Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-07
THE OFFICIAL PROGRAM

to p.m.-Reception at pension Office
by Captain Eugene F. Ware, commissioner
Of pensions.
pm.-Army Of the Tennessee. Grant
tent; 9Th Army Corps. Sherman tent: sth
Army Corps and Society of West Virginia,
Sheridan tent; 9th Army Corps. Meade tent
to Il p,m.-Reception by Sons of Vet
Grams to commander-fn-chief.G Grand Army
OF the Republic, and STAN and auxiliary so
c1eties, commandery-in-chie Sons of Vet
Grams. Ladies' Aid Society and Daughters
Of Veterans visiting veterans and ladies
and visiting sons Of veterans and ladies.
p.m.-Welceme to the national encamp-
ment OF the Grand Army OF the Republic
and auxiliary bodies at Convention Hall
Welcome to the encampment guests by
DEPARTMENT Commander Bingham and
President Ida A. Oidroyd OF Department
OF Potomac. at Grand Army Hall.
An entire change OF program for the spec
tacular exhibition on the monument
grounds.
Wednesday, October 8.
10 a-m.-Parade of Grand Army Of the
Republic and review by the commander-in-
chief. Ell Torrance. and the President Of
the United States.
A. Noel Brakeman. chief Of staff and
marshal of parade.
4 p.m-Reunion Of Sons OF Veterans In
Sherman tent.
p.m.-Reunion OF Army of the Potomac.
Grant tent: 18th Army Corps. Sherman
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 presf-
dent. and staff. will receive General Ell
Torrance, commander in-chief, Grand Army
Of the Republic. and staff.
to 9 p-m.-Woman's Relief Corps, Mrs.
Calista Robinson Jones, national president.
and staff, reception to General Ell Tor
rance, commander-in-chief OF Grand Army
OF the Republic and his official staff
to 1890 p.m.-Womens citizens COM
mittee, Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey. chair
man. assisted by ladies of committee: Wo-
mans Relief Corps. Mrs. Calista Robinson
Jones. national president and stafr: Ladies
of the Grand Army Of the Republic. Mrs.
Emma Wall. national president, and staff:
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 8. 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 9.
o am.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.
0:3O a.m.-Convention of Woman's Vet
eran Relief Union in Concordia Hall.
to IL o'dock-Pontoon bridge building
by the Sd United States Engineer Battalion
at Washington barracks (old arsenal
grounds. foot of AZ street,, under command
Of Maj. w. M. Black.
10 am. p.m.-Reception at Mother Bick-
erdyke tent, Camp Roosevelt, by Mrs.
Emma Southwick Brinton, assisted by DIR.
Mrs. Susan o. Verplanck and others.
10 a.m.-Reunion Of the Army Of the Cum
berland, Grant tent; 18th Army Corps .Sher-
man tent; odd Army Corps. Sheridan tent:
Association of Shields Division. Farragut
tent; Pennsylvania Reserves. Sd Division,
5th Army Corps. Meade tent.
p.m.-The 10th. 18th. oath and 18th
Army Corps and the Naval Brigade consti-
tutng the Army of the James, In Grant
tent: 10Th Army Corps. Sherman tent: Goth
Army Corps. Sheridan tent; 10Th Army
Corps, Farragut tent; 1th Army Corps,
Meade tent.
$3.50 pm-Reception to visiting comrades
by national president, Mrs Della A. B. Fay
of the National Association OF Army Nurses,
and staff.
to 6 pm.-Reception by Mrs. Roosevelt
to the delegates to the conventions Of wo-
mems organizations.
p.m-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.
pm-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 Thurs
day.
am-Election and installation Of off,
GERS, Sons of Veterans.
10 ADMINISTRATION of the 5Sth Ohio Vol
unteer Infantry, Sherman tent; Sd Brigade.
1st Division. 9TH Army Corps. Sheridan
tent; 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery, Meade
tent. No assignments are announced for
this hour In Grant or Sheridan tents.
8 p.m.-HoSpital Corps drill, in charge OF
Dr. D. Percy Kicking, chairman committee
on hospitals.
8 to 1 p.m.-Reception of Lincoln Corps.
W. r. c., to encampment guests.
Saturday, October II.
a.m.-Convention Womans 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 8 pm. on Monday, October
6; Tuesday, October I; Wednesday, October
8: Thursday, October 8; Friday, October 10.
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