs
Oldroyd says If any one has such a Mat
form to donate for the purpose she will be
delighted to hear from that person
one or the interesting features of the
fete Is to be "Klond.ke mine'' The COM
mandant of Fort Myer has informed the
ladies that the members of that famous
oand will play one evening and the arsenal
band will play on the other evening, so
tnat there Will be excellent music all the
time. The admission to the grounds gives
also admission to the moving picture per
iormance The various relief corps and the
circles of the Ladies of the G. A R. are
preparing special features to amuse and
interest the guests.
Those who have had the matter in charge
are: Thomas G. Carmick, president; VIM
r. Armstrong, secretary, and Hiram ]. Pen
roo. treasurer who are aided by the fol-
lowing committees:
On Supper-MrS. Thomas G. Carm;ck
Mrs. Harry Barton, Mrs. Zollinger, Mrs
Brown. Mrs. Quinn, Mrs. Morgan-Jones
Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Woodson, Miss Tfce, Mrs
Penrod.
Ice cream-Mrs B. E. Taylor. Mrs. w.
+. Armstrong. Mrs. Reubsam, Mrs. Norton
Mrs. Stalee, Mrs. Williams Mrs. Newman
Mrs. Washington, Mrs. Stroman Miss Bal
ley, Miss Miller.
Newman, Miss Shealey, Mrs. Keiser Mrs
Trussler.
Lemonade-Miss Merle Barton, Miss Edna
Holland, Miss Annie Brown Miss Mary
Hail. Miss Louisa Phuger.
California diggings-Mrs. Charles E. Da-
Wis, Miss Mary Burr. Mrs Chamberlain,
Mrs Goliday, Mrs. Stone, Mrs. Shealey,
Miss Miller
Cake--Mrs B. w. Hough, Mrs. James
Hall. Miss Esther Armstrong.
Fine artS-Mr. James Orion. Thomas C.
Washington Willis Holland, Paul Arm
strong, Seabury Quinn, Nelson Davis, Ray
mond Taylor.
St. Agnes Guild-Mrs. R. Bouic Holland,
Mrs. VIM. Morgan-Jones and members of
the guild.
Decorations-B. c. Washington. Arthur
Williams. P. J. Oliver. E. P. Parker.
Grounds-Harry Barton. B. w. Hough,
Fred Berger, James Cook. F. Birch.
Tickets and advertising-Dr. H. ]. Penrod,
Mr.. Pfiuger w. H. Gurns.
Donations-G. w. Brown, B. E. Taylor,
E. P. Parker.
Music and dancing-Charles E. Davis, G.
W. A. Camp, VIM. Kinzie.
Order-H. C. Stroman, G. w. Briarly, H.
c. Zollinger.
Finance-Rev. VIM. NJ Morgan.Jones, H.
E. Burgess. I. G. Carmick.
The Ambulance Committee.
An initial meeting of the ambulance COM
mittee was held at headquarters last night.
An extraordinary amount of business was
transacted, and the work of the committee
practically accomplished. DR.. Frank E.
Gibson. chairman of the committee, pre-
sided and directed the proceedings of an
unusually large committee attendance. His
recommendations to the committee compre-
hend complete plan of action during
campment week. They were epitomized as
follows:
To obtain from the army, Garfield, Emer-
gency and -Freedmen's hospitals and the
police department all the available ambu-
lances with horses, drivers, flags and stretch
ers, to establish ambulance stations over
line of march convenient to telephones; to
have each ambulance station in charge of
a member Of the committee; to obtain CO.
operation of the telephone company for free
service and right Of way; to have a card of
information prepared, showing location of
stations and numbers Of telephone; ambu-
lance to be on duty from tho time the
crowd assemblies in the morning until 1t
tablished on the White Lot during the
crowded time when the fireworks are going
on; to have special badges provided for the
committee, and police to be instructed to
give ambulance right of way, and members
Of committee wearing this badge to be
passed through the lines at all times with
out question; to have enlisted men Of the
army act markers for the ambulance
stations for the parade; to have signs and
numbers painted or printed for ambu-
lances: the ropes on the avenue to be used
as on other occasions; to have the neces-
sary streets cleared for the use Of the am
balances going and returning from the hos
pital: ropes at the ambulance stations to be
so arranged that the ambulances may stand
in front Of the rope and at the same time
back of the curb line.
The officers and members Of this COM
mittee are: DR.. Frank E. Gibson, chair
man; Dr. Robert 8. Lamb, secretary; Drs.
]. Lee Adams Noble P. Barnes, Louis ],
Battle, Charles M. Beale, Robert s. Beale,
]. B. Custis, Thomas Calver e. P. Cope
land. Calvin De Weese, Thomas Downing,
Francis ]. Doyle Llewellyn Elliott, Samuel
Fl. Green, jr.. Thomas s. D: Grasty, VIII
liam c. Gwynn. ]. Paul Gunion, James
Gill. Homer Medford, Harry C. Macatee,
e. l.. Mason, ]. r. hewitt, w. D. Owen,
w. d. Prentiss. J. L. Riggles, w. P.
Reeves, John A. Stoutenburg, George r.
Sorrell, W. c. Williams, E. G. Seibert and
G. B. Corey.
Fourth Corps Reunion.
The committee on the reunion of the
Fourth Corps Association, Survivors Of the
Army of the Cumberland, met last night at
the Ebbitt. Members were present repre-
senting Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky.
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, the entire
roll of states which contributed the seventy