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OF this band for this occasion as a grateful
tribute by the department to the members
OF the Grand Army. who will assemble as
a body at the national capital for the last
time. / also appreciate your compliance
with my personal request.
Lieut.. Santelmann. Mr.. Warner. Mr..
Dayton. Col. NcElrOy and several others
had love feast at headquarters when this
result was announced. Expressions of mu
tual congratulatiOn abounded.
A Soldier Band.
These old soldiers have made this gov
ernment of today a possible thing" Mr..
Dayton said. holding Lieut.. Santelmanns
hand in both his own. IF they had not
done their part there would be Marine
Band But there is one. I'm glad to say,
and he is going to be where he belongs
during a reunion of these old vets.
There seems to me 20 be something par
ticyIarIy appropriate in this arrangement"
said Mr. Warner. The Marine Band is
soldier band and II is to do honor to vet
Grams of hundred battlefields each. The
enCampmsnt is thus given additional sig
nii!CauCe by the presence of the marines. 1t
is also assured mighty fine music on every
occasion of great Importance to the en-
campment-the religious meeting of Sun
day; the camp fire and dedication of Camp
Roosevelt of Monday the reception at the
pension bureau and the general reception of
Tuesday. the parade of W edneSday, and all
the other large meetings in which the vet
Grams will have particular interest"
Lieut. Santelmann Concurs
Lieut.. Santelmann concurred in all the
others said. We are soldiers" he OBJ
served ''and We are glad to do every honor
TO the soldiers of the civil war. AS Mr..
Dayton says. they made our band possi-
b!lity. But they did great deal more
than that. and we not thinking of our
organization when we offer to play as the
official band of the encampment. We con-
slider the service an honor to ourselves and
We undertake it gladly. a small section
OF our band is already engaged for the
Wednesday parade. Mr. Warner and the
assistant secretary have assured me that
contract can be Obviated. So we are all
OF us pleased at the prospect of furnishing
the very best music of which We are
capable as our contribution to the encamp-
ment-
Request for Searchlights.
Representative Dayton also sent the fol-
lowing letter 10 Secretary w H Moody
with equal assurances that his request
would be granted:
Referring to the conversation of Mr.
Warner and myself with you yesterday re-
garding searchlights for use during the
coming encampment of the Grand Army
OF the Republic. permit me to request that
four large searchlights be sent to the
W aShlngIOn navy yard during the said en-
Campment, under such regulations as may
be prescribed by your department. 1t will
b. desirable To have these searchlights by
september - in order that proper arrange
nents may be made 10 place them in posi-
ton
These lights will all be used for the
illumination of the dome of the Capitol
and viii make possible the carrying out
of an elaborate scheme of illumination that
hinges o1 the securing of these lights.
Committee Meetings
The following committee meetings have
been announced for next week:
Monday-Automobile committee, at the
Riggs House at o'clock: religious exer-
mittee. Cavalry Corps of the Mississippi
Mrs MUsseys Womans Relief Corps and
Mrs 1Iussey's badge committee at encamp-
ment headquarters. 14UJ New York avenue
northwest.
Tuesddy-Third Army Corps at the Riggs
House: engineers. signal corps. etc, Army
of the James. Shields division and the
committees printing and campfires, at
encampment headquarters
misunderstanding staff of general hos
pitaI DR.. w. b French. at headquarters.
ThUrstlay- Sixteenth Army Corps
Friday-Sixth Army Corps. at the Riggs
House and 9th Army Corps, at encamp-
ment headquarters.
Apportionment of Fund.
The Commissioners have directed that the
s11 600 appropriated by Congress for the
c. A r. encampment next month be appor-
toned as follows: $1,000 for the construc-
ton and maintenance of public comfort
stations and information booths; $1,000 for
trc-oSIng Pennsylvania avenue with wire
ropes. The balance is placed subject to the
requirements Of the police depart for