The Washington times., 1902-09-10
Pyrotechnic Display Will
Be the Finest Ever
Attempted.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR SEATING
Twenty Thousand People Will Be
Cared for at the White Lot-Rates
for Boxes and Other Seats Fixed
Many Committee Meetings.


technic display during the encampment
will be unusually elaborate. and, accord
ing to present arrangements of the COM
mittee. which has that feature in
charge, will probably be the most ex-
pensive and unique ever given in the
Capital City.
The work will be executed by the Pain
Manufacturing Company, and will be
presented on .he White Lot every night
during eencampment week. Seats will be
constructed to accommodate 10000 peo-
pie, and more than 300 employees will
come on to assist in the work of diH
playing the set pieces and general pro-
gram. There will also be high-class
vaudeville bill, and this, with the fire.
works, will offer at least two hours
entertainment.
While In Harrisburg recently Chair
man Long viewed the Pain display
there. which created widespread inter-
est and invited universal commendation.
The Pain representatives assured Mr..
Long that the display in Washington
would surpass any similar one ever at
tempted in the United States.
The Presidents Night.
1t is expected that President Roosevelt
will attend the entertainment Tuesday
evening, October Z, and that night will
be known as the Presidents night. The
display on other evenings will be assign
ed to the G. A. r. and various officials
rs the occasion may suggest.
Set pieces, such as portraits of the
President. Secretary of the Navy, Secre-
tary of War. generals of the army, and
other officials will be displayed nightly.
The charges for reserved seats have
been determined upon. There will be
20 boxes at $40 piece; 100 boxes, each
seating 5 people. at S. a piece; 1000
seats at 81; 1000 at 75 cents; 5000 at
so cents. and IL, 600 at 25 cents. Tickets
may be secured from T. Arthur Smiths
ticket agency. 1927 F Street northwest.
Haley's Band has been engaged for the
entire week. and will be present every
night to render appropriate musical Sc
lections and to assist in the vaudeville
entertainment.
AL diiIdSllNt ltdluit VIII De al dTti-
fetal lake on which mimic warfare will
be held. The performance will illustrate
impressivelgIand clearly. the. .worio of
modern gunboats. Two hundred men,
bers of the District militia will partic-
ipate in the war scenes, and fifty High
School cadets in full uniform will act as
ushers.
The police service will be efficient, ow-
ing to the appropriation from Congress
for work during the encampment.
Historic Battlehelds.
The committee on battlefield excur-
sions announces satisfactory arrange,
ments for Acomrades who wish to visit
the battlefieids near Manassas during
encampment week. At the suggestion
of the committee the Union soldiers re-
siding there have organized the Ma
nassas Picket POST for special duty
along the line of Bull Run and the
Southern Railway from now until Oc-
tober II. These comrades. wearing ap.
propriate badges, will meet the trains
arriving at Manassas from Washington.
Round trip tickets, which will be good |
for five days on any local trains. viii. |
be sold for 81. These tickets will be on |
sale from October to IA
The picket post will have headuuar- |
tiers directly opposite the Manassas de- |
pot, where all comrades are invited to
call and register. Those desiring In. |
formation in advance may address the |
following comrades in Manassas. Va: |
George c. Round. United States Signal |
Corps: Thomas ]. Moore, Pennsylvania /
T. N
unteers; o. p Merritt. Massachusetts |
Volunteers. Contracts have been made |
with hotel and liverymen for reasonable |
charges
Maximum Rates.
The maximum rat. for hotels will be
so cents for meals and the same for
lodging. Still lower rates may be OBJ
tsined at restaurants and boarding
houses. Comrades bringing blankets may
sleep free of expense at headquarters.
The Jnaximum livery charge will be
81 from Manassas to the Henry farm
and, RETURN ride OF six miles each
way, overlooking historic fields, streams,
and mountains.
Veterans of the G. A. R. will be in
terested to know that the owners Of the
Henry farm have secured as tenant Com.
rade Henry Steen, of the Twelfth Iowa.
He has made special study OF those
famous fields and is prepared to en-
tighten all those who visit them during
week. Mr. Arthur l..
Henry, grandson of the old lady who was
killed in the first battle. is principal of
the Manassas public school. and will be
present to assist in all explanations of
he surrounding fields. Veterans of the
Signal Corps are arranging for specia.
exercises 10 be held on the Henri Hill
Thursday, October g.
The committee on floral decorations
reports progress in the work of plant
ng corps badges in the public parks
Of the city. Additional pieces TO those
already put out will be planted later
n the month and Colonel True depot
has consented 10 pur-
,hase more plants IL necessary for other
,adges than those already pat out at
Arlington.
At the meeting of the Twenty third .
lrmy Corps last night Capt A. F. Nc
lillian. chairman, letter was read
rom Gen. John IL. Schofeid stating that :
tswould be impossible for him to speak
,efore the corps October Z, as he had
,een asked 10 dc. for the reason that he :
would not be in the city so carly in the I
week.
The secretary Of the committee was h
irected by the chairman TO forward a L