Evening star., 1902-03-24
NEW C0MNITTEENAMED
PROGRESS Of ARRANGEMENTS
FOR G. A. r. ENCAMPMENT.
DR.. Hickling Annoppces Names of His
Associates-c9hfTence Regarding
Legislation d nd S speakers.

Chairman Warner and DR.. Hickling this
morning annouRsed &he personnel of the
medical committee on the forthcoming en-
campment OF the Grand Army Of the Re-
public as follows: D. Percy Hickling, chair
man: G. L. MaARrder. George n. Kober,
F.. B. Brooks, vice chairmen; George N.
Acker. s. s. Adams. E. A. Bailoch. ~ P.
Barnes. l.. ]. Battle. ]. ". Bayne. J. W.
Bovee. W. Sinclair Bowen. John w Bulk
ley. s. NJ. Burnett, Frank Baker. ". NJ
Barton, w. P. Carr, Frank T. Chamberlain,
G. W. Cook. J. B. Custis, Thomas Calver.
c. De Weese. Florence Donohue, Homer
Medford. Wm. l.: Miller, John F. Moran.
F. P. Morgan. J. Dudley Morgan. J. r.
hewitt. Benjamin Poole, c. B. Purvis, r. A.
Py,es. E. ". Retstnger. Robt. >Reyburn,
ley. D. X. Shute. A. A. Schneider. G. M.
Sternberg. E. Sothoron, 4. r. Sorrel z. T.
Sewers. John V. Shoemaker. A. H Staples.
E. L. Thompkins. c.: A. Weaver, w. c..
Woodward. Thomas Downing. H. S. Dye.
Johnson Elliot, Llewellyn Elliot w. B.
French. Robt. H. Graham. F.: E. Gibson.
Harry Guss. B. l.. Hardin. W. P. c. Hazen.
Geo. Henderson P. c. Hunt. Harry HURT.
H L. E. johnson. Loren johnson. Wallace
Johnson. Joseph Tabor Johnson Earnest F.
King, D. 8. Lamb. E. La Place. H. T. A.
Darcy Magee, Clifton Mayfield-
The committee is composed exclusively Of
physicians.
Conference at Headquarters.
A conference was held this morning at
encampment headquarters between Mr..
Warner. Secretary Bulkley, Mr.. Chaplin
Brown, chairman of the committee on legis-
lation and Mr.. Conrad H. Syme, chairman
of the committee on speakers for the en-
campment.
Mr.. Brown submitted a draft: OF the few
enacfments needed for the encampment.
These provide for the use Of such parks and
other government reservations as may be
needed for the erection OF grand stands. the
free use OF the streets and park Enclosures
are generally made to gatherings Of ma
tionai bodies known officially to the
houses of Congress. It Is the purpose Of
Mr.. Brown to perfect these drafts. an
nOunce the personnel of his committee some
time this week and submit the proposed
measures to Congress without any delay.
Mr. Syme Of the committee on speakers
talked chiefly Of the task before his COM
for the many separate reunions always con-
Quoted during Grand Army encampments.
An understanding prevailed that the Grand
Army and the several suborganizati tons
which hold reunions would themselves pro-
vide number OF speakers, and the COM
mittee, will accordingly make no definite
alotments until the extent Of these G. A. r.
preparations can be ascertained.
Both OF these committees are regarded By
the officers OF the executive committee as
being Of exceptional Importance.
Application for Quarters.
An application for accommodations for
seventy-five veterans has been received
from William H. Lytte Post Of Cincinnati.
Col. Theodore A Bingham, engineer Off
Ger in charge Of public buildings and
grounds. has written the officers Of the ex-
'ecutive committee accepting his appoint
ment to that body and expressing the deep
est personal interest IN the success Of the
encampment.
Committee meetings. have been announced
as follows: The committee on privileges and
advertising. Frank II. Pierce. chairman.
at encampment headquarters tonight at
o'clock; committee on printing, William G.
Hahn. chairman. at tencampment headquar-
ters, Thursday evening at 8 o'clock the ex-
Riggs. Friday night: at 8 o'clock instead Of
Saturday night as heretofore announced.