Evening star., 1902-08-11

De played. Iney Will slit the DiOOC anu
quicken the tagging footsteps Of many an
old comrade who would fall behind to ESQ.,
called ragtime music. We will make
desperate fight on this question and will
have the united support of every patriotic
body of men and women in the District,
but knowing the patriotism you have ever
displayed and the influence that you can
exert over all such matters, We place this
in your hands,
Major Gilbert Thompson, historian of the
Veteran United States Engineers Associa-
ton. has written the executive committee
asking that the following inscription be
placed ION the south wall of the Ith street
electric power house"
THE United States Engineer Battalion
was quarsered in buildings upon this site
from November, 1861, to March, 1862. Com
pany arrived in this city to protect
pubic property January 20, 1861. Com
panies B and c at this place, December 3,
1861. The battalion camped upon the ad-
joining grounds, Septe mber to I, 1862
Committee Meetings.
Committee meetings have been called for
the current week as follows: Committee
on badges, Colonel Abram Hart, chairman,
tonight, at $50 O'Clock, at headquarters:
23d Army Corps Association, and Ladies of
the G. A. r., tomorrow evening at head
quarters; 22d Army Corps Association,
Wednesday evening at headquarters; 9th
Army Corps Association and the citizens
executive committee, Friday evening, the
former at headquarters, and the latter at
the Riggs House.
This meeting of the citizens executive
committee is called for the discussion of
the program after 1t has been practically
determined upon by General Torrance, his
chief aids and the officers of the local eX-
ecutive committee. 1t is expected all the
national officers of the G. A. R. indicated
will be present.
Legion of Loyal Women
The Legion of Loyal Women held a lawn
fete committee meeting at G. A. r. head
quarters Saturday evening, presided over
by the chairman, Mrs. Harriet L. Vining
The fete, which is to be given Friday and
Saturday evenings of this week, has been
engaging the attention of the patriotic
women of Washington for the last month,
and this was the last of the arrangements
for its success
The table committees appointed by Mrs.
Ninlng are follows:
Table No. Mrs Marie Houghton, chair
man; Mrs Hattie Roach, Mrs. Jessie Os
borne and Mrs. NJ. L. Bockover.
Table No Mrs Dora Hendrix. chair
man; Mrs. Mary A Miller, Mrs Alice Good
acre, Mrs. l.. B. Cutler and Miss Carrie
Shinn.
Table No. s-Mrs J. A. West, chairman;
Mrs. Kate Temple, Mrs Helen Engle, Mrs.
Rehecca Roberts and Miss Ella Dolan
Table No. Mrs. Celsta Ferris, chair
man; Miss Anna Ferris, Mrs. Lizzie Calver
Mrs. Sarah Berry ant Mrs. Libbey Porter
Peanuts and popcorn-Mrs Emma Myers
chairman; Mrs. Jennie White, Miss Lillian
Witham and Mrs. Rose Fryor.
Candy table-Mrs. Florence Donohue,
chairman; Mrs. Helen Devo and Mrs Mar,
Moore.
Moxie table-Mrs NJ V. Moore, chairman:
the Misses Moore.
Coffee table-Mrs: Mary A. Lamb.
Ice cream tahle-Mrs. Anan Ball
Mrs. Laura v. Mccullough, assisted by
Mrs. F. B. Wilson, Mrs. Mary r. Fuller,
MRS Helen S. Rappley and Mrs. H n.
Rose Will have charge of the grab bag.
saturday afternoon Capt. Nathan Ri.k-
ford, chairman of the committee on floral
badges, took Mr.. Barry Bulkley, secretary
o1 the citizens committee, and John Nc
Glroy, senior vice commander r-in-chief,
chairman or the committee on reunions,
about the city and gave them view of the
noral badges put out under his supervision.
Ihey were found in excellent condition. the
plants growing luxuriantly and making a
fine showing. They add much to the at
tractlveness of the park display, and Secre-
tary Bulkley remarked that they were
history of the war in themselves.
Ihe trip was enlivened by running his
tory of the engagements of the various
corps, Col. McElroy and Capt Bickford
belng thoroughly conversant with all the
operations, and it was suggested that Col
for the official souvenir 1t is said IN
Grand Army circles that no man is more
competent to do this than the present
oeiioi vice cOmmanQer-ln-Chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic
Captain o. II. Oldroyd. who is a national
ald upon the staff of Chief
torrance, has been appointed upon the re-
ception committee.
Additional Committeeman.
Following the publication in The Star of
last Saturday of a long list of points of
historic interest not commonly known to
Washngtonians Chairman w. P. Van
"lckle of the committee to mark points of
historic interest has announced the follow
ing partial list of his associates on that
committee:
w. f. Van Wickle, chairman; William V.
Cox, vice chairman; Marcus BENJAMIN
historian; Edward r. Bates, secretary:
George B. Pitts, corresponding secretary:
Armat Stoddard, official marker; Com
mander George w. Baird, Mr. John w.
Babson, Marcus Baker, William w. Birth.
Glen Brown, Thomas S. Brown, w. B.
BRYAN Edwin c; Burleigh Appleton P.
Clark, John F. Coyle, ]. Madison Cults,
Lewis ]. Davis. Weston Flint, DR.. E. NJ.
Gallaudet, Admiral James A. Greer, George
+: Gulick, James F. Hood, John H. Jen-
kins, Noble D. Larner, William P. Leech,
Henry Cabot Lodge Capt Henry P. Look
er, H. B. F. Macfarland, D. H. Mercer.
DR.. Charles Moore, Theodore W. Moves
Fred ID. Owens, G. A. Pearre, Thomas F.
Pendall, John b. Randolph. Benjamin w.
Reiss. William ]. Rhees, Gilbert Thomp-
son, William Tindall, Richard Wainwright,
III. Randall Webb, John Wilkins and Gen.
Thomas Vincent.
Music in the Air.
At the meeting of Lincoln Corps Friday
evening a spirited discussion occurred on
the subject Of music for the encampment
parade. It is said some fifty members of
the corps participated in very animated
manner. protesting against the proposition
to have only ragtime music or recent popu-
lar airs played by the bands in the grand
review Of the veterans. The corps then or
dered memorial to be sent to Chairman
Warner. signed by $50 members of the
CORPS. which is the largest in the Depart
ment of Potomac. In this letter the corps
declared that it would be very bad taste to
deprive the veterans of the pleasure Of
hearing their sold-time music in the parade,
and suggested that the bands be instructed
to play only national airs. 1t is said the
Grand Army posts will take this matter up