The Washington times., 1902-10-03
Headquarters Will Be Open
ed at Ebbltt House, Where
a Suite Has Been Engaged
for Gen. Ell Torrance and
His Family.

The national officers of the Grand Army
of the Republic will arrive in Wash
ington today and establish headquarters
at the Ebbitt House.
Gen. Ell Torrance. commanderin-
chief of the order, will arrive this
evening at f:15 o'clock over the Penn
sylvania Railroad, coming direct from
his home in Minneapolis. He will be ac-
companied by his family. In the party
will also be Adjt Gen. Silas fowler
and other national officers OF the Grara 4
Army of the Republic.
COL A. Noel Elakeman, chief of staff
and grand marshal OF the G. A. r. pa
rade, is expected to arrive from New
York this morning and may be found
at 1412 New York Avenue northwest.
1t is understood that Col. Charles Bur-
rows, quartermaster general of the
Grand Army, who will assume control of
the arrangements for the quartering of
the 1900 veterans whom the organiza-
tion has undertaken to provide for, will
arrive with Colonel Brakeman.
Reduced Rates in Effect.
The general tickets at reduced rates
will not go on sale until such time as
will permit the first of the holders of
these tickets to reach Washington to-
morrow morning From the territory
of the Central Traffic Association west
of the Ohio River these tickets will be
placed on sale today. The first regular
train that can reach the city after these
tickets go on sale is the train over the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, which is
due in Washington at $50 o'clock Sat-
urday morning. Other trains will fol-
low in rapid succession over the vari-
Gus lines.
Tickets from points east of the Ohio
River will go on sale tomorrow morning.
and from that time on it is believed that
the stream of visitors will be steady
and constant. All of the roads have
prepared to handle the largest crowds
that have ever come into the city, and
are confident that, barring bad weather,
the attendance will be exceptionally
large.
The return portions of all of these
tickets are good, without Endorsement.
until October IA. If deposited with the
Joint agent of the railroads prior TO
noon October Is an extension can be
secured until November 8. The fee for
Al, of hn IND nj nd
care Of the ticket, which must be de-
posted with him under the rules, is
SO cents. The ticket agency will be
established at 1918 and 1920 F Street
northwest. mir. w. S. Bronson, assistant
general passenger agent of the Chesa
peake and Ohio Railroad. is in full
charge, and will have a large force of
experienced clerks.
Chairman NJ. l. Weller, of the public
comfort committee, will today have his
tent pitched on the reservation adjoin-
ing the Pennsylvania depot, where he
will establish his office.
Information booths will be erected to-
day. They will be stocked with lit
and other reference works will be sup
piled for the use of the guides in charge.
Booths and Guides.
Chairman Moore yesterday completed
his selection of the young men who will
be placed in charge of these booths and
announced the following assignments in
xa-i.h hr
indicated:
No. /, northeast corner B Street and
New Jersey Avenue southeast, near Cap
itol-J. S. Powers and H. Levy.
No. 2, northeast corner New Jersey
Avenue and C Street northwest. Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Station-C. J.
Toole, H. A. Robipette, NJ. A. McClaim
and ]. NJ Nagle.
No. 3. Pennsylvania Avenue adjoining
Peace Monument, west side-G R.
linger and H. w. Baum.
No. 4, southeast corner Fifth and F
Streets northwest, Pension olice-G. A. |
Ely and G. NJ. Frazier.
No. 8. east side Sixth Street between |
Avenue and B Street |
northwest, Pennsylvania Railroad Sta
tion-J. H. Stokes, Edgar Hulse, J. b. !
Rhodes and W. E. Roach.
No. 6. northeast corner Ninth Street |
Ind New York Ayenue northwest-W. G.
Newton and l.. r. Strasburger
No. z, northeast corner Seventh !
Street and Pennsylvania Avenue north
west-O. Scott, H. E. Simpson. W. L.
Pipes and A. a. Apple.
No. s northeast corner Fourteenth
Street and New York Avenue northwest
u. E., Lind and w. A. Kemper.
No. 8, Seventh Street southwest, mean
Norfolk and Mount Vernon steamboat
H. Mattingley and W Price
No. 10. northeast corner Ninth and f
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