Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-16
.C0MMITTEE PLANS
ILLUMINATION OF CAPITOL DUR
ING .ENCAMPMENT WEEK.
Gen. Torrance Asks Congress to Pro-
" vide the Necessary Funds
Woman's Work Outlined.

The officers of the citizens committee on
the 19o2~encampment of the Grand Army
OF the Republic Is greatly encouraged over
the reports made by General Eli Torrance,
commanderin chief of the G. A r. as to
| several conferences had by the latter with
members of Congress. Gen. Torrance is
| very anxious the Capitol building shall be
| Illuminated during the week of the encamp-
| ment, and personally went to the Capitol
| building during his recent visit to Washing
| ton and urged many members of both
| houses the appropriateness and desirability
| OF such illumination. He found ali his
| auditors very responsive, he said, and was
| encouraged to think the necessary allow
| ance to that end was not an improba bility.
| Gen. Torrance also discussed the proposed
| legisla ton to provide for the laying of the
| corner stone of the Memorial bridge during
! the encampment and seemed very much en-
| couraged In that respect also.
Another citizens executive committee is
| to be organized by resident members of the
| Union Veterans Union to prepare for the
| ception and entertainment of their general
| officers during the annual encampment of
| the u. V. u. This body Will now certainly as
semble here simultaneously with the Grand
Army of the Republic and the appoint
ment of this committee is one of the pre-
| iiminary steps to its entertainment Of the
delegates.
Large Delegation Asks for Quarters.
One Of the largest delegations expected
to. attend the encampment has applied for
quarters through Gen. Richard ]. Baxter
who called at headquarters Saturday. Gen.
Baxter is past commander of Greble Post,
No. 10, of Philadelphia, and states that the
post will attend about 200 strong and be
accompanied by a battery with two brass
cannon, the Greble Post Guard of fifty
guns and a large military band. Such
command will require large hall, and the
officers Of the committee on public comfort
have set about assigning it to proper quar-
tiers.
The Legion Of Loyal Women Will give a
lawn fete the evenings of June 20 and 81,
on the vacant lot at the corner of 18th and
Kenyon streets. The proceeds are for the
entertainment of the Army Nurses Associa-
ton.
A meeting of the woman's committee on
decorations has been called by Mrs. Ada A.
Weise, chairman of that body, to be held
at headquarters, June 49, at o'clock. Mrs.
Weiss, chairman of that body, to be held
serve upon that committee: Miss Emma f.
Meyers, vice chairman: Mrs. Addie E.
Wright, Mrs. Harriet l.. Vinng. Mrs. Helen
A. Engle, Mrs. Amman f. Ball, Miss Mary
L. Smith, Mrs. Emma Donohoe, Mrs. Ella
S. Knight. Mrs. jamie P. White Mrs Mamie
P. Dorsey, Mrs. Edwin Truell. Mrs. Mary
Knorr, Mrs. Annie Kearns, Mrs. r. B.
Meacham, Mrs. Emma Ferguson, Mrs. An
ME Barnhart, Mrs. Hattie Roach, Mrs A.
B. McKensie, Mrs. Lizzie Allen, Mrs. H. j.
Hoffiger, Mrs. VIM. Altberger, Miss &C.
lynda Ford, Mrs. Mary A. Lamb. Mrs. AL
berthe S. Odell. Miss Nettie Tanner Miss
Jane Gibson. Mrs George Johnson, Mrs
Flora A. Lewis, Miss Ellen Sanford Mrs
Matte Mcclure, Mrs. ]. A. West, Miss Mary
Shannon, Mrs. M. D. Brochoven. Mrs. Agnes
Keller, Mrs. Eva Callahan, Mrs. J. E. N
ingalls,, Mrs. Emily H. Hussey, Mrs. c. V.
Petty, Mrs. Julia G. Burnett Mrs Frederick
E. Bailey, Miss Gertrude Norton, Mrs
c. !, n ,-l1 T.
Mary Moore, Miss Marie Kearney and Mrs
Mary Tryon.