Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-06
AGAINST ALLOTMENT
PROTESTS AGAINST SPECIAL
FUND FOR THE U.v.U.
G. A. R. Committee Believes Funds
Will Be Ample for All, but
Division Impracticable.

The citizens committee on the 1902 en-
campment of the Grand Army of the Re
public is in receipt of many protests, sew
eral of them in writing and many deliver
ed orally, against the allotment Of any
sum for the entertainment of the Union
Veterans Union during the encampment.
Gen. r. G. Dyrenforth recently wrote
Chairman B. H. Warner of the citizens
committee announcing that the union de-
sired TO meet here in October instead of in
Omaha and that it would be glad to unite
in the G. A. r. reunion if allowed the sum
of $500 for necessary halls and similar
accommoda tons.
Announcement of this request evoked
much comment among local veterans Of the
Grand Army. No such allowance is made
for the larger convention, it is said, and
such a precedent VII entail numerous
other allowances far out of reach of the
finance committee. There is affiliated with
the L. V. U, for example, an auxiliary Or
ganization for women for which a part of
the S1,5U0 is desired. If that request is
granted it is asked why should not similar
allowances be made for the ladies of the
Loyal Legion and the Womans Relief
corps But these two bodies are raising
their own funds.
At headquarters these protests have ex-
cited much discussion. and the officials of
the committee incline to the opinion that
the provision made for entertaining the
veterans of the G. A. r. will be ample for
those of the L. V. L. as well, and that no
special allowance of $500 should be made.
Speakers Chosen.
Senator Spooner and Representative Geo.
A. Pearre of Maryland have been chosen
as speakers for the Flag day concert to be
given under the auspices of the citizens
unit DIV hi ho
speakers represent the following organiza-
tons: Mr.. Spooner the United States SEN
ate: Mr.. Pearre. the House of Representa-
tives; Mr.. B. F. Bingham, the Grand Army
of the Republic; Mrs. Ida A. Oldroyd, the
Woman's Relief Corps Such a program
OF addresses is believed to embody all the
most desirable elements of a Flag day cele
bration and provide talks of the utmost
interest to general audience.
The committee on fireworks held It's in
1tlal meeting last night at G. A. r. en-
campment headquarters. AS anticipated
in yesterdays Star, Chairman Mitchell Dy-
renforth outlined his fireworks program,
and the committee spent the evening dis
cuSSlng 1t. The only action taken was the
appointment of q subexecutive committee
of nine to confer with representatives Of
the Paine Fireworks Company and draft
a tentative contract Those to serve on
that subcommittee are: W. c. Long, chair
man; f. A. Sebring, secretary; E. H. Droop
]. l.. Heiskell, o. B. George, T. A. Wick
ershaw. Charles Early, Maj. F. A Butts,
A c. Steinbrener and w. ]. Ethel.
Display to Last Three Days.
Mr. Dyrenforth has designed a display
to extend over the three days of the en-
campment. If possible it will be given in
the monument grounds. Some doubt ex-
listed last night whether the citizens COM
mittee had been granted the use of that
park, and Secretary Bulkley was appointed
to confer on the subject with Col. T. A.
Bingham, superintendent of public build
1ngs and grounds Seats will be provided
by the committee and charged for at a
rate of % and 80 cents each. Admission
will be provided free for officials. It is es-
timated from earlier displays of this kind
that 10000 paid seats can be sold. which
would net the citizens committee not less
than 81 900 or 5000.
Chairman Warner is anxious it should be
fully understood by members of the sub
committees that no contracts of any kind,
made in the name of the citizens commit
tee on the encampment, will be valid unless
referred to the citizens executive commit
tee and Endorsed thereby.
Army of the Tennessee.
The Association of the Army Of the Ten
nessee also met at headquarters last night
The attendance was very large. A SUBJ
committee was organized which consisted
Of one member from each corps in that
army-the 18th, 18th, 18th and 18th army
corps-to prepare a brief history of the
army's operations, which shall be printed
and distributed during the encampment
Messrs. A. b. Chatfield. F. c. Peck, F. j.
Young and l. b. Thatcher were named
committee on corps badges. Another COM
mittee was appointed to rent a hall for the
next meeting of the organization, which is
to be held in Washington July 3.
Mr.. Salvador Dougherty has been an
pointed to the finance committee.
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