The Washington times., 1902-09-18
Vehicle Company Offers
Carriages for the
Cabinet.
MACHINES TO BE DECORATED
Brig. Gen. F. S.. Haywood Has Been
Selected to Officiate as Grand Mar
shal-Some Minor Matters of Inter-
est to Veterans.

Grand Army and their friends on Mon
day, The first day of the encampment
by the action of Assistant Secretar!
Brigham, of the Agricultural Depart
ment. in assuring Vice. Chairman Rob
ert b. Brown, of the automobile COM
nittee, that the Agricultural Depart
ment will equip an electric vehicle fol
decorated with sheaves of grain. and
with potted plants and other products
OF the industry of the employees of thai
branch OF the Government.
AS the plans of The committee de-
velop the entertaining features of the
enterprise become more evident The
local dealers viii place at the disposal
of the committee number of the most
modern. and perfect carriages, which
viii be in turn placed at the disposal
OF the members OF the Cabinet. the
Commissioners of the District, and other
high officials in the Government SER
vice Many of these gentlemen have
already signified their intention of ac-
cepting the courtesy. and there is the
assurance that the automobile parade
will be one of the most representative
that has ever occurred in this country.
General Details Arranged.
The general details of the parade have
been about decided upon by the gen.
tlemen in charge of the arrangements,
and have met with the approval of Chair
man Warner, of the executive commit
tee. The plans provide for the as
sembling of the motor carriages on the
streets convenient to the Capitol
Grounds at $3.50 O'Clock Monday morn
ing. While the prizes will be award
ed for the best floral displays. and the
most novel decoration, such decorations
will not be essential to the entrance of
the vehicles in the parade.
The procession will move promptly ct
10 O'Clock, the line passing up Penn
sylvania Avenue to Seventeenth Street.
and northward to the place OF disband
ment. The judges who are TO award
the prizes will occupy the. Presidents
reviewing stand adjoining the Lafayette
statue. and will announce their decision
Immediately after the parade. A num-
ber OF bands of music viii be provided
suitable omnibus. practically all Of
which have been secured. These car
riages, together with the ones that ara
to be furnished distinguished guests.
will number upward of sixty vehicles.
which 1t is thought will prove a most
suitable nucleus of a grand parade.
General Torrance Invited.
General Torrance the commander-in-
chief of the Grand Army, will be invited
to occupy one of these carriages with
Chairman Brainard H. Warner, of the
citizens executive committee. Should
he accept the invitation he will be given
the place OF honor in the line.
The real success Of the parade, how
ever, the committeeman assert, rests
with the individual owners of automo-
biles. of whom there are al present
about two hundred in this city.
II the owners of these machines join
with the committee heartily, it is feit
the enterprise cannot fail to be one.
OF the most interesting features of the
entire encampment. Many of them have
already signified their intention of doing
SO, and not a few have stated they
would compete for prizes. canvass is
to ce made of all Washington automo.
bilists, and their support asked to take
the form of personal participation in
the contest. AS has been said above,
it is desired that as many carriages as
possible shall be decorated, but floral
decorations are not made a prerequisite
to a place in the line
Grand Marshal Selected.
Gen George H. Harries. chairman of /
the committee on military review and |
parade. yesterday announced the ap- |
pointment of Brig Gen. Francis S. Hey |
wood. commanding the United States |
Marine Corps. as grand marshal of the |
military and civic parade that is TO be |
the feature of the second day of the |
encampment, Tuesday, October Z. Att
the same time General Harries an.
nounced he had received General I!ey-
woods acceptance OF the appointment.
and that all matters pertaining to The
big parade would be placed in the hands
of the marshal. 1t was the expressed
wish of both General Torrance and
Chairman Warner that the grand mar
shall should be distinguished officer
in the military service of the Govern
ment, and one whose civil war record 1,
!
tion of the veterans in whose honor
the parade will take place. General
fills these requirements in
every respect, and the utmost salts |;
faction is expressed at the appoint
ment.
Another appointment that occasioned
general satisfaction yesterday was that
announced in a telegram from General
Torrance, announcing that Chairman
had been appointed assistant
adjutant general on the staff of the
OF the Grand Army
Of the Republic. Mr.. Warner expressed
pleasure at the appointment. but hoped
his new position would not carry witt :
L any burdensome clerical duties. as i,
he present condition OF the arrange .
nents for the encampment viii require !,
ais undivided attention from now to the /;
lime of the gathering.
Mr.. Weller a Busy Man. C
The usual activity prevailed yester- !,
lay at the offices of the public comfort q
committee. Mr.. Weller, chairman OF il
he copmittee, and his assistants were
,usy from early morning until late al
light, but managed to keep the corre-
pondeEce up to date. The individual
applications are demanding great at }
ention at the present time. but yester- !
ay in addition to over one hundred such c
publications.. letter was handed Mr.. ! 7