The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-26
FOR 6. A. R. ENCAMPMENT.
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT CON- CERNING BIG CELEBRATION.

Three Important Factors in the EnOr-
 nous PreparatIon-Invttati Is-
 sued to All Veterans of Ihe Civil War-RatIroads Offer Greatly Reduced
 Rates = COmmander-in-Chief Deter
 mines Upon Principal Features of
 the Programme.
 Three announcements necessary to the final preparation for the forthcom- ing encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic in Washington have been made in the Capital City during the past gortnight under the most favora- ble auspices.
 The first of these is an official invita- tion issued to the veterans of the civil war by the board of district commits sioners, which thus adds to the general invitation of the Business Mems asso- 1 citation the form and force of munich pal approval. The second is the general statement of passenger traiffs issued by the several trunk line associations an- nOuncing the most advantageous excur- i sion rates which have ever been offered 1 The third is a. statement of the princi- pal features of the encampment pro- 1 gramme, agreed upon by the comman- der-in-ckief of the Grand Army of the Republic, General Ell Terrence, and the 1 officers of the local executive commit 1 tee.
 The text of the open letter from the district commissioners has been widely quoted.
 THE ENCAMPMENT PROGRAMME. How the veterans who have been thus cordially asked to become the city's guests are to be entertained is manifest from a glance at the following pro- gramme, which has now been formally approved by the national officers of the Grand Army of the Republic and the citizens executive committee:
 Sunday, October 5-Patriotic ser vices in various local churches, partic- ularly in New York Avenue Presbyteri- an church, where Rev. Wallace Rad cliffe. D. D., will preside, and in St. Patrick's Catholic church, where Rev. D, J. Stafford, D. D., will preside.
 Monday, October 6-Campfire in Convention Hall at half-past seven o'clock in the evening. at which the members of the veteran associations will be addressed by speakers of nation- al reputation.
 Tuesday, October Naval day; pa- rade of special veterans associations; attachments of regular troops and dis trict militia; excursion to Mount Yer non for the delegates to the encamp- ment; public evening meeting of well come at Convention Hall, at which Chairman Warner of the local citizens committee. will extend the freedom of the city to General Torrance and his as- sociates.
 "Wednesday, October S-Grand re- view of the Grand Army of the Repub- lie by the commander-in-ch chief and the president of the United States, with an elaborate reception in the evening at Convention Hall.
 Thursday, October 9, and Friday, October Possessions of national en- campment.
 Meetings of auxiliary conventions and corps and regimental reunions may be scheduled for any time during the encampment.
 "The line Of march will extend from the Congressional Library to the corner of Seventeenth and H streets north west, via Pennsylvania avenue"
 In this statement no account is taken of the many auxiliary conventions, nu- merous corps reunions and various oth- CT incidental meetings which form SO ] oco ,,fk I,o
 Grand Army. These will occur from time to time during the entire week.
 and extend the interests of the en- campment far beyond the three days of
 public ceremony indicated above. AUTOMOBILE PARADE AND RE- GATTA.
 Two special features planned for the
 interest of the great throng of general visitors deserve special attention, how , ever.
 On Monday, October 6, the Potomac Boat club, a well known rowing associ- , ation which includes many men promi- nent in Washington social life, will
 conduct a very notable regatta. Oars
 men of international reputation will compete for prizes in single souls and four-oar events. Several colleges and many independent rowing clubs will be
 represented by eight-oared shells. To-
 cal yachtsmen and canoeists will line both banks of the upper Potomac with their characteristic and picturesque riv- CT craft But the chief attraction of this meet will be the presence of hun , dreds of thousands of spectators shrung along the high bank of the river and
 thronging Analostan island and the Aqueduct bridge, both of the latter af- fording grand stand" view points free for all the races.
 A The second general feature is to be a parade of automobiles, for which vehi- ces the city of Washington seems to have been especially designed. Broad avenues paved with asphalt, beautifully ; decorated. lined with maple, oak pop lar, ginco and other trees rich in autum- nal foliage, afford the latest develop ment in vehicle transportation an ideal background. Representatives of great manufacturing concerns have underta-
 ken to present in the parade the most . approved and beautiful automobiles now on the market All the exhibitors are to decorate their machines with z flowers. There will be no advertise , ments The effect cannot fail to excite