Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-24

occurred last night, with A. +. Mcmillan,
chairman. and ]. Fraise Richard, secretary.
A letter was read from Maj. Gen. Thos. H.
Kruger, Stamford, Conn, division COM
mander during the closing year of the war,
expressive of his hopes for successful re-
union. and Gen. John W. Foster. late Sec
rotary of State, and brigade commander
from 1853 to 1865, wrote to announce his
intention to be present and participate in
its exercises
A letter from George c. Rounds Of Man
assas. Va, dated September % was read,
proffering to read a short lecture before
the corps reunion. entitled The Last Sig
nal Message of the War by the One Who
Sent It." Mr.. Rounds was Gen. Schofields
signal officer on the dome of the capitol at
Raleigh, N. c.. in April, 1855. The secre-
tary was directed to arrange for the lee
ture.
The committee on badges was further in
structed to arrange for the procuring of
silk badges with the inscription: Thirty
sixth Annual Encampment, g. A. R.. 1902,
23d Army Corps
On motion the chairman appointed two
members to take charge of corps headquar-
ters and attend TO registration of members
each day. as follows: Monday, Stewart and
Joyce; Tuesday. Redway and Fenton We'd
nesday, Raglan and Thornton; Thursday.
Taylor and Morgan; Friday, Merrill and
Pearson.
At the final meeting of the committee
next Tuesday evening. September 80. badges
tendance is desired.
The Lancaster on Her Way Here.
Word was received at the Navy Depart
ment this morning that the training ship
Lancaster sailed from New London, Conn.,,
yesterday for Hampton Roads on her way
to this city to participate In the reunion of
the Grand Army of the Republic. There is
a large force of landsmen under instruction
on the Lancaster and it Is expected that
they will take part In the naval parade and
also in the grand parade of the Grand
Army.
Applicants for Rooms.
AS corollary to the statement issued by
Chairman 8. B. Hege of the committee on
transportation, which was published in yes
terday's Star, Chairman NJ l. Weller Of the
committee public comfort has issued a
statement to the number Of quarters re-
served. Yesterday he received from one
hotel applications for rooms from seventy
five persons which that hotel could not
meet
The reservation of single rooms for this
encampment," said Mr.. Weller exceeds
that of any previous public celebration Of
which have any knowledge. This instance
Of one hotel with seventy-fve applications
it cannot even consider is a fair indication
of the thoroughness with which ordinary
public houses have been filled in advance.
The need that all who desire rooms shall
apply at once Is thus made manifest. But
the impression which prevails outside OF
Washington that exorbitant rates are to be
charged. and that most of the quarters have
already been taken, Is unfair. 1t Is true
most of the large hotels and boarding
houses are now out Of the market, SO to
speak. But there are many good small
boarding houses not yet filled, and none of
them will charge anything more than a
fair rate per day. say 81. No one who ex-
poets to come here need fear to pay the
prices which will then be asked. They will
be entirely fair and rea sonable"
Bureau Of Information.
In lieu of the small booth ordinarily
erected near the railroad stations by the
committee on public comfort. Mr.. Weller
Is to have large tent filed with maps,
circulars Of boarding houses and boarding
tariffs and other printed helps for visitors,
where every application for quarters can
be attended to with the least possible diff
Guilty. Members Of the committee will be
stationed In these tents, one at the 9Th
street station and one at the station of the
Baltimore and Ohio, from Saturday until
Wednesday.
Four public comfort booths are to be
erected and equipped for the encampment.
These will be so constructed that after the
reunion they can be stored In the property
yards OF the District and used for subse-
quent public assemblies. All the plumbing
connections with the water and sewer mains
VIII be made permanent. The stations are
to be located as follows: At the north side
Of c street near 7th street northwest. ON
the side of the Bank of Washington, on the
reservation in front of the Bitou Theater
at the corner OF 9th street and Louisiana
avenue, at the corner Of 18th and e streets
northwest. and at the corner Of 18th and e
streets northwest.
AS only 81, 600 was appropriated for this
| purpose the committee can hardly under
| take to do more than erect and maintain
| those four stations. If the fund permits.
however. another will be set up at 18th and
| z streets.
Reception at Manassas.
| The corporation council OF Manassas, Va.
have unanimously passed resolution TO
appoint committee OF nine to arrange for
the reception Of the Grand Army veterans
| who win be encamped in Washington In
October. The committee consists Of the