The Washington times., 1902-08-01
@. A. R. Committee En-
cages Services of All
Local Bands.
living FLAG is PLANNED
Over 500 Singing Children Will Take
Part-Big Camp Fire at Convention
Hall to Be Feature of Gathering
Guide Maps for Veterans.

meeting Of the music committee of
the Grand Army of the Republic en-
campment was held last night at head
quarters. Mr.. E. B. Hay, chairman of
the committee, presided.
The chairman reported that number
of contracts had been signed engaging
the services of local bands for posts OF
other cities at the usual rate of 81
man, 81 4 man as escort from the sta
tion TO the hotel, and extra duty to be
compensated for in proportion to SER
vices rendered. This action by the
chairman was ratified by the commit
tee.
Chairman Hay also reported the offer
OF the Veterans Musical Association TO
furnish 100 Grand Army of the Republic
musicians, sixty drummers, thirty flies,
and twenty buglers, II the committee
would furnish free quarters. The COM
mittee favored the engagement of the
organization with n view to the assign
ment CT place at the right of the line.
and recommended to the committee on
free quarters. CIR those acting with Cen
eral Torrance, that the organization be
provided with quarters.
Human Flag to Be Feature.
The suggestion Of the human flag.
made by 300 singing children. and
which will be stationed at the head of
the Avenue, met with enthusiastic re-
Spouse. and it was voted to recommend
to the executive committee to arrange
for that feature. 1t will be remembered
that this plan attracted much attention
twelve years ago. The following sub
committees were appointed to carry out
the feature:
Committee to confer with Commander
Miller on stands: Ernest w. Bradford.
chairman; Thomas Ellis, Abram Frey.
Alfred Shaw. R. B. Schwickardi. and J.
S. Thornton.
Committee on children singing-E. D.
Tracy. chairman; Percy Foster. vice
chairman; DR.. William Long, T. ]. Nc
Nance, ]. Albert Houghton. S. E. Girls
ley, Herndon Morsell. J. B. Sleman. W.
E. Colburn, and DR.. Thomas S. Jones
Mr.. Percy Foster, the vice chairman
of the music committee, has consented
conduct the chorus.
Chairman Hay reported that there are
on hand number of unassigned bands
In the city and near at hand. There are
also many from other cities within a
radius of 100 miles of Washington which
are ready to accept engagements. Among
these are several in Baltimore. the
Fortress Monroe Band, the Altoona
Pand one from Savage. Md. another
from Cumberland, and from other
places.
To Meet Weekly.
From now on the music committee
will hold weekly meetings.
The subcommittee on camp fires met
last night at headquarters, and decided
to recommend to the camp fire commit
tee that one grand camp fire be held
October 6. The full committee on camp
fires will meet next Tuesday, notice of
time and place being announced later.
The following names have been added
to the reception committee: Hon
Ernest G. Timme, Hon. G. w. Esterly,
Hon. Wallace II. Hills, Hon. W. E An
drews. Hon. r. S. Person, Hon. George
F. Durham, and Hon. Charles Lyman.
The following names have been added
TO the committee Oh excursions: Ar
thur Hendricks, chairman: F. A. Butts,
y. II. Marcellus, p. W. Beebe, E. NJ
Truell and H. H. Martin.
Requests have been sent out to all
chairmen of subcommittee OF the citi-
xens' executive committee to revise and
thoroughly correct the membership list
OF their committees. preparatory to the
same being issued in printed form for
the souvenir program Responses are
being received at headquarters. giving
completed and corrected committee
H. Hahn. chairman of the committee on
printing.
Will Need Funds.
Chairman S. f. Faunce, Of the COM
mittee on entertainment, was a caller
at headquarters this morning, and dis
cussed with the officials the plans for
the committee on entertainment Mr..
Warner recognizes. as do his associates
upon the executive committee. the I'M
portance of this special committee on
entertainment, and the appropriation
will be made as literally as funds will |
permit for the demands OF this commit |
tee.
1t is expected that Chairman Faunce |
will shortly convene his committee. now
that he has a distinct understanding
of the appropriation that VIII be allowed |
him.
Chairman S. E. Faunce states tba,
the entertainment will be very DIVERSE
fed and elaborate during encampment
week, as z number OF the posts will
give entertainments on their own ra
sponsibility and at various localities
so that the week bids fair TO be one
o, festivity.
AT least fifteen posts WIFI Give en-
tertainments and similar affairs are nm
Ger contemplation by the ladies' of the
@. a. z.
The ladies Of Mrs. Mussey's commit
Tee and the citizens executive commit
fec In connection with the forthcom-
ing encampment OF the G. A. r. feel
deep debt OF gratitude 10 Colonel
Higgins, commandant at Fort Mver
end to Major w. NJ. Black. commandment
a the Arsenc' for the orders by which
The bands OF these respective posts
awe been permitted TO play at tn
lawn fete for the Indies. TO be held an
Fourteenth Street and Florida Avenue
On August IL and IS.
Arthur 8. Bostwick. secretary OF On
,ampment committee, I. T. DUMMY
Post. No. zOg, Department OF New Yorx.