The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-24
G. A. R. COMMITTEES
TALK over PLANS
Chairmen Report Progress in
EnCampment Work.
COL. BINGHAM'S ACCEPTANCE
Willingness to Serve on the Finance
Committee a Source Of Qualification.
Executive Committee to Meet Friday
Night Instead of Saturday.

4ueIe was a conference at the lcau-
quarters Of the citizens committee in
charge OF arrangements for the coming
encampment Of the Grand Army OF the Re
public this morning between Chairman B.
II. Warner. Of the executive committee.
Secretary Barry Buckley. Mr. Chaplin
Brown, OF the committee on legislation.
Mr.. Conrad Syme, chairman Of the com
mittee for reunions. and Chairman Ray
mond, OF the finance committee. Plans
were discussed for the furtherance OF the
work which viii be pushed with the great
, est energy so soon as the required guar
antee fund OF $4,000 has been raised.
Mr. Raymond was able TO give but slight
ideas as to what vas being done BY his
committee owing 70 the fact that the
members are scattered throughout the city
/ in their canvass OF the various districts.
/ Mr.. Brown stated that he had already
/ drafted bills covering the various meas
ures on which the action Of Congress is
7 sought and that he would be able TO pre-
( sent them for the consideration OF his
I committee as soon as he had completed
its personnel and called a meeting. No
! appropriations viii be asked from the Ma
( tionai Legislature and the only legisla-
ton contemplated is such as will permit
X use Of certain Government reserva-
S;sEing the encanpment and possibly
- - gileges regarding the use Of
- .,.Iis,s- Mr.. Syme's committee
-, - - with providing speakers
g. -, - %. eunions as are not pro-
-, = =. -. Army themselves.
--.t-..sa was received this
- 80, ,t5 William II. Lyle Pos.
- 80 ls.,,,.s,-..t skiing that sccommoda-
- g. -, - secured. They expect
- - ae men. The commu-
| nicatiOn has been re - III "Si'e' ;
- P~Di1t comfort
Colonel Bingham's Acceptance.
Mr.. Warner is much pleased at the re-
ceipt Of letter from Col Theodore A.
Bingham. Superintendent OF Public Build
ings and Grounds. accepting an appoint
/ ment as = member OF the finance com
mittee. Colonel Bingham also stated that
! he would be glad 10 do all IN his power
10 ensure the success Of the encumpment
The executive committee hope TO ar
/ range for The lectures by Messrs. Stick
ney and Archibald the early part OF April
Secretary Bulkley has been directed II
confer with Manager Luckett through
whose courtesy the Columbia Theatre mas
been donated for the occasion. and ar
range a suitable date. April s Is now
under consideration. but 10 time can be
definitely set until all OF the interested
| parties are consulted Many pictures OF
the greatest interest regarding the ex-
plot Of Dewey at Manila Bay and the
campaigns OF the opposing parties in
South Africa viii be shown for the first
| time on that occasion.
The meeting Of the executive commit
tee, heretofore announced for Saturday
night has been changed to Friday night
because Of the inability Of many Of the
merchants to leave their places Of bust
ness on Saturday. The meeting viii be
held in the Parlors Of the Riggs House
| at 8 o'clock.
The other committee meetings an
/ nOunced are privileges and advertising a
! headquarters, 400 New York Avenue. to-
| night at s O'Clock; Mrs. Mussey's ladies'
| auxiliary committee. tomorrow morning
at II o'clock, at the Riggs House. and the
! committee on printing. Thursday night al
s O'Clock al headquarters.
The Medical Committee.
! The personnel Of The medical committee,
! was announced this morning as follows.
! Dr. ID. Percy Hickling. chairman: Vice
| chairmen. Drs. G. L. Nagruder. George y
| Kobcr. F.. b. Brooks. and the following
! members. Drs. George y. Acker. s. s.
Adams. E. A. Balloch, y. p Barnes. l.
/ J. Battle. J. W. Bayne, J. W Bovee. ".
| Sinclair Bowen. John W. Buckley. S. N.
| Burnett, Frank Baker. W ~ Barton. ".
/ p. Carr, Frank T. Chamberlain, C. ".
I Cook. ]. B. Gusts. Thomas Calver. c De
! Weese. Florence Dcnohue. Homer Med
! ford. William l. Miller. john r. Moran,
! r. p. Morgan. }. Dudley Morgan. J. p
/ hewitt. Benjamin Poole c. B. PurvIs. p.
| A. Pyles, Z. W. Reisiuger. Robert Rev-
| burn. ". p. Reeves G. W. Richardsaa
/ p. NJ B.xey ID. X. shute. Arthur A.
| Schneider, GeOrse NJ Sternberg. EIuc-
| SothOrOn, George r. Sorrel. T. T. Sowers.
I John Y Shoemaker. A. II. Staples. John
| A. StOutonburgh, J. F21j Thompson. E l.
Thompkins. c. A Weaver ". C. Wood
ward. Thomas Bowling, H. S Dye. John
son Elliot, Llewetiyn Elliot. W b.
French Robert n. Graham. +. z. Gibson
Harry Cass, 3. L. Hardin. ". F. C. Hezcn
George Henderson. =. c. Hunt, Harry
Eurtt. n. L. E. johnson. Loren johnson
Wallace johnson. Joseph Tabor Johnson
Earnest r. King. d. S. Lamb. z. LaPIace
II. l. A. Lemon. G. r. Luce, Guy Nc
Candies, darcy Aagce, Clifton May