Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-01
DEEMED INCONSISTENT
DONATION BY CONGRESS TO BUF-
FALo EXPOSITION.
Memorial Bridge Regarded as Late
Presidents Suggestion-G. A. r.
Committee Completing Plans

A great deal of comment was heard at
Grand Army of the Republic encampment
headquarters this morning concerning the
allowance of $500, 600 voted by Congress re-
Gently to relieve the subscribers to the Buff
falo pan-American exposition. The officers
of the citizens executive committee have
made that action the text for many ref1ec-
lions on what is deemed the manifest in
consistency of Congress.
THE sum of 100000 was voted to the
pan-American exposition said one OF them
this morning, ION the sentimental ground
that President Mckinney was shot there
and that so dreadful catastrophe wrought
untold injury to the exposition. Of course,
that is true. No one would deny it or ques-
ton the basis for any sentimental consid-
Grafton connected with the assassination of
the late President. But it seems to me
Congress is not exactly consistent. One of
President Mckineys fondest wishes was
the complete oblteration of the sectional
feeling which grew out of the war of the
rebellion. He regarded the Memorial bridge
as the last step necessary to do away COM
pletely with all that animosity. That the
bridge should be built was one of his last
expressed desires, almost the very last.
Yet Congress- while willing to allow 100000
to Buffalo, where the President was shot, is
unwilling to appropriate even enough money
to lay the cornerstone of the Memorial
bridge
DR.. D. Percy Hickling, chairman of the
medical committee on the encampment, met
his associates last night at encampment
headquarters and explained to them his
plans for providing the extra medical ac-
commodations needed during such as
sembly as the annual encampment of the
G. A. r. The entire project, as expounded
by DR.. Hickling, was unanimously APP
proved.
Temporary Hospital.
A ho ebox1
for two weeks in the old Nailor building, on
10th street between d and E streets north
west, which was used for the same purpose
ten years ago. A dispensary service will
be provided at that hospital, together with
an extensive outdoor service for attending
sick veterans at their quarters. About
eighteen ambulances will be employed to
cover the city by districts and stationed
along the line of parade during the review.
An army brigade hospital will be set up on
the grounds between the reunion camp and
the site of the fireworks display. An act
has just passed both houses of Congress
which authorizes the surgeon general of the
army to establish this latter hospital and
now only awaits the signature of the Pres-
dent.
All these accommodations will be clearly
indicated In the official publications of the
encampment committees, so that no veteran
or visitor can be ignorant of the ample pro-
vision made by the medical committee.
DR.. Hickling presided and announced
the following assistants: Dr. G. Lloyd Ma
gruder, DIR. George NJ. Kober and DR.. Floyd
G, Brook, vice chairmen; DR.. Clynton May
field secretary. and DR.. F. f. Gibson, su-
perintendent of ambulance service.
Auxiliary Committee.
The auxiliary committee on courtesies of
which Miss Cornelia Clay is chairman, met
yesterday evening also. Miss Clay ex-
planned to her subordinates the duties Of the
committee on courtesies, and a general dis
cussion followed her statement. No action
was taken; and the committee adjourned
until September because no part of its
work be done in advance.
In her statement to the committee Miss
Clay made it clear that the national off,
GERS of the wOman's auxiliary organiZa-
lions. particularly the aged and infirm army
nurses, must be given every attention pos
sible. One of the latter, Mrs. Spencer, is so
feeble, said Miss Clay, she must be lifted
from the train and into her carriage.
cared for constantly and given the most
particular attention. She is eighty-four
years old, but insists attending all
ventions of army nurses
General Z. r. Campbell. commander-in-
chief of the Sons of Veterans, will leave
Washington this afternoon to attend the
state encampments of Alabama and Ten
neSSee at Chattanooga, and of the Indiana
division at Indianapolis. His information
from these three divisions in particular and
from the west generally is that interest in
the forthcoming national encampment in
Washington is signally great, and that the
attendance VIII be very large. Now that it
is certain the Sons will meet Simultaneous
ly with the G.. A. r., the officers of the for
mer devoting themselves earnestly to
making complete preparations.
Applicants for Quarters.
Further applca tons for quarters have
been received as follows: Through Major c.
B. Parsons, for 20 members of Arrowsmith
Post, No 81 Red Bank, n. j.; the G. A. r.
post of Germantown, Pa, for 100 members;
the G. A. r. post of New Orleans, for rs
veterans; the G. A. r. post of Honesdale
Pa, for 80 members; Lincoln Post, Lin
coin. Neb., for an indefinite number. The
Department of Pennsylvania has reserved
headquarters accommodations at the Eb-
btt.
A meeting of the survivors of the Shields
division will be held at headquarters this
evening.