The Washington times., 1902-06-30
Executive Committee Is
Cratifled at Outlook as
1t Now Stands.
TO REST FOR THE SUMMER
Finance Committee viii, However, Keep
Pegging Along in an Effort to In
crease the Funds in Hand So That
Creditable Showing Can Be Made.

| Grand Army encamDment affairs are
gradually assuming a shape that is.
gratifying to the members OF the COM
mitteos in charge Of the work Of re-
Iceiving and entertaining the old veterans
on the occasion of their thirty-sixth an
nual gathering. to be held in this city
beginning October s next.
| The passage of the omnibus bill by
the House Saturday has relieved the
members Of the executive committee of
much uncasincss. In this one bill are
embodied all Of the legislative measures
that were found 20 be necessary for the
success Of the encaInpment.
| The work Of all c. the committees Is
said to be in such condition as Will
shortly permit them to discontinue their
sittings until after the heated spell has
given way TO the bracing fall weather.
Already one or more OF the committees
have announced that they will not meet
again until early in September. ard it is
thought that this lead will be shortly
followed by other committees, as but
little can be done at this time.
Finance Committee to Work.
The one exception to this rule is the
finance committee. The members will
continue their endeavors throughout the
summer. The encampment fund. which
vas started with such rush as soon
as it was definitely known that the gath
ering would be held in this city. has
since heer with dfniaftItv ipcraasad from,
time TO time. and those in charge have
almost given " the idea Of raising it TO
the $4,000 mark, the amount that the
Commissioners of the District have an
nounced as the minimum amount that
would justify them in extending an in
vitation on the part of the city to the
Grand Army TO hold their encampment
here. The encampment will be held in
this city whether the official invitation
is extended or not. but it had been
hoped That eli officials of the city would
cooperate in making the encanipment
the success that 1t is believed hat il
will be.
Chairman Brainard H Warner and
Secretary Barry Bulkley. of the Citizens
Executive Committee. have been inde-
in their endeavors and are
doing everything in their power to pro-
mote the interests OF the enterprise.
Mr.. Bulkley was the originator of the
to bring the encampment
here. and 1t was largely through his
efforts that this was accomplished.
Mr. Warner Working Hard.
Mr.. Warner. on the other hand, being
3 Grand Army man himself, entered into
the enterprise with a gusto that is
of the man. and from the
start has ever seen the most promising
side of the situation. He has depIored
he public expressions of encouragement
that have at times been made by MEM
Ders of the executive committee and
under the most trying circumstances has
always insisted that the encampment
should be made one of the most success
'ul and pleasing TO the veterans that
hey have ever attended.
The expenditure of money for the en-
ertainment of the visitors will hardly
De a third of that expended for them
:en years ago. but by tudicious use OF
he money available and with the ex-
}erience of ten years ago to guide them
he members of the committee are conf
lent that the gathering will be even
more notable than the former one
Probably the greatest supporters OF
he movement and those who have done
more to bring the encampment to the
attention of the people of the counry
han any one other element are the
ailroad companies of the country. Al
Lost before the trunk line associations
'ad authorized a rate for the encamp-
nent the work OF advertising the manv
attractions of the city and OF the en-
lad been undertaken by tho
>hesapeake and Ohio Railway and with
n a few weeks their action had been
ollowed by practically every road in
he country Today. although the en-
ampment is over three months off 1t
las been better advertised by th, rail-
fay companies OF the country than any
IN the history Of the country
Not satisfied with this class of adve--
ising, however, arrangements are being
lade by the encampment managers TO
ress the matter in the newspapers OF
he country, and with this end in view
everal news articles viii be prepared
ach week and formarded TO the prom
nent papers OF the country for thei-
Sc from time to time.