Evening star., 1902-03-20
INDEPENDENT PARADE
PLANS FOR SUCH DISPLAY AT g..
A. r. ENCAMPMENT.
Proposed Program Whereby Colored
Citizens May Contribute to Fund
Application for Quarters.

In response to many requests the execu-
| tive committee on the Grand Army encamp-
| ment is considering the desirability OF a
| parade of independent organizations on the
| day after the veterans of the Grand Army
| pass in review. 1t is the understanding at
| headquarters that the G. A. r. will desire
| to parade alone, to organize it's posts and
| departments without any interference from
outside authority and to limit the march to
men who have not only seen service in the
war of the rebellion. but who are also
| members of their particular order
The wish to see the Sons of Veterans, the
Spanish War Veterans. the regular troops /.
and the District militia in parade seems
to be almost universal. Hardly day
passes without at least one suggestion to
the committee officers that the Spanish 4
War Veterans should march with the G. A. 4
r. The Sons of Veterans will probably
hold their convention in Washington stimuli j
the G. A. R., and a parade of that organiza-'
ton, we'll organized and equipped as 1t is,
would thus be particularly appropriate.
The militia and the troops of the regular
army now stationed about Washington
would alone make up line Of considerable
length and constitute parade of the great
est possible interest to the city's visitors
at the time. All these interests seem to
! make a second day of parades almost
cessity, and the executive committee has
accordingly begun to plan for such an ar
N.
The plan for an historical pageant. hitherto
outlined in The Star, is not affected by this
new purpose to have separate parade for
the Independent organizations.
Mr.. Murray's Plans.
An entertainment, designed to give the
colored citizens CT the District oppor-
tunity to contribute to the encampment
| frEd. is being arranged by Mr.. Daniel MUIR
| ray of the committee on public comfort
Mr.. Murray's plan is that the performance
| shall be conducted solely by -colored per-
| sons and shall be Of the highest possible
| grade, not only that it may command wide
| support, but that it may also reflect the
| highest intelligence Of the colored popula-
ton of Washington. 1t Is thought the pro-
| gram will consist of musical offerings ex-
| clusively in which event the several noted
cc1ored musicians I'm the District will take
| part. The Coleridge Taylor Choral So
! ciety may possibly render two or three Sc
| lections by that composer.
An application for quarters for 100 men
has been received from SlOcum Post of the
Department of New York.
Many proposals for printing in connection
with the encampment have been received
by Col. L. NJ. Saunders. chairman of the
| committee on invitations. Although the
completed Col. Saunders will not call a
meeting until the early part of next week.
his idea being to hold as few committee
| meetings as possible.
Meeting OF Finance Committee.
A meeting of the finance committee was
held last night in the red parlor Of the Eb-
bitt. Chairman Frank X. Raymond pre-
sided and read to his associates of the COM:
mittee detailed statement. indicating con-
trbutions aggregating $4,000. 1t was an:
nOunced by the chairman that these figures
do not include the contributions made by
clerks in the several departments. and that
a considera BILE sum is expected from that
source.
Mr.. William Hahn submitted a list of
contributions obtained by him through a
canvass of certain stores on 7th street.
His report was extremely gratifying in
view of the fact that the subcommittee
to whom the city has been allotted by sec
tions-have been at work only three days.
Secretary Bulkley read a review of the
work of the finance committee and a gem
eral statement of the program which will
probably be undertaken by the executive
committee. 1t seemed to be the general ex-
pectation that at least $50 900 will be ra ised
Among the. speakers were Capt. Mere
dith of the bureau of engraving and print
Ing. Major Frank A. Butts. DR.. d. Percy
Hickling, Mr.. John H. Magruder, Col l..
M. Saunders. Mr.. r. n. Ramsey, Mr.. W.
w. Danenhower and Mr.. itchell Dyren-
forth. president of the Business Mems AS
SOciaton