Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-02
HOSPITAL IS NOWOP{S
Ready for Service During G.
A. R. Encampment.
NEAR CAMP ROOSEVELT
ORDERS ISSUED FOR TRANSPoR-
TATIoN OF REGULARS.
Hartford Sails for Washington-En-
campment Book Issued-Meetings
of Various Committees.

of Various Committees.
camp of about forty tents, organized
and maintained a regulation br1gade
hospital of the regular army, was dedicated
as thDhospital of the G. A. r. encampmen
today at noon. 1t is situated south OF the
State, War and Navy building and occupies
all the parking space opposite the Corcoran
Gallery of Art. From this time onward I'M
till noon, October 16, it will be maintained
for the aid and medical attention Of any
resident or visitor in Washington who may
need such help.
A detail from the regular army hospital
corps stationed at Washington barracks
planned the camp and erected the tents.
Capt. A NJ. Smith, assistant surgeon
was in charge of that work, and Will re-
main in control Of the hospital until II
is discontinued. His force of enlisted men
includes eighteen non-commissloned cmcers
and privates The equipment includes
twenty-seven hospital tents, with capac-
ity of 1OS patients eighteen wall tents Tor
supplies and the use of the surgeons, one
opera ting tent and two Sibley tents 1or tne
accommodation Of the enlisted men One
feature of the camp which is sure to ex-
cite comment is the use OF new Munson
tents. with wide ventilators under the mes
Ambulances. medical supplies, cots, oiank-
cts, sheets, towels. paJamas ana every
other article needed for active service In
the field have been already obtained. Inc
hospital as it now stands is capaple OF
accommodating 1OS hospital patients every
day.
The Encampment Booklet.
Copies of the encampment booklet, pre-
pared and printed under the direction OF the
committee on historic literature, reached
encampment headquarters this morning.
The work in it's completed form excited
many exclamations of approval. 1t consists
of about 215 octave pages, printed. with
wide margins and illustrated with many
reproductions Of wartime pictures and
vignette initials. The subject matter OF the
work has already been set forth at length.
IT treats exclusively of "Washngton Dur
ing Wartime" and comprehends essays by
w. B. Bryan Gen. John G. Barnard Com
mander Richard Wainwright, Gen: Thomas
NJ. Vincent, William " Cox, Col. John Nc
Elroy William J. Rhees, Mrs. Isabel w.
Ball, Chairman B. H. Warner, Henry b. F.
Mcfarland, president of the board OF DIS
trict Commissioners, and DR.. Marcus Ben
jamin, who served editor of the book.
The building up Of thu military power of
the United States, the splendid work done
in the hospitals, well as that accom-
plished by the Christian and sanitary COM
missions, and the transformation of Airing
ton into a memorial for the heroes OF the
war fully described. The final pages
u
of the political and social conditions that
prevailed In Washington during the war
period, and a description of the develop
ment of the smaller town into the greater
and magnificent Washington of today.
Additions to Encampment Fund.
Recent subscriptions have increased the
encampment fund as follows, many of them
being additions to subscriptions already
noted:
IT
Keane, $40; National Engraving Company
$40; ]. B. Cralle, $50; w: H. Wills. $50:
cash, $3.50; Chas. B. Bailey, $50: j. B. Lord,
So; w C. Dodge, So; Green Clay Goodloe,
SO; Somerset R. Waters. $40; Van H. Bukey,
$3.50; NJ. NJ. Lewis. So; police department,
Company, $40; Chas. Schneider Baking Com
pany, SIS; Forsburg & Murray, SIS; ]. p.
Mattern, s.; Richard kingsman, $50; N. l..
Burchell, S25: Connecticut Pie Company,
$50; Corby's Bread, 500; Arms & Drury,
SOS; Henry H. Sheip Manufacturing Com
pany, So Luchs & Bro, $40; Benz. w. Guy,
S25; John P. Agnew, $50; George ]. Mueller,
$40; B: Chambers. 50: Thos; n. Martin. 70,
Evans, So; L. B. S&ormstedt, So; Washing
ton Market Company, 500; Paul Beckwith,
So; Thos. P. Morgan, $40; Cecil Clay, 20;
A A. Wilson, $40; John w. Dutton, 50; The
pany, $50; collection, o. ]: Ricketts,, $4s;
Jas L. Norris. s5< c. F. Fisher, s..
Mrs Roosevelt's reception to the dele
gates to the conventions of the vari-us
women's organizations that will be in con-
vention in the city during the encampment
will be held Thursday afternoon between
4 and o'clock In the Corcoran Art Ca
lery. The arrangements for the reception
were completed this morning, when Mrs.
Ellen Spencer Mussey's efforts were re-
warded by the receipt Of commune ltion
from the trustees Of the institution grant
ing the coveted permit.
Admission to the reception will be by
card only. This rule has been adopted for
the reason that 1t will be impracticable
for others than the delegates to be admit
ted with any degree of comfort to those
concerned. These tickets of admission will
be prepared at once and will be issued
| through the regular officers Of the several
conventions.
1t is desired that all residents Of TIE
| city who wish to compete for the prizes
offered by the decorations committee for
the best decorated buildings and whose
| buildings are not along the line of the big
parades advise Capt. M. R. Thorpe chair
man Of the jury Of award, in the L"mon
building. All buildings along the line of
| march will be passed upon by the commit
| tee, but those in other localities must in
| form Capt. Thorpe, as stated in order that
| they may not be overlooked.
| The Hartford Sails for Washington.
A telegram received at the Navy Depart
| ment this morning announced that the
| training ship Hartford left New York yes
| terday for this city and will arrive here on
| the 9th instant for the purpose Of partfci-
| pating in the ceremonies attending the en-
| campment of the Grand Army Of the Re-
public next week.
| The itinerary Of the Hartford made
| public at the Navy Department today shows
| that she will remain in this city until the
| 18th instant, when she will start on a prac-
| tice cruise in European waters. She is due
in Madeira November Is, and will then visit
| in succession Algiers, Alexandria, Jaffa,
| Athens, Vllefranche and Gibraltar, leaving
| the last named port January 80 for San
| Juan, Porto Rico, whence she will sail for
| the United States and visit in turn New
| Orleans, Galveston, Mobile and Pensa cola.
| From Pensacola the Hartford will run over
| to Havana early in May and then proceed
| leisurely to Tompkinsvile, N. Y, where
| her cruise will end about the 22d of May
| Visitors Already Here.
At the railroad depots today the condi-
| lions indicate that some Of the strangers
| who are to spend next week in Washing
| ton are already here. Many strangers are
arriving some of them coming in prouns