Evening star., 1902-03-14
ANOTHER BUSY DAY
G. A. r. CITIZENS COMMITTEE
HARD AT WORK.

The personnel of the committee on infor-
nation of the Grand Army encampment
was announced this morning at encamp-
ment headquarters as follows: John II.
Moore. chairman V. b. Deyber. secretary;
A. d. Albert. Walter A. Brown. r. A. Chcs-
ter, George s. Cooper H. r. Davidson, ID.
X. Diggs, George ]. Easterday, ID. AsneW
Greenlees Thomas Hume George Hughes,
William F. Ham, c. f. Kern. James IL.
Lackey. r. w. Lee. l.. f. Lipscombe, John
H. Magruder. II. ID. Mirick, Thomas J.
Morgan. Clarence b. Rheem, W. 7. Roberts
Hugh Reilly. s. w. Steinmetz, j. L.
Weaver. George II. Walker, Walter r. VIII
cox and j. Il. Young.
This committee. with the committee on
public comfort. comprises the body of cit
liens with whom the visitors are most
brought into contact. To these two COM
mttees the executive committee intrusts
the care and comfort of all who may atl'nu
the encampment and looks for such Watch-
fulnesS on their part that no visitor mag
lack all the comfort and convenlenceS Wn!ch
might reasonably be expected of NashiilS-
ton.
In view of the record made in 1892 1t IS
the desire of the executive committee that
the hospitality of Washington may be Wig
orously upheld. and much qualification IS
expressed that ii has been intrusted to two
exceptionally strong committees. headed ny
such men as MeSSrS. NJ. L. W eller ana JOnn
II Moore
Committee on American Wars.
Chairman 3. III. Warner this morning
nounced that Col. Thomas III. Mckee had
been chosen chairman of the subcommittee
American wars. Col. Mckee is well
known as the journal clerk of the House
of Representatives and his activity in the
field of this committee has been attested
organization
Men, of which body he is now commander
in-chief.
The committee on American wars is to
prepare pageant which shall indicate by
uniforms and organizat tion the soldiers OF
every war since the rebellion against Great
Britain. Such parade is expected to con-
tribute greatly to the picturesqueness of
the encampment. Similar features In the
peace jubilee parade of several years ago
excited universal commendation. 1t is de-
sired that the pageant shall include
many historical flags real uniforms and
other historical objects as can be obtained
Every notable war, even those with the
the war of 1872 the Black Hawk wars, the
contests with the Seminole Indians. the
war of the rebellion and the Spanish Amer
lean war, with examples of the individual
uniforms worn by members Of distinctive
commands, such as Morsan's Riiemen, the
Bucktail Brigade. the Black Horse Cavalry
and the Rough Riders.
Reviewing Stands.
conference occurred at headquarters
today over the work of the committee on
encampment structures. In the course of
which Chairman Warner and Secretary
Bulkey went over the entire ground with
Chairman Appleton p. Clark, jr. 1t was
agreed that the high standard set by the
last Inauguration for reviewing stands
should be maintained. that the new stands
should be abundantly strong in construc-
tion and uniform In design and that the
public reservations which they are to
be built should be returned to the officer in
charge of the public buildings and grounds
In fully as good condition as they are new.
The absence of advertisements on the
stands, their decoration, modest as 1t was.
and the regular position along the line of
march when Mr.. Mckinley was inaugu-
rated the second time gave such general
satisfaction that no one connected with the
forthcoming encampment would hear of
any plan less pretentiOus Mr.. Clark met
these views of the executive committee
more than half way. and seemed to be
confident that the reviewing stands would
prove attractive feature of the encamp-
ment, instead of a blight upon it. as is said
to have been the case on other occasions.
Application for Quarters.
Application for quarters has been receiv-
ed from II. W. Burns in behalf Of kolter's
Post. No 81. Department of Pennsylvania.
1t has been referred to the committee on
public halls W. S. Bronson has been APP
pointed to the committee on transportation
to battlefields. j. Paul Ernest has been
appointed vice chairman Of the committee
on legislation. which Chairman Chaplin
Brown expects to have completed within
few days.
The work of manufacturing the medals
for the encampment is to be done In the
District of Columbia if such arrange
ment proves to be at all practicable and
Chairman WOLF of the committee on badges
is confident that such will be the 1t
is possible that the die may have to be
cast in some other city, said Mr.. Wolf to-
day, but the work of making the medals
will surely be awarded to the lowest local
bidder.