Evening star., 1902-08-15
FOR THE ENCAMPMENT.
The Order of Exercises Agreed
Upon Today.
MONSTER CAMPFIRE
THE PRESIDENT AND GEN. TOR
RANCE TO REVIEW PARADE.
General Orders to Department of Ken
tucky-Meeting of Committee
on Entertainment.


York Avenue Presbyterian Church, where
Rev. Wallace Radcliffe. DID, will preside,
and In St Patrcks Catholic Church. where
Rev. D. ]. Stafford, DID. will preside
Monday, October 6-Campf1re in ConveI-
tion Hall at 7:3O o'clock in the evening at
which the members of the veteran associa-
tions Will be addressed by speakers of ma
tional reputation S. E. Faunce, chairman
of the local committee on campfires. to
preside.
Tuesday. October Naval day; parade of
special veterans associations, detachments
Of regular troops. District militia and va
r1Ous civilian organizations to be PartiCu-
larly invited; excursion to Mount Vernon
for the delegates to the encampment; pub
lie evening meeting of welcome at Con-
vention Hall, at which Chairman Warner
of the local citizens committee will extend
the freedom of the city to Gen. Torrance
and his associates.
Review by President Roosevelt.
Wednesday. October S-Grand review Of
@. A. R. by the commander-in-chief and
the President of the United States. with an
elaborate reception in the evening at Con-
ventiOn Hall
Thursday, October 0. and Friday, October
1O-SesSions of national encampment
Meetings of auxiliary conventions and
corps and regimental reunions may be
scheduled for any time during the en-
campment.
The line of march will extend from the
Congressional Library to the corner of 18th
and II streets northwest, via Pennsylvania
avenue
Those who attended this conference were:
Gen. Ell Torrance, cOmmander-in-chief of
the G. A. r.; Gen. Silas H. fowler, adju-
tant general of the G. A. r.; Col. Charles
BOrrOws, quartermaster general OF the g.
A. R.; Col. A. Noel Brakeman, chief OF
staff, G. A. r.; Col. Thomas w. Scott,
member executive committee, national
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man b. II. Warner and Secretary Barry
Bulkley of the local citizens executive
committee.
This body met at 10 o'clock in a room in
the Ebbitt and sat behind closed doors un-
til l o'clock in the afternoon. The discus
stOns over various phases of the program
were conducted in a spirit of the utmost
harmony, and the result, according to state
mentS subsequently made by Gen. fowler,
Col Scott, Mr.. Warner and Mr.. Bulkley,
represents the unanimous judgment of the
united committees.
Patriotic Services.
1t was explained that patriotic services
IN many churches were substituted for one
large service because of the manifest i'm
possibility of accommodating in any one
hall the whole number of persons who
would desire to attend. The particular
mention made of DR.. Radcliffe and DR..
Stafford Is due in the one instance to the
remarkable success which marked SINH
lar service held at the New York Avenue
Church ten years ago and in the other to
DR.. Stafford's firmly established reputation
an orator.
Monday evening was given to the COM
mittee on campfres in accordance with a
definite promise made to Chairman Faunce
several months ago.
The parade OF Tuesday is designed to
comprise all the several parades which
have been suggested 1t Is purposed that
the association of Naval Veterans shall be
IN complete control, and that the day shall
be as nearly as Is customary exclusively
naval day. The line will depend entirely
on the invitations extended to other or
ganizatiOns by the seamen. General Tor
rance and Mr.. Warner are assured, how
ever. that these invitations will include the
regular troops available, the District mil
itia, many special associations Of veterans
such as the Ex-Prisoners of War, Soldiers
OF the Battlefield, Union Veterans Union,
Sons Of Veterans and such civilian bodies
as the knights Templar, Knights of Pyth-
las and Red Men.
Other Exercises.
The excursion to Mount Vernon is sub
stituted for the trip to the Indian Head
proving grounds proposed at last nights
meeting Of the committee on entertainment
The public evening meeting of welcome,
which Is scheduled for Tuesday evening, is
to comprehend addresses by Chairman
Warner, Commissioner Macfarland many
distinguished veterans not especially men
toned and Gen Torrance. II IN the city
at the time President Roosevelt will be
present. The reception fixed for Wednes-
day evening, following the parade OF the
g. A r., is to be an adaptation Of that
agreed upon by Gen. Burdette and his asso-
ciates of the committee on entertainment
at their session Of yesterday.
The committee voted also that but one
official grand reviewing stand should be
constructed; that II should be exclusively
for the President and the cOmmander-in-
chief; that II should accommodate only
1000 persons. and that Gen. Torrance
should prepare without delay the list Of
persons to be invited to seats therein. The
only other action taken at the conference
was TO direct that the committee on In
formation prepare and post in different
hotels maps showing the location of the
various posts; that permanent headquar-
ters be opened by Col. Burrows in this city
about September l. and that 10000 copies
of Chairman Warmers circular Of informa-
ton be furnished Gen fowler as soon as
possible.
According TO statements made after the
meeting the demand for free quarters dur
ing the Washington encampment is un-
precedented. The allowance of $4,000
made TO Gen Burrows, it is said will hard
ly go half way around. But with the
space IN the government printing Office and
several other buildings the quartermaster
general hopes 10 find space for those who
need II most.
This year will mark the end Of the free
quarters business" said one of the COM
mittee men The matter is growing be-
yOnd our reach"
After luncheon Mr.. Warner and Secre-
tary Buckley drove the visitors about the
city, showing them the decorations in the
parks. indicating the line of march visiting
the buildings set apart for free quarters
and examining all other places Of partIc-
ular interest in connection with the en-
campment- Gen Torrance will remain here
several days, perhaps a week Gen fowler
and Col Burrows Will leave within two or
three days. The others expect to get away
tomorrow
The proceedings of this Joint cor,rnittea
Will be reported to the citizens executive
committee at meeting to be held at the
Riggs House this evening. All the visiting
Grand Army men Will attend that meeting
and Gen. Torrance, Gen. fowler and Col
Burrows will probably address It briefly
II is possible, although regarded as by nc
means probable, that the executive commit
tee may order some change in the program
as indicated in which event the national
officers OF the Grand Army would proba bly,
waive their personal views and acquiesce