Evening star., 1902-08-11
GENERAL LORDER|SSUED
Commander in Chief Dis
cusses Coming Encampment.
THE NAVAL VETERANS
PREPARATIONS FOR BIG G. A. R.
DELEGATION FROM KANSAS.
Admiral Schley and Gen. Corbin Ex-
press Interest in the Coming
Reunion-Briefs.

General Ell Torrance conlmander-in-chief
OF the Grand Army of the Republic has
transmitted to local encampment head
quarters copies of a general order issued
from Minneapolis August .. Much of it's
subject matter pertains to the forthcoming
enCampment. After announcing the ar
raEsements for the Benjamin F. Stephen
son monument. previously printed in The
Star, General Torrance makes the follow
ing statement:
AS heretofore announced the thirty
sixth national encampment G. A. r. will
be held in Washington, D. c., during the
week commencing October 6, 1902
THE parade and review will occur on
| Wednesday, October s, and the sessions of
| the encampmert will be held on Thursday
and Friday following.
The use of the new public printing
| building. now nearing completion. has been
granted by joint resolution of Congress
| for free sleeping quarters to members of
the G. A. r. during the meeting of the en-
campment so far its then state of COM
! pletion will permit. From the number of
| applications now filed it is evident that
| more accommodations will be required to
meet the convenience of the comrades To
meet this demand it may become necessary
! to establish a camp. which will be deter
mined before the next general order is is
| sued and the comrades duly advised.
Applications for free quarters must be
| forwarded to the adjutant general through
| the assistant adjutantS general of the va
| rious departments prior to September 1
next. Comrades furnished free quarters
will be required to supply their own blan-
kets and towels.
Departments and posts are reminded
that for the transportation of advance COM
mittees to secure quarters and for the
transportation of bands of music to the
encampment the railway fare Will be one
half the individual ra te esta bliShed for the
encampment. One committee only will be
recognized from each post or department
and must not consist of more than three
persons travelling one ticket. This ar
rangement applies to the Central PaSSen-
ger Association and trunk line territory"
Then follow the paraSra phs concerning
the encampment which were published in
the local papers several days ago.
This order also announces the appoint
ment of about 40 aids for the encampment.
Those from the Department of the Poto-
mac follow:
T D. Yeager, Post No. .: George w.
Roosevelt. Post No ;; D. N Goodacre,
Post No. s: T w Talmadge. Post No. s.:
w. w. Chambers, Post No. 20, all of
Washington.
Naval Veterans Reunion.
William H Michael. chief clerk of the
State Department, has announced the fol-
lowing as the personnel of the committee
on naval veterans reunion and parade:
William H. Michael. chairman: w. Scott
Smith first vice chairman; F. H. Groves,
second vice chairman; William E. Atkins.
third vice chairman; H. c. Macarthur,
fourth vice chairman: w. W. Crawford,
Andrew j. Gilman. William Simmons, B.
Diggins, ]. H. Reinburg. Louis Reinburg,
William r. Gill. Samuel Dale, Daniel john
son, Charles H Pennington, Daniel Good
acre. F. L. McKenna. Benjamin ]. Sim
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Lawrence, Francis E. Cross, Samuel Cross.
John H. King. Isaac Benham, Robert w.
Montgomery, F. A. S. Mechlin. Robert E.
DOYLE John Riley, Bernard Mullin. Villa m
F. Gillin, Joseph Smolinski, George Title,
Thomas R Marshall. David B. Diggins,
Frank II. Peabody. Augustus r. S. Foote
and Charles H. Campbell.
For Kansas Delegation.
Fred. Jackson, a prominent G. A. R. man
of Mcpherson, Kan, announces the prep
aratons being made in that vicinity in a
circular. a copy of which has reached en-
campment headquarters, and which runs as
follows:
MCPHERSON, Kan. August l. 1902.
''G. A r. meets in Washington October g.,
1902.
That city is making great preparations to
give the old veterans and their friends a
most hearty and loyal welcome, and On
TO Washngton,!' is the rallying cry of the
boys in blue and once more Pennsylvania
avenue will resound with the tramp tramp
of the remnant of the old army that made
this continent tremble from 81 to 65.
"A general invitation Is extended to all
who desire to take advantage of the low
rates and excellent accommoda tions fur
nished to go with the excursion that leaves
Mcpherson October ., 1902, arriving in
Washington October 4, 1862.
I'VE guarantee cars from Mcpherson
through without change. Rates are the
lowest. Accommodations strictly first-class.
Cars will not be crowded, and all persons
will receive most courteous treatment.
LAS is well known to the citizens of Nc
Pherson city and county,.I have organized
an excursion from this town each year for
the past ten years and we can only refer
you to those who have been out with us in
the past. This is no experiment with us.
We know what We can do and do it, and
we go along TO attend to business"
Letter From Admiral Schley.
Admiral w. S. Schley has written Chair
man B. H. Warner from the military bar
August 0, as follows:
II am much indebted for the honor shown
me by the citizens executive committee IN
making me member of the reception COM
mittee on the occasion Of the national en-
campment, Grand Army of the Republic. I
am uncertain whether can be in Washing
ton on this occasion. but If am 1 shall be
glad to act"
letter was also received from Adjutant
General Fl. c. Corbin. 1t was addressed to
Secretary Harry Bukley, and read as fol-
lows:
Absence from the city has prevented me
from making earlier reply to your note of
the 18th of July. l feel very much honored
in being designated as a me ember of the re-
ception committee in connection with the
forthcoming encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic, and while 1 am glad
to accept a place on the committee l re-
gret that my absence in Europe during the
time of the encampment will prevent of my
active participation. With wishes for the
greatest possible success of the encamp-
mert. believe me, sincerely,
"(Signed) II. c. CORBIN,
"Adjutant General,
major General, U. s. A"
Matter of Music.
Something of a hornets nest seems to
have been stirred up by the recent an