Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-08
DISCUSSING REUNIONS
LIVELY INTEREST AT G.. A. r.
ENCAMPMENT HEADQUARTERS.
Two Tents Capable of Holding 4, 900
to 5000 Persons Each Pro-
vided-other Matters.

Two meetings at headquarters last night
manifested an earnest interest in the sue
cess of the encampment. Both concerned
the reunions of special organizations to be
held during the encampment the two bodies
in session being the citizens committee on
reunions and the Fifth Army Corps Asso-
citation.
Colonel John McElroy, chairman, called
the citizens committee to order and an
nounced the following committee appoint
ments: Corps vice chairmen-3d, w. H.
Doolittle; 6th Charles V. Petteys; sth, Van
H. Bulley; 18th, Robert e. Grant; 18th,
Horace Coleman; 18th, F. NJ Taylor; 10th,
S. R. Burch; 18th, ]. F. Allison ODD. Jacob
w. Able; 18th, Edward Brooks; Engineer
Corps, Elphonzo Youngs.
Section on program, Mr.. A. F. Mcmillan
chairman; Messrs. George H. Slaybaugh
Laurence Wilson, B., F. Chase and Israel
w. Stone.
Section on finance, Mr.. A. J. Cunning,
chairman; Messrs. Marion T. Anderson and
A H. G. Richardson.
Tents for Reunion Purposes.
A report was received from Major Gilbert
Thompson for the section on tents and
grounds to the effect that two large tents,
capable OF holding from 1900 to 6,0OO per-
sons each, were to be obtained for the
larger reunions and other assemblies of
veterans
Colonel Arthur Hendricks presided over
the meeting of the 9Th Corps Association.
Dr. j. s. Raub acted as secretary. 1t was
voted to hold another meeting May 3 for
the purpose of planning definitely the
course to be followed by the 9Th Corps as
a body. Among those who took part IN
last nights deliberations were: Mr.. w. H.
Gibson, DR.. o. B. Jameson, Mr.. William
H. Mills. DR.. J. S. Raub, Mr.. c. F. Woske,
Dr. A. E. Johnson, Mr. ]. NJ. Cults and Mr..
Arthur Hendricks.
The reception committee of the woman's
auxiliary committee has been named by
Mrs Ellen Spencer Mussey as follows: Mrs.
y. S. Grant chairman; Mrs. Charles S.
Sigsbee, Mrs. w. S. Schley, Mrs. II. c. Cor
bin, Mrs. John A Logan and Miss Clara
Barton.
Applications for Quarters.
The United States Veteran Navy through
Will E. Atkins of Chase avenue, Cincinnati,
field captain and chief of staff of that body,
has applied for the privilege of holding it's
reunion during the period of the encamp-
ment of the Grand Army. Commander At
kinS states that the Veteran Navy will be
glad to participate In the encampment if it
is extended the privileges as to quarters
and places for reunions it has obtained in
other cities.
Applications for quarters have been re-
ceived from John A. Andrews Post. No. 10,
for 100 men and band. and from Mansfield
Post No 53, of Middletown, Conn, for
from fifty to seventy-ive men.
Committee Meetings.
Committee meetings are announced as
follows: Committee on camp fires, Satur
day, April II, at pm, at headquarters;
committee on advertising and privileges,
Wednesday, April 16, at the same hour and
place; committee on reunions, Monday,
April IA. at the same hour and place: 9Th
Army Corps Association, Saturday, May 5,
at the same hour and place.
The following appointments We're made
today: Sol z. Minister, to the committee on
excursions; James E. Clements. to the fin
ance committee.