Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-28
ON BUSINESS TOUR
SECRETARYfBULKLEY OF O. A. r.
COMMITTEE no LEAVE SOON.
viii Explain I'd Department oaacials
Plans Of Local Committee-Memor-
ial Bridge Corner Stone.

Secretary Barry, Buckley Of the citizens
executive committee on the 1902 encamp-
ment OF the Grand Army Of the Republic
expects to ieage Washington within two or
three weeks. ii, and make q hurried trip
through the west; on G. A r. and other
business. Chairman Warner plans that Mr..
Buckley shall see various department Off
ciais OF the G.. A. R., explain the plans OF
the Citizens committee and enlist their CO.
operation IN obtaining the largest possible
representation of q. A. R. men. AS Mr..
Bulkley's trip win be made without ex-
pense to the citizens committee these inter-
views appear to the committee to be es-
pecially desirable. MI. Buckley is deter
mined not to go. however, until Gen. Tor
rance has visited Washington. August 8.
and all the work of the secretary to the
committee is IN the best possible shape. The
primary purpose Of his journey is to adjust
certain private business matters.
secretary James F. McHugh Of the Ma
tionai Journeymen's Stonecutters' Associa-
tlon mas written Chairman Warner that the
corner stone for the memorial bridge-which
the association intends to present to the
citizens' committee-is to be made Of Geor-
gla marble and to be handsomely carved.
According to Mr.. McHugh's letter the stone
VIII enlist the voluntary services of many
IN erect an offering from American organ
lied labor.
Col T. F. Beyland. department COM
mander of the state of Kentucky. has writ
ten secretary Buckley from Bellevue. KY,
thanking the citizens committee for its
prompt action in regard to reservtng horses
Tor the Kentucky staff during the veterans
parade. Ihis matter was referred to Capt
A. w. Kelly, vice chairman of the commit
tee on horses and carriages, who is now act
ing as chairman in the absence Of Col
Alison Nailor, jr.
Applications for Quarters.
Applications for quarters were reported
Saturday evening from the following: Ben
jamin F. Butler Post No. IL, of Massa-
chusetts. for an indefinite number: Joseph
Peiffer Of Rochester, N. Y. for an indefi-
mite number: w. 8. r. Shingler. assistant
adjutant general of the Department OF ArI-
iona, for an indefinite number, including
the department officers
Ihe matter of vacations during the hot
months receives little attention at head
quarters Mr.. Warner. for example, will
be away from Washington only a day or
two at time. feeling that the encamp-
ment preparations have now reached the
stage where the presence Of the chairman
Is most essential. The acceptance OF this
appointment has cost the chairman the
realizat ton Of two very dear plans. He was
recently offered an appointment as Ameri-
can representative to the Red Cross inter
national congress at St. Petersburg. and
was compelled to- decline because The trip
would take him out of the city at the par
ticular time When he would be most need
ed at G. A. r. headquarters. The other
plan was long thur through British Co
lumbia on the Canadian Pacific and North
ern Pacific railroads to which he and Mrs.
Warner were Invited recently 1t was
equally impossible for him to accept this
invitation. 81.
instead said Mr.. Warner the other
day. standing in front of an electric fan
ana Vainly trying to cool off, l shall be
here in Washington, And Washington isn't
such bad place after ALL
Mr.. M l. Weller9 chairman Of the COM
mtttee on public comfort, has worked so
hard he is compelled to rest. Accordingly,
he will go to- Prescott, Ontario province
for stay OF several weeks. Mr.. Charles
F. Benjamin. second vice chairman Of the
committee. will be- in charge of the affairs
OF the committee during Mr. We1ler's alb
sence. $3.50 30 syIse -.-.4