The Washington times., 1902-09-17
Committeeman CANNOT
Find Meeting ROOMS
Bulkley Says Acoommoda-
tions Can Be Found
CONFERENCES LAST NIGHT
Many Corps Reunions Were Organized
and Arrangements for Speakers to
Address the Coming Gatherings Were
Made.

| A serious problem that c0nfrOntS the
citizens executive committee of the G
| a. r. encampment is the scarcity O
rooms in which to hold committee meet
| ings. Last evening there were no les!
than a dozen gatherings of various kind:
and the committees were tramping o,
each others toes in search of places tt
meet. A number of these meetings wer.
of subcommittee, and the business tc
| be transacted did not appear to be of an
! important character, but at the same
| time they were links of the chain that is
being welded for the purpose of insur-
ing the success of the national conven-
! tion of veterans.
| Secretary Bulkley stated last evening
that the need of more room is every day
becoming more apparent. He will rec.
ommend to the citizens committee thai
steps be taken at once to meet this
necessity. He points out there are
number OF vacant rooms that may be
secured in the vicinity of headquarters
1405 New York Avenue northwest.
Most important of the meetings last
evening were those held by the various
corps committees. for the purpose of fur
thering plans for the reunions TO be held
during encampment week.
Gen. Daniel E. Sickles, commander OF
the Third Corps, will be invited to ad
dress the reunion of the men he com
manded, and also the gathering of the
corps survivors to be held on the field
of Gettysburg. That was decided at the
haId in ha arIn pf h.,
Ebbitt House.
Address of Colonel Patrick.
A guest of the evening was Col George
II. Patrick. past department commander
of Alabama, whose home is at Mont
gomery, but who is now visiting in
Washington for a few months. He de-
livered a very entertaining address eu-
logistic of General Sickles. the Third
Corps commander Many characteristics
of the beloved commander were told. OF
his management and consideration of
men during the war and afterward.
Contributions were received last even
ing to pay the expenses of maintaining
the corps tent on the White Lot during
the encampment week. 1t was also de-
cided that visiting survivors Of the corps
would receive souvenir badges. These
will be provided by the members of the
organization. Designs we're considered
at the meeting. but none adopted.
The Third Corps reunion will be held
in the Farragut tent Thursday evening
of encampment week There will be a
number of speakers, committee having
been appointed to invite them.
The presence of Gen. j. M. Schofield
to address the reunion of the Twenty
third Army Corps is practically assured
by letter the general has written to
Mr.. j. Fraise Richard, the secretary.
This letter was read at the meeting last
night at headquarters 1t was dated at
Bar Harbor, Me-, and is as follows:
General Schodeld's Letter.
Your very kind and cordial letter of
September 10, in which you name the
evening of October as the time for the
reunion of the Twenty third Corps, in
creases the hope that may be ahle to
reach Washington in time for that re-
union.
please assure our old comrades that
will, If possible, be with them the oyen-
ing of the 9Th
There will be number of other
speakers at the meeting of the Twenty
third resolution was passed instruct
ing the secretary to invite Gems. j. w.
Riley, ]. w Foster, j. s. Easement, T. j.
Henderson, and Philip c. Hayes, all
members of the organization. 1t is be-
lieved all will be able to accept.
The subcommittee on badges reported
the silver shields designed for the corps
members will cost 81 each. and the let
tering 1ls cents letter.
Army of the Cumberland.
meeting of the survivors of the
Army of the Cumberland was held last
evening at the Ebbitt House. The rur-
pose was the appointment of a commit
tee to make preparations for campfire
to be held during encampment week.
This committee consists of Marion T.
Anderson, representing the Fourth Di
vision; H. A. Castle, the Fourteenth, and
Nathan Bckford, the Twentieth. These
members are chairmen OF subcommt
tees The vice chairman of the same
also were made members OF
he reunion committee. They are S. w.
ruley, Fourth Division; ID. A. Grosvenor.
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.ieth. This committee has authority to
make all contracts and to select speak |
.rs for the reunion.
The Seventh Army Corps survivors
net at encampment headquarters and
discussed various matters regarding the |
'eunion to be held during the encamp- |
nent. Because of the small attendance |
little was accomplished, and a second |
meeting has been called for Tuesday |
next
Secure Knights Military Band.
Post 11S, of Boston, Department of
was represented on a
business visit to this city yesterday by
Iajor Chase E. Davis, sergeant at arms
If the Massachusetts State Capitol
While here Major Davis made a contract
With Col E. B. Hay, chairman OF the
committee on music. for the knights
Military Band. of Baltimore. This or
,anization will accompany Post 113 in
IL its marches about the city, at its re-
lnions. and will lead 1t in the grand
parade. The post has headquarters at
he Cochran Hotel, where accommoda-
ions have been secured for eighty mem
ers.
The committee on the reunion of
Shields Division, Comrade w. S. Odell,
hartman. met at headquarters last
light and received reports from its va
ious subcommittees. The chairman of
he badge committee, Comrade F. H.
requested authority to pur-
hase 500 badges of the design deter
lined upon. The motion was agreed to.
nd the ribbons will be secured at an
arly date.
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