Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-12
Arrangements in Progress for
National Headquarters.
GEN. TORRENCE'S PLAN
ASSIGNMENTS OF QUARTERS TO
STATE DELEGATIONS.
Survivors Of Two Corps in Conference
Executive Committees Last
Meeting Until Fall.

Gen. 8. H. fowler ad1utant general NJ
the q. A. r., is expected to arrive in Wash
lngton tomorrow or Monday and confer
with the officers of the citizens executive
committee on the Grand Army of the Re-
pupilc encampment as to the establishment
OF ". A. H. national headquarters here. He
has been in New York during the week
just closing attending the encampment Of
that state. On his way to Chicago he will
stop in Washington and arrange to estab-
llsh here the headquarters from which free
quarters are to be allotted to visiting vet
Grams According to Gen. Torrence's plan
these headquarters were to be opened about
three months ahead of the encampment,
winch would be about August 1. But so
many Inquiries have been made here FOR
such accommodations that he will probably
have that office opened with as little fur
Their delay as possible
Several important assignments of quar-
tiers are announced by the committee on
public comfort
The Department of New York will have
lis headquarters at the Ebbitt near those
OF the commander-in-chie and his staff
1t Will hire a section of the Marine Band,
twenty.four pieces, for the parade and
such other occasions as may arise.
Staff Appointments.
The communication setting forth these
facts was sent to local HEADQUARTERS by
Wilbur F. Brown, assistant adjutant gen
eral of the department, who announced
also the following appointments TO the
stan of the department commander: Alien
c. Blackwell. department commander: Clark
Norton department senior vice comma nGer:
u. Z. Bangs, department junior vice COM
mander: William E kimball, chaplain; Or i
John Grant, medical director; Wilbur f.
Brown. assistant adjutant general; NJ F.
cummings, assistant ct
al; George B. Loud, inspector general and
Joseph f. Ewell, judge advocate general.
Headquarters for the Department of
West Virginia have been reserved at the
Hotel Barton
Major w. B. Hays Post, No 90 of
Stoneboro, Pa, has applied for quarters
for 100 men.
Mart Howe assistant adiutant general
for the Department of Nebraska, has writ
ten the committee on public comfort to
reserve accommodations for a party to
attend the encampment from Lincoln.
Meeting Of Corps Survivors
Survivors of the 4th Army Corps and
the sd Army Corps met yesterday even
ing, the former at the Ebbtt House and
the latter at encampment headquarters.
Major Marion Anderson, chairman of the
committee on the reunion of the 4th Corps
Association, announced the appointment of
captain III. w. Tuley as vice chairman and
tary AS the local survivors met yester-
day for the first time, Major Anderson
made the assembly the occasion for a
vigorous appeal to the members present to
help make the reunion a marked success.
Another meeting will be held Friday,
July %, at the same time and place. A
permanent organization was effected by
the members of the 23d Corps Capt. A. F. Nc
MILAN being made chairman. The meeting
was not well attended and an adjournment
was taken until July %, when it Is hoped
survivors of the corps will assemble in
greater number
No further meetings of the executive
committee will be held until fall unless
some unforeseen contingency shall arise.
A new patriotic song, Welcome BOYS in
Blue, written by Mr.. ]. l.. Feeney and
dedicated to Commander-in-Chie Ell Tor
renee, has been sent to headquarters by
the composer On the cover of the music
is an excellent portrait of Gen. Terrence.
Use of Power House Site
b H. Warner. chairman of the G. A. r.
encampment committee, has written to the
District Commissioners asking permission
to use the old power house site on Penn
sylvania avenue during the coming en-
campment. He says:
II presume that before long the District
will have clear title to the site for the
municipal building. If 1t is possible to
have the chimney torn down and the de-
prls taken away, the executive committee
OF the thirty-sixth annual encampment of
the Grand Army will be very glad to have
the use of the ground during the first fif-
teen days in October. 1t would materially |
aid in the work of the committee If they
can secure the ground"
This afternoon Mr.. Macfarland. president |
of the District board, replied to the letter,
saying:
Il am very DESTROYS of forwarding the |
work of your committee in every way and |
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the attention of the Commissioners and the |
Secretary Of the Treasury, in the hope that |