Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-12
.EXPEGTM MANY VISITORS
Great Crowd to Attend G.. A.
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r. Eneampment.
A NOTABLE PROGRAM
WASHINGTON REUNION WILL
HAVE MANY SPECIAL FEATURES.
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Many Auxiliary Associations to Meet
Observation-Disclosures to Attend
for the Last Time.
A NOTABLE PROGRAM

| same time detailed and busfness-like, have
oeen made by the national capital for the
| i9o2 encampment of the Grand Army of the
| Republic which is to occur in Washington
| during the second week in October. Ten
! years ago tn. veterans Of this organization
were entertained the city's guests and
| the reception then accorded the members
| Oh me Grand Army proved to be one of the
most notable experiences in their history
| as an organization. 1t is the purpose of
the business men who have interested
themselves in the reunion of this year to
make this encampment even more note
worthy.
Three days, October 6, and S-Monday,
tuesday and Wednesday-have been chosen
by Gen Ell Terrence and his associates of
| the q. A. r. executive committee as the
period of the national convention. The en-
terta1nment of the veterans and their
| guests, however, will cover an approXi-
| mate week, beginning with the Thursday
Ut frlday preceding the convOcation of the
| delegates
Monday has been set apart for the first
Gay session of the convention and a spe-
cia! and elaborate display of fireworks. at
Whlcn all the officers of all the organiZa-
ions then assembled in Washington and
the President of the United States are to
De present. On Tuesday the convention
VIII continue and conclude it's annual ses-
sion, while the general visitors to the city
1 VIII view an attractive and picturesque
parade by the Sons of Veterans, who meet
simultaneously with the G. A R., regi-
ment OF militia from the District of CO.
iumbia and several battalions of regular
Ioops-eng1peers. marines, cavalry and ar
| tlllery-from the barracks about Washing
Ton Inc third day has been set aside for
| the parade of the veterans a sentimental
| oesre on their part that none but soldiers
VINO nave seen service at the front should
participate having been recognized by
| fro. ~
evening it is probable President Roosevelt
| VIII tender General Terrence and his asso-
ciate general officers of the auxiliary or
carnations reception at the White House,
the display of fireworks will be presented
| lnlrd time, and several smaller receptions
| Will be rendered the officers of the woman s
organizations by local chapters of those
| bodies.
Preparing for a Great Crowd.
Ihls Is a brief and tentative statement of
the program 50 far agreed upon and is. Of
course, subject to change to conform with
| later wishes of Gen. Terrence An extern
| s1Ve schedule of regmental division and
corps reunions has been arranged to cover
| the first two days of the encampment Con-
| Vent1ons of less noteworthy Significance
than that of the Grand Army will be held
at the same time by various associations
OF survivors and auxiliary organizations
Numerous excursions will be made to near
| by points Of historic or legendary interest
such as Mt. Vernon and Braddock's Rock
and the two hundred or more battlefields
| within easy reach of the Potomac river All
| the public buildings will present particu-
larly Inviting displays of the work done by
the several departments of the civil service
and encampment week will otherwise afford
the general visitors to the city an excep-
tionai opportunity for inspecting that part
| Of Washington not intimately associated
with, but nevertheless affected by the com
| ing of the veterans.
| All the adviceS received In WASHINGTON
| either by members of Congress whose con-
stltuents are interested in the encampment
or by those who have charge of the en-
campment Observation-Disclosures that this
! gathering in the capital of the nation forty
years after the period of service at the
| front is exciting extraordinary interest
| throughout the country. The expert testi-
| mony of the passenger agents whose roads
reach Washington. directly or Indirectly is
| that the crowd will surpass even that Of
1892 The officers of the local Grand Army
posts speak confidently of a larger post at
| tendance than at any other encampment in
| the history Of the society. Gen Terrence
refers to the encampment as likely to prove
| the most interesting. the most significant
and the most memorable reunion of vet
| Grams in his knowledge of the order and
| that knowledge began almost with the
foundation of the Grand Army Of the Re
| public.
Will Supervise Decorations.
| National pride in the city of Washington
| as the capital of the nation gives any con-
vention held here a heightened interest.
| Indeed, this Is so true that except during
| the months of July and August rarely less
| than three conventions are in progress in
| Washington at the same time, and the city
| has acquired an Indifference toward ordi-
| nary conventions which contrasts curiously
| with the active pursuit after such meetings
made by municipalities less fortunately sit
| uated But in this instance Washington is
| ka both he
honor of the G. A. r. encampment
| The whole city will be handsomely dressed
| for the occasion. conspicuous feature Of
| this decoration will be that it consists al
most exclusively of American flags hung at
| an angle from all buildings along the line
| of the veterans march and from most
| houses within reach of the business section
| of the city. Local opinion is strong against
| the distortion of the beautiful architectural
| lines of the public buildings On other oc-
| casions the splendidly proportional pedi-
ments Of such buildings as the treasury and
| the patent office have been marred by flags
hung more or less gracefully about the cor
| nices or allegorical pictures painted more
| or less skillfully. But this year the strong
| fine lines of Greek and Romanesque archi-
lecture will be left to speak for themselves
| and except for groups of flags about that
which always flies from a governmental
building they will be entirely without deco
| ration.
The parks will NIKE up for this def
cheney. There are perhaps 100 reserva tions,
| large and small. within easy reach of Penn
| sylyania avenue. and these are all being
transformed into encampment decorations.
| Near General rHancocks statue at 7th
| street and Market space for example, the
trefoil of, the 3D. Army Corps has been done
| in varicolered, flowers. A triangle In solid
colors in anothRr park designates General
Thomas old command, the 4th Corps
About the ,pensian building are a dozen 40
raj badges, among which the most conspic-
| uous Is that Of the 9th Corps, designed by
| General burnside. with it's shield, anchor
and cannon admirably modelled In coleus
and begonia, plants
An Illuminated Court Of Honor.
These decorations will converge on a
| court Of hpnor (which Is to be built in the
space inchsed by Lafayette Square and
the grounds ofathe White House. Several
well-known architects are at work prepar
| ing a design ofTGreek pillars and covered
| reviewing stands which shall have the gen
eral effect 6f peristyle with a semi-circie
of Ionic demonstrating to the doors of the
Executive Mansion. which by that til, viii
have been completely remodeled. AT night
this space will glow with thousands of col
ored lights. illuminating the smoke which
| will ascend from several pyre-urps ana