Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-01
ON PUBLIC COMFORT
MR.. WELLER's COMMITTEES
BRANCH HEADQUARTERS.
Making a Register Of Hotels and
Boarding Houses-Work for Mrs.
Mussey and Her Assistants.

Chairman NJ. T. Weller and his associates
of the committee on public comfort have
opened what may be termed branch head
quarters for the encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic. Yesterday and to-
day the chairman and his aides have been
busy stationing desks about the rooms In
the Jenifer building, where the work Of the
committee will be performed. Already let
tiers Of inquiry and applications for quarters
have begun to reach the executive COM
mittee In large numbers and those, with the
numerous visits Of local boarding house
keepers and hotel men. made some such
division of the encampment preparations
necessity.
Work was begun today on a roll OF hotels
and boarding houses to which Mr.. Weller
expects to refer when assigning accommo-
dations to organizations and small parties
1t Is his purpose to register the name or
every building in the city where good ac-
commodations can be obtained, the rates
to be charged, and the quickest route by
road station. The compilation of such
register is of course an enormous work, but
the committee has the benefit of similar
labor by other committees on public COM
fort and expects soon to have the register
ready for use.
Post No. Is, Department of Massachu-
sets, has applied for a hall which can be
used for reunions and offices for 100 or $50
IL.
The Department Of Minnesota has writ
ten, through Mr.. Orion 8. Clark, for uni
formed band of thirty pieces.
Army Nurses.
The committee on convention of the Ma
tional Association of Army Nurses held
meeting yesterday in the Office Of Mrs. Ell
len Spencer Mussey, 40 Louisiana avenue.
Mrs. Joseph r. Rose, vice chairman, pre-
sided in the absence Of Mrs. Charlotte
Main. Miss Kate Scott, secretary of the
national association, and Mrs. Libby M.
Porter representing the national president.
Miss Johnson, were also present. 1t was
learned that through a serious accident
Miss johnson. one of the more famous
army nurses and president Of the national
association. had broken both her legs. and
If ever able to leave her bed. she would
go upon clutches the remainder Of her life.
There seems to be some difficulty about
quarters for the army nurses. 1t has
been the custom to provide everything free
for these women who have real war records
and commissions for service. Many of
them were wounded in the line of duty,
and they are idealized by the old soldiers,
1t Is said. They are nearly all Of them
quite poor and unless cared for couldn't
possibly attend the encampments. It Is
Mrs. Mussey's desire to give them the same
generous treatment they have received
elsewhere. The Washington Club has been
secured for their convention and accommo-
datiOns will be secured for them nearby.
Among those who have accepted a place
upon the executive committee Is Mrs. H. B.
F. Mcfarland.
Mrs. Mussey is in receipt Of a letter from
the national president Of the w. r. c.. Mrs.
Calista Robinson Jones, who expresses
great pleasure at the harmonious manner
In which the encampment plans seem to
be working out The national president and
her chief OF staff, Mrs. Isabel T. Bogley Of
Ohio have been in the city and have secured
national headquarters at the Ebbitt House.
The First Congregational Church has been
secured for the National w. r. G. conven-
ton.
Mrs. Emma Wall of Lawrence, Kan, ma
tiOnal president of the ladies Of the G. A.
R., will be In the city this week to make
arrangements for that organization.
Additional Appointments.
Mrs. Ida A. Oidroyd, chairman of the
". r. c. committee, has made the following
additional appointments to the W. r. Z.
committed: Mrs. Lizzie Ryan. Mrs. E. Ii.
Ripley, Mrs. NJ. A. Burke. Mrs. Jennie
Wheeler. Mrs. Elizabeth Arenz. Miss Anna
Delavergne. Mrs. Georgianna Evans, Mrs.
Sarah Folk, Mrs. Hannah Flaharty, Miss
Mary Kane. Mrs. Lizzie Brady. Miss Agnes
r. Thornton, Miss Vanette Selby. Mrs.
Mary E. Sims, Mrs. Nellie A. Rowe, Mrs.
B. J. Rogers, Mrs. Mary Radcliffe Mrs.
Emma V. webster. Mrs Carrie Luke. Mrs.
Theodosia Willard, Mrs. Sarah Hill, Mrs.
Lucy Chandler, Mrs. Margaret Mccoy, Mrs.
Rank.
Mrs. Ada H. Weiss, chairman of the COM
mittee on decorations. has appointed the
following ladies to serve upon the commit
tee: Mrs. Emma E. Myers. vice chairman;
Mrs. Addie E. Wright. Mrs. Harriet L.
E. Ball. Miss Mary L. Smith. Mrs. Emma
Donohoe. Mrs. Ella s. Knight Mrs. jamie
P. White Mrs. Mamie P. Dorsey. Mrs. Ed
win Truell. Mrs. Mary Knorr. Mrs. Annie
Kearns, Mrs. R. B. Meacham, Mrs. Emma
Ferguson. Mrs. Annie Barnhart. Mrs. Hat
tie ztoach. Mrs. A. B. Mckenzie, Mrs. VIM.
Auberger. Mrs. Lizzie Allen Mrs. H. ].
HofHiger. Mrs. VIM. Altberger. Miss Celynda
Ford. Mrs. Mary A. Lamb. Mrs. Albertine
8. Odell, Mrs. Sarah G. Winston, Miss Net
tie Tanner, Miss Jane Gibson, Mrs. George
Johnson Mrs Flora A Lewis. Miss Ellen
Sanford. Mrs: Matte Mcclure, Mrs. ]. A.
West, Miss Mary Shannon, Mrs. M. D. Bro
choven Mrs. Agnes Keller. Mrs. Eva Gala
ham, Mrs. ]. E. n. ingalls,, Mrs. Emily H.
Hussey. Mrs. c. v. Petty. Mrs. Julia q.
Burnett. Mrs. Frederick E. Bailey, Miss
Gertrude Norton.
Work Of Women.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey chairman of
the woman's auxiliary committee Of the G.
A. r. encampment, has summed up the
work Of her committee for presentation to
the G. A. r. executive committee as fol-
lows: She has received requests for en-
tertainment for the Woman's Relief Corps
numbering lac, 900: from the Ladies Of the
G. A. R., numbering $1,000: National Asso-
citation Of Army Nurses, all veterans Of the
civil war, IS; Daughters Of Veterans, per-
haps 100. Mrs. Mussey says that by refer
ence to past encampments she finds that
the army nurses have been guests Of honor
with everything free to them and special
favors.
For the Womans Relief Corps, Ladies of
the G. A. r. and the Daughters of Veter-
ans she finds that headquarters parlors
decorated convention halls, three days
luncheon, souvenir badges, with carriages
for their national presidents are required
of her committee.
1t is estimated that 5000 will scarcely
cover the cost of the courtesies to all these
organizations.
Attempted Highway Robbery.
Mrs Virginia Cheek of TIA T etraa+ ,o,th