The Washington times., 1902-05-26
Guarantee Fund Is Far
Short of the Required
Amount.
COLLECTION WORK SLOW
But Little Accomplished During Past
Two Months - Committee Hopes to
Arouse Citizens of District to the
Exigency of the Situation-Manage-
ment Much Alarmed.

Despite the encourag ging reports that
have been given out from time TO time.
it is now an acknowledged fact that the
finances of the encampment committee
OF the Grand Army of the Republic are
in far from a satisfactory condition.
The greatest efforts have been made.
but SO far it has been impossible to
raise the required guarantee fund, and
10 accordance with the previous under
standing with the District Commission
ers those officers will refuse TO extend
an official invitation to the Grand Army
to bring the encampment here in next
October.
May Dampen Ardor.
This will not prevent the holding of
the encampment here, but will have the
effect OF dampening the ardor OF those
concerned When the matter was first
brought up last December $4,000 was
the sum which IL was stated would be
required to insure the proper entertain
ment of the veterans.
The Commissioners announced that
when that amount was raised they would
officially extend the invitation to the
organization and extend to them the
freedom of the city. Mr.. Brainard H.
Warner also accepted the position as
president of the citizens committee with
the understanding that at least $4,000
should be raised.
Since then many additional orsaniza-
tions have announced their intentions
of coming Glong with the G. A R.. and
have asked the committee TO assist la
their entertainment, all of which Will
require additional money IL 1t is under
taken The result of the first few weeks
work in securing subscriptions was most
encouraging. I'd the fund grew with as
tonishing rapidity.
Suddenly. however. from some un-
known cause, the subscriptions ceased
TO come in. and during the past two
months. hut little has been accomplished
beyond the receipt of a $1,000 contri-
button from the Pullman Palace Car
Company and several smaller contri-
buttons. The total subscriptions to date
will amount to but little more than
s42, 900, and the fund is growing with
slowness that has alarmed the managers
of the enterprise, and has caused them
TO make personal appeals to many OF
the members Of the other committees to
abandon all other work and bend every
energy to the work of raising the neces-
sary fund.
A Hard Fight.
Quite as many people have contributed
as did SO at the former encampment,
but the contributions are all extremely
small, compared with what was given
ten years ago. 1t has been hard.
uphill fight, and unless the citizens are
aroused to the exigency OF the situa-
tiop and come to tine aid of the COM
mittee the encampment cannot be the
credit 10 the city that it is the desire
OF the prompters to make 1t.
Much interest has been evidenced In
the report of the committee on privileges
and advertising that was submitted to
the executive committee at its last
meeting, and which Chairman Warner.
OF the general committee. characterized
as one OF the most complete and salts
factory that has ever been submitted.
The report related to the official SOU
venir program that is to be published,
and for which the specifications have
been drawn. The book is to be of not
less than 152 pages, eight by eleven
inches in size. and is to be printed on
the best eighty-pound book paper. with
120-pound card board covers. with sew
ed cloth back. All matter is to be sub
mitted to the committee for approval.
and no advertisements to be on the mar
gins, which are TO be one inch all
around.
Contents of Book.
hn op. as3 h. hoo
as follows:
Page /, a short verse; 2. plat OF the
City OF Washington: 8. title page: 4.
index; 5. half-tone cut of the command
or -chief of the G. A. r.: 6. committee
on information; z to il, history OF the
@. A. r.; IL. half-tone of Abraham Lin
coin; 13, five cuts Of badges; IA to 20,
roster of @. A. r. officials; q, half
tones of the members of the executive
committee; % to 80. the roster of the
committees with half-tones of their
chairman; d. half-tone of President
Roosevelt; IL TO as, advertising; 40, in
dex to program; 50 to so. program. in |
terspersed with advertising; 81. half |
tone OF President Mckinley; 80, half-tone |
OF President Grant; 63 to 80, advertising; |
81 to sc. story of Washington. with six |
half-tone views: 81 to 1872, advertising
and half-tone cuts.
1t is stipulated that the work must |
be done in union Office. and that at |
beast 5000 copies shall be printed |
The selling price shall not be over 25 |
cents each, and certified check for |
500 must accompany all bids.
HOSPITAL PHYSICIANS.