The Washington times., 1902-08-19
CAMP ROOSEVELT
TO OPEN OCTOBER 8


! General Torrance and party returned
| to the Ebbitt in time for luncheon at l
! O'Clock and afterward received several
callers before preparing to take the 1880
! train for his home in Minneapolis. He
was accompanied by General fowler
Col A. Noel Brakeman, chief of staff
took a later train fer his home in New
York.
Too Soon for Permanent Quarters.
Before leaving General Torrance stat
| ed that he was so well pleased with
the situation here that he did not be-
lieve that it would be necessary for
him TO return TO this city until n few
days before the encampmeut. While he
| recognized the many advantages OF
| Washington, which is held sacred in the
memories OF the men, many OF whom
had given up all but life in its defense,
he did not believe that the time was yet
ripe when the Capital City would be
made the permanent headquarters of the
orga lization.
The appointment of MIR. William f.
| GUIDE as marshal Of the civilian escort
that is to be provided for the veterans
on the day of the parade was another
! Ol lHt lN1AAAN9 ~ NaAN -~s
! MIR. GUIDE is a man OF most excellent at
| tainments. now in the prime of life and
with unlimited energy and judgment TO
direct him in his undertakings. His
recent election as the President of the
Business Mems Association was a
marked tribute Of the esteem in which
he is held by those with whom he comes
/ in daily business contact.
The Civilian Escort.
The civilian escort is one of the feat
ures that has been recently decided upon
| by General Torrance and Mr.. Warner.
! 1t is to be composed of about two hun
dred prominent citizens of the District
who will be mounted and wear black
frock coats. gray trousers and high hats.
They will head the procession. being
preceded only by the usual platoon OF
police For time it was even proposed
20 dispense with the services of the po-
| lice, but those in charge were informed
that the law stipulated that the police
head all professions of the kind
After ascertaining the wishes of Cen
eral Torrance and Mr.. Warner on the
subject, Mr.. Harrison Dingman yester-
| day concluded ARRANGEMENTS for imme-
diately opening headquarters OF the ma
| tional Offices of the G. A. r. in the an
mex to encampment headquarters, 14l2
New York Avenue northwest. Four
handsome new rooms have been placed
at the disposal OF the committee at the
above number by Mr.. Charles Eckstein.
who makes no charge whatever for the
premises. Mr.. Dingman Immediately
consulted Secretary Bnlkley, who gave
the order for the furnishing of the rooms
and the painting Of suitable signs for
the doors and windows.
Will Be Jointly Occupied.
The four rooms viii be occupied joint
ly by Mr. Dingman and Colonel Blake
man, chief of staff TO General Torrance.
who will make frequent visits to the
city to attend to the work regarding
he parade of the veterans. General
Burrows, the quartermasfer general OF
the c. A. R., will also pay occasional
visits to the city TO cooperate with
Mr. Dingman in the securing and as
signment of free quarters.
The announcement of Gen Russell T.
Alger. ex-Secretary OF War. of his in
tention OF coming to the city TO take
prominent part in the exercises of the
encampment has been received with
much pleasure on the part of the vet
Grams. Accommodations have been re-
served for him and his party at the Ar
lington Hotel.
Regatta on October 6.
The encampment officials were notified
yesterday that Monday. October c, had
been determined upon by the members
OF the Potomac Boat Club as the date of
the great regatta which is to be one OF
the features of the encampment pro-
gram. II has been suggested that a
special committee should be appointed |
to cooperate with the officers OF the |
boat club in arranging for the races. No |
action along this line has yet been taken, |
however.
The following committee meetings /
have been scheduled for this evening: /
Shields Division and the Seventh Army |
Corps. including other troops serving |
west Of the Mississippi River, will meet |
at encampment headquarters, 1905 New |
York Avenue northwest at S o'clock.
The subcommittee to pass upon histori-
cal information. of which DR.. Marcus
Benjamin is chairman. will meet In the
red parlor Of the Ebbitt House at the
same hour.
Floral Corps Badges.
The following list OF floral corps
badges to be found in the parks of
Washington has been submitted 10 Col
John McElroy by Capt. Nathan Bickford.
chairman OF the subcommittee on floral
Eighth Street al I Pennsylvania Ave
nue. southeast badges OF the Sixth and
Eighth Corps; intersection of North
and Pennsylvania Avenues.
badges OF the Second. Tenth. Twelfth and
Corps; at the Census Bureau.
badges of the Second and Sixth Corps dt
the Pension Bureau, badges OF the First,
Second Third. Fourth, Fifth, Sixth. Sew
enth. Eighth. Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh,
Twelfth and Sixteenth Corps: Eighth
Street and Pennsylvania Avenue north
west. Second Corps west of the bridge
over Sixth Street SOU Invest, Seventh
and Eighth Corps; in front OF the Agri-
cultural Department, Second. Fourth.
Sixth, Fourteenth, Sixteenth and
Twenty-ffth Corps; at the Monument,
Ninth ard Sixteenth Corps; Mcpherson
Square. Thirteenth, Fifteenth. Sixteenth
md Seventeenth Corps; Thomas Circle,
Fourth Fourteenth and Twentieth
Corps: Vermont Avenue and Thirteenth
STREE, Fifteenth Corps; Pennsylvania
avenue and Thirteenth Street. Seventh.
renth. Nineteenth. Twenty-second and