Evening star., 1902-03-15
Program Outlined for Nation
al G. A. R. Encampment.
CHILDREN IN CHORUS
CHAIRMAN Hay OUTLINES PART
OF HIS PLAN.
Completion Of the Committee on Public
Comfort to Be Announced
Next Week.

Chairman Edwin B. Hay Of the eubcom-
| mittee on music OF the Grand Army en-
campment today announced his plans for
the musical features Of the Grand Army Of
the Republic parade. His intention is to
enlist from 800 to 1909 school children.
train them 8 chorus capable Of singing
marching songs. and have them dressed to
represent huge American flag at the head
or pennsylvania avenue and just south Of
the treasury. This is very much the plan
which was followed ten years ago. when
Mr.. Hay was likewise chairman Of the
committee on music and which was then
pronounced success.
Ten years ago." said Mr.. Hay. ''the cho-
rus OF school children at 18th street proved
to be one Of the most inspiring features Of
the entire encampment AS the line reach
cd the treasury all the bands stopped play
ing and the veterans marched along to the
strains Of one patriotic song after another.
rendered by great throng Of school chill
dren. The little sonssters were dressed In
red, white and blue clothes, 80 that from
the street they looked like q large American
flag.
Ihe enect was fine. We purpose to do
very much the same thing this year and l
ieel confident the result will be equally sat-
isiactoEy. The grandstand will have to be
course. and the chorus Will have to be care
fully trained But those details were mast
cred once and We are not afraid Of them
now.
Vice Chairman and Secretary.
Il have asked Mr.. Percy s. Foster. who is
a host In himself, to become the vice chair
man OF my committee. and Mr.. George A.
Darling OF the Post Ofilce Department.
veteran, to be secretary. My committee is
not to be large one. l have found that
large committees are likely to prove cum
bersome. shall choose a few men who are
as deeply interested In the matter as my
self and then we shall work together to
make the chorus as complete success as
We can. I have not had time. SO far, to
consider any other phase OF my work as
chairman OF the committee on music. just
now all my time will be given to making
this flag chorus one OF the features Of the
eHcampment.
Mr.. Q. G. Staples. who is chairman Of
the subcommittee on grand stands, expects
to call the Initial meeting some time next
week. Col Staples is very familiar with
the work, as he served In a corresponding
capacity during the encampment ten years
ago The duties OF the committee do not
IN any sense conflict with those Of the sub
committee on cncampment structures, of
which Mr.. Appleton L. Clark, jr., is chair
man.
Committee on Excursions.
The personnel OF the committee on ex-
cursions for the forthcoming annual en-
campment OF the Grand Army of the Re-
public was announced this morning at en-
campment Headquarters follows: Arthur
Hendricks chairman; a. p. Dinsmore, vice
chairman; Lorenzo Nanderhoef, secretary;
S. J. Block. s. ". Bonyou, H. W. Burns, j.
N. Butcher w. W. Chambers. n. II. Camp,
William Emerson, w. w. Eldridge. II. ".
Emo, John Finn. ". Fl. Hoover. John S.
Hoover j. E. McCaba, A. A. Maxim F. l..
McKeans, J. r. Nick clvey, George Newton,
Alex. Calesty. T.. M. OBryon. Corvis Park
er w. Fl. Peck. j. j. Freeland. A. II. Frear
0. W. Fletcher. Theo. Fitzgerald, Robert
f. Grant. l.. f. Gridiey, D. w. Classic. w.
Hazer. c. B. Harins. Geo. 8. Bounds, c. NJ.
Robinson, George Smith, f. II. Smith, E.
]. Hazel, Jas. s. Tho,nas. Dudolph Ullmer,
D. s. Wood, Daniel Williams.
About sixty other members are to be ad-
ded to this committee.
On Public Comfort.
Chairman NJ. l. Weller has signifed TO the
officers Of the executive committee that the
committee on public comfort viii! be COM
pleted some time next week. This latter
committee is one of the largst as well as
one Of the most important of those required
for the encampment. It's field includes the
entire SUBJECT OF accomm odation for the
veterans and other visitors. whether quar-
tered as organizations as individuals
and the regulation of the whole matter Of
"rations." The work involved in providing
the rereran organiza tions with halls for
reunions and suitable sleeping quarter ac-
commoda tions is enormous and requires the
most expert knowledge Mr. Weller and
many of his associates have undertaken
this task In connection with inaugurat tions
and other previous 50 therings in Washington
and are cOrrespondinsiy we'll equipped But
the amount of preliminary prepar "a ton to
be made Is very great Notwithstanding the
busness-like plan to be followed. A roll
OF boarding houses with the prices to be
asked for meals will probably serve to pro-
vide all the visitors with the informa ton
needed as to board. Ten years ago the cor
work Of providing quarters and supervising
the whole matter of boarding houses by
placing booths along the principal streets
where the veterans and other strangers
could obtain full information on any sub
ject pertaining to the enca mpment
Revising the Rolls.
Saturday has already become known as a
ligh: day at headquarters. This morning
Secretary Bulkley and his assistants were
engaged In revising the rolls Of the SUBJ
committees and bringing their CORRESPOND
ence up to date. This is all preliminary to
week of the greatest activity, as Chairman
Warner and Mr.. Bulkley plan that the en-
suing seven days shall all the s,bcom-
mittees hard at work and much of the early
work of the encampment put out OF the
way.
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