Evening star., 1902-03-22
INTERESTS; INCREASES
GRAND AEMYs ENCAMPMENT
WILL BE BIG SUCCESS.
Woman's Auxiliary Committee to
Meet Tuesday-Col. Michael
Accepts Craftsmanship.

| the benefit of the encampment finance com
! mittee. This action Is viewed by the Off
! cials OF the committee as one of the mos
| fortunate and helpful contributions to th'
| success Of the encampment which have 81
| far been made. A response to that effec
| has been sent the management of the thea
ter by Chairman Warner and Secretary
| Bulkley.
One of these dates will be used for the
| two lectures announced in The Star re-
! Gently. The other will probably be SET
| apart for concert to be given under the
direction Of the subcommittee on concerts
Of which DR.. Franklin T. Howe is chair
man. The officers Of the executive com
| mittee and DR.. Howe are agreed that con-
cert or local talent, which shall comprise
numbers by several of the best voices In
the city, several instrumental numbers OF
high quality and an offering by either the
Marine Band or one of the local orches-
tras, would prove decided drawing card,
ana contribute materially to the encamp-
ment fund.
The plans for this concert are of course
now very uncertain. but 1t is regarded as
one of the most promising enterprises
planned by the committee. DR.. Howe and
Mr.. Daniel Murray. the latter having un-
dertaken the concert of colored musicians,
are comforting today over a suitable audi
torium for that event.
Col. Michael Accepts.
Col. William H. Michael, chairman Of the
committee on naval veterans, has written
Chairman Warner accepting the position
indicated. The writer, who is now in
Charleston, s. c., stated that he had also
written the commanding officers of the Ma
tional Association of Naval Veterans and
other similar bodies with view of having
the annual reunions of those organizations
occur here simultaneously with the en-
campment Of the Grand Army. Ten years
ago these same matters were intruSted to
Col. Michael and the reunion of the naval
veterans was of the pronounced sue
cesses of the encampment.
Applications for quarters and other ac-
commodatfOns have been received from the
following organizations: The 9Th Cavalry
Association of Philadelphia. 80 members;
Admiral Foote Post, New Haven Conn,
$50 members; Charles H Stivens Post No
53, Leominster, Mass, 100 members.
Woman's Auxiliary Committee.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Nussey. chairman Of
the woman's auxiliary committee Of the ma
uonal encampment,. has issued a call for a
meeting in the ged parlor Of the Riggs
House for Tuesday at IL a'clock am. 1t
will be the first general meeting of this i'm
portant committee OF" women, and the chair
man desires full attendance. Many mat
ters of importance are to be considered.
There Will be four large Organiza tiOns of
women to provide for-the Womens Relief
Corps, Army Nurses. Ladies of the G. A. R.
and Daughters Of Veterans. For each of
these convention hall must be secured
commodious enough to seat $500 delegates,
alternates and visiting members The la
dies of the G. A. r. would like quarters for
about 500. The Daughters of Veterans
must have room for about 800.
The Army Nurses will be the guests OF
the city. They number about sixty. and
are the women who bore commissions as
army nurses. issued by the Secretary of
War and signed by the President, between
the years 1S61-5. They are quite aged
now. These heroic women, many of whom
bear sears of wounds received during bat
tlefield ministratiOns. have always had
quarters and board provided for them free
and carriages to transport them wherever
they wish to go 1t is said they rather
exacting, but Chairman b. H. Warner says
they have earned the right to be eXacting,
and that they shall have what they want
Mrs. Charlotte e. Main has accepted the
craftsmanship of this important committee.
Refreshments and Decorations.
Another problem that confronts the wo-
mans executive committee is the pre- para
ton of midday refreshments for each
of these organizations during the days of
convention work. This will enter into the
consideration in selecting halls, as it is
quite desra BILE that the luncheon be served
in the convention building or very close to
1t.
The question of decorations is also to be
discussed. All the convention halls are to
be decorated, and the question of material
will be a serious one Mrs. Mussey desires
to have the display of bunting and flags
more elaborate than ever before in the his
tory OF these national women'S orders.
Then there are all the receptions and well
comes to the Sc various organizations to be
considered.
From now on there will be an increasing
demand for accommodations from the local
| womens organizations, and the committee
on public comfort, of which Mrs. Lizzie
| Calver is chairman. will cooperate with
| the others in the effort to make satisfacto-
| ry disposal Of all applications
These are few of the subjects that Mrs
Mussey desires to lay before her committee
| and it is necessary that there be a full at
| tendance. In the letters of acceptance that
Mrs. Mussey has received great interest
| has been expressed and she feels much en-
couraged in consequence. She says that
| she realizes that the next few months will
| be filled with arduous labors but, with we'll
selected and harmonious committees she
feels secure in ultimate results.
| Mrs. Clinton Smith and Miss Helen B.
| Matthews have been appointed additional
members of the executive committee
Woman's Relief Corps Committees.
| The following committees appointed by
the chairmen and approved by Mrs. Mus
sey, will receive additions from time to time
| as seems expedient: ;e--~- ~
Committee WNpan,s FRelief Corps-Mrs
Ida A. Oldroyd. chairman; Mrs. Annie w
Johnson, vice chairman; mrs. Lille Jun
ham, Mrs. vfna M. Calhoun, Mrs. Kath
crime McMonegal,,I Mrs: Ida J. Hart. Mrs
Maria L. Jordan Mrs. Agnes L. Keeler
Mrs. Ida L. Chase. Mrs. Lucia B. Ora ham
| Mrs. Isabel w. Ball. Mrs. Mary E. Hall
Mrs Mamie p Dorsey. Mrs. Ida J. Hart
Mrs. Lola HaupsnaA( Mrs. Jennie Raub
Mrs. Julia Roberts, Mrs. Mary Peck, Mrs
Mary v. Gourdie. Mrs. Julia c. Collier
| Mrs Jane BridehamS Mrs. Margaret B
Yaw, -.rs Emma 8 Ellis. Mrs Nellie Gran
| del, Mrs Anna r. Hqtchins, Mrs Mirand.
W. Fuller, Mrs. Shelfenbarger, Mrs. Mar,
Bushby, Mrs. Emma Ferguson, Mrs Emm:
E. Crawford, Mrs. 1 Cecilia Ford, Mrs
Merriam NJ. Lewis, Mrs. Rosamond B
| Meacham, Mrs Maria Hare Mrs Matild:
R. Sprague, Mrs. Eliza F.. Naylor, Mrs
Matte E. Mcclure, Mrs. Mamie G. Davis
| MRS Indiana Cowling, Mrs. Elizabeth Mar
| shall, Mrs. Elizabeth Months, Mrs. Cornell.
Avery Mrs Emma Hempler. Mrs. Ada Dick
erson, Mrs. Katharine NJ Phillips, Mrs Jenni
Street, Mrs. A. p. Tasker, Mrs. Jane r
| McLane Mrs. Emma c. Littlejohn, Mrs
Sarah E. Newland. Mrs. Augusta E. Star
| key Mrs Anna M Hamilton, Mrs Mar,
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