Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-01
A NOTABLE PROGRAM
Various Phases of G. A. 4.
Reunion Set Forth.
THE ORDER OF MARCH
ILLINOIS FIRST AND DEPART
MENT OF POTOMAC LAST.
Location of Various National, State
and Post eadquarters-Many
Commands Registered.
THE ORDER OF MARCH

The following program, OTueI VI iidi Ill
and table of state and post headquarters
make up the most complete statement OF
the events to comprise the G. A. R. encamp-
ment which has so far been prepared. Ger
tain routine orders as to the formation OF
posts, the location of guides and similar
matters are omitted
Following are the programs prepared by
the citizens executive committee, the com
mittee on REUNIONS and the woman auAii-
larry committee!
Sunday, October s.
.. m.-Religous exercises In camp
Roosevelt conducted by the committee on
| religious exercises.
1880 D. m.-Religious exercises In Camp
Roosevelt, conducted by the Young Mems
Christian Association.
Monday, October 6.
a. m-Automobile parade on Massachu-
sets avenue.
1870 a. m.-Potomac regatta and boat
races on the Potomac river.
4:3O D. m-Dedication Camp Roosevelt
Address, Hon. John Hay. Secretary OF
State.
Sp. m-Grand Campfire, Convention Hall
Tuesday, October z.
a. m.-Ladies Aid Society, Sons of Vet
Grams Hail, U. v. NO olV SIlISy Nv dLAo
avenue northwest.
Woman's Auxiliary, National Association
Ex-Prisoners of War, $40 9th street north
west.
10 a. m-Parade, regular army, navy, ma
rines, District of Columbia National Guard.
Ex-Prisoners of War, Spanish War Veter-
ans, and Naval Veterans.
Brig Gen. Charles Haywood, commandant
Marine Corps, marshal Of parade.
Second Army Corps, Grant Tent.
Sixth Army Corps Sherman Tent.
Ninth Army Corps, Sheridan Tent.
First Brigade, I'd Division, 18th Army
Corps, Meade Tent.
p m.-Reception at Mother Bickerdyke
Tent, Camp Roosevelt, by Mrs. Ellen S.
Mussey and others.
2 p: m-Spanish War Veterans, Grant
Tent.
Fourth Army Corps, Sherman Tent
Cavalry Corps, Army Of the Potomac
Sheridan Tent.
Twelfth Army Corps, Farragut Tent.
Association Of the 53d Regiment, Pa.)
Volunteers, Meade Tent.
Sixth Army Corps, dedicatory exercises at
Arlington, monument to Gen. H. G. Wright.
Reunion of women's patriotic orders
Camp Roosevelt, Farragut Tent; Mrs. Ellen
S. Mussey, chairman.
3 p. m.-Convention Of naval veterans.
B to p. m.-Reception at pension office,
by Capt. Eugene F. Ware, commissioner of
pensions.
7:30 D. m.-Army of the Tennessee Grant
Tent.
Fifth Army Corps, Sherman Tent
Eighth Army Corps, the Society Of the
Army of West Virginia, Sheridan Tent.
Prisoners of War; Farragut Tent.
Eleventh Army Corps, Meade Tent
p. m.-Welcome to the national encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Republic
and auxiliary bodies at Convention Hall.
Welcome to encampment guests by De-
partment Commander Bingham and Presi-
dent Ida A. Oldroyd of Department of Po-
tomac at Grand Army Hall.
Wednesday, October 8.
10 a.m.-Parade of Grand Army of the
Republic and review by the commander-in-
chief, Ell Torrance, and the President of
the United States
A. Noel Brakeman, chief of staff and mar
shall of parade.
7:30 p.m.-Army of the Potomac, Grant
tent.
Fifteenth Army Corps, Sherman tent
Sons of Veterans, Sheridan tent.
Naval Veterans Farragut tent.
Fourteenth Army Corps, Meade tent
to p.m.-Ladies Of G. A. R., Mrs EN-
ma Wall, national president and staff, will
receive Gen. Ell Torrance, commander-in-
chief Grand Army of the Republic and
staff.
8 to 8 p.m.-Womans Relief Corps, Mrs
Calista Robinson Jones, national president,
and staff. reception to Gen. Ell Torrance
mander-n- chief of Grand Army Of the
Republic, and his official staff
to 1890 p.m.-Womens Citizens commit
tee, Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, chairman,
assisted by ladies of committee; Woman's
Relief Corps, Mrs. Calista Robinson Jones,
national president, and staff; Ladies of the
G.. A. r., Mrs Emma Wall, national presi-
dent and staff; National Association of
Army Nurses, Civil War, Mrs. Della A. B.
Fay. president, and staff Daughters Of
Nnt1 ATro ID
tional president and staff Ladies' Aid So
ciety, Sons of Veterans, Mrs Ida Toner
Miller. national president, and staff; Ma
tional Association Ladies Naval Veterans,
Z. s. A, Mrs. Margaret B. Dixon, presi-
dent and staff; Women's National Associa-
ton Auxiliary to Union Ex-Prisoners of
War, Mrs. VIM Paul, president, and staff;
National Relief Union of Union Veteran
staff, will receive the Grand Army of the
Republic, Naval Veterans, U. 8. A., all
other veteran organizations and auxiliary
bodies.
Thursday, October g..
0 a.m--Meeting national encampment,
Grand Army of the Republic, First Congre-
gational Church.
Convention National Association, Army
Nurses Of Civil War, Washington Club,
ITO l street northwest.
Twentieth annual convention Womans
Relief Corps Church of Our Father, 18th
and L streets northwest.
Sixteenth annual convention, Ladies of g.
A. R., Luther Memorial Church, Thomas
circle.
Thirteenth annual convention. Daughters
of Veterans, Society Temple, 9th and G
streets northwest.
$50 a.m.-Convention of Woman's Vete-
ran Relief Union, in Concordia Hall.
10 a.m.-Army Of the Cumberland, Grant
tent.
Thirteenth Army Corps. Sherman tent.
Nineteenth Army Corps, Sheridan tent.
Association of Shields Division, Farragut
tent.
Pennsylvania Reserves. Sd Division, 9th
Corps, Meade tent.
2 pm.-Tenth Army Corps, 18th Army
Corps, oath Army Corps 25th Army Corps
and Naval Brigade, constituting the Army
OF the James, Grant tent.
Sixteenth Army Corps, Sherman tent.
Twentieth Army Corps, Sheridan tent.
Twenty-second Army Corps Farragut
| tent: 7th Army Corps, Meade tent.
$3.50 p.m.-Reception to visiting comrades
| by national president, Mrs. Della A. B. Fay
| Of the National Association Of Army
| Nurses and staff.
| 10 am. p.m.-Reception at Mother Bick-
| erdyke tent, Camp Roosevelt, by Mrs. EN-
ma Southwick Brinton. assisted by Dr. Car
| oline Burkhardt, Miss Carolina Ransom,
Mrs. Susan o. Verplanck and others.