Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-28
M AKING A CANVASS
I. A. r. ENCAMPMENT COMMIT
TEE AFTER FUNDS.
Total of Subscriptions to Date Less
Than is Needed-Hopeful
of Results.

A thorough canvass Of the governmental
depar ments is being begun today in the
interests of the citizens fund for the G.
A K. encampment of 1902. Secretary
Buckley of the citizens executive commit
tee will confer this afternoon with Di-
rector Merriam of the census bureau and
arrange plan for opening subscription
lists in all the divisions of that office
Later similar plans will be followed and
c&nvasses made in each of the other bu-
reaus in the civil service. 1t is antici-
pated the employees of the government will
contribute literally once the matter is
brought to their direct attention, and that
the total of contributions from this source
will prove a material addition to the en-
campment entertainment fund.
Large Attendance Anticipated.
According to the report made to the
finance committee last night by Chairman
Frank X. Raymond, a total of 100000 or
100000 visitors may be expected during the
encampment
Il was in Philadelphia recently during the
gathering of the passenger agents of a
number of roads, he said. "In discussing
the situation with them, and suggesting
That we were expecting probably 400, 600
people here during the enCampment, l was
officers of the transportation companies as
sured me that the final figures would show
nearer 100000 60O,UOO people than the
figures which l had quoted The official
figures of the last encampment held here
place the number of visitors q ;,97 600
This statement was part of a general talk
on the finances of the encampmcnt by Mr..
raymond at the opening of the meeting.
The session of the committee was held at
headquarters and was attended by about
twenty members. total of $40, had
been subscribed. said the chairman, if a
pledge of 1000 by local business man is
Included. This is within 81 800 of the
whole sum subscribed ten years ago, to
which Congress added appropriation of
$4,000 exclusively out of the revenues of
the District. OF this total of Sal 600 for
the 1892 encampment $1,000 was expended
on free quarters. This year the fund was
intended to be much smaller than that Of
ten years ago, but it was also intended to
make the expenditures much smaller. The
entertainment committee of 1892, for eX-
ample, had spent $1O,10S.f3 1t expected
to get along this year with $500. Mr. Ray
mond hoped the committeeman would set to
work vigorously to raise the present fund to
$4,000, as the District Comm ssioners would
not formally invite the G.. A. r. without
that sum as basis for entertainment
Plans Suggested.
Many schemes were suggested for in
creasing the total of subscriptions. 1t was
however, lHdt the SnOulQ
devote it's energies for the present to reach
the GO per cent of business men who have
not so far subscribed and to making a
canvass OF the government departments. OF
the seven theaters of the city it was stated
only two had so far given anything-one the
use of it's auditorium for two concerts and
the other a subscription of $3.50. None of the
express companies or packing houses had
subscribed. Only the bureau of engraving
and printing had been at all well covered
by canvassers. To properly reach all the
clerks in the departments and urge those
business interests indicated to do their
share would occupy the committee thought
Mr.. Raymond for several weeks.
The meeting adjourned subject to the
call of the chairman. Mr. Raymond will be
absent week or more attending the annual
encampment of the Mystic Shrine in San
Francisco. During that time his work as
chairman of this committee will be in the
hands of Vice Chairman Joseph E. Burk-
hart
The committee on literature for the en-
canpment, at recent meeting. received a
report that the War Departments collec-
ton of civil war photographs would be
placed at its disposal.