Evening star., 1902-09-11

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| killed in the war, took place. They We're
| picked off by Sharpshooters south of the
| river while on duty near the Great Falls.
! "A saloon adjoining the mail bag repair
! shop on c street was resort for the Ger
| mans, and Carl Schurz received here the
compliment of welcome and serenade.
| The proprietorS Gerheart and KiZanowSki
| were both members of the German battal-
ions and in the service won stars. l would
| not mark such unsavory places as the
| Blue Goose on 7th street above New York
| avenue. for but few want to remember
them.
THE two remaining engine houses Of the
volunteer days, the Union at 10Th and II
| streets northwest and the AnacostH at 9th
and K streets southeast, should be kncluded
| in the list, the first because of thu forma-
ton of companies that took pa4t in the
| war with Mexico and in 1851 this govern
! ment steam engine Hibernia being located
there and the second because it was a ral-
lying place for the New York people"
Occupied by District Troops.
The following is also partial list of the
armories occupied by the District troops
who were mustered in from April 10 to %.
| 1861:
Washington Light acknowledgements
! Hall, over Combs restaurant, south side of
Pennsylvania avenue, east Of 10th street
| northwest
| National Riffes-Temperance Hall, E
| street between 9th and 10th streets north
! west.
Potomac Light Infanry-Forest Hall,
| Georgetown.
National Guards-T-he armory, 9th and B
| streets southwest. now the fish commission
Metropolitan Rifes-Hook and ladder
| house, Massachusetts avenue between 4th
and 9th streets northwest, now occupied by
an engine company, No. 6.
| Turner Rifes-Turner Hall, New Jersey
avenue between B and c streets northwest.
| Washington Zouaves-ThOrn's Hall, 7th
| street, next to Odd Fellows Hall.
| TTr,inp rnrr Tl.-o mar
| ance Hall, E street between 9th and 10th
! streets northwest.
Company B, Union REORGANIZATION en-
| gine house, 18th and II streets northwest.
Company c, National Guard-Odd Fell
! lows Hall.
w. c. Guard-Odd Fellows Hall.
Washington Howitzers-Southeast corner
| of 9th and G streets southeast.
Slemmer Gusrds-Thorn's Hall. 7th street
northwest adjoining odd Fellows Hall.
Mr. Cuno II. Rudolph. chairman of the
| committee on decorations, has been made
! second vice chairman of the executive COM
| mittee.
Copies of poems and songs composed es-
pecially for the encampment. pour into
/ headquarters by the dozen. Most of these
are sent by friends of the authors. who ask
| the Endorsement of the executive commit
| tee. 1t is manifestly impossible for the
! committee to take the action desired, but
/ the poems and songs frequently excite
much comment. One of them. which has
! been given favorable attention. came this
morning 1t is entitled ''Our Nations Wei
come" is from the pen of D. l.. Ainsworth
! of Rochester, n. Y. and begins: d" Wash
| ington city grateful and true welcomes
| with pride the Boys in Blue 3"
| Floral Decorations
The floral committee, which will have
| charge of the decoration of the convention
! halls of the different woman's organiza-
| tions, with Mrs. NJ. V. Gounde the chair
man. presiding, met in Mrs. Mussey's office
| at headquarters last night and appointed
| several subcommttees, whose duties will
| be to see that each hall is supplied daily
with fresh cut nowers during the week
| of the conventions. The Church of Our
Father, where the Womans Relief Corps
will convene, will be in charge of COM
| mittee, with Mrs. Mary Hall, chairman.
| The Luther Memorial Church convention
hall Of the Ladies of the G. A. R, will be
in charge of Mrs Fanny Page. The Wash
fngton Club, ITO I street, where the Army
Nurses Association will assemble, will be
in charge of Mrs. Dora Hendrix. The
Daughters Of Veterans will meet In So
ciety Temple. 9th and G streets northwest
and this hall will be cared for by a com
mittee with Mrs. w. p. Dorsey as chair
man.
Capitol Police Arrangements
Captain J. P. Megrew, commanding the
Capitol police force, is making arrange
menIs for the proper care of visitors to the
Capitol during the Grand Army encamp-
mant. He has issued an order that no fur
ther leaves of absence shall be granted
members of the Capitol force until the close
] OF the encampment, it being his purpose to
nave every available man on duty during
| that period.
Captain Megrew stated today that nea-ly
all or his men Will be on duty inside the big
building to handle the crowds and point out
| to strangers the many points of interest
| X is probable therefore, that the committee
| on publlc order may assign number of
specials and committeeman to assist in
| guarding the Capitol parks.
Prizes for Best Decorations.
| Three handsome solid silver cups are to
| be presented to local merchants as prizes
for the best decorated buildings during the
! encampment. This was agreed upon last
night at a meeting. of the committee on
decorations held a the Riggs House There
| was some discussion whether these prizes
| should take the form of cash In suitable
| amounts, medals cups. but the final vote
| IN favor of cups was practically unanimous.
The committee decided also that 1t would
| extend the borrowers of the flags fntrusted
| to the committee by the War Department
every facility for executing the nominal
bond of 500 required on such occasions
One feature OF decoration approved last
| night is very likely TO excite the enthusiasm
of the whole body of visitors This is the
| suspension across Pennsylvania avenue of
!
| of three. Illuminated at night by strong
| searchights.
| This body will hold only one or two fur
| ther sessions, Its work being now prac-
| tically complete. Chairman Cuno H. Ru-
| doph presided last night and the attend
| ance was very large.
| Maintenance Of Order.
=, Richard Sylvester. major and chief of no
! lice and chairman of the committee on pub
| lie order, yesterday evening explained to
| the members of the committee his plans for
| preserving order and protecting property
| during the encampment. Between 300 and
| 400 men will be added to the police force
as special officers, All the $50 members OF
| the committee will be organized into a
| special auxiliary force. These men viii
| then be assigned to duty as their capabili-
ties and the needs of the encampment may
| suggest.
Detectives will be on duty at every rail-
road station, important crossing and en-
frances to large meetings. Special officers
| will be>Stationed at each hall used by the
soldiers TO prevent the assembly there of