Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-08
FOR FREE QUARTERS
Applications for Accommo-
dations for $500 Veterans.
PROBLEM PRESEN TED
FORMAL APPLICATION MADE FOR
AUTO RACE PERMIT.
Meeting of Encampment Executive
Committee Called for Friday Even
ing-Other Committees.
PROBLEM PRESENTED

statement prepared at the Washington
| headquarters of the adjutant general of the
! G. A. R. indicates that $500 veterans have
applied for free quarters during the forth
coming encampment. Had the new gov
eminent printing Office been completed as
far as was expected this number might
| have been easily accommodated, but the
| inability of the committee to use more than
| three of the seven floors of that building
puts upon General Siias II. fowler, the ad-
| jutant general, an unexpected task in pro-
| viding sleeping quarters for several thou
| sand extra men.
In establishing the Washington headquar-
lters of the adjutant general General Tor
| rance, commander chief, planned that the
| executive clerk of the new Offices Colonel
| Harrison Dingmau, should alone allot the
| various posts to the printing office building
| and hire the few halls which would be re-
quired in addition. 1t was learned several
| weeks ago, however, that only three floors
of the government printing office would be
available. The other four floors are now
| and will be in October in such unfin-
| ished state that they could not possibly be
| used. Accordingly instead of lodging 5000
or 1000 under that one roof but $500 men
! can be accommodated there. About 3, 400
are located elsewhere The remaining ., 800
are still to be assigned quarters.
This task of finding suitable halls for the
accommodation OF g,SUO men mas proved
to be very difficult. The national executive
| committee of the G. A. r. was given
$4,000 for the care Of all persons to whom
! 1t was to give such quarters. A large part
of that sum must be spent on equipment.
| such as cots and water coolers. The
| mainder must be expended on few large
halls to the greatest possible advantage.
Held at High Figure.
But the procurement of such halls seems
| to be almost impossible. Where the loca-
| ton and sanitary fittings are satisfa Glory
| the rental has been raised to a prohibitive
| figure. In one instance cited by Colonel
| Dingman this morning a hall ordinarily
| rented for $40 per night and 500 for six
nights Is offered the committee for $500.
| Another manager offers hall which is
| rented regularly for $500 week for 81 600
| for the six nights of encampment week. 1t
seems that all the available spaces are
| either already engaged by separate posts
or are held at such prices as have been in
| stanced. With only 81, 900 to work with
| altogether the adjutant generals problem
seems to be rather difficult to solve.
| At Gen. Towler's headquarters 1t seemed
| to be the impression this morning that
| some of the men must be put in tents, not
| outstanding the distinct understanding an
nounced when the executive committee To-
Gated the encampment here that no OPEN
| air quarters should be provided for any
| visiting veterans. Chairman Warner OF
| the executive committee is not in the city,
| having gone to Philadelphia early this
morning. Secretary Bulkley, however, is
| very earnestly opposed to the idea of pac-
| ing any of the visitors under a tent in Oc-
| tober. Before that course is adopted, there
| fore, Gen. fowler and his aids must reach
| some agreement with the officers of the
local committee.
The Automobile Race.
Formal application was made by the local
encampment committee today for permits
sion to conduct the proposed automobile
race and parade the first day OF en-
campment week. When this permit is OBJ
tanned from the District authorities the
committee which is to supervise these two
events for horseless carriages will conclude
its arrangements with the Automobile Club
of America, and the latter body will at
once open books for entries to the speed
contest. Vice Chairman Robert B. Brown
of the automobile committee called at head
quarters this morning and indicated that
interest in the proposed straightaway race
thusiasts. He had been informed, he said
that Henry Fourier already on his
| way home to America especially to pre-
pare for the Washington races
meeting Of the executive committee has
been called for Friday evening at o'clock.
The committee will receive reports from
the chairmen of all subcommittee and a
general statement Of present conditions.
Committee Meetings.
Chairman Cuno H. Rudolph has called a
meeting Of the committee on decoration
for Wednesday evening at s o'clock at the
Riggs House. The committee is expected
to decide whether its prizes shall take the
form of cups, medals money and to dis
cuss the decoration Of the city by sections.
Mr.. Rudolph is very anxious that all sec
ton chairmen shall attend.
DR.. D. Percy Kicking is to meet the men,
Thursday evening at s o'clock.
Members of the Department Of Illinois
have written local headquarters to learn
where state reunion can be held during
the encampment.
Committee meetings will be held at head
quarters today follows: At 4:3O in the
afternoon-the committee the reunion
of the cavalry corps; at 1880 in the even
ing-the first division, Sd corps; the
committee on horses and carriages; the re-
union committee; the committee on the
Womans Relief Corps; the committee on
the 10th corps
An allowance Of thirty garrison flags
fifty post flags and 100 storm flags has been
made to the committee for the decoration
of Convention Hall.
The circular Of invitation now being
issued by the local committee on the 10th
Army Corps reunion has been put in the
following form:
The 10th Army Corps, originally part Of
the 18th. was composed of troops serving
in the Mississippi valley and was organized
1hnr - h1s