Evening star., 1902-02-25
OVER 100000 VISITORS
NUMBER EXPECTED AT G. A. r.
ENCAMPMENT.
Local Committee Arranging for Enter
tainment-Draft of Organizes
ton Of the Forces.

Through the generosity of Mr.. Thomas
F. Walsh. the citizens committee In charge
of the ARRANGEMENTS for the next encamp-
ment of the Grand Army is soon to estao-
lish Headquarters at No. 14O5 New York
avenue. Announcement to this ef1ect was
made yesterday afternoon. together with
the following appointments: Mitchell Dy-
renforth, president of the Business Mems
Association, and Mr.. Louis P. Shoemaker
of the Board of Trade, vice chairmen; Mr.
Clarence F. Norment, treasurer of the ex-
ecutive committee Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mus
sey, chairman of the ladies' auxiliary COM
mittee.
The building selected for general head
quarters is just east of the old Y. M. c. A.
building. 1t is three stories high, we'll
lighted and heated. and has abundant space
for the operations of the executive COM
mittee and it's subcommittee. 1t is leased
to Chairman b. II. Warner at a merely
nominal rental. the contract being signed by
Mr. Warner as chairman of the citizens
committee. and Mr.. I. A. Wickersham on
behalf of Mr.. Walsh. The first floor is to
be used for the main offices of the commit
tee and the two upper stories are to be fit
ted up for the use of the subcommittee.
The executive committee will probably meet
a the Riggs House, Col o. G. Staples hav-
ing rendered that body the use of the Riggs
parlorS.
Draft of Organization.
Chairman Warner has practically con-
cluded the draft of organization which ne
intends to submit to the executive commit
tee for discussion and amendment 1t pro-
vides for about twenty-five subcommittee
and an executive committee of fifty.
The chairmen of the subcommittee
to serve members Of the executive
committee ex officio. The remaining twen-
1Nn ,1,S byM "nr
ner and his associates of the general COM
mittee of seven. 1t is thought the work Of
preparing for the encampment can be plan
ned very much as inauguratiOns have been
planned, and that the subcommittee will
cover about the same ground. Chairman
Warner expects to choose as members OF
those subcommittee. accordingly only bust
ness men and women who have had wide
experience in the particular lines Indicated
An attendance of over 3O0. 600 is expected.
1t Is necessary, therefore, that the prep::-
rations for the encampment should be fully
as complete as those made for lnaugura-
tiOnS. To this end, it is believed, Mr.. War
ner's selections so far have been particu-
larly fortunate. Mr.. DyrenfOrth is a buSi-
ness man of wide experience and one of
the most earnest workers on behalf of the
encampment, to which, as president of the
Business Mems Association. he was one
of the first to subscribe. Mr.. Shoemaker
is a prominent real estate man. has been
for many years president of the Bright
WOOU tltlZenS Association ana is one OF
the foremost members of the board of
trade. Mrs. Mussey practices law in the
District and is prominent in the affairs of
the several woman's patriotic societies.
Mr. Norment is also real estate man. is
a director of several large corporations
and belongs to the Board of Trade.
The Contributions.
Contributions to the G. A. r. entertain
ment fund continue to come in regularly.
Mr.. Warner said this morning that the re-
ceipts at this season are greatly in excess
of those at the same season in 1892. and
that he is deeply gratified at the general
interest manifested.
Mr.. Frank X. Raymond. chairman of the
committee on finances, has about COM
peted his committee and expects to call
the first meeting within the next two or
three days. Mr.. Warner will assemble
the general committee of seven shortly
and disclose the details of his working
plan. 1t Is expected therefore that prepa-
ratiOns for the encampment will be well
under way by the end of the current week.