Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-08
THE OFFICIAL PROGRAM
Wednesday, October 8.

pm-heunlOn or Sons OF veterans IA
Sherman tent
p.m.-Reunion of Army of the Potomac,
Grant tent; 18th Army Corps. She man
tent; Prisoners Of War, Sheridan tent Ma
val Veterans, Farragut tent; 14th Army
Corps, Meade tent; Coles Cavalry, Mary
land Volunteer Veteran Association, Sth
Army Corps, headquarters tent.
p.m.-Spectacular fireworks display,
with change of program.
to p.m.-Ladies of Grand Army Of the
Republic, Mrs. Emma Wall. national presi-
dent, and staff, will receive General Ell
torrance, commander-in-chief,G Grand Army
of the Republic, and staff
to y p.m.-Woman's Relief Corps, Mrs.
Calista Robinson Jones, national president.
and staff. reception to General Ell Tor
rance, commander-in-ch of Grand Army
OF the Republic. and his official staff.
mittee. Mrs Ellen Spencer Mussey. chair
man. assisted by ladies' of committee; Wo-
mans Relief Corps. Mrs. Calista Robinson
Jones. national president, and staff Ladies
of the Grand Army of the Republic. Mrs.
Emma Wall, national president. and staff;
National Association of Army Nurses Civil
War. Mrs. Della A. B: Fay, president. and
staff: Daughters Of Veterans. Mrs. Eliza
beth B. Stanley, national president. and
staff: Ladies' Aid Society. Sons of Veter-
ans, Mrs. Ida Toner Miller, national pres
ident, and staff; National Association La
dies Naval Veterans. United States Army
Mrs. Margaret B. Dixon. president, and
staff; Women's National Association Auxil-
larry to Union Ex-Prisoners of War; Mrs
William Paul, president, and staff; Ma
tional Relief Union Veterans Union. Mrs
Belle S. Morgan, president, and staff. will
receive the Grand Army of the Republic
Naval Veterans. United States army, all
other veteran organizations and auxiliary
bodies.
Thursday, October 8.
a.m-lMeeting national encampment
Grand Army of the Republic, First Congre-
gational Church.
Convention National Association Army
Nurses of Civil War, Washington Club,
ITO street northwest.
Twentieth annual convention Woman's
Relief Corps, Church of Our Father, 18th
and l. streets northwest.
Sixteenth annual convention Ladies OF
Grand Army of the Republic, Luther Memo
rial Church. Thomas Circle
Thirteenth annual convention Daughters
Of Veterans, Society Temple, 9Th and G
streets northwest
9:3O .m.-Conventton of Woman's Vet
eran Relief Union, in Concordia Hall.
0 to IL o'clock-PontCon bridge building
by the Sd United States Engineer Battalion
at Washington barracks (old arsenal
grounds, foot of AZ street,, under command
of Maj. W. NJ. Black
10 am, p. m.-Reception at Mother Bick-
erdyke tent, Camp Roosevelt, by Mrs.
Emma Southwick Brinton. assisted by DR..
Caroline Burkhardt. Miss Carolina Ransom,
10 a.m.-Reunion of the Army of the Cum
berland, Grant tent; 18th Army Corps, Sher-
man tent; 22d Army Corps, Sheridan tent;
Association of Shields Division Farragut
tent; Pennsylvania Reserves. Sd Division,
9th Army Corps. Meade tent.
2 p.m.-The 10th. 18th oath and 18th
Army Corps and the Naval Brigade, consti
tuting the Army of the James. in Grant
tent; 10th Army Corps, Sherman tent; Goth
Army Corps Sheridan tent; 18th Army
Corps Farragut tent; 18th Army Corps,
Meade tent.
800 p.m.-Reception to visiting comrades
by national president, Mrs. Della A. B. Fay
of the National Association of Army Nurses,
and staff.
4 to 6 p.m.-Reception by Mrs. Roosevelt
to the delegates to the conventions of wo-
mems organizations.
pm-Reunion Odd Army Corps Grant
tent; 18th Army Corps. Sherman tent: list
Army Corps Sheridan tent: Sd Army Corps,
Farragut tent; Engineer Corps, Meade tent.
pm.-Reception to delegates to encamp-
ment of Grand Army of the Republic at
Convention Hall.
p.m.-Reception to visiting comrades by
Mrs Elizabeth B. Stanley. national presi-
dent of the Daughters of Veterans, and
staff, at Society Temple.
Friday, October 10.
Conventions will meet same hour and
place as on Thursday Reception at Mother
Bickerdyke tent same hours as on Thurs
day.
8 a.m-Election and installation Of off,
GERS, Sons of Veterans.
10 a.m.-Assocation Of the 5Sth Ohio Vol
unteer Infantry Sherman tent Sd Brigade,
LIST Division, 5th Army Corps, Sheridan
tent; LIST Vermont Heavy Artillery, Meade
tent. No assignments are announced for
this hour In Grant or Sheridan tents.
pm.-Hospital Corps drill, in charge OF
DR.. D, Percy Hickling, chairman committee
on hospitals.
to l p.m.-Reception Of Lincoln Corps,
w. R. c., to encampment guests.
Saturday, October II.
am.-Convention Woman's Relief Corps.
The Department of the Potomac, Wo-
mans Relief Corps. Mrs Ida A Oldroyd.
department president, and staff, assisted
by the department, will receive at Vino
daughsis, 1903 New York avenue northwest,
from 10 am. to pm. on Monday. October
6; Tuesday, October Z; Wednesday, October
s: Thursday, October o; Friday, October 10.
Headquarters women's citizens commit
tee Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey. chairman;
Mrs. Laura V. Mccullough, secretary, at
No. 1405 New York avenue. Open to visit
ors desiring Information from 10 I'M to s
p m. during encampment week.
The 4th Field Battery, U. S. Artillery,
will be present during the encampment to
fire morning and evening salutes in Camp
Roosevelt. G. A. r. veterans and their
families are specially invited to attend the
dress parades of the Engineer Corps, which
will take place daily except Saturday and
Sunday, at pm, at Washington barracks.
Music will be furnished by the Engineer
Corps Band.